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Crosspool Tavern, Sheffield

468 Manchester Road
Crosspool
Postal town: Sheffield
S10 5DT
Phone: 01142662113

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Crown Carveries (Mitchells & Butlers)

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Will Larter left this review about Crosspool Tavern

Popped my head round the door on my way back from the Sportsman, but there is no cask beer here. A bank of three or four hand pumps are on the counter, two of them with reversed pump clips and "coming soon" labels, also reversed, but there's a screen on the counter half-blocking them. When I asked, the lass serving said there is not enough demand for it so it always goes off. At the Sportsman, by way of contrast, they sell the beer cheap (£1 off on Mondays and Thursdays) and sell so much of it they run out on Tuesdays. Must have different demands a quarter of a mile away.

On 19th November 2024 - no rating submitted
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Will Larter left this review about Crosspool Tavern

After the quite positive experience of Crosspool's Ember Inn, the Sportsman, it was pretty disappointing to then encounter this Crown Carvery, the opposite end of the chain pub spectrum. Our visit coincided with the dinner staff knocking off for the evening, and I couldn't help my jaw dropping at the sight of one of them with a veritable mountain of mashed potato and gravy on his plate, tucking in with apparent relish.

The bar counter is awkwardly located near a pillar and it's difficult to find somewhere comfortable to lean or stand, especially if you want to avoid the aforementioned potato mountain spoiling the view. My other "must avoid" was a Christmas tree (this was the 11th of September!), so what with one thing and another - did I mention the loud music? - this was a fairly depressing experience. There were three hand pumps with two beers on, Marstons EPA and Wells Bombardier. I drank my Bombardier and skedaddled in search of a more uplifting experience.

On 21st October 2013 - rating: 4
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