Grove Alehouse, Hazel Grove

Micropub with environmental credentials: a good deal of recycled timber has been used for many of the fittings, but such is the quality of finish, you'd never know. It is set in what was originally Tittertons butcher's shop, latterly it became a computer shop, then lay empty for a year. Being a former shop, the size of the place is as modest as a good-sized living room. The layout is L-shaped with an L-shaped bar in the right-hand quarter. Beyond the bar, and into a corridor gives access to the toilet, and exit to the neat outside cum smoking area out at the rear. Decor is minimal with just a few choice images; there is a blackboard showing cask ales, etc currently on sale. Five handpumps adorn the the front of the bar, and boldly face the window enabling the customer to see the cask offering before anything else. A large fridge behind the bar is stocked with bottles from a variety of sources. The food offering is pickled eggs, crisps and nuts.