The William Fry, Rotherham

The former Hare & Hounds is now called the William Fry. A recent refurbishment with plain walls and tartan carpet, the latter clashing very nicely with the red striped upholstery on benches and stools. A pool table but no darts - we speculated on the reasons for this: if it's potential violence, are pool cues and balls less dangerous than darts?. Four hand pumps, with Tetleys pump clips reversed but Black Sheep Bitter in very good condition on the one live handle. A Monday offer of £1.75 a pint was rejected in favour of just two halves for £2.90. We contemplated asking for a pint with two straws but thought better of it. This makes a handy link, via the Mail Coach, if attempting a real ale crawl from the Bridge to the Bluecoat.