Cafe Artisan in Stoke-on-Trent

The Artisan Tap is fast becoming one of our favourite music venues, offering an eclectic selection of folk, punk, rock & roll, plus much more. Not only does it offer great gigs, but it does so in an environment that feels somewhere between an American dive bar and an Alice in Wonderland tea shop. It does get crowded in there and it does sell out easily, but the squeeze is well worth it and it pays to plan ahead.

Awesome staff and cool venue for gigs. Clean and a great atmosphere.

Quirky and friendly. Didn't eat here so can't comment on the food.

Nice and friendly atmosphere. Good selection of drinks that you don't find in a lot of places. It's bigger than it looks from the outside.

Absolutely belting place. Top drink, bands and atmosphere!

Beers: 9/10 - Lots of different beers on offer and cocktails Atmosphere: 8/10 - Busy normally and really nice bar staff Music: 8/10 - Music at a low level which allows conversation over the top Other: N/a

Great little venue,band were brilliant

Fantastic little cafe great for kids to enjoy play area but also calm place for a walk xx

Absolute brilliant night in there definitely going back ,, staff brilliant atmosphere brilliant 👏 👍 😀 👌 🙌 😄

Great venue for drinks and live music.

What a great venue! Really good sound in an intimate setting and lovely beer too. Fantastic Daintees gig last night - maybe the best I've seen. Martin S on top form with an amazingly precocious band. Also a bonus pair of supporting duos, Nixon Tate and Joe (I think) and Erin Hephzibah and Craig. Both excellent and well worth checking out. Erin's guest BVs on Wholly Humble Heart pushed an already powerful song to another level. I will definitely be returning to this lovely place

Great pub great beer fantastic staff ...only small gripe is the bar is way too small when the place is packed ...apart from that it's ace !!

Beer was good, service a little slow. Bar is very small but has a great selection. Worth waiting for...

Called in for a pint or 2 good beer great staff

Great live music venue. Very small for what we attended but intimate. 3 toilets for whole bar a bit short. Other than that. Great night. Great atmosphere.

First time going really good service was very good staff very helpful will pop again very good beers and ciders

Friendly staff, great atmosphere and great selection of drinks. Great live music venue, too!

Love this place, for the atmosphere and the quality of bands he is getting. It can't be easy!

Saw a local band this evening. Brilliant atmosphere and amazing decor. Hours passed by so quickly and it was so enjoyable. Highly recommend 🩷

Great atmosphere and always have some great live music on.

Great atmosphere. Its a fab place to see some amazing bands, all genres catered for!! A great choice of beers too.

Having played a gig here twice I can say that this venue is an aladdin's cave. The sound setup is phenomenal and Wayne is a top bloke to boot.

Brilliant place to go and chill. Vibrant atmosphere, also have entertainment,will revisit soon

Lovely little pub with a great outdoor area where you can sit with dogs.

Amazing place to watch live music and enjoy a decent pint can get very busy.

Compact and bijou live music venue

Brilliant space, decor is ace and always got something interesting to look at. Selection of drinks is also worth the visit, always excited to see what ales are offered when I go.

Quirky, cool, dog friendly and great staff

Always have great beer and cider on tap. We’ve sporadically attended the pub quiz a few times and that’s always great fun too. Great local place full of friendly faces.

I always enjoy a visit to the 'unique' Artisan Tap. I've been many times for live music but my recent visit was for an afternoon of excellent soul music from a group of very knowledgeable DJ's. Bar service is great from good friendly staff

Artisan always has a quirky vibe ,good music and a different range of beers for everybody 😊

Great place, with lots of choices to drink, very popular and you can see why

Love this place. Quirky and could be somewhere in London. Haven’t been for a while so wondering where all the mirrors and paraphernalia on the wall are, more ornaments and things on the wall please. Great gig venue, went to a gig, was sold out but not too many people. Good variety of ales.

An amazing unique pub. Great beer and Tom Hingley was amazing.

Great selection of beers & lovely atmosphere. Will be returning.

Top place for a drink on Hartshill, cool vintage chic look inside but it's not too hipster, and a comfortable place to be. Guys on the bar are all pretty decent. Good selection of drinks, particularly beer. And the cocktails here satisfy my other half which is rare so they're doing something pretty magic!

What a fab night tonight watching amazing talent. Great venue friendly staff, great prices, fab atmosphere! Had a fab night! Definitely be back x

Decent beers! Great atmosphere!

Great atmosphere watching the Tree Kats blues band.

Always good in here. Decent beers and friendly staff and people. Lots of old memorabilia around the place.

Fantastic venue and very friendly

Quirky, cosy and had a great atmosphere, along with being busy the whole time we were there on a late afternoon last saturday.

Great craft beers, fabulous décor

Buzzin. Good service & choice of beers

Such a fab chilled place, great beers and atmosphere!

Excellent pup very relaxing atmosphere good food good drink good company.

Came here in the evening for drinks and we've had food three times now. Each time, its been amazing. The burgers (smashed patties) are to die for and the nachos and chilli is sooooo good. Definerely recommend this place for its food and drinks. Hats off to the chef!

Great night with Nixon Tate and support from Bob M and Greenhouse

Fantastic venue..great live music..great friendly staff...

Great place with really nice decor and friendly staff! Dog friendly and a good choice of drinks

Great pub and a great quiz plus chips!

Great beer selection but the service was amazing, very very friendly.

Great quiz tonight, love my chip butties. Did not win but hey ho. See you next time.

Brilliant atmosphere very friendly

We love the tap. Great beer, nice small outside space, big interior. Always a winner when in hartshill

Cool little place if you like good beer and a nice atmosphere.

Very nice pub, great choice of drinks and a nice atmosphere

Friendly staff, good atmosphere, nice sun trap in the outside area. Good selection of drinks and snacks

Great range of beers and quirky surroundings

Great range of cask, keg and bottled/canned beers. A little oasis between Newcastle and Stoke.

Great place with great staff. Highly recommend

What a great quirky little place good beer good atmosphere nice to chill out

I love this place it's so quirky and very friendly.

Very impressed by my first visit to this interesting bar. Innovative decor and a great beer range.

Awful owner that doesn't know how to control himself. Get a grip, you run a bar!!!

Been here a few times now, great selection of beer etc. Good atmosphere and pleasant staff. Really nice mix of clientèle, comfy seating for those who want it and nice little outside space for this who want that.

Lovely atmosphere & attentive staff

A cracking little place for some real ales.

Great venue, really friendly, helpful staff. Occasionally have live music. The decor inside and out gives the place a lovely boutique boozer feel. A great selection of trad ales, craft beers, and spirits. Great atmosphere and environment in here. Beautiful in the summer too.

Good selection of beer always a good atmosphere, absolutely cracking

Always a good range of drinks on offer.

Quirky pub - just up my street. Had very good pints from Beartown & Bristol Beer Factory. Lots of bottles / cans / keg ales as well. Well worth a visit

As always, a nice place to visit and good beers with very friendly staff. If you haven't been here before, put it on your to do list. You won't regret it.

Nice chilled and quirky venue amazing, beers staff, are pleasant and helpful, just get in there n have a drink as they have loads of beers on tap 🍻👍

Always good beer and service in here 🍻🍻

Busy pub with range of real ale. Couple of doors down from a cracking curry house

Brilliant. Good selection of beers, friendly & hospitable staff and a quiet, mature atmosphere. Just the job. Highly recommended. We like it a lot.

Really cool place, with good beer. It has old fashioned settees and furniture to give it a real retro feel, great place for a chilled out pint.

TOP PLACE If all you wont the Best BEER IN TOWN No bull just top beer Don't forget to ask for SID behind the bar

Super vintage fair on the first Sunday of October hopefully this will be a regular thing Great atmosphere Funky interior Well worth a visit

Great if you want short measures and a flooded toilet

Great cosy place, quirky surroundings, plenty of room inside and outside, mixed age range, didn't feel out of place

Nice place with nice selection of beers, etc

Excellent for gin + beer, good atmosphere. A little bit quirky.

One of the best places to go for a drink around here. Really interesting decor, relaxed atmosphere, pleasant staff and great beer. I can't recommend it highly enough.

Lovely cosy place, good beer and quirky surroundings make it a great dog friendly place for a sociable drink.

Not a lot of choice, decoration is like a bomb went off in a charity shop, very hipster. Edit: never been anywhere near a wetherspoons but keep blaming me thats fine. 😘

Alternative interior but other wise comfy and a great selection if craft beer on draft

Very good selection of alcohol in a nice environment

Ace place. Great atmosphere, staff and drinks!

Went for the quiz night held every Tuesday. Best night out in a long while. Welcoming staff giving a good atmosphere.

Always a great place for a night out, good choice of drinks friendly staff highly recommend 5⭐

Great place , good selection of beers and gins.small courtyard and street seating available.

Cool place for a drink,interesting quirky decor and good range of real ales

One of my favourite places for a drink in Stoke.

Cold evening but we were still looked after well. Look foward to visiting when restrictions are lifted futher and i can actually walk up to the bar.

First visit. So cosy! Loved my Halloween Cocktail. Frankenlime Fizz. Track and trace, sanitising station and table service. Will return

Fantastic selection of drinks, lovely staff and always a great atmosphere!

Great selection of ales in a quirky environment. Friendly informative staff and covid safe.

Our details taken at the door, table allocated immediately and very good beer served, what more could you ask for in these troubling times.