Porter Cottage, Sheffieldback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Excellent pub with superb ales and knowledgable barman, 7/10
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Excellent pub. It was a good pub when they only had tetley on, now they have a range of well kept ales and still that great jukebox. Staff are exemplary and the landlady is a delight. 10/10
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There used to be a time I'd settle down in here when it threw its doors open of a Friday night and they'd have to tip me out the same door at closing a gallon of Tetley's later. Yes, I'm afraid I get all nostalgic whenever I return to this place. Used to have a separate back room then - notorious as the place for getting anything you wanted off 'the back of a lorry'. That's long gone and there have been a number of makeovers over the years but essentially the front bit is just the same.
Always been a student pub and always had one of the best juke boxes I've come across. No way can you come here for a quiet drink most evenings, and certainly years back it could get seriously raucous in a decent, non-threatening, non-violent way (though I guess that's subjective, before anyone starts), and the 'smoke fug' was something else. Blimey, I've had some nights in here.
Now, it's just as busy, the music is just as loud, the fug has gone, the beer range is broader and the raucousness tempered and I guess that's no bad thing. Whenever I come back to Sheffield I come here, and I always have a good time - it's like bumping into an old friend that you realise you'll always be fond of (as opposed to those you bump into that remind you why you lost touch in the first place).
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Good pub with plenty of cosy/private corners, good beers, friendly service but loud music even early evening when you are trying to relax but generally OK
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Not to be confused with the nearby Porter Brook. One of the better pubs in the Ecclesall Road area, very busy at weekends. Much improved since the smoking ban.
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Really disappointed with this pub. Visited with some friends last Thursday so we could have a bit of a catch up session. What a waste of time, the music was so loud you could only have a conversation with the person next to you. The choice of bitter was poor (WPA & Tetley) and neither tasted very nice. Shame really as with a few small changes and effort this could have been a completely different review.
anonymous - 20 Jun 2007 17:41 |
Great music, warm, friendly staff, 1970s decor, restricted ale choice, doesn't open until 5:30. Happy atmosphere with good client mixture. probably the best pub in the immediate area, but that's not saying much in itself.
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Getting nostalgic thinking about this place - have memories of warm afternoons looking in the 2nd hand shops before sitting down for a pint and a bite to eat...
anonymous - 11 Feb 2005 12:18 |
I've never had a problem with the landlady in the Cottage. She always seems to smile at me. This is probably the primo pub in the Hunters Bar area - only problem is the lack of choice for bitter drinkers (but then most of the clientele are lager drinking southern students) and the lack of seats when busy. Best jukebox, good atmos, not too pricey. No pool table either. Actually, I think I've gone off it a little since I started writing this comment.
anonymous - 3 Feb 2005 14:38 |
Not usually open during the day but its a top chilled out boozer with the best juke box for miles.
james - 30 Oct 2004 15:55 |
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