The Riverside, Kelham Island, Sheffield

Mid afternoon on a sunny Friday I found the pub quite busy, luckily I managed to find a small table spare on the outside river terrace , the outside space being the prime selling point of the pub in my book, this will obviously not be the case in the winter months. My pint of Red Willow Headless went down well and I enjojed half an hour sat in the sun but probably not a pub I would seek out on a regular basis.

It was very busy and rather noisy when I was here on Friday afternoon, with what I reckon would be a largely post-work crowd, mostly 30-something males. There are seven hand pumps, as far as I could make out with a crowd around the bar, four beers from True North and three guests. There were Tiny Rebel Mango Milkshake, Acorn Blonde and Squawk Crex. I went for the last named, as much for its very attractive pump clip as anything else, which was in very good condition (the beer, not the pump clip). It was very cold, and I reckon 50% of the people present would have been sitting or standing outside in warmer weather. This is obviously a very popular pub, but it has somehow never quite floated my boat. Others will obviously think differently.