The Bridge Tavern — Restaurant in Lichfield

I visited The Bitter Suite at Lichfield for the first time on Friday 17 June 2022 whilst the Beer festival was on. The Bitter Suite was not operating as it normally would as I think the place operates table service .

There is no easy place to park by The Bitter Suite and I parked in the Greenhill Pay and display car park . It was about a 10 minute walk to The Bitter Suite but there is closer , but more expensive , car park at the railway station. It is a flat walk with pelican crossing points to cross the busy Birmingham Road.

The Bitter Suite has a main door at the front of the building with a side lane on the right hand side into a large rear seated drinking outside space. For the Beer festival they had set up a second bar in an outside building and were serving real ales from there plus the bar inside was operating with its normal real ales . The plan was for additional real ales would be added from the inside racks once the ones from the outside bar started to run out. So only part of the Beer list was available at the time of visiting.

A small stage was set up in the garden for a programme of musical entertainments during the festival.

The staff were nice and helpful, changing a Beer that was not on top form when I pointed it out.

It will be interesting to revisit when The Bitter Suite is operating...

Amazing micropub with friendly knowledgeable owners and staff, great range if real ales, ciders and gins and being just around the corner from the station and bus park perfect for any visit to Lichfield. Dog friendly at all times with children allowed in the snug until 5pm. Simple foods such as pork pies and filled rolls available most of the time...what more could you wish for....perfect.

Update...Now serving a range of 4 quality lagers from ABK in Bavaria and have a large outside space with permanent music stage and cosy wooden booths along the cobbled drive...no longer a micropub but still working within same principles...a must visit when...

Cosy friendly little bar, usually 5 real ales on and 5 ciders plus Gin cocktails selection. Note opening hours, not open midday in the week. Worth a visit especially for those looking for a real ale selection or real cider from the barrel. No bar as such, table service at all times. Special evening events once week, Quiz nights, Games nights and others worth attending! Good outdoor seating in an open and stables area at rear in good weather. Beer Festivals twice a year. Special events, live music etc as regular events. June 2024 now have a genuine Czech lager on tap (NOT brewed in UK!) Highly...