
Gardeners Rest
Quick info
About Gardeners Rest
On Fisher St in Stoke On Trent, Gardeners Rest is a pub open Tuesday to Sunday, closed Mondays, with a weekly rhythm built around a Wednesday morning breakfast club and a Friday night burger and chips. Sunday lunches are also served, with reservations recommended since they tend to sell out and table service provided for those bookings. The bar runs cask beers alongside stock draughts including Blue Moon and Carling. A beer garden gives space for outdoor dining, and a step-free entrance allows access for visitors with mobility needs. Dogs are welcome throughout. The week also brings a quiz night and other community events, with local bands playing as part of the regular entertainment. Booking ahead is advised, particularly for Sunday lunch.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Does not have assistive hearing loop
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday lunch, cask beer selection, beer garden and cannabis smell refusals.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday lunch, cask beer selection, beer garden and cannabis smell refusals.
Customer Review Summary
Sunday lunch draws the most consistent praise, with several diners calling it well run and plentiful, and one reviewer noting the prices felt like a throwback, though it's often sold out so booking ahead is advised by those who've caught it. Close behind, the weekly food lineup gets repeat mentions, including Friday night burger and chips and a Wednesday morning breakfast club, alongside live local bands and a beer garden with draughts like Blue Moon and Carling. The cask beer selection and dog friendly, community feel also come up repeatedly, with one reviewer wishing for snack boards of olives, cheese and pork pie to round out weekday food options. A recurring complaint centers on a bar incident where multiple reviewers, each identifying as a medical cannabis user, describe being refused further pints and called rude and abusive names by a staff member after smelling of cannabis, with one saying they would not return as a result.
Customer Review Summary
Sunday lunch draws the most consistent praise, with several diners calling it well run and plentiful, and one reviewer noting the prices felt like a throwback, though it's often sold out so booking ahead is advised by those who've caught it. Close behind, the weekly food lineup gets repeat mentions, including Friday night burger and chips and a Wednesday morning breakfast club, alongside live local bands and a beer garden with draughts like Blue Moon and Carling. The cask beer selection and dog friendly, community feel also come up repeatedly, with one reviewer wishing for snack boards of olives, cheese and pork pie to round out weekday food options. A recurring complaint centers on a bar incident where multiple reviewers, each identifying as a medical cannabis user, describe being refused further pints and called rude and abusive names by a staff member after smelling of cannabis, with one saying they would not return as a result.
Featured reviews
- Amber Knowles
“Please come to this lovely pub, even just for a drink. Lovely owners and such a nice vibe that is getting rarer these days 💜 amazing value for money too! £5 for 2 drinks and 2 snacks is almost unheard of these days. We will be back :) thanks …”
- Stephen Chorlton
“Great community pub. Nice landlord and partner, always obliging, Pub need a good refurbishment and food options for 7 day venue, Be great to have good selection of Snacks aswell as olives, cheese and pork pie board platters for early evening, Entertainment been good, In need of food to attract a wider community throughout the week day and evening, good outdoor beer garden. Be great summer with a Pizza and BBQ stations for them great sunny evenings.”
- Daniel Mark
“Went in here tonight to meet some friends for a quiet pint and after drinking the first pint. We went up for another pint and rudely got refused because I smelt of cannabis (I'm a medical cannabis user) the man was very rube and abnoxius. I will be posting this story to stoke on trent live”
- Casey
“Went in here tonight for a quite drink and was very rudely refused to purchase another pint after yet been in this establishment for over half an hour went to the bar for another pint and got rudely refused because I smelt of cannabis. I'm …”
- Casey Bromley
“The man behind the bar is very rude and most of the guests are using Fowl language and then he asked a friend to leave because he smelt of cannabis when he's prescribed it. Awful experience and defiantly won't be drinking here ever again when it's our local”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Has bar games
- Has great beer selection
- Has live music
- Has live performances
- Has quiz night
- Good for watching sport
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Accepts reservations
- Has outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Has no-contact delivery
Show more amenities
- Serves dine-in
- Serves food at bar
- Casual
- Serves beer
- Serves food
- Has free water refills
- Highlights· 6
- Has bar games
- Has great beer selection
- Has live music
- Has live performances
- Has quiz night
- Good for watching sport
- Atmosphere· 1
- Cosy
- Offerings· 5
- Serves alcohol
- Serves cocktails
- Serves happy-hour drinks
- Serves spirits
- Serves wine
- Accessibility· 2
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Does not have assistive hearing loop
- Dining options· 2
- Outside food allowed
- Has seating
- Facilities· 1
- Has toilet
- Crowd· 3
- Good for groups
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Transgender safe space
- Parking· 1
- Free parking lot
Location
Bars near Gardeners Rest
- Chatterley Whitfield4.02,5581.6 miReservationsGood for kids
4-4 brew pint, outdoor garden big screen, nachos
- The Ash Inn4.54782 miReservationsOutdoor seating
fish and chips, homemade real chips, kids play area
- The Royal Oak4.71712 mi
pint of guinness, comfortable beds, spacious clean rooms
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardeners RestReservations | 4.4116 | — | sunday lunch, cask beer selection, beer garden |
| Chatterley WhitfieldReservations · Good for kids | 4.02,558 | 1.6 mi | 4-4 brew pint, outdoor garden big screen, nachos |
| The Ash InnReservations · Outdoor seating | 4.5478 | 2 mi | fish and chips, homemade real chips, kids play area |
| The Royal Oak | 4.7171 | 2 mi | pint of guinness, comfortable beds, spacious clean rooms |
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