Dog & Partridge, Sheffield

A multi space genuine Irish pub, the counter is towards the left middle of the building, four pulls including a new iteration of Stones brewed locally by True North. Calling in on a Saturday afternoon it was rammed and music was being played. A few Irish songs, lots of Irish flags as decor and lots of Guinness bring drunk. The screen in the back room was showing rugby, horse racing was on on the front screen. It had fewer Irish customers than Fagans down the road but it’s still unmistakably Irish.

Official site of Dog & Partridge - www.thedogsheffield.com

Official site of Dog & Partridge - www.thedogsheffield.com

A proper locals' pub, multi-roomed and nicely aged, with a bit of an Irish flavour. There is a front room, with a dartboard, a side room with a fireplace, a back room with a TV screen and a nice little snug behind the central bar. There were three good cask ales on handpump - Stancill Barnsley Bitter, Chantry Full Moon and Doctor Morton's Proper Gander, with a Lilley's fruit cider - plus a nice selection of bottled Belgian and other beers. I quite liked it here - shame it's a late opener.

Partly opened-out layout in the plain bar area, but the side room to the left of the entrance and the rear lounge area are more appealing. Four real ales offered on handpump, with the regular Stancil Barnsley Bitter, Landlord, Chinook 'low carbon' from Grizzly Grains (£3.50) and Plump Penguin plum porter from Little Critters on this visit.

A fairly basic looking traditional pub, It was close to closing time so I didn't linger here long but found it to be a comfortable albeit not a particularly thought provoking twenty minutes. My Pint of Bad Seed Light Cluster was showing the early signs of tiredness but perfectly drinkable. The pub was ok but nothing really to write home about.