You're a real deep thinker. Thanks for shanrig.

The Finney Gardens is by far the worst pub I have ever visited - Fair do's our kids knocked over two glasses which broke and upon leaving clumsy Grandad did the third.... Even though we were on the verge of leaving we were told we would have to leave.... Now bare in mind that when my 6 year old b...

The building on Bryan Street which serves as the new home of The Factory (formerly The Club, moved from Hillcrest Street) has had a bit of a chequered past. Back in the days of The Place, it was Rosies - that slightly dodgy side bit with a bit of a mixed following. Since then, it's been home to T...

The Club holds a fairly comfortably spot as the most popular gay nightclub in the city. Positioned just on the outskirts of Hanley, it's central enough that you can start the night off in the city centre pubs, but just far enough out that you'll tend to be out of the way of the traditional kickin...

I was a bit torn whether the Green Star should be counted as a pub or a live music venue. It's a two-room pub with a large bar, plenty of parking and a good sized smoking area that you can take drinks out to (always a bonus). During the day, it's pretty standard pub fare - large screen TV, pool, ...

The Hollybush is your classic two-room pub. Most weekends, there are live bands playing in the lounge, which can get pretty crowded at times! However, if you really want a seat, you can hear the music fine from the bar, which is usually much easier to get a seat in on gig nights.

This is one of those pubs that looks pretty average from the outside, and from the inside for that matter. It's big selling point is that it remains one of the few pubs in Hanley to have steadfastly refused to move with the times. It has old carpet, old seating, old bar...it looks like it hasn't ...