The Victoria, Chesterfield

Official site of The Victoria - www.craftunionpubs.com

Official site of The Victoria - www.craftunionpubs.com

Cannot improve on Graeme’s description below and another Craft Union pub that you largely know what you are going to get before you enter. As Graeme says John Smith Smooth Crap is about as good as it gets, however if you do visit Monday to Thursday for their mid-week morning deals it is only £2,29 a pint before 2.00PM.

A lively Craft Union house in a curious retail building with a mock-Tudor jetty. Inside is more modern with the main room at the front and a smaller room with a tiny courtyard area behind. There is a sprinkling of sports TVs but no pool or darts apparent. The expected range of tedious keg is on the bar, with John Smiths the only bitter.

I had 10 minutes to kill before my train out of Chesterfield so popped in here. There's no real ale and I didn't fancy swigging a keg beer so went for a whisky. This is a typical town centre boozer, the type where you expect things to kick off any minute, but the person behind the bar seemed to be keeping a lid on things. This was 4:35 on a Thursday afternoon.