The Old Vic in Preston

Excellent selection of well kept real ales Great food at sensible prices Friendly staff

Staff seemed uninterested, party of eight people had to wait a little longer than I had hoped to be served.

Fantastic traditional pub, great service and atmosphere 👍

Opposite Preston Station. My daughter said lets pop in while waiting for a train. Looking from the outside I thought do I really want to go in here. On entering it was Wow what a lovely cosy pub. The lady behind the bar was lovely, and friendly. We had a couple of nice pints before we had to catch our train. This was our first visit to Preston. We will come again and visit the Old Vic and maybe accidentally miss our train. Thank you.

Been coming here on and off for almost twenty years; now that I live in London it's my first stop when I come back to see friends and family and get the train into Preston. £3.40 for a good pint is brilliant!

Been many times but only to have a drink. Called in with the Mother and Father in law and the Mrs to grab a pint and a bite to eat. Staff were really friendly and the broccoli and Stilton soup was gorgeous. Good range of beers etc, will be going back!

Couple of real ales on offer, great location when waiting for your late train

Good beer at good prices. Excellent staff

My second home. Absolutely love this place. Cannot recommend enough.

Plenty of real ales friendly staff sky sports and bt sports plus train departure board

Good pub full of locals, lovely staff, good beer, close to the railway station - it even has a screen showung live train departures. It is a big venue and is likely to always have seating.

With a walking group, that gathered to celebrate an 80th birthday. A good selection of draught ales. A good selection of sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, and good pub menu.

Great pub good selection of beers friendly staff.

Great pub friendly, away fans where welcome 👍🏻

Nice basic pub, good selection of beers,pub food, not expensive,and occasionally a bit of a folk music session. Always visit when am in Preston.

Good range of ales. Good food at very reasonable prices.

Stopped here quickly while we changing trains in Preston - good, solid, traditional boozer a short run from the station.

We love it nice staff and all is good

A quick drink before my train. Very friendly barman served me a nice cold cider. Very cosy place. Definitely go back :)

Nice pub with real ales available

Nice pub with real ales available and very close to the train station

Shame about not serving food this week

Just had drinks Great staff Lovely atmosphere

This pub is next to preston railway station and has one of best choices of real ales on in Preston Pub can get busy weekends especially when PNE are at home This pub has tvs for sports events Clientele ranges from time of day from old locals to the younger sorts Bar staff is very polite and pub has old world feel to it when not noisy inside Saturday 24th June We again entered this brilliant preston real ale pub This pub never disappoints me with a great range of hand pumped real ales on as usual tonight This pub I must stress for a person who wants to drink real ales has to be classed as an essential visit Saturday 15th June 2024 This great preston real ale pub was again visited by us again This pub has now not changed at all from the last other visits I have reported on, and the reports are correct. There were 5 hand pumped ales on tonight, and of them, 4 were interesting well kept ales Keep up the good work

Great pub, does everything a good pub should.

£0.60p for a lime and soda, cracking deal!

Great place to watch footy and the Cruz Campo is very good

Nice pub close to train station. Has a screen with live train times on near bar. Serves food but not had any.

Same as usual,for what we do the place is perfect once a month with retirees from work.

Clean tidy..friendly staff..excellent real ales

Very kind and accommodating staff. Great place to watch football matches. Just moved to the city in February and will definitely repeat many times, despite there being dozens of pubs in city centre.

Argyle on tour ! Staying overnight in Preston after watching Argyle at Blackburn Rovers. Typical sport pub with screens everywhere showing England rugby and Arsenal v Brentford. A lot of real ale choices but none really to my taste. I had a local brew called Wainwright. After a tiring day it was good to chill out and chat to a couple of Preston fans....David and Steve....annoyingly I didn't take a piccy.....what was I thinking

Great selection of drinks served by excellent staff!

Decent for a pub near a train station

I've ignored this place for some time in favour of a bar slightly closer to the train station. It's a really lovely place with more tv's, showing various sports than I have seen for a while. Compared to other nearby bars, it's cheaper and more inviting, friendly. Give it a go, and you will be pleasantly surprised, I was.

A welcoming pub with a good selection of drinks. It soon became our favourite place while we stayed in the area! All good, 5 stars 👍

Proper boozer next to the railway station.

Great old pub. You can imagine many travellers passing the time here days gone by. Staff were cracking in particular one lass who I think was the bar manager who made a stranger very welcome. Defo go back.

Great pub, greeted well by security staff, felt welcomed immediately. Good atmosphere with reasonable prices.

Great place, although I may need to return soon than the last time I visited.. nearly 15 years ago. I'm sorry. Still good service and pleasant staff.

Great choice of ales. Surprisingly busy at 3pm on a weekday afternoon.

Excellent location, with great staff. Beer is good, perfectly served with smiling faces.

Pub near the train station in Preston, conveniently situated.

Great place for a drink photo taken just after last orders

Not long after we ordered our drinks , we were asked to drink up and leave as it was closing time . Staff were rude and only interested in getting the place close - not a welcoming atmosphere

Making only my second visit to Preston town centre. Came for a footie game at Deepdale many years ago. Popped into this CAMRA 2024 entry pub close to the railway station. So close that they have a departure board for said station. Very good value food. Visited with Madge and Jorvic. Proper and large pub with covered outdoor area to the rear. Jorvic had a pint of Stanley's 3.8% pale from Kirkby Lonsdale brewery. One of five available on handpump. Very good. Lots of TV'S. A little bit shabby in places but Madge likes it. Might be back for breakfast tomorrow!

Always very friendly and great atmosphere. Good selection of beers ales and lagers. Food is pub food at a great price

I'm coeliac and found a gf beer on draft in this pub.Enjoyed the beer and the pub.

Great place to visit a nice atmosphere staff amazing 😀😁👍

Delicious home made food very reasonably priced

Always have a good selection of cask ale.

Traditional pub serving good selection of real ales which are kept to a high standard. Well worth a visit.

Very charming pub, with well kept ale and friendly people

A traditional pub with sports screens. Friendly service and a good selection of real ales in good condition.

Slightly quaint inside of a plain facade. Old fashioned style. Friendly helpful staff, small menu, but well prepared good food. Will be back again to try more of the menu.

Great bar in preston town center and next to the train station!

Nice tidy beer garden, good bar service and a decent pint of Bombardier. Winning!

Lovely large pub, was only in for a pint before catching train, but food looked good.

Good pub gor real ale and benefits from having a departure and arrivals board for trains from Preston train station

Nice place to while away the hours waiting for delayed trains

Proper pub this. Great ales, friendly staff, and good old fashioned pub lunches. Also really handy for the railway station and has outdoor seating and smoking area. Excellent

Nice pub to have a good drink in

Handy little pub if catching train. Has train times on bar. Good selection of drinks. Pleasant surroundings.

Girl wasn't at all pleasant took me while to get served the beer was good thou and they do have live sport on.

Nice and friendly staff..always with smiling face ..good ambience

Very quiet no food at the weekend, but staff very friendly only popped in to meet my daughter and grandson so dididnt stay as no food .

Great to pop in for a swift pint if your waiting for a train. They display train times in the bar. Great selection of ales too!

Nice pub opposite Preston train station. Nice beers and lovley staff very friendly

Great pub, great choice of real ales and lagers

Big open pub, lots of TVs for foot, reasonable prices n good staff.

Great service, staff was polite

Underrated Preston Pub. Well run and well priced

Great traditional pub.good home name food. Good choice drinks including cask ales.Very Close to Railway Station

Great place near train station and good selection of alcohol and gins

Quick lunch before work. Knowing you can get a sausage butty and a cheese toasty. Not complicated but hearty.

Nice pub with good selection of real ales.

Great pub. Two minutes from Preston train station, if you're travelling via Preston take an early train and relax with a pint and wait for your connection. Great selection of beers, staff are excellent, very friendly. Go on, you know it makes sense.

Good real ales with excellent value simple food offering. Very handy for Preston Station. Always the first place to call after arriving at station.

A very welcoming port in the storm something rare today. Displays train times for nearby located train station. Extremely friendly and helpful bar staff shout out to James for warm and friendly service! Provided warm efficency friendly service! Juke box accessible and facilities kept clean and at high standard.

Very typical old type public house. Nice people, friendly staff and lovely pub grub

Great beer at an affordable price congratulations to the staff and management it proves it can be done

Fantastic pub. Great range of pump brs lovely food and very well priced. Brilliant atmosphere and lovely staff Will be back

Great friendly pub and not expensive

Loved this pub,just outside Preston stn.had a lovely couple of hrs whiling the time away waiting for next train to London,in fact missed a couple.well worth a visit

Great real ale pub close to station.

Very pleasant and friendly staff, very handy for the train station, even had tips on how to obtain cheaper train tickets by searching by station name instead of simply choosing from the first screen.

Nice friendly pub close to train station food served till 2pm.All sports on tv pool table.

Excellent town centre pub. Friendly staff, good choice of real ale

Came here as a cheaper alternative to the bar on preston train station a great range of ales and reasonably priced

Stopped for some hearty food before long train journey home. Busy, friendly, very keenly priced, enjoyed the service and food. Great job The Old Vic

A good selection of cask /real ales. It's in close proximity to the railway station. So usually quite lively. Pub food available but cash only for this. Cards can be used for drinks etc.

The stuff is amazing! Good pints

good nice place like the staff and food was nice keep going in when i am travelling by train

Traditional pub with a selection real ales with prices around ,£3.30 pint. Food is avaliable at lunch times.

Good pub near the station. Got some nice food and beer selection is very good. Nice and cosy seating areas add to the experience.

One of my old favourite pubs, great beer and a proper atmosphere

Very friendly Superb location Friendly staff

Always a pleasant atmosphere, friendly bar staff, good pint.

A comfy welcoming place to wait for your train. Nice beer too and as an old person I remember the wonderful Friday nights at the duck disco upstairs.

Disgusting loos, bar man was extremely rude, not much to like tbh.