Chesterfield Alehouse (Micropub) — Restaurant in Chesterfield

A strange place, a spartan little shop with a few basic chairs,benches and tables arranged around a cubicle for a disabled toilet. Some steps at the rear leading to a little bar with 6 hand pumps for a daily varying selection of cask ales from various micro breweries. The place full of hairy and bearded real ale enthusiasts discussing the subtle merits and nuanced differences between Blethringtons Old Fart and Braithwaites Vile Peculiar. A slightly more commodious drinking room and the immaculate toilets up some steep stairs. An enthusiastic and knowledgeable Barman selling nicely kept, tasty, and reasonably priced real ales, strange fruity wines and quality pork pies. That's what you get - give it a try

After a few visits here I've noticed something else, an unforeseen consequence of the place being so small. Strangers invariably talk to each other here - almost like old friends. That almost extinct sociability that used to typify local pubs has reappeared...

Great little bar, the only issue for me is the cost! You can't fault the beers on offer, a good range of both cask & craft ales, but considering it's a basic bar, the prices are a little on the high side. We're not talking "top" high street location here, we're talking just out of town, in an old shop premise, so surely overheads must be a bit cheaper? Yet prices to me don't reflect that? I have no issue with the choice or quality of the beers, but I can't help but think that the owners (and friendly though they were) are asking a little too much...just my opinion. I found equally great beers at considerably cheaper prices elsewhere in town. As an outsider I feel bad having to write this place really is worth a visit, but just be warned, it's cash only, so make sure you...

Excellent micropub in Chesterfield with knowledgeable staff. This is not a place you go to for attractive décor, it's bare-bones as far as that is concerned. The focus lies entirely on the healthy selection of craft cask & kegged beers, with nothing to distract the punters. There are two small rooms, each on one floor. If you're unsure about which beer to pick, the owner will let you sample them. Miles above all the more stylish but mediocre pubs in town. Highly...