Platform One, Stockport

Heavily refurbished with the feel of cafe,light pastel colour scheme and modern furniture .There is a raised banquette at one end,high tables near the bar,dining type tables elsewhere.A staircase leads to a higher level unexplored by me.There is an attractive garden to the side of the pub. The bar does sport 5 handpumps and offered on my trip Coach House Summer Sizzler,MBH Juice Machine and RedWillow Simcoe Idaho 07 (a little warm,NBSS 2.5).Food was quite a feature and doing a good trade but maybe this pub hasn't decided if it is gastro or a boozer.At least they have made an effort with cask,but three ales of similar strength and style was a shame.This was a one pint stop,it didn't feel the place for a session.

As the name suggests, this one is close to the station, and has a bar on the ground floor and a restaurant upstairs. There were 4 cask ales available plus ciders. The ales were Titanic Black Ice, Acorn Old Moor Porter, Pennine Amber Necker and Coach House Blonde.