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Stone restaurants make end-of-year list

Published on 2 Jan, 2011 at 0:19 in Food & drink | Viewed 478 times | No Comments
Stone restaurants make end-of-year list

Three Stone restaurants made it into The Sentinel restaurant critic’s list as among the best in Staffordshire in 2010. Alan Cookman named The Olives, Aston Marina‘s bistro and Chico’s in his end-of-year round-up. He wrote: “The bistro at the new Aston Marina served interesting food in an interesting setting, while the delightfully bijou Chico’s...

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New Titanic charity ale at the Royal Exchange

Published on 23 Dec, 2010 at 10:56 in Food & drink | Viewed 97 times | No Comments
New Titanic charity ale at the Royal Exchange

A charity ale brewed by Titanic in tribute to its founder who died earlier this month will be available at the brewery’s pub in Stone. Titanic Founder’s Ale will be available at the Royal Exchange in Radford Street and the brewery’s four other pubs in Stoke, Burslem, Newcastle and Stafford for a limited period....

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New look inside and out for The Three Crowns

Published on 10 Dec, 2010 at 14:49 in Food & drink | Viewed 355 times | No Comments
New look inside and out for The Three Crowns

The Three Crowns has a brand new look both inside and out following a major £130,000 refurbishment. The revamp has seen fitted seating installed, along with soft furnishings, track lighting and a new colour scheme – and it looks great. Five new jobs have also been created as a result of the facelift. Landlady Hazel...

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Cider festival at The Royal Exchange

Published on 23 Nov, 2010 at 21:02 in Food & drink | Viewed 51 times | No Comments
Cider festival at The Royal Exchange

There’s a mini cider festival at The Royal Exchange in Radford Street on Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th November. The Titanic pub will be showing it does cider as well as it does real ale over the weekend, with three guest ciders and a perry on offer: Janet’s Jungle Juice (West Croft...

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Facelift for The Three Crowns

Published on 19 Nov, 2010 at 19:57 in Food & drink | Viewed 152 times | 1 Comment
Facelift for The Three Crowns

The Three Crowns in Lichfield Road is closing for a week for a refurbishment ahead of the busy Christmas period. The pub will be closed between Monday 29th November and Sunday 5th December, and will reopen on Monday 6th December. The restaurant and bar area will be given a facelift and the pub will...

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New Indian restaurant for Stone

Published on 10 Nov, 2010 at 20:41 in Food & drink | Viewed 673 times | No Comments
New Indian restaurant for Stone

A new Indian restaurant is to open in Stone at the site of the former Shaffers on Stafford Street. Al Sheikhs plans to open its doors for the first time on Monday 15th November. Workers have been busy giving the restaurant a new look over the last few weeks Shaffers closed its doors a...

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Pub of the month award for The Brushmakers

Published on 4 Nov, 2010 at 20:05 in Food & drink | Viewed 67 times | No Comments
Pub of the month award for The Brushmakers

The Brushmakers Arms in Oulton has been chosen as the Campaign for Real Ale’s Staffordshire pub of the month for November. Members from the Heart of Staffordshire Camra branch will visit the pub in Kibblestone Road, which has been run by licensee Mark Byrne for 20 years, on 11th November to present the trophy....

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Pub goes bangers for National Sausage Week

Published on 1 Nov, 2010 at 1:23 in Food & drink | Viewed 84 times | No Comments
Pub goes bangers for National Sausage Week

The Three Crowns in Lichfield Road is celebrating National Sausage Week with eight gourmet sausage-and-mash specials, including some award winners. Available until Sunday 7th November, the eight varieties on offer for £8.95 are: Beef & black pepper sausages served on horseradish mash, green beans with red wine, baby onions and bacon gravy Pork &...

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Taste of Italy on the High Street

Published on 29 Oct, 2010 at 21:01 in Food & drink | Viewed 71 times | 2 Comments
Taste of Italy on the High Street

An Italian food market will be on the High Street on Sunday 31st October. Prosciutto, olive oil, wild boar, Italian bread, cheeses and much more will be available to try and to buy. Bellisimo!

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Silver medal for Lymestone Brewery’s Stone Dead ale

Published on 15 Oct, 2010 at 15:07 in Food & drink | Viewed 47 times | 2 Comments
Silver medal for Lymestone Brewery’s Stone Dead ale

Stone’s Lymestone Brewery has scooped a silver medal at the Society for Independent Brewers’ awards in Nottingham for its special Halloween ale. Stone Dead won the silver medal in the ‘Porters, Strong Milds, Old Ales & Stouts’ category. It was pipped to the post by Chiltern Brewery’s 300s Old Ale. Beers were judged in...

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