Bath Hotel, Sheffield

Great end of terrace pub with a very smart interior. Well kept cask ales from an ever changing range. Fast service and friendly locals. Always call in here for one when in Sheffield. There's a decent Mexican restaurant just down the road called Que-Tal. Ate there on Saturday as well which was also excellent (it's better than it looks from the outside)

Don’t be put off by the “hotel” label; the Bath is very much a back street local’s pub that seems a world away from anything touristy. It was last materially altered in the 1930’s and is included on the CAMRA inventory for historic pub interiors. By rights the pub should not exist as, according to the pub history on display, the initial 1867 lease stipulated that the building must not be used as a pub or a beerhouse. Despite being granted a licence in the early 20th century, the lease and its covenant are still valid although I suspect not many people have found it necessary to enforce the rule. The interior is divided 2 bars. The decent sized main bar has a striking chessboard tiled floor, exposed brick chiney breasts, built in padded pews and a quite simplistic approach. A large personalized Bath Hotel mirror has pride of place on the wall and there is a darts area but no other distractions like TV’s, jukeboxes, pool tables etc although there appears to be a small but thriving music scene going by the flyers on the tables. A tiled lobby leads to a quaint but quite small, carpeted snug bar at the rear with a predominatly blue colour scheme and its own small service hatch to the main bar There were 5 hand pumps – 3 Ales, 1 Porter and a Scrumpy albeit my visit was some time ago and I made no notes other than one of them was Anchor Steam Beer. The lunchtime food was quite basic but very cheap and good for a quick snack. I could have happily spent more time there than I had available but would certainly look to seek the place out again next time I am in town even if it is a bit off the beaten track.