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The Butler's Bell, Stafford
Stafford
ST16 2NT
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Butler's Bell
This former Wetherspoons was taken over by Davenports Brewery in Oct 2023. This large sports bar has the most wall mounted TV's I have ever seen. the pub has a total of 12 screens, 7 of which are in one line across the wall opposite the bar. I found looking at a bank of TV's like this very distracting. The staff were all efficient and wore the Davenports logo on their uniforms. Mostly a keg drinkers pub, but they did have one Davenports on handpump, which was fine, so someone must be going in for it.
On 30th March 2024
- rating: 5
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Steve C left this review about The Butler's Bell (JD Wetherspoon)
I’ve no idea why anyone would choose this Wetherspoons over the far superior Picture House at the other end of the high street, but many had because the Butler’s Bell was very busy during a recent late midweek afternoon visit. Most people seemed to be eating so maybe the food is better in here? Tim Martin seems to have made his choice though because there’s a for sale sign up on the wall out front. This is actually quite small for a Spoons, and I wasn’t a fan of the décor which includes some 1970’s crystal lights above the brown Perspex fronted bar counter that runs up the left wall. There’s standard seating by the entrance and at the rear. High tables run down the centre opposite the bar and some booths run along the right-hand wall. FA cup football was being advertised.
The bar counter supports standard and premium keg alongside two banks of five identical hand pumps. These were drawing Ruddles, Sharp’s Doom Bar, GK Abbot Ale, Black’s Irish Red and the Flack’s Irish Porter was off. A very disappointing line up, probably the worst I’ve seen in any Spoons. It certainly feels like this place is winding down when it comes to wet sales. I’ll not be visiting here again before it’s sold, which is no loss to me.
On 22nd March 2023
- rating: 4
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Butler's Bell (JD Wetherspoon)
Converted at some stage from two adjoining buildings, it has modern furniture and decor but the most striking features are a number of prison style booths with metal grills (more attractive than that sounds...). Duplicated selection of Ruddles, Doom Bar and Abbot plus Titanic Plum Porter and Question Mark (or just ? on the clip) from Uttoxeter (£2.10) on this visit.
On 5th June 2022
- rating: 6
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