The Prince Rupert, Newark

The Prince Rupert is a Knead run pub with various split level seating areas that wrap around a central bar counter that supports six hand pumps that were drawing Brain’s Rev James, Oakham’s Citra and Abbeydale’s Moonshine alongside, Orkney Brewery’s Stout and Tidal Bay. Snail’s Bank Cider was also available alongside six premium keg products and Brixton Brewery’s Atlantic. There are additional tables upstairs that were apparently all reserved, my guess is that the area had been cleaned and it was just closed due to it being a very quiet Thursday evening. This was a pleasant enough stop off and I’d revisit if passing.

Interesting old pub, with a variety of seating / dining areas - mostly in the original building, but some under cover of what must just have been a rear yard. Just Rev. James and Oakham Citra (£4.20) available from two of the six handpumps on the first day back of indoor opening, but I'm sure that the range is usually more extensive.

Official site of The Prince Rupert - www.kneadpubs.co.uk

Official site of The Prince Rupert - www.kneadpubs.co.uk

Enjoyed our visit to this multi roomed Good Beer Guide pub with it's good selection of ales. We chose Half Moon Port Out and Elephant School (Brentwood) Big Bulls which were both fine.

Olde Tudor building which retains an impressive sense of history and a myriad of tight rooms with original interior beams, settles and scrubbed tables which is described in detail below. To rear left is sympathetically added conservatory style extension and there’s loads of breweriana scattered about. The bar itself is unusually situated in its own little room, so people don’t have the space to hang about in here. Upmarket place with papers and a selection of Newark's moneyed residents you won't see in PoundPub. There is a big food offering here but there were a gratifying amount of drinkers and unreserved tables for the task. Six pumps at the bar, featuring 2x Oakham, Beer Mats, Boss Brewery, Rev James and two ciders. My Citra was in very good nick, purchased after I ditched the Boss thinking it undrinkable (it turned out to be, whilst looking it up on my phone during the Oakham, a cask saison – which is as much use to the world as a marzipan dildo). Efficient but friendly service from the mature barmaid. Assumed this would be a poncey place but I left quite impressed. 7.5