Gardeners Rest, Sheffield

Love this place. Advert in local CAMRA mag Beer Matters shows opening times Mon - Wed 15.00, Thurs - Sun 12 noon. Had 8 ales here on Thursday, all in great condition. Blue Bee Tangled Up IPA, Blue Ball Tropical, Tyne Bank brewery Monument, Owenshaw brewery had 2, Golden Bridge and HX6, Red Willow Faithless III, Backyard BPA, and White Rose James Blonde. Every time we go in the decor has changed according who is doing the displays for the walls. Perfect, and so many new breweries coming in now. They are doing up the outside seating area at the moment.

Slightly surprised that earlier reviews didn't mention the fact that the Gardeners DOESN'T OPEN UNTIL 15:00 midweek. My visit (between trains) was 14:00, d'oh!

This is one of those baffling pubs Sheffield alone seems to possess; Situated off Penistone road, the Gardeners Rest is effectively based in the Middle of Nowhere since to the best of my knowledge no-one lives in the immediate vicinity, and most of the adjacent buildings are either empty or derelict. Its not an ideal location, which makes it all the more fascinating that it is home to a delightful pub with plenty of punters in. This place spent a long time closed following the 2007 floods but appears back to full fitness, with multiple Sheffield Brewery beers on as well as a range of excellent guests which were too numerous to try and list. My introduction to Bar Billiards in here was not altogether successful but the rest of the experience was top-notch.

Good to see this pub has reopened after the floods a few years ago. this pub is opposite the ling closed Stone brewery and has been a favourite of ours for a number of years. Did have a large conservatory extension a few years before the floods. Nice to see the same landlord is still there. Now a Sheffield brewery tap pub, has about 8 -ales on with a bar billiards table to keep you occupied. You can also sit outside overlooking the River Don. Well worth a visit if on the Valley of Beers pub crawl.