Puss in Boots

147 Nangreave Road, Offerton, SK2 6DG

Puss in Boots The February Pub of the Month is the Puss in Boots on Nangreave Road in Offerton. Kevin Davies has been along and tells you why it has won.

The Puss in Boots is a 1970s estate pub which had been run down throughout the 2000s before being temporarily closed. The Almond Family pubs group took over the tenancy of this Robinsons pub and, following a refurbishment in 2010, it was reopened. There have been some further additions and improvements since.

The pub is on a single level with a number of distinct areas, some of which are reserved for dining during the day. It has a well-deserved reputation for its food, including a very good carvery, so that even during the day the pub is busy. It is, though, the consistent high quality of the beer which is the primary reason for the nomination as Pub of the Month for February. Although it is well regarded for hosting post-funeral receptions, these occasions don’t always reveal the lively and welcoming pub that regular visitors know and enjoy.

The pub has three handpumps on the bar, with Robinsons Unicorn and Dizzy Blonde on two of them and a seasonal on the third. The glass-fronted ground-floor beer cellar is something of a novelty, but demonstrates the care and organisation behind the beer quality.

Nick Bateson has been the manager of the Puss in Boots for 15 years, having started working in the trade in Lincolnshire. Under his management, and with the efforts of all the team, the pub thrives.

Another reason for the award is recognition of the positive impact that the Almond Family pubs have had on the Stockport area – in the Puss in Boots, the Jolly Sailor in Davenport, the Spread Eagle in Romiley and the new Station House in Cheadle Hulme, they have taken pubs that were failing and transformed them into significant community assets. For those of us who remember the Puss in Boots in its former state, it is possibly the biggest turnaround of them all.

Join us on Thursday 26 February when this well-deserved award will be presented. It’s not too far to walk from the A6 and the 192 bus service. Apart from that, buses 383 and 385 from Stockport will drop you close by.

The Pub of the Month award is sponsored by Stephensons, a local family firm that has been supplying the local pub and catering trade for over 150 years.