Wig and Pen by Milestone, Sheffieldback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Certainly has more of a bar than a traditional pub feel and the menu looked high-end but, as drinkers on a late Saturday afternoon, we were made very welcome. After-work special offers suggest that this place might struggle to attract customers during the week but it was pretty busy yesterday so there was a good atmosphere. Available were two traditional ales from Dukeries (Baronet and Blonde) as well as Wentworth's Wig and Pen Tawny Ale and several "craft" offerings from around the world such as Moa Pale Ale, one from Brooklyn Brewery and something from Japan (I think) as well as further world beers in bottles. Solitary draught cider was Aspalls.
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Visited this pub for the first time for several years. Well, it has certainly been tarted up, not unsurprisingly due to its location near the solicitors offices and the Crown Court.
It seems that if you are dropping in for a meal, then it may be nice, but, as in my case, the pub side seems to have slipped badly.
The only real seating was all taken by those eating. The beer range was impressive enough (supplied by the local excellent Sheffield brewery), but the Five Rivers I had was cloudy and in poor quality.
This pub is basically for foodies now, the beer is badly kept and expensive. If you want the beer, pleae go elsewhere, it will be better quality and cheaper.
I have voted this pub on it being a pub rather than whatever its food maybe like.
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After enjoying the previous 2 hours in the Fat Cat and K.I.T I read about this place in a local camra publication, pub of the month , local beers etc.
The beer was fine, a Sheffield brewery number...�2.95 though. Its more of a gastro joint, tapas looked good.
If your on a crawl , worth popping in for a quick one and stitch one of your mates up with a pricey round. I wish I had had another in the K.I.T. though on my short stay in Sheffield.
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A posh lounge bar/eatery, like something you�d get down in South East, with prices to match - �3 per pint of ale, a long way from the �2.20 you'd pay in a quality pub like the KIT. Ah and onto the ale quality�two Milestone beers were on � neither of which were in good condition, one was diacetyl tasting, the other smelt of cheesy feet�certainly not Good Beer standard!!! The advertised �outside terrace� is just that, nothing special. There are daily papers available and the Oriental barmaid was pleasant enough.
Piss-poor, don�t be tempted if you appreciate your drink because if they keep the beer this badly god knows how they treat their other products. Quite how this got into the 2009 GBG is a mystery to me.
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A nice modern bar, not pretentious and service decent localish beers.
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Nice enough bar with that "late night" feel about it. We were here about 11 p.m. last Friday and Saturday. Lot's of comfy seating, brown walls for some reason and fairly quiet background music. Has 4 handpumps but only two were on, Acorn Gorlovka Stout and Brew Company Browned Off, so no light beers on at all. Had a couple of pints of each over the 2 nights and both were fine. I thought it was OK but the other half loved it, hence the second visit. She also said that the red wine was very nice, mind you she did have the most expensive "by the glass" one on the menu. �4.10 for a 175 ml glass!!!! The beers were �2.95.
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I was glad to see the expansion of one of Sheffield's longest serving 'adult' bars. Things like Sola and Boho have gone but w+P still appears to be going strong. My 'london type' friends never fail to be impressed by it. Interpret that how you will! Bitter is not a strong point, but budvar on draught is nice. Will try the serrano ham tapas next time. 8 out of ten I reckon.
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Pleasant bar, often busy with solicitors and other local office workers. Nice food, decent beer. Precipitous stairs. Apparently there are plans to expand back to Paradise Square.
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Great little bar, small but perfectly formed. The Wig and Pen is a classy bar that attracts a good range of smart customers - no townies! It's a massive transformation on what used to be Shenanigans.
Cosy and friendly atmosphere with friendly service from the staff. Currently serving Paulaner Weissbier.
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Trendy bar by the Cathedral, but oh the 2 beers I had were absolute swill, very badly kept, I had to complain about both of them, fair enough they were changed but they shouldn't be served in the first place.
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Was in here yesterday, good pub. Had a decent pint of Spire. Nice ambience felt homey. Was full of solicitors and policemen, possibly due to the location only being a couple of minutes away from the courts :o)......
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not been in here since it was shenanigans . they have really transformed it to quite a trendy place to have a beer or two . one negative though is unless im not wrong the toilets are still the same as before... yep your right i must be really sad to remember.
anonymous - 29 Oct 2005 18:32 |
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