Red Deer, Sheffield

The Red Deer has been through a couple of periods of closure and changes in management since the pandemic but remains much as it has always been: a university pub that is frequented by students, staff, parents and others. There's a quiz every Tuesday and open mic nights every other Thursday. The beer policy has been through some changes too - no discount for Camra members these days - but the now regular line up is Black Sheep Best, Bradfield Farmers Blonde and Titanic Plum Porter, with one or two others, plus Old Rosie cider. I've been going in more often lately, as the Black Sheep is always in very good condition; once I was in at a slightly busier than usual time and saw that it had gone off, and asked the lad behind the bar when it might be back on. He said it would be half an hour or so as he had to clean the lines, so I went elsewhere for 45 minutes and on my return he greeted me with "pint of Black Sheep?". There's service!

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Very good back-street pub with a traditional, if partly opened-out, interior. The small lounge area to the left as you enter is probably the best spot to sit, but there are a few small tables around the bar and more of a dining area up three steps at the back. Reasonable lunchtime and evening menu. Six real ales in a range of styles were available from the row of handpumps when I visited, including a decent pint of Little Hopper from Little Critters.