A welcoming and cosy country pub settled in the Totley area (near Dore, Sheffield) with smart décor and roaring fire. The Cricket Inn has a concise, pub bistro type menu with changing specials, showcasing high quality ingredients and cooking. We were kindly invited over to try the “Pie Tuesday” offering where you can enjoy a meal and a drink from just £13…here’s what we thought... AD | PR INVITE

Taking it’s name from the Cricket Pitch that it overlooks, this stunning pub provides local and seasonal food and a selection of Thornbridge beers and a warm welcome of course. They welcome muddy boots, kids and dogs – the pub is popular with local walkers and cyclists after enjoying the surrounding countryside (a fan of a walk and a pint myself!). Their a la carte menu runs Monday to Saturday, subject to change with the seasons, and they have popular roasts on a Sunday. And on Tuesdays they offer… PIE TUESDAYS!

We were warmly welcomed and showed to our table in the beautiful dining area which had subtle autumnal décor and felt cosy. The food we enjoyed was beautiful and well worth the 40 minutes drive for us. The Pie menu is concise offering a meat, fish or vegetable pie each coming with potatoes, and half a pint of a Thornbridge beer. There is a small selection of vegetables you can add at an extra cost also. The full menu is still available Tuesdays, but we just decided to go all in and stick to the pies.

We enjoyed;

• Beef Shin & Potato Thornbridge Ale Pie with roast potatoes – proper chunks of juicy beef, a rich casing of pastry and lots of gravy. The roasties were crispy too – a really good dish and filling as it is.
• Fisherman’s Pie with salmon, haddock, tuna, monkfish, cod, cheddar mash & buttered greens – so many chunks of tasty fish, the mash was gorgeous and smooth and the greens were paired well with the dish so it wasn’t too rich.
• Halves of Jaipur – one of our favourites Thornbridge beers.
• Side of Roast Mushrooms & Carrots – a nice addition and my only feedback is that we thought for one carrot and one flat cap mushroom, the price didn’t reflect the side dish well compared to how generously priced the deal was.

Everything we ate was delicious and it was clear that quality ingredients were used and that the food is made with passion here. The selection of pie flavours is fairly limited. Understandably the chef wants to focus on the quality of deliverance by keeping this concise, however I hope the flavour selection expands over time should Pie Tuesdays be a hit, which we feel it will! A great meal and evening here.

Check out more about Cricket Inn on their website here.

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Happy munching!

Jen

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