Ups and Downs: Sale

Welcome

If you love the British pub, you will like this blog. Here I will review the pubs I drop into in my wanderings around my home region - urban, rural, posh, homely, fun pubs, restaurant pubs, and local backstreet pubs. I hope to encourage people to appreciate them.
I will score each pub out of five points each (30 points maximum) on its ambience, decor, service, whether it serves real ales, state of the toilets (but I can't vouch for the state of the gents because I don't use them!) and what extras it has - games, beer garden, newspapers, serves food, karaoke, quizzes, live music.
If after reading one of my reviews you decide to check out a pub, I hope you enjoy the experience. But bear in mind that I have only visited some of them once, and pubs and pub managers change. If the review needs updating, please leave a comment.
Ups and downs? Well, people drink when they're down. And they drink to celebrate, when they're feeling 'up'. Besides that, this is hill country. It's full of ups and downs.
(ALL PHOTOS ARE COPYRIGHT)

Friday, 12 December 2025

Slug and Lettuce, Sale

Slug and Lettuce

7 Waterside

Sale

TEL: 0161 969 8966

decor - 3

ambience - 3

service - 3

bit distracted

real ales - 0

features - 1

serves food

toilets - 3

Score 13 out of 30

Sunday, 12 June 2022

King's Ransom, Sale

The Kings Ransom,

Britannia Road, Sale, Cheshire M33 2AA

TEL: 0161 959 6006

Next to the Bridgewater near the centre of Sale. As you can see from the photos, the front entrance has a steep flight of stairs. The disabled access is along the street and through the car park and beer garden at the back.

decor - 4

Light, newish decor, comfortable seating, lots of room inside, and outside in the beer garden. The outside has a couple of cabins which give shelter from the elements, don't know if you have to book them to use them.

ambience - 3

Lively

Service - 3

A bit slow and distracted, otherwise not bad

ale - 1

Greene King pub

Features - 4

Beer garden with additional floating space on a barge with a canopy moored next to the bank. First I've seen such a thing at a canal or riverside pub. Rather nice. (Railed off all round, no risk of falling in the water unless you're unusually reckless or careless.)

dog friendly, at least in the beer garden

child friendly

Serves food

Toilets - 3

No toilet paper

Score 18 out of 30