Frog & Parrot, Sheffield

Split-level Greene King pub with the interior given a semi-traditional look. Has a reasonable amount on window space which lightens the nearby seating, but the bar and adjoining areas are somewhat darker but also cooler on a warm day than the busy tables out on the pavement in the sunshine. Least attractive part: a rather gloomy (almost oppressive) rear patio 'garden'. Just IPA (£4.70) available from the bank of four handpumps.

Another pub whose recent refurbishment has prompted a revisit, and once again I was hard pressed to say what if anything had changed. Looking around while waiting to be served I noticed a curved arrow pointing to a garden of which I was previously unaware, which looked likely to be a yard for smokers (note to self: check it out when it's not the middle of winter). That aside, everything looked much as before, though in slightly newer incarnations. The red phone box is still there, with its gaming machine - no change there (sorry). There are two banks of three hand pumps, with Greene King IPA doubled, Black Sheep Bitter, Sharps Doom Bar, Abbeydale Moonshine and a house beer that was not further identifiable. My Black Sheep was in pretty good condition and this is a not-unpleasant place for a quick drink when it's not too busy. It's the sort of pub that visiting foreign students are likely to be taking photos of, to share with their friends back home.