Yates - ex-Crafty Sow / Yard.

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JTL85

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I'm pretty certain it's a rebrand rather than new brewery etc. I'm sure Stonegate ran the Crafty Sow. I do wonder if it was a little bit of a testing the waters to see how viable the premises would be rather than have a 'Yates' closing down. But then I might just be talking nonesense
 
Noah

Noah

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JTL85 said:
I'm pretty certain it's a rebrand rather than new brewery etc. I'm sure Stonegate ran the Crafty Sow.
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Yep, Stonegate ran the Crafty Sow & Yates is another one of their brands. Next it could be a Classic Inn, a Walkabout, a Proper Pub, a Town Pub & Kitchen, a Slug & Lettuce or a Common Room. Quite a few brands for Stonegate to work through yet.
 
John Marwood

John Marwood

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Noah said:
Yep, Stonegate ran the Crafty Sow & Yates is another one of their brands. Next it could be a Classic Inn, a Walkabout, a Proper Pub, a Town Pub & Kitchen, a Slug & Lettuce or a Common Room. Quite a few brands for Stonegate to work through yet.
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Even Revolution ll

If their offer is accepted
 
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Confused

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basil said:
Now closed, seems it's soon to be a Yates's, shame as the happy hour was most popular with myself when I had a chick on my arm....
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Isn't this just a bit crazy? We had a Yates' in Stafford, which then became an Apres which then became a Lloyds No 1/Wetherspoon as Butler's Bell?
 
PeterD

PeterD

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Went to Yates's last night, had popped out for the turkey from Tesco but as we were looking at a lengthy wait to get off the carpark, decided to go to The Picturehouse for food. As there were a lot of anoraks guarding tables of 4, we decided to go to Yates's. So service was still appalling, A single barman working who did not have a sense of urgency to him. That said I think it was worth the wait. I had a burger and my wife had steak and both, as far as pub grub goes in Stafford were as good as anywhere that I have tried. Certainly better than spoons, I know thats not a high benchmark, but pretty good food.
 
arthur

arthur

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I went into Yates with my daughter a few weeks ago, we had fishbowl and jug cocktails - much cheaper than revolution - so we will be going there for all future cocktail outings. Went in Monday after coming back from Manchester german market - needed proper pub food after all of markets sausages and pies. They had no steak but they had gammon and I had ckn tikka masala. both meals were lovely. I was surprised that they had no steak but we did go in at about 8.45. The place had quite a few in, so that always contributes to the atmosphere in a pub. There were a group of young people playing pool and some middle-aged people watching sport and the place is big enough to find a corner spot if you want a nice quiet meal. I like it will def go again.
 
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Gareth

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I have to say service can be hit and miss, but food is quite and so is atmosphere in the week.
 
Trumpet

Trumpet

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Have always found Yates' bars to be the better end of the deep fat fryer and microwave sector. Never had any complaints at all, decent, cheap pub food.
 
Noah

Noah

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I can remember when Yates's bars were dingy brown places where elderly ladies went to drink brown sherry
 
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