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It's more than five years since I updated my review of the Kelham Island Tavern. This is unequivocally the best pub in Sheffield. Anyone catching a beer in poor condition here has been incredibly unlucky - I can remember an afternoon session where three out of the 13 cask beers on reached the end of the barrel. The only indication was a very slight haze and a loss of peak flavour. I may be a little biased, as this has been my go-to pub for three or four years, but there's a reason (apart from living less than a mile away) why I'm here so often. Quality.

Weatherboarded village pub which was just about the best of 4 establishments we visited late afternoon/early evening on a Tuesday. Inside, there are 3 small rooms with slate tile flooring. There are lots of old pictures on the walls and in the area we were sitting, there was a propellor and a set of skis.

Outdoor seating, mainly to the rear (with a limited amount at the roadside to the front) appeared to be popular. Some of it was undercover. There is a children's play area, adjoining an area where goats and sheep were grazing. There is a main car park and an overflow area next to the goats. Live music is advertised at weekends.

The bar has 6 handpulls. As we arrived, 5 of them were clipped with Crouch Vale Yakima Gold, Bishop Nick 1555, Hop Back Glasshopper & Citra & Mighty Oak Captain Bob. Woodforde's Hazy IPA & Chevallier Paladin Suffolk Stout were amongst the keg beers. The cider was Healey's Rattler.

I have to say that for a Tuesday evening, this pub was doing a roaring trade in both beers and food. A lone waitress was overseeing table service, whilst what seemed to be a New Zealander behind the bar may well own the pub. She is certainly quite small and I thought I was about to be served by a child at first, but she was really welcoming and did an amazing job serving lots of thirsty people with barely a moment to spare. A third worker was in the kitchen but for a Tuesday, I couldn't believe how many people were in. They're obviously doing plenty of things right and this seems to be a very good business model.

As a country pub, this is a nice place. Clearly popular with a few local beers. I would have appreciated a traditional cider or a dark beer. Either/or would have bumped my score up a little. Nevertheless, I was impressed by the Prince of Wales. It's dropped out of the latest (2026) Good Beer Guide but I would still recommend it.

Recently reopened after being closed for about five years when the former Wetherspoon’s shut, this is now run by Amber Taverns.

Internally the layout is much as before consisting of a single, open-plan inverse ‘L’ shaped room, although it’s all been renovated and decorated. Flooring is a mixture of pale wooden tiles with inlaid carpet elsewhere, with pale plasterwork on the walls and ceiling along with some taupe wood panelling on the lower part of the walls. Seating was a mixture of padded chairs and fitted and padded bench seating in a burnt orange colour. A few random pictures were scatted around the walls, as well as a couple of TV screens showing a sports channel. A karaoke session was in progress at the front of the pub which was at far too high a volume, made all the worse by the appalling singing quality of the participants. A couple of illuminated darts boards were recessed in to the wall at the rear and there was also a pool table. A number of heavily tattooed gentlemen seemed to be making use of these facilities. Adjacent to this was a small courtyard garden, but with cheap plastic chairs and tables covered in detritus, in was rather unappealing.

Beers on tap were The Rev James and Quantock’s QPA, whilst a third pump for London Pride had run out. Ciders meanwhile were Thatcher’s Gold, Strongbow Dark Fruit, Inch’s Medium Apple and Strongbow Original.

Couldn't get into this bar on either of my nights in town, there was a rope across the entrance.

Johnny's used to be Johnnys fun factory for children but it has now been redeveloped into Johnny's Warehouse bar.Thw Warehouse is at the rear and is used for live music and other events.At the front is a large area with about 20 large benches with the bar to the left.The bar is open from 12 noon every day