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Bars & Entertainment in general |
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28/08/02 (158 review reads) |
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Advantages: Pubs, Are, Great
Disadvantages: Hangovers , Are , Not
The Fools guide to Student bars not for fools (ie not for Hallam Students) in Sheffield.
Bar - BAR ONE
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - Sheffield Student Union
Go here if - You wanna get slaughtered before a dirty student night out.
Prices - Cheap. Offers every Monday Wednesday and Thursday and Saturday afternoon.
Chance of a Taxi outside - High
Chance of Pulling - High as most people in there are there for the same kinda reason.
Pool Table(s) - About 7 in a seperate room
Quiz Machines - Fourish
Fit Bar Staff - Yep
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Haha you must be joking
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5-15 mins
Noisy - Usually very when busy
Hot - Usually when busy
Beer Garden - Yes a large one with patio heaters
Food - Burger bar IN the bar.
Toilets - Clean and right size
Other Info - Has an arcade around the side
Overall Rating - FIVE OUTTA FIVE
Bar - INTERVAL
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - Sheffield Student Union
Go here if - you don't like the English (excludes Irish and Scottish people), have no friends or think you'r 2 mature to hang about with students.
Prices - Normal. About £1.80 a pint.
Chance of a Taxi outside - High
Chance of Pulling - About the same as chance of Nailing a nun in Wales
Pool Table(s) - No
Quiz Machines - No
Fit Bar Staff - Havn't seen any yet
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Before 8 good
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 mins
Noisy - Not really
Hot - Not really
Beer Garden - Yes shares Bar ones beer garden
Food - Well nice food is served all day and some nice snacks at nice.
Toilets - Small but nice
Other Info - None
Overall Rating - 3 OUTTA 5
Bar - FUSION AND FOUNDARY
Type of Bar - Pub/Club/Live bands
Location - Sheffield Student Union
Go here if - Your already pissed
Prices - Cheapish
Chance of a Taxi ou
tside - High
Chance of Pulling - High
Pool Table(s) - No
Quiz Machines - No
Fit Bar Staff - Yes
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Varying
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 Mins
Noisy - Very
Hot - Pretty
Beer Garden - Not at night but at day it shares Bar Ones Beer Garden
Food - Burger Bar inside it somewhere
Toilets - Huge and pretty clean
Other Info - Quite Bar during the day but turns into a club where they play cheesy music or where live bands play at night.
Overall Rating - 4 OUTTA 5
Bar - OCTAGON
Type of Bar - Club/Live bands
Location - Sheffield Student Union
Go here if - You wanna watch a god band or wanna pull a 2nd/3rd year
Prices - Cheapish
Chance of a Taxi outside - High
Chance of Pulling - High
Pool Table(s) - No
Quiz Machines - No
Fit Bar Staff - Yes
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Low
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5-10 mins
Noisy - Very
Hot - Pretty
Beer Garden - No
Food - No
Toilets - Clean and big enough
Other Info - Dosn't open untill 10pm unless a band is on. You may also take your exams in here :)
Overall Rating - 4 OUTTA 5
Bar - RANMOOR BAR
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - Ranmoor Halls of Residence
Go here if - You live/have lived in Ranmoor, or just wanna go to the best Hall bar.
Prices - Cheap
Chance of a Taxi outside - Varying
Chance of Pulling - Medium
Pool Table(s) - Two
Quiz Machines - Two
Fit Bar Staff - Yes
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Good
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 Mins
Noisy - Not really
Hot - When busy yes
Beer Garden - Yes a couple of picnic benches outside
Food - They serve Pizzas for £2 quite often
Toilets - Clean and the right size
Other Info - Sometimes gets a 1am licence and ends up getting well packed and loads of fun.
Overall Rating - 5 OUTTA 5
Bar - SORBY BAR
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - Sorby halls of Residence
Go here if - You like your Bar to look like your front room
Prices - Cheap
Chance of a Taxi outside - Low
Chance of Pulling - Not that good
Pool Table(s) - Think So
Quiz Machines - No
Fit Bar Staff - Depends, the bar staff are the current residents
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Good
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 Mins
Noisy - Not really
Hot - Not really
Beer Garden - No
Food - Nope
Toilets - Small n Clean
Other Info - Bar meant for Sorby residents and noone else really goes there
Overall Rating - 2 OUTTA 5
Bar - STEVENSON BAR
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - Stevenson halls of Residence
Go here if - you'r a twat
Prices - Cheap
Chance of a Taxi outside - Low
Chance of Pulling - Low
Pool Table(s) - Pass
Quiz Machines - Pass
Fit Bar Staff - No
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - High
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 Mins
Noisy - Nope
Hot - Can be when busy
Beer Garden - No
Food - No
Toilets - Clean and small.
Other Info - Stevenson is a hall full of tossers so unfortunately their bar is aswell.
Overall Rating - 1 OUTTA 5
Bar - FOX AND DUCK
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - Broomhill
Go here if - You want a nice afternoon pint with a few mates or your other half.
Prices - Cheap but prices go up Fri and Sat nights
Chance of a Taxi outside - Good
Chance of Pulling - Low
Pool Table(s) - No
Quiz Machines - Two
Fit Bar Staff - Yes
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Low
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 Mins
Noisy - Not really
Hot - Not Really
Beer Garden - Small one with a couple of patio heaters
Food - Nope but they let you bring in takeaways before 7pm
Toilets - Small but Clean
Other Info - Sheffield Student Union own this
bar but its a nice mix between Students and old people.
Overall Rating - 3 OUTTA 5
Bar - O'NEILLS
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - Broomhill
Go here if - You want to watch Rugby in prefrence to Football
Prices - Fairly Expensive
Chance of a Taxi outside - High
Chance of Pulling - Low
Pool Table(s) - No
Quiz Machines - 2
Fit Bar Staff - No
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Varying
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 mins
Noisy - Yes when busy
Hot - Yes when busy
Beer Garden - No
Food - During the day but its not cheap
Toilets - Small and Clean (Fir means men in irish by the way :) )
Other Info - They try to be an authentic Irish bar but they fail. Staff are rude.
Overall Rating - 2 OUTTA 5 but only coz they play Rugby in preference to Football.
Bar - SOUTHSEA
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - Broomhill
Go here if - Everywhere else is packed
Prices - Fairly Expensive
Chance of a Taxi outside - Medium
Chance of Pulling - Low
Pool Table(s) - Yes
Quiz Machines - 2
Fit Bar Staff - Yes
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Medium
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 mins
Noisy - Yes when busy
Hot - Yes when busy
Beer Garden - Aparantly but I've never found it
Food - During the day but its not that cheap
Toilets - Small and Clean
Other Info - Its a Scream pub which means that if you get yourself a Yellow Card (costs a quid from the bar before 7pm) the drinks are all about 1/3 cheaper.
Overall Rating - 3 OUTTA 5
Bar - THE PLACE
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - Broomhill
Go here if - You want to play Pool on Red or Blue pool tables, wanna meet a girl, wanna take your parents for a pub lunch or if you wanna get pissed on cocktails.
Prices - Cheapish suprisingly
Chance of a Taxi outside - High
Chance of Pulling - Medium/High
Pool Table(s) - 3
Quiz Machi
nes - 1
Fit Bar Staff - No
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Varying
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 mins
Noisy - Yes when busy
Hot - Yes when busy
Beer Garden - Yes some funky metal tables outside
Food - Nice food during the day but its not that cheap.
Toilets - Nice Clean toilets
Other Info - Bit of a modern funky bar, nice and clen and a good size big screen to watch stuff on.
Overall Rating - FOUR OUTTA FIVE
Bar - THE HADFIELD
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - Crookesmoor
Go here if - You wanna see me Monkyed
Prices - Cheap
Chance of a Taxi outside - Low but theres a Taxi rank nearby
Chance of Pulling - Medium
Pool Table(s) - 3
Quiz Machines - 1
Fit Bar Staff - Yes
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Good
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 mins
Noisy - Yes when busy
Hot - Yes when busy
Beer Garden - No
Food - Nice food during the day thats dead cheap (eg cheeseburger and chips £1.95)
Toilets - Nice Clean toilets
Other Info - Great student bar.
Overall Rating - 5 OUTTA 5
Bar - THE CAVENDISH
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - West Street
Go here if - Its monday and you only wanna pay a quid for a drink
Prices - Cheapish if you have a Yellow Card
Chance of a Taxi outside - High
Chance of Pulling - Medium/High
Pool Table(s) - 4 I think
Quiz Machines - 3
Fit Bar Staff - Yep
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Varying
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 mins
Noisy - Yes when busy
Hot - Yes when busy
Beer Garden - Yes and it has an outdoor pool table
Food - Yes during the day. Moderately priced
Toilets - They work
Other Info - Virtually Always Packed
Overall Rating - FOUR OUTTA FIVE
Bar - VARSITY
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - West Street
Go here if - Its a quid in and then a quid a drink
Prices - Expensive
>Chance of a Taxi outside - High
Chance of Pulling - Medium
Pool Table(s) - none
Quiz Machines - none
Fit Bar Staff - Sometimes
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Varying
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5-10 mins
Noisy - Yes when busy
Hot - Yes when busy
Beer Garden - Yes
Food - no
Toilets - No Complaints
Other Info - Another funky kinda bar.
Overall Rating - TWO OUTTA FIVE
Bar - SWIM INN
Type of Bar - Pub
Location - West Street
Go here if - your going out or want a nice afternoon pint
Prices - Cheap
Chance of a Taxi outside - High
Chance of Pulling - Low
Pool Table(s) - none
Quiz Machines - 1
Fit Bar Staff - Not really but the bar manages has the BEST voice in the world. You have to go and see him once if your ever in Sheffield
Chance of getting a seat on Sat night - Varying
Time it takes to get served when packed - 5 mins
Noisy - Yes when busy
Hot - Not Really
Beer Garden - No
Food - Yes during the day. It's nice and it's cheap.
Toilets - Quite Nice
Other Info - Weatherspoons Bar so will always be quite cheap.
Overall Rating - FOUR OUTTA FIVE
Out oif the bars in Sheffield these are the ones I know best. I hope to update this op when I've wasted a bit more of my life in some of the other fine drinking establishments.
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