Red Deer, Sheffield

This is my favourite Sheffield pub, hands down. The quality of the ale is unparalleled, and they serve a wide variety of interesting local and regional ales from 9 handpumps. There's an excellent whisky selection as well. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, with friendly bar staff always willing to provide a recommendation or have a chat. There's a nice beer garden out back with graffiti from local artists. The function room upstairs is home to a wide variety of events, including comedy nights, folk music, university seminars, and meetings. The 8:30 Tuesday quiz is a popular event that I particularly enjoy--rounds cover all sorts of interesting topics, and there's always a creative component. I've been coming here for over a year, and I've never been disappointed by the quality of the products or the service provided. Highly recommended!

I went in this pub before its refurbishment but i thought this was a decent pub when i went in, the pub was on two levels i sat on the lower one the seating was comfortable and i thought the pub seemed quite smart there were six real ales on the bar i had a drink of Kelham Easy Rider and this was a very nice drink the other beers were Black Sheep bitter, Tetley bitter, Bombadier, Deuchars IPA and Abbot.

I was at university in Sheffield for three years, and to my shame never got around to visiting this place. So last sunday's visit had been a long time coming, given its listing in the 2010 GBG which I have in my possession. It has a simple, crisp interior of comfy seating and dark wood, plus a real fire which burns away to the left of the entrance. Ales available were Castle Rock Harvest Pale, TT Landlord, Tetley's Cask, Kelham Island Easy Rider, Black Sheep Bitter & Battledown Natural Selection. Food was available and appeared good value, complementing a decent ale selection. Not in the elite of Sheffield pubs but a solid option for a swift one when in town.