Cookies, Stoke-On-Trent

Hmm. A strange one this. As noted below, this is sort of micropubby but without the beer choice. There was only the one handpump on the bar, dispensing Robbie's Dizzy Blonde. The five taps on the wall were for Carling and Strongbow. It advertises cafe style food but buggered if I could see where its prepared and at £2 a pint I wasn't too arsed. I guess when they figure out what they want to be it might improve.

Sort of micro-pub, albeit with a very limited selection of beers and other drinks, in a typical conversion of a small shop with just four tables and the usual minimal decor. However, just one of the pair of handpumps was working, dispensing something labelled with a hand-drawn clip as Vesper (just £2.00, but pretty ropey). Also had five keg taps on the bar-back, but these were all mainstream offerings. With a loud but disinterested barperson, this one's best avoided unfortunately (unless I just happened to catch it on a bad day).