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Victoria Lounge Bar, Stoke-On-Trent
Hanley
Postal town: Stoke-On-Trent
ST1 3AF
Served areas
Victoria Lounge Bar
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Reviews of Victoria Lounge Bar (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Victoria Lounge Bar
This bar has entrances on both John Street and Adventure Place. It looks more like a bingo hall from the outside. Inside, it has the feel of a club. Indeed, it adjoins the Reardon Snooker Club, which is members only.
The bus we caught from Stoke station stops rather conveniently outside one of the entrances. You could almost jump from the bus through the door. We were surprised to see how busy it was inside, with plenty of people taking advantage of roast dinners, despite it being a Friday, not a Sunday. I didn't notice the prices, but given most people there were eating, I'd imagine they're fairly competitive.
There is a raised area off to the right if you enter from John Street. There are pictures on the walls of Ray Reardon itself. At the bar, Bass & Ossett White Rat are regular beers. 4 guests were Exmoor Beast, Bowland Buster, Marston's Wainwright & Salopian Mangata. The cider was Sharp's Cold River. My Mangata was a stout which wasn't the best offering I've ever had from Salopian, but was still drinkable.
This felt a bit of a strange place, but with a good selection of beers and friendly service, I'd certainly pay a return visit and would possibly look to try the food.
On 22nd March 2025
- rating: 6
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Strongers . left this review about Victoria Lounge Bar
The Victoria Lounge Bar certainly is a lounge with raised seating to along the right wall and a bar along the front left facing rearwards to some tables and chairs. By the entrance is a food serving counter, but there was no sign of any food during my recent early evening midweek visit. A television was showing muted news and some low background music played. Standard keg was available and five of the six hand pumps were in operation drawing Brain’s Rev James, Cross Bay’s Night of the Living Red, Ossett’s White Rat, Salopian’s Oracle and Bass. I found it a bit stuffy in here so don’t plan on returning.
On 19th January 2023
- rating: 5
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Victoria Lounge Bar
The external appearance is of a Working Mens Club and the large internal space much the same with it's lack of natural light.Internal doors are mirrored which helps a little but the lights have to be on all day as there are no windows.The entrance to the members only Reardon Snooker Club is well marked.The open plan main room has a raised seating gallery to the left and a raised dining area to the right.Sadly a large flatscreen was playing daytime TV at some volume and the few punters inside were all transfixed by the awful programming,which dominated the atmosphere.
A large variety of food is served with some very good value dishes but cooking smells will waft into the main room.Decoration is neat and tidy but with many red sofas dotted about it does feel like Gods waiting room.
The bar has 6 handpumps offering on my trip Sharp's Doom Bar and Atlantic,Hobgoblin and Bass with I assume guests of GunDog Yankee Poodle and Salopian Oracle,in very good nick and no doubt the reason for its GBG listing.Oracle apart that's a dull line up.
Worth including on a crawl but I can't imaging wanting to stay here for a long session,it's all too downbeat and may suit the very elderly much better.
On 20th June 2019
- rating: 7
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : No last updated 22 March 2025 by Blue Scrumpy
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Darts : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 30 December 2016 by Pub SignMan
- Function Room : Yes - According to Facebook page - last updated 21 July 2015 by Dave McNally
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 20 June 2019 by Bucking Fastard
- Jukebox : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 30 December 2016 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Quiz Night : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 09 May 2014 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : No last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
- WiFi : Yes last updated 31 May 2015 by Aqualung .
