The Holy Inadequate in Stoke-on-Trent

Effortlessly great atmosphere and vibe

Didn't eat but good beer and lovely staff

Nice pub, nice atmosphere, no trouble and proper ale.

Great little pub, loads of real ales

Really nice pub. Great selection of beers.

With their own brewery now this place just gets better. A proper cosy pub, great atmosphere, busy and well looked after. Beer is great. Pork pies are lovely too.

Great pub with a fantastic selection of beers and great atmosphere well worth a visit 😀

Great pub so welcoming great beer good prices wish it was in my town

Beautiful pub selling there own home made ales. A great atmosphere filled with local friendly people.

Wow what a gem of a pub selection of ales and other beers to die for will be visiting again when in area

Food is the pork pie, too yummy to resist. Service is the smile behaind the bar, whilst delivering the high quality beers. The atmosphere is generated by the satisfied customers. Go there and add to it!

Very good,friendly staff,great beers,had a pale abbeydale again a great visit and a great talk in breweryReally enjoyed visit.Friends of Highgate brewey.

One of the very best pubs around, Very friendly staff and atmosphere, Familiar faces but not clicky no matter the day or time, Early doors can get very busy but it only adds to the experience ❤️ this Pub

Exactly what a pub should be like. Vast range of good beers (though maybe stocking even one non-alcoholic wine might be an idea). Friendly staff attractive decor, comfy seats, super beer, excellent music at a volume you can easily chat over and the nicest, cleanest toilets of any pub I've ever been in. Recommended. A gem.

Possibly the best pub in the country.

Fantastic pub one of the best in the area.

Nice little local with friendly staff

Stopped by this brewery for a few pints. Great atmosphere and really good beer. Staff were friendly, exactly what I needed after a long flight.

What a great pub load of different beers on tap 👍

Lovely pub sells real beer 🍺 Excellent service, lovely pork pies for sale, you must visit immediately.

An excellent selection to please every palate, with cheerful and pleasant staff😎

Great relaxing place with a friendly and helpful staff

Old school pub,very friendly atmosphere

Fantastic beers and friendly service

Very good range of beers and ciders on draught. Excellent variety of bottled beers too. Good choice of crisp supplier pipers where the long horn beef are my favourite.

What a pub !so many good beers. Not a food pub but pork pies excellent. Highly recommend

Really unusual pub, friendly, no swearing policy and a great range of unusual beers

Great pub . Loads of real ales n lagers. Friendly staff n customers alike.

Absolute delight, great selection of their own brewery ale and beyond

Great English pub. Choices, choices and more choices....most on tap.

Great local beer. In fact the brewery is next door ! Great staff - quiet when we were there as weather was appalling. Comfortable and recommend the scotch eggs 😛

What a pub. Well worth a visit.

Brilliant pub. Great real ale selection, friendly service, log burner, pleasant atmosphere. Had everything I look for in a pub, so it's a great shame I don't live closer.

Lovely local pub, good beer selection, welcoming atmosphere. Would highly recommend for people who want a few drinks after work to unwind

Lovely pub, amazing variety of real ale, something for everyone great atmosphere full of people and would definitely recommend. I will go again when I can

Lovely pub, a must visit if you are ever in the area.

Visited tonight, loads of beers to choose from, if your not sure ask the barman, he will suggest what beer to taste, nice pub with a friendly atmosphere, well worth a visit.

Excellent ale and pork pie. Great bar staff.

Brilliant pub with a good choice of beers 🍻

Fantastic proper pup with great selection of beers, great atmosphere and friendly clientele. We loved it and will definitely be back.

Great bests and cider really friendly staff. Pork pies are to die for.

Belter of a pub. Brew their own beer that is unbelievably good! Great atmosphere with a proper old school boozer atmosphere. Warm open fire surrounded by traditional decor. Main room wraps around in an ‘L’ shape with plenty of tables. Also a large separate room and roomy outdoor covered seating area. Top drawer pub. Certainly one of the best I’ve been to!

Simply a proper pub. Proves that you can't manufacture an atmosphere.

Went to the Holy on new year's eve. Good atmosphere not too busy. Good choice of ales, some brewed on the premises. I particularly liked their Etruscan dark mild. All were well kept as usual. The owner, Paul, always finds time to have a chat with us.

Incredible pub! Very happy to have this as my local! The staff are very friendly, the space is very cosy and warm (especially if that lovely log fire is on!) and the selection is like no other. Their self-brewed stuff is incredibly good and well priced, too! The Holy Inadequate is always busy, but there is plenty of space hidden away and it's always quick to get served, too. Lovely food options here, too, including their homemade pork pies! CAMRA award winning, and it shows!

I'm a fan of this pub. Lovely traditional pub nice atmosphere with books and games nearby. Some music when I went in but not overbearing to the point of not being able to talk. Do a lovely pork pie I assume its homemade if not, it's still jolly good. Great selection of beer. Not the easiest location to get to, but other than that, all is great.

Really good pub with a good 👍selection of beers, every body very friendly. 🍺🍻👍

After a cold brisk walk along the canal, opening the door on this wonderful drinking hole is a must. A warm real fire welcomes you as well as a selection of real ales, ciders and keg beer. If you are visiting Stoke-on-Trent to sample its drinking delights, add this to your list. Yes it's slightly out of the way, but if you want beers and atmosphere head over to this hidden gem!

Lovely little real ale pub, fairly priced as well also dog friendly

Amazing community pub with own brewery. Just great!

Didn't eat here but a wide selection of ales and beers.

Nice bar with good selection of drinks. Some of the regulars are a bit weird but besides that's it's a nice and relaxing place!

Great pub with fantastic beer, great tasting pork pies and a cracking juke box.

ace pint. gorgeous and freindly bar girl

A perfect pub the only small issue is the horrible weird doors in the ladies toilet

Well, it's all about the beer... And it always delivers..good choices, some brewed on the premises. Good company, wood fires, pork pies, no frills... great

So glad we detoured here from our canal ride. Great range of cask ales. It’s rare to find one dark ale but to have two was a real treat. We will visit again if we’re ever in the area.

Fantastic selection of beers 🍺😁

We took a walk from the canal. Don’t judge the outside of the pub. Excellent range of home brewed and guest beer. Good sound track and a variety of places/rooms to sit. Dog friendly.

Lovely local pub. With a great choice of real ales. With bar snacks, which include very, very nice pork pies. Staff are friendly and welcoming.

Great pub with a wide choice of real ales friendly staff and customers. Comfortable interior and good size beer garden

Local small pub with a fantastic range of real and keg ales. Home of the Inadequate brewery. Very friendly staff, good atmosphere and a couple of excellent pints.

Lovely place. Fabulous on a nice day in the courtyard

Cosy pub, pork pies are amazing and the staff are very welcoming

An excellent example of a traditional style pub and brewery. As well as those brewed on the premises the cask ale selection also includes some guests.

Excellent choice of beers very well kept at this surprising local. Bar stacks also available but the main event is the ale.

Ok but own products bit bland and expensive also less options of other breweries even more expensive, better places nearby and more friendly

Really friendly great pub with some great staff! Beer is always changing and run with some amazing brewery’s, food wise they have some lovely pot pies, couple of meaty treats and plenty of crisps. Well behaving dogs are welcome, the beer garden is nice maybe some more decorations outside but it’s still very nice!

Great place with a really good selection, always friendly crowd with some really good local brewed beer. Ticketyboo is well worth a nights sampling on its own.

Great traditional pub with a very large selection of Ales, well worth a visit!

Friendly pub great selection of beer

What an amazing pub this is, I’ve never seen so many hand pulls on in a pub & all served brilliantly as well, really nicely kept & a warm welcome

Brilliant pub to go to for a nice quiet pint .Lovely staff ,landlord always around for his customers whether they Old or new .Would highly recommend this lovely watering hole

I tried many pubs in England, never seen a pub as professional as this one in craft beers, I can remember once upon a time I was on my way from London to Manchester, I diverged from M6 to A500 just for one reason and this is was to try one the most best full bodies beers I’ve ever drunken. This is Tickety-boo. This pub has its own brewery running by a real alchemist! Recommend to everyone.

Excellent pub great choice of great tasting beers and great service

Great pub lovely log fire welcoming staff and dog friendly. Old Rosie cider 🍺 blows your head off

Best pub in Stoke on Trent with the best bar staff. Beer is superb dog friendly even our Wilf likes the beer customers are so friendly.

Difficult to find and get to but well worth the effort. At the end of a rather beery week off my wife described her pint as the best of the week and tasting like nectar. My pint was great too. Our new favourite pub. More than Holy Adequate.

Proper traditional pub... great beer.. great people... Happy 11th birthday 🎂

Exceptional place. Real ale, open fire, dog friendly and fantastic staff what more do you want x

Always had a great pint in here. Didn't realise that many of the beers on the pull are brewed on the premises. Love the artwork.

The staff are very friendly and the home brews are amazing not to mention the Log fire and pork pies

We have been coming here a few months now .a fantastic little pub .always made to feel welcome everytime we come.Staff and customers very friendly. Excellent customer service from staff .always a good range of beers to choose from .

What a beautiful pub. Huge selection of beers on cask and keg, and tonnes of cans and bottles, including an impressive Belgian range. Lovely chilled atmosphere, cosy and comfortable, with a log burner. So impressive

Great beer and always a warm fire in Winter.

A fantastic pub with a great selection of drinks and the nicest staff and owners ever, it's not a foodie pub so it's bar snacks (and amazing pork pies!) Friendly and warm atmosphere and you can tell it has a fantastic community of interesting regulars. Lovely covered beer garden out back with plenty of seating for smokers, and when it's cooler there's two lovely log burners that make the pub extra cozy :) I'm not an ale drinker but my friends are and they really enjoyed the in-house brews. Also they have some books and games in the back room so it's a great spot to meet up with friends, with plenty of really good local takeaways for if you get hungry. Also lovely that the place is dog friendly! And can personally attest that if you're looking for a place where you can go for the first time on your own, you'll have a warm welcome here!

Fantastic pub and atmosphere. Great for meeting with friends and plenty of space for everyone. Log burners for warmth and a brilliant and spacious beer garden. Have actually been in. The landlord and lady are fabulous. 👌🏻

Lovely pub, friendly folk . Landlord and landlady, Sarah and Paul, very welcoming. Exceptionately good ale. lovely atmosphere, dog and people friendly.

If you pass through Etruria, Stoke, try the ' Holy Inadequate' Just off Black Prince Marina. 9 real ales, including their own micro brews, and 3 real ciders. No idiots allowed as Paul the landlord has this place just right. No hot food offering but a fantastic pork pie and scotch egg available, great little snack. Proper traditional boozer with great ale, nice atmosphere and real people. Also I have been in! (ask the landlady what I mean)

One of the best things I've ever done is step foot in the Holy Inadequate! Not only is the pub friendly, cozy and welcoming I have made amazing friends for life! As a member of the LGBTQ community it is very inclusive and I have been accepted by staff and customers alike, I often go alone and always end up having an amazing night, our family dog Penny also enjoys her visits for a good fuss when I'm dog sitting. On a personal note, this pub also boasts an excellent selection of peated single malt scotch whisky which I find is quite rare outside of Scotland! The owners, Sarah and Paul have done an amazing job in making this pub one of the friendliest and most welcoming in Stoke on Trent and I couldn't ask for a better local. Disclaimer: I have actually visited this pub but I am often under the influence of Laphroaig 10 or Talisker so take this review as you wish!

It's look brilliant for a quiet drink and meet up.. I've not been in yet but I will be one day that's for sure

Great selection of craft and real ales, lagers, and beers including many from their own brewery, 'Inadequate'. Free parking, and friendly staff. Great pub.

Brilliant pub, excellent selection and the atmosphere is superb!

Great atmosphere, warm and friendly

Fantastic pub with amazing rage of beers

Cheerful and welcoming with a great atmosphere

A lovely warm welcomeing pub with great ales ciders and lagers a tradional real ale pub friendly bar staff and great snacks includeing the best pork pies in sot when th log burners in theres nothing better than enjoying a few real ales in front of the fire

Always fantastic range of ales, with a mix of independent & brewed on site, great atmosphere, dog friendly & usually a fire blaring in the corner - what's not to like

Brilliant pub and real ale and lovelly people

Amazing beer and ales, I can see why they're in CAMRA