The Millstone, Stamford

This is a modernised bar with a low ceiling, ceiling lights, what looked like a wood laminate floor and several TV screens. It wasn't very busy on my Saturday afternoon visit. The bar only has two hand pumps which had London Pride and Wells Bombardier Glorious English, a choice that was so dull I almost walked out. As I hadn't tried London Pride for a long time I went for that (£3.25) and it was a poor drink especially at that price. This place had no appeal to me at all.

Although the pub has a traditional stone built appearance from the outside, the interior is surprisingly modern. There is some exposed stone work at one end with some painted wood panelling down below, but on the whole the decor is contemporary with laminate flooring and a plastered ceiling with several down lighters providing illumination. That said, there were a couple of token black beams on the ceiling, and several old black and white photos of the area affixed to the bar counter. The tables are mostly wood and quite high, with bar stools to sit at. There is a courtyard garden and a couple of fruit machines. It seemed fairly quiet on a recent Thursday evening visit, and the landlord was presumably keen to shut up, switching off the fruit machines and drawing the curtains at about 10:30. There were four plasmas dotted around all showing ITV which seemed a little odd. Beers on tap were Greene Kink IPA and Black Sheep. The solitary cider was Strongbow, unfortunately.