Vesta Tilley's — Restaurant in Sunderland

A canny pub but be warned its always heaving with being close to the empire and fire station everyone piles in here for pre show drinks, they have a upstairs with balcony we head there in the summer and because the ladies toilet are reet up a flight of stairs near balcony, if use a wheelchair or cant manage stairs then it wouldnt be ideal pub for you, they alsso have tvs on and show whichever footy rugby etc is on if playing same time one tv will show say footy match whilst other tv will be showing the rugby so caters for all. All in all a...

Lovely bar with a very friendly and helpful lady behind the bar. Some interesting aspects too look at around the decor and a good mix of old style pub and modern sports bar. Only dropped a star as the ale selection was limited, but they were very helpful at directing us to other pubs that did. Would...

Went to visit this pub for lunch and a pint. First thing I noticed was a bizarre mural painted on the front, depicting headstones which slightly put us off but we ventured inside anyway. The place had a strange smell about it so we didn't stay and turned around and went back out without...