The last time I went to the sugar mill was to see 'black kids'…read more It wasnt expensive (around a tenner) for a ticket, and the drinks were cheap enough too. I quite like the layout, basically a room with a stage at the front, a bar to the right, toilets to the back. Theres a stair case near the toilets which leads you onto a balcony that surrounds the whole room - brilliant for seeing bands! Its quite a small place so at gigs no matter where abouts you stand you should get a pretty decent view (unless if your short like me) I wore heels with the idea that a few extra inches would help me to see over people.but then people started moshing and I realised I'd chosen the worst shoes in the world for the night! It was still fun. But ladies - dont wear heels!!! (guys dont wear them either) :P

Tickets are cheap to see bands, and extremely cheap for the club nights because once you're in the…read morevariation of music in each room means there inst really a need to leave! Drinks are cheap and although the bar can seem a little slow at times, your order is almost always right. The décor is very 'alternative', but this adds to the feel and individuality of the place. Makes for a unique night out because there are no places like it in Hanley. The stage is very central, and the sound always seems good regardless on the music type. Lighting is never very exciting, but for a good night out and a variety of music if you're not into pop, then you'd be hard pushed to find a better night out.

There are a couple of things which stop The Old Brown Jug from being my local... firstly, the…read morelocation... it's not local to me which doesn't help as it means I have to drive there (a great opportunity to mention the ample parking outside). Secondly, the price. The Old Brown Jug is a bit more expensive than you're average pub. I view it as a place I go to as a treat or as a one off rather than a regular place otherwise you would just be skint all the time. One thing which does take me there is the great selection of drinks on offer. The pub has a number of continental beers such as my favourite Erdinger and also has a range of real ales and ciders. Thursday night is cheap cider night so a good chance to get along and test out some new brews!! The pub itself is very spacious with rustic wooden floors and a homely feel. The garden out the back is huge with plenty of seating and is covered by parasols and heaters meaning you can stay relatively dry if the weather takes a turn for the worse. A top pub in the Stoke area and well worth checking out.

Small,quaint pub near the end of Newcastle City Centre so can be easily missed at times. Nice…read moretraditional style pub, friendly staff and locals - good choice of drinks, especially real ales all rather affordable. One quite interesting attraction to the Jug is all the live music/salsa/acoustic nights they host. Student friendly, worth a visit or two.

Beautiful English pub with delicious real ale and friendly, helpful staff! Was in town for a Stoke…read moreCity FC match, and as bags aren't allowed into the ground, they were kind enough to keep my back pack for me. Interior is gorgeous dark wood and stained glass. It's exactly what you picture when thinking about a proper pub! Came back after the match and had a pint with some local Stoke supporters who Introduced me to their house beer - Green Monkey Ale. Perfect way to end my day in Stoke.

Not an average kareoke/live act venue, it provides that little something more to make a fab night…read morewhatever you end up watching. I have been various times as a friend to several bands that have performed on the premises. Despite your music tastes you still end up dancing along and enjoying yourself as the atmosphere is fantastic. The punters are all-be-it a bit weird sometimes but it adds the atmosphere of the place! The sound system which supports each band is of top quality so whatever goes wrong is bands fault! It does get crowded especially if the band is well known in the area or has a lot of fans. Prices for drinks are average but recommended for a night in the Glebe is definitely Newcy Brown! The owners of the pub are very friendly and encourage new and upcoming talent to get in touch to be added to the list for the night. Same as any other pub typical facilities such as snooker/pool table and electronic games are provided in a separate room to the main performing area. All walks of life enjoy a night in the Glebe as its a world of its own and one you can seriously enjoy yourself with.

Unique venue for unsigned, local bands. Good sound systems going on…read more Makes for a brilliant 'different' night out. Plenty of choices for drinks, and a great venue for an end of night drink or several

a very different night out, due to the motorcycle hanging off the wall over your head, and the roof…read moreto floor decoration all over the place! The bar is a giant slab of dark wood, and you feel as you walked into a cross because an 18th century tavern, and a hells angel's bar in the deep westbut in a good way! The music if loud and hard and a nice change from all the dance clubs in the same town. The drink choice is extensive, and the toilets are well maintained and clean They also have live music nights

First off, I'd like to state that I am probably biased towards The Wilkes Head, as my dad's best…read moremate owns and runs it. Nevertheless, when I was there (and I've only been there once) I had the most wonderful time! Everyone there knows each other and tells stories about what the other people have gotten up to - they are all real characters! There is constant music playing from the various men singing and playing guitars and banjos (seriously), it has a real country-pub feel to it, and I never wanted to leave. And as for Moggy the landlord jeez, he is crazy! One of the funniest people I've ever met in my life. If you're ever in Leek pop in and say hello, you won't regret it! Oh I almost forgot.. they have a festival out the back every year, too, with lots of local and not-so-local band playing (see the pictures) which can be a great laugh!

Nice pub with award winning real ales served, there is frequently live music on and three big…read moreparties at least every year in the car park to the rear of the pub. You have to not be squeamish about the toilets which are of a very low standard, if you want to visit. It's a real drinkers pub, old fashioned and a bit rough around the edges.

I have many a fond memory of The Stage Door especially in my later teen years when I was a college…read morestudent in Stoke. This pub was a favourite of mine and a friend, we'd sit here for hours drinking £1 bottles of lager and playing pool, whilst flicking through the jutebox. The Stage Door is possibly the smallest pub I've ever been in, but that doesn't detract from it's charm. A pub with a focus on rock music and the alternative scene, the majority of people here are very friendly (some odd characters though!). I'm afraid I haven't been to this place in many years, mainly due to being more into a different music scene now and living in a different city - although I have to award only 3 stars due to my last couple of visits there haven't been as great but tastes and attitudes change don't they? Still a little gem of a pub, I hope it hasn't changed much.

I love this pub!…read more There;s been plenty of time that we've been to see a band who've not been as good as we hoped and we've ended up back in the stage door, and had a much better night! Staff are friendly, welcoming, and very funny, as well as serving very quickly, so you're never stuck waiting for a drink for ages even if its busy. The atmosphere is always happy and light, so you can pretty much perch on the end of anyones table without them getting annoyed. Good range of spirits and liquers too, although it does lead to some dangerous nights of shot droppingmy head hurts just thinking about it!

This is for The Dog and Partridge in Lower Tean, would type that in but it wouldnt let me! This was…read moremy old local! This is a slice of history for you, the pubs recently been taken over by a brewery which is cool but it means there is no charity rock concert(night of the dog) anymore which raised 7 grand two years ago fo air abulance lookily the piss up money made almost entirely from alcohol sales of 800 or so people, none of them had to be air lifted to hospital!!!! if people are thinking am going off on a tangent the pub helped put the show together by providing the beer and cider and other intoxicating liquids The pub is a meeting place for locals or at least it used to be, rock night on a friday would cram the place full and bring in people from as far a feild as ashborne and uttoxetor to get a peice of the classic, somtimes heavy metal rock bands, blues acoustic sets! !!! the bands played in the glass house or conservatory which was later sound proofed to stop one set of neighbours being arses, I mean its not the pubs fault they couldnt sell there house as it was next to the pub, ha ha The glass conservatory was also used for functions such as weddings, other organised drinkings, sunday lunches if ramed! Nice beer garden to the rear is unlit so bring your own tea lights/lanterns and its brill, nice and quite and chilled, we used to plug in a cd player into mini speakers and play over the sound of some shockingly bad dad rock bands. good times, I only hope they havent lost the country feel of the pub by opening the interior up . . . I can remeber when the pub had a wedding on saturday so the band was set up in the old building, it was was ramed as hell!!!some drums had to be moved to get to the bar it was that tight!! brillient atmosphere ARE you LOCAL? he he

This review is for the place as it is NOW and not how it used to have bands and a bunch of drunks…read more We've been a few times now and will keep going back because this place is GREAT! The food is very good and all very well priced. You can get a 20 or even a 40 ounce steak or get some full belly ribs that fall off the bone! There is plenty of choice for everyone! Its never too crowded and even if there is a few minutes wait for a table, the service is so good and mega fast! Jim the owner is a great guy and we hope to try their other place in Derby soon too!