Formerly a Lillington Gardens estate pub Grade II listed, this corner house has been transformed by the current operators into a destination beer pub. Office workers, locals and tourists from nearby hotels enjoy guest ales on 10 handpumps. There are also about 20 keg beers, including unusual German, Belgian and American craft beers, and a claimed 300+ bottled beers from the UK and around the world. Note that although there are ten handpumps for cask ale, at quieter times not all may be in use.

The pub also claims a "vintage beer cellar" with the largest collection of beer or sale in the UK. 2000+ beers from as far back as the 1950s.

Special events with visiting brewers are held here. The staff in this pub know their beers and will give you a good recommendation if you need it! Burgers feature on the weekday menu plus a range of bar snacks including pork pies and scotch eggs. Sunday roasts until late afternoon.

The pub celebrated its fifteenth birthday in mid-2024 and was branch Pub of the Year in 2019.