N0205 Ryans

Parkgate Street has a lot of pubs on it for a small enough street, particularly when you consider it only has buildings on one side. It has a lot less than it had before, though, with N0207 Liam Walsh and N0202 The Millennium both currently closed, and the Sadlers Inn turned in to an insurance office.

Its also an area I'd never gone for a pint in, despite passing it frequently on the bus. So an expedition was in order to rectify this

First up was this branch of the FXB Steakhouse chain, one of the three with pubs attached. FX Buckley started out as a chain of butchers that my mother always considered too expensive when she lived in the city centre - this pub is, however, not expensive at all for where it is.

Pints of lager for a fiver and a decent sized steak sandwich (containing three small steaks) with chips for 10.50 is pretty decent in the city centre.

Atmosphere in the pub is decent, although it maybe doesn't need quite as many signs reminding us its a Victorian pub - there are enough reminders like the striking plates for non-safety matches beside each table!