Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Disappointment of the week with Real Ale Ray
on the Pub Forum
Image posted by Will Larter
Submitted on Sunday, 31st December 2017
With picture contributions to 11562 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (14 more images)
Detail Pages
Bursley Ale House, Stoke-On-Trent
Burslem
Postal town: Stoke-On-Trent
ST6 4ED
Served areas
Reviews of Bursley Ale House (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Bursley Ale House
Really a mini-pub rather than a micro one in terms of size, but the ethos is definitely of the former ilk. You approach the fine old building, formerly a wine bar, through a tidy front beer garden and find a small room with the counter directly ahead and the casks in a cool-store cabinet to the right. With only a few bar-stools in this part, the main seating area is in a modernised room on the left-hand side. Five real ales and two ciders in a range of styles on the bank of seven handpumps, from which I opted for the Burton Bridge Damson Porter (£3.20).
On 9th June 2019
- rating: 7
[User has posted 8086 recommendations about 8086 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Real Ale Ray left this review about Bursley Ale House
A well supported community pub, serving five ales and two ciders from handpump. As this was originally a town house and not a purpose built pub, there is no cellar here. So all their beers and ciders are found on stillage, situated in a chiller cabinet on the right hand side of the bar. I decided to go for the Oakham Bishops Farewell, but unfortunately it had just finished. No problem there as one of the locals, poured us an Oakham JHB straight from the cask.
We found this pub to be very welcoming and it wasn't long until we were chatting away with everyone. Another nice touch was the landlady brought round some snacks in bowls for everyone and the local Bombay mix was hot and spicy. The pub also hosts a pie and peas night on Tuesday nights, which are made locally and will only set you back a couple of quid.
On 5th August 2018
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Aqualung . left this review about Bursley Ale House
Although this place is billed as a micropub and is on the Association list it does break two of the guidelines with the TV screens and the fact they sell Guinness and their 13 lager. The screens were showing that 80s music channel on my visit but BT Sport is advertised outside. At least it doesn't seem to have Karaoke nights like one of the Redcar micropubs!
Ignoring that it's been more than well described below but I would add that the toilets here are upstairs. I was the first one in at midday but a few people started drifting in.
The seven hand pumps had two ciders, Town House Bramling Cross, Leatherbritches Ashbourne IPA, Oakham Inferno, Clouded Minds Hazel Nutter and Bradfield Farmer's Stout. I went for the Ashbourne IPA (£3.20) which was excellent.
It's a nice enough place but the TV screens mean it loses a point from me.
On 27th March 2017
- rating: 7
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]
View more reviews of Bursley Ale House (7)
No known official website for this pub.
- Facebook - Bursley Ale House
- CAMRA WhatPub :: Bursley Ale House - whatpub.com
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 24 March 2017 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 17 July 2015 by Thuck Phat
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 17 July 2015 by Thuck Phat
- Function Room : Yes last updated 28 December 2016 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 17 July 2015 by Thuck Phat
- Karaoke : No last updated 28 December 2016 by Pub SignMan
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 28 December 2016 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : Yes last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 21 January 2017 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 24 March 2017 by Aqualung .
