Dog & Partridge, Burton on Trent

A very attractive looking former coaching inn with parts of the building dating back to the 14th Century. The interior was in keeping with the building and had a good few rooms to choose from. The staff were pleasant and very efficient. Two GK beers on handpump so I went for the Abbott ale which I haven't tried for a good few years and it was decent enough, apart from the staggering price of £5.50 a pint.

No longer "Ye Olde" Dog & Partridge, it seems. The building looks traditional, but the interior has been re-imagined, to put it kindly. Chef & Brewer are seemingly aiming for the top end of the dining pub market, which I often find a bit intimidating, but my notes made at the time say that I was made welcome. There are multiple rooms on several different levels, with most tables set for dining, but I was able to find somewhere to sit with my beer. The cask beers were all from Greene King and friends, with Abbot and IPA, plus St Austell Tribute and (as it was December) Rocking Rudolf. My half of Tribute was in "top condition", my notes tell me, though priced at £4.60/pint in 2021 it certainly should have been. Date of visit: 9th December 2021