The Quill & Scholar, Lichfield

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One of many pubs clustered around this end of town, this is part of a rank of three adjacent hostelries and whilst it hadn’t been our first choice, everywhere else was absolutely rammed on our recent Saturday evening visit, with barely any standing room, never mind anywhere to sit. Even here we only managed to perch on a stool at the bar.

It’s a good size internally extending some way back from the frontage, although the rear section did look to be reserved for diners, and is quite contemporary in terms of décor with sanded wooden boards on the floor, a whitewashed ceiling and either maroon or a contrasting khaki green colour on the walls. There were a couple of small sections of white painted brickwork including a supporting pillar and a fireplace. Above the fireplace was a large TV screen although it had a static image on and looked more like artwork, whilst in the alcoves with side were fitted bookcases. Quite a bit of artwork was dotted around the walls, although it all really felt rather generic and chain like.

Beers on tap were Butcombe Original, Dark Star Hophead, Timothy Taylor’s Landlord and Burton Bridge Sovereign Gold. The solitary cider meanwhile was Cornish Orchard’s Golden.

On 27^th October 2025 - rating: 6
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