The Potters Bar in Stoke-on-Trent

Understaffed when we were there and so a large delay on our food order. After an hour and a half we requested and received a full refund. this is not a typical experience though.

When I went in the pub was dead It was cold no atmosphere food was cold and not cooked properly

We love the Potters as it’s our local pub and we always feel happy, comfortable and welcomed. Food has improved massively but some days are better than others which is understandable as there probably are different chefs on. The only negative feedback we can give is the times of waiting. This seems to be down to lack of floor staff and the woman who is always there seems rushed and over worked. We had 3 courses and waiting for a while between then, particularly the desserts and was in nearly 3 hours in total between foods. Also plates weren’t cleared between courses and there are no curtesy checks to check if all is ok. Again, this appears to be lack of floor staff in a very busy pub. Would normally put us off anywhere else but we know this differs depending on what day you go and are always happy and comfortable. Overall, pub is fab, great choice on menu, polite and friendly staff and manager Dan takes pride in his pub. Overall would recommend.

Good pint of pedigree with another 3 guest ales at least on tap. Food Good value. Nice warm pub and a friendly atmosphere..definitely worth a try

Please don't eat here it is truly terrible,cheap produce and ingredients and what can I say about the so called chef,how this place is still open and serving food is a mystery as everyone we spoke to say's it's always the same and they would only pop in for a drink but would never eat there.

Bar staff are nice. The management put a lot of effort into putting on family entertainment.

Great time there. Friendly staff

Shut the bar early without warning, no bell rung and no advance warning from the bar staff. Is it any wonder pubs are closing hand over fist. Do you want customers or not? Shocking customer service.

We arrived to only find choas, i dont care for the amount if people but yes you had arranged a fair outside i expected it to be busy but why didn't you accommodate for this & have more staff on. There were empty plates & glasses everywhere, ques backed up to the door ordering food, there werent even staff behind the bar, we had to walk around to find someone to ask so we knew where our reserved table was. We were told to use the code at the table & order food & drink yet it wasn't working properly & we couldnt order to dishes we wanted. We finally tracked down the same lad & he said he would have to get the manager to fix the app. The poor lad looked stressed as hell managing the pub floor on his own. He couldn't tell us how long it would take to fix the app so we decided to just up & leave without ordering. We will never visit again & we were so looking forward to visiting as the pub is just around the corner from my friend. We thought we were going to have a fun night of food & visiting the fair but we did neither.

Best burger I’ve ever had! Service, staff and prices were great!

We very often go here for tea at the weekend we went last night and on ordering were told they had no steak no fish and only had fries no chips we were disappointed no steak but ordered a alternative normally it doesn’t take long for food to be served but last night it was 40 mins before starters were served and an hour before our main was served very disappointed

Tables weren't cleared full of glasses glad to go to a better pub in Caverswall

Polite, helpful staff. A great selection on the menu and served in good time. Ideal for a lunchtime get together. Full marks to Bredan Kim and Angela. Well done.

Excellent value money. Staff very friendly and helpful . Thank you

Lovely polite staff.warm clean comfortable place to eat and drink.food was served hot and fresh we all really enjoyed our visit

Great pub, good atmosphere and good beers. Been coming here for many years and it's great that there's still a local we can rely on. Minor issue one evening as they stopped serving without ringing the bell, but this was a one-off occurrence and was addressed by the manager, Dan. Overall very happy, always guaranteed to have a good night at Potters.

Every Saturday they have different live entertainment on that's generally really good. Two dart boards usually available to play on in a secluded area, good outdoor seating area. Decent food and drink for the price.

Brilliant service and food thanks to Angela and chef Brendan

We booked the Potters Bar for my father’s funeral wake. From booking to the actual day went very smoothly, the buffet, drinks and service was excellent would definitely recommend to anyone needing a venue for a special occasion.

Been before food was OK then so came back, had better quality food for the same money elsewhere, Pepsi Max was flat as a pancake, woman server was rude when asked for an overcharged cold dessert to be warmed up as the tiny pot of custard was stone cold too. **edit** I appreciate your apology, and have been here before it was never like this, the drink on draft was flat as a pancake which I can forgive it was only your pop, but the food.... bits of both our meals were cold (mushy peas were stone cold) ,but the desserts really annoyed me because I've paid for it, a brownie&cookie dough (which is not a cheesecake if she checks your menu) is a weird request to have warm??? Are you joking lol you must be, to have popped it in the microwave at my request would not have killed her, the dessert served cold was disgusting and soggy and the custard was cold, she came back 3 times to tell me it's not served warm.... When she could have just fulfilled my request which is quite a normal one. I did not care for her attitude when I've paid for it, it wasn't free.

Dan and the team are fantastic! Runs a great quiz and the food is great. Highly recommended

Visited this pub as a friend of mine is a regular visitor and has recommended it. First impressions were good, busy friendly atmosphere, service was prompt as was the food order. Food came out piping hot and was delicious. Was only planning on staying for a couple of hours but there was a quiz on and enjoyed it so much I decided to stay longer, I'll definetly be back and altho I live a little further away, I think this could perhaps be a reg place to meet with family and friends for meals etc. Update.. I have become a regular visitor of this place and wouldn't change now.. My look forward to place to be.

Really like the pub quiz on a Thursday. Dan and the team are always really friendly and the drinks are reasonably priced.

Great pub with great drinks selection and dart boards. The quiz is good too and the brownies are worth a try. This is the best pub in Stoke.

Brilliant pub with a great family feel, awesome food and an amazing pub quiz. The photo I've attached is one of their brownies - wonderful

I've visited the Potters Bar on many occasions over the last 30 months, and the service has always been great. Friendly staff, nice locals, a decent pint, and a decent meal too. I'm due to visit again this weekend, and that's reminded me to leave a decent review, as I've been meaning to for the last few visits.

Fantastic pub, very reasonably priced with a great atmosphere. Staff are great and friendly. It also holds the BEST pub quizzes.

Great pub with an amazing pub quiz. Always a good night!

Great pub with great quiz nights and dart boards, you can’t top it! The brownies are great too and great choice of beer.

Very family friendly, great atmosphere and plenty going on all the time!

We come here every other week! Great pub quiz and always good price food! Nice friendly staff.

Come every week for quiz night. Good atmosphere, food and drinks selection and a good price. Staff are lovley and Elly Bateman is exceptionally nice.

Hilary’s boys love the quiz !!!!!

Potters Bar has a great friendly atmosphere. Always top tier. Has a great quiz every Thursday. Special shout-out to Ellie “Bartender” Bateman for just being class.

Great atmosphere and the bar staff are really friendly and the food is amazing and the pub quiz is fantastic and the amazing

Another great night with friends at the potters bar in Meir Park. Even though it was busy due to a promotion (30% of food) service was very good. Can highly recommend the meat lovers pizza.

Friendly community pub that serves its community well. Good food and lovely atmosphere.

Great for a spot of lunch and a drink.

We ordered and Paid for our food just after 6pm As you can see from my Chase statement Our cutlery came out some minutes later But, Our food didn't till 7:20 ! At NO point, were We informed that there was a Wait time on food orders 😒

Very good and plentiful really enjoyed

Uncooked chicken. Lettuce brown and limp. Terrible service. Worst experience ever

Birthday tea catch up.. great night 👍

Credit where its due. The place is a bit run down and badly in need of being done up. BUT the gaffer there puts his heart and soul into the place. Good food, good beer and good atmosphere. Dog friendly.

We sat outside and the curry was delicious 😋

Food order placed just after 6pm on Friday (today 2/08/2024) No mixed grill available- no meat! No Fish & Chips - no fish! Update: Sunday 4/08/24 - Tried again, benefit of the doubt. Ordered a few dishes for 4 adults (no hot dogs), food came 1hr 15 mins after ordering. The place was dead! Seriously guys, what’s going on? Always will be my local, lovely staff, but come on, don’t take us for granted Dan…

Great food and amazing staff. Bingo was fun but didn't win which is a shame because the £30 would have gone towards an Optimus Prime figure but oh well I suppose God just hates me. Good place.

We are a group of people who want a good time and we can honestly say we really enjoyed ourselves the food we had was excellent the atmosphere was great and the service was spot on

Had a meal here a few days ago,food was very good and all the staff were polite especially Liam who was our waiter very well mannered and nothing was too much trouble he made our meal seam that bit more special 😁😁

We had a waiter called Liam he was very polite and service was very quick, food was amazing, would definitely come again, would definitely recommend

Called in for a meal which was very enjoyable . Great service from elouiser nothing was too much trouble and a lovely smile . Good atmosphere will go back soon

I had a amazing sever I couldn’t compliment him so much very well mannered and lovely lad I just about catched him name Liam

Great little pub with reasonably priced food. Play area at the back for the kids and lots of TVs to show the football. Great service by Liam, very friendly and helpful

Elouiser; best barmaid ever top form. Great booze and food. Always interact with customers

i the name of one of the serves is liam n he was so well mannered he was very kind n enjoyable to talk to

Best pub in stoke food,beer, brilliant service from elouiser couldn't do enough top pub

Some good entertainment at the weekends and the staff are very assiduous where their job is concerned. Special mention for Elouiser but all the staff are equally brilliant 👍

It's tasty food, but the food took a long time to come. We're waiting close to an hour and half just for the mains, nevermind the desserts!

We were visiting family in the area on Saturday and so decided to pop in for a couple of drinks and a good catch up. We've never visited before but we were very pleasantly surprised. The staff were so friendly, especially Chloe who made a fuss of our children and dog. We were also extremely impressed that they had a dog menu, I mean WOW!!! We chose the sausage and mash with gravy which Barney absolutely wolfed down. Chloe was so good with our children that they wouldn't leave without giving her a hug goodbye, she's a gem! The bar is very pleasant and will definitely be calling in again when we're back!

Out for a family lunch 5 different meals ,all were lovely .Service was quick and very friendly

Beautiful food. Prompt and professional service. Staff very polite. Thank you very much.

Great community pub, family friendly both human and canine. Really friendly staff, clean, tidy venue. Just an overall welcoming experience.

Had a mixed grill, got 30% off, didn't finish it! Meat too good to waste so took it home wrapped in a napkin and gave the dog a mint day - chain pu food, nothing fancy, but hits the spot.

Brilliant meal, friendly staff. We come here often.

Called in for some food. Very busy but food was lovely. Bingo night too so we joined in and won the jackpot. Great night. Made to feel very welcome. Will be back when next in the area.

Delicious food really enjoyed it also presented lovely and the man behind the bar was very polite and made sure we had everything we needed, I think his name was Chris

Great - easy to book - lots of space made available and very clear as to where. Drinks and atmosphere all very good.

Lovely friendly atmosphere. Fantastic food from a menu with plenty of choice

The staff were very friendly as soon as we entered plus the pub was already full so the atmosphere was great and we could also talk to each other without shouting the food was very nice and presented to us on hot plates very reasonable prices I would highly recommend The potters Bar to anyone who would ask me where they should go to eat out

Staff were really welcoming and friendly landlord made for an excellent family lunch out. Really good quality meals and portion size for money. Will definitely visit again, and recommend to all our friends.

Lovely meal. I recommend the rump steak it was lean and tender. The staff are friendly and there is a good atmosphere.

Great local Karaoke was much better last Friday being earlier. 9pm too late for entertainment as a general. Great atmosphere Would love to see some Sunday afternoon entertainment 😁 Service only a 3 as sometimes more bar staff needed

Great pub great food great beer

Nice friendly people And nice food Took a little longer than usual for the food to arrive but the pub was quite busy 😊😊

Had a great night at the quiz with friends.

First time visit and I would highly recommend, good was very tasty, my sister had the fish and chips and she says the fish was lovely , staff very friendly. Will definitely be back

Booked table online 2 hours before with instructions for low level access as wheelchair holder. On arriving very busy but was told table was at higher level. I then said to waitress that a table for four was booked for 20.00 hours and we would of left. Food well mine was aired others said if didn't have the 30% off would of not considered coming back. SORRY

Fab pub lovely staff good atmosphere

Love coming to the quiz on a Thursday!

Excellent night, great quiz, really enjoyable. Love that you can order your beer at the table and pay online during the quiz

Food was very nice , quick service and the staff were very nice and everything was good 👍

Dunno what's happened the past few weeks, but 2 weeks on the trot now we've booked a table in advance to be told both times that we're not allowed sit at that table as the people at that table have "spoken to the manager". Been coming for a few years now for the quiz, shame that this is colouring our experience now

Booked to sit in the booth at 8pm for 4 people, when we got there other people in the booth and we were put on table 12. Didn’t know bingo was on so I asked if we could move into the other room so we could talk,the young man said he would find out and get back to us…he never did !!! Ordered a starter as a main but it was served as a starter and the other meals came later. Also there was a man vaping anll the time we were eating.. disgusting !!! All in all a great disappointment…won’t be coming again.

Food and the Service was very good definitely be coming back soon

Had a great meal excellent value for money 4 adults 2 children

The ultimate chicken burger was beautiful, I would highly recommend and Dans service was top notch as always

Its been a long time since visiting Potters bar and was really impressed with staff and the food. There was a good atmosphere

Fantastic food and quick service from when order was place. Staff were pleasant and polite and very efficient. Highly recommend.

Always a great atmosphere and the staff are very friendly and welcoming

Went for a meal very welcoming and lovely place friendly staff and food was lovely plenty of parking space. Would recommend if you wany to go for a fairly priced meal or a few drinks

Friendly staff as always making us feel a welcome regular

*Table not ready when we arrived despite booking *confusion between tills and printed menu meant that when I ordered two lasagne with one side order of chips one was delivered with the advertised side salad and garlic bread and the other served with chips, no garlic bread and a small salad when I pointed this out I was told the tills only allow the combination that we were served but I could pay extra for garlic bread if I wished. * waited 20 minutes after ordering deserts before having to return to the bar to enquire when we might expect them as we had finished our drinks whilst waiting. *ordered decaf coffee, staff were unable to find decaf on machine so had to settle for caffinated. *no vailla ice cream so had to have chocolate with our desert

Great quiz night 🌟 .. food with 30% offer .. would be rude not too 👍 + Music bingo win.. walking home with a bottle of wine .. and all on a school night 😂

A lovely evening for my sisters birthday 6 of us we chose the Curry night meal deal it was really tasty & we'll worth the money +a drink for a £1 bar service good & the young lady who bought our meal very cheerful & polite asking if we needed any sauces & returned to see if was all okay with our meal overall a enjoyable evening will definitely return soon & recommend to family & friends thank you

Food is average for pub food but we come every thursday for the quiz which is a brilliant atmosphere and one of the highlights of the week!

We were found a table for five easily although we had not been able to book.

Food and atmosphere are top notch in the Potters and has been since Dan took charge. The service lets the pub down at times, as often you’ll find the younger staff playing hide and seek in the kitchen or office rather than manning the bar. Pub requires a refurb as it is getting a bit dated, and some of the paving outside along with the male toilets can be classed as health hazards. Considering the very high prices, the least the loyal customers deserve is a fresh interior and safety guaranteed outside.

Been there a few times with the family the staff are always welcoming and the food is top notch. The atmosphere during the quiz nights is incredible

Go once a month with My wife for a couple of hours and always enjoy it. A nice relaxing atmosphere and reasonable price beers. Just been the potters bar for food this time on the 3rd of February 2024. A lovely evening was had we had food and drinks it was really lovely food, and a couple of really good pints of real ale. A lovely relaxing evening was had. Good food, beers and friendly staff.

Pedigree is still flat as a witches***

Really enjoyed visiting the potters bar it's very friendly and the staff are brilliant 👍