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The Golden Cup Inn, Stoke-On-Trent
Hanley
Postal town: Stoke-On-Trent
ST1 2JS
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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Will Larter left this review about The Golden Cup Inn
This pub's heritage interior has been reinvigorated and reimagined, and is now quite breathtaking, both outside and in. The Bass Only frontage gave us a taste of what was to come, and the tiling, woodwork and brass once inside was only exceeded by the fantastic blousy roses on the wallpaper in the back room. Quite superb. There were four real ales on the bar, but we were on a mission to drink Bass if we could, and here we could. It was only in good condition, was the slight let-down; and if we're allowed a niggle, I must say that the background music was a bit intrusive.
Date of visit: 2nd September 2022
On 4th October 2022
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The Golden Cup Inn
Another attractive but ultimately disappointing pub in the Hanley area. A photogenic exterior with copious green tiling and frosted ‘Bass only’ windows (though I think the frosting was entirely real, per se). This is a self-styled ROCK pub. Traditionally decorated (or ‘not touched since the late-70s’), there’s small narrow main bar as you enter with some extra areas zig-zagging off to the right, one of which contained a life-sized cardboard cut-out of KISS. Inevitably the ale choices were Hobgoblin and Robinsons Trooper. I had a half of the latter and it was sub-standard. Very quiet on our Friday night visit, bar two navvies who were getting a bit too big for their boots, making for an uncomfortable atmosphere. I wanted to like this place but sadly, I couldn’t. 4.5
On 15th November 2016
- rating: 4
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Golden Cup Inn
The Golden Cup Inn is a nice looking pub with a green tiled front that is situated just off Hanleys busy ring road.
Once inside the bar faces and the room is fairly narrow with bench seating facing the bar and small stools,there are small areas at either end of this room extending to the rear of the pub with the right side having what looked like a tent for outside drinking off it ,the floor was carpeted throughout.
There was a small TV above the fire place.
There were four pumps on the bar with three unclipped this left me with a choice of Bass only which was quite apt as the sign outside says Bass Only,this was a decent enough drink.
There were a few other locals in on my mid afternoon visit.
This is a very basic pub that is worth the visit to see the outside tiling.
Pub visited 1/6/2013
On 1st June 2013
- rating: 7
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John Bonser left this review about The Golden Cup Inn
Well, looks like I'm the first to get here. Visited in March 2010
The Golden Cup Inn is a fine, traditional, smallish pub situated just outside the Potteries Way ring road on the edge of Hanley's shopping precinct, approx a mile and a half or so north of Stoke. The pub's immediate area is mainly dominated by light industrial units and derelict buildings and feels slightly isolated, even though the shopping centre is just the other side of the dual carriageway.
The pub's frontage is memorable - and believed to be unique - with fine ceramic tiling advertising the delights of "Bass Only" and featuring the trademark red Bass triangle several times. Note also the Golden Cup Inn tiled sign on the wall at the upper floor level.
Inside we find a small narrowish single bar with a fine bar back and several adjoining drinking areas at each end of the bar. It's traditionally decorated and comfortably furnished with padded seating, carpets and, despite a rather prominent and offputting " no public telephone, no toilets, no drugs" sign in large capital letters on the front door, a homely and welcoming atmosphere.
On the morning of my visit - St Patrick's Day - the pub was obviously gearing up for the day's festivities and the afternoon racing at Cheltenham, and locals were enthusiastically discussing their racing tips. The pub had been open since 10 am and had been serving what appeared to be a hearty and substantial St Patricks Day breakfast.
There's 4 handpumps and, despite the outside signage, was offering not only Bass, but also Greene King Abbott, which, I was rather surprised to conclude, appeared to be a regular fixture. I doubt there's much real ale trade here, but the Bass was in reasonable form at £ 2.50p.
I quite liked this one - don't let the limited beer range put you off.
On 20th March 2012
- rating: 6
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