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Dog & Partridge, Sheffield
Sheffield
S1 4EL
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Punch TavernsReviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Will Larter left this review about Dog & Partridge
We called in here somewhat randomly the other night on a "lesser known real ale pubs" crawl of the city centre. This one was included because of the poor experience related in my review below, and because we'd heard there was more of an emphasis on real ales here now. Having been impressed by the bank of six hand pumps, and the quality of the one beer that I drank on that occasion, I resolved to return and sample some more.
Beers available on my visit tonight were Black Sheep Bitter, Abbeydale White Knight, Brew Co Blonde Sensation, Kelham Island Easy Rider, Itchen Valley Tea Clipper and Dancing Duck Dark Drake. The last named was the beer that I had drunk last week, so I asked the landlord, perhaps a little cheekily, if it was the same barrel - he assured me he had put a new one on on Saturday, and the quality of the beer on this occasion supported his assertion. I also had the Tea Clipper, which has Earl Grey tea as a flavouring, and the Black Sheep, which was in superb condition.
I went in my favourite room here, the snug behind the bar, which is like stepping into another century. I'm not sure about the gold patterned wallpaper, but it doesn't clash too badly with the dark red plush bench seating, and the very old and very dark wood panelling is still in place, with its bell pushes and deeply incised initials and indeed the full names of former customers still in place. Elsewhere, the back room, in which I still half expect to see the JFK memorabilia now to be found in the Grapes just up the road, is a more anonymous room than formerly, but very comfortable. I was told that the present team has been here for 12 months, with their very welcome real ale emphasis, so they must have taken over not long after my previous poor experience - I will have to make up for lost time.
This one now bridges the gap very nicely between the Dove and Rainbow and the Red Deer, so making an almost straight line crawl heading for the University Arms, though a deviation to include the Museum would be my recommendation. For visitors arriving by train, the tram to Castle Square will start the crawl very conveniently, with a return from the University tram stop getting you back to your starting point.
On 10th February 2014
- rating: 8
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Will Larter left this review about Dog & Partridge
My first visit here since I posted the review below. I'd noticed in passing that the exterior had been smartened up, and on entering it was apparent that the inside has also had a good deal of money spent on it. There are four hand pumps on the bar, one serving Black Sheep Bitter and another Clarks Blonde. The front room is now dominated by a pool table, with a bandit in one corner and a DJ's booth in another, with a TV screen above it.
When we came in, just after 9pm on a Tuesday, there was one other customer watching the TV and a DJ doing a sound check. We took our beers to the small room just to the left of the entrance, where there is now a high table. (The snug referred to in my previous review was plunged in darkness; perhaps they just use it for over-spill when it gets busy.) About 9.30 the DJ suddenly stopped his testing and blasted out a record at top volume and our previous conversation became a shouting match. We didn't hang around to see if anyone turned up in response to this call for action.
It's hard to know who this loud music is aimed at. The pub will always be what my daughter is kind enough to call a "creepy old man's pub", i.e. seen as totally uncool by anyone under 25. Although the music is probably loud enough to get the attention of those doing the West Street circuit bars in their underwear, it seems unlikely they'll want to turn this into the next place to be seen.
On 15th November 2012
- rating: 2
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Will Larter left this review about Dog & Partridge
The landlady has now moved on to the Grapes just along the road, and the customers have gone too, so it's no longer the Irish pub that it was. Still an interesting multi-roomed pub (I like the little snug to the left of the bar, which is often missed), but there's only Tetleys Bitter on hand pump now.
On 1st April 2011
- rating: 6
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Alan Winfield left this review about Dog & Partridge Pub
The Dog and partridge looks quite nice from the outside with its green front and old Gilmours signs.
This pub used to be a Tetley tied house and when i went in here again there was still Tetley bitter on the bar which was a decent drink.
On 15th January 2011
- rating: 7
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ROB Camra left this review about Dog & Partridge Pub
This is pretty much an Irish pub without the "theming" of O'Neills etc. It was packed on Friday as there were three guys playing acoustic guitars in the back room. Pretty good they were too. There's a tiny lounge on the left as you walk in with a real fire, very comfortable. The large back room also has a real fire but we couldn't get in to have a look as it was so busy. Had Tetley Bitter and Abbeydale Brimstone on handpump, the Brimstone was pretty good as well. Most people were drinking Guinness or Magners though. It's a decent enough pub and very popular.
On 9th March 2010
- rating: 7
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