
You left me urging my in-laws forward to the front door of the Fat Cat, the busiest pub in Sheffield whenever I visit.

This is the pub where I met 3 legends of the pub world in 2017, and I was keen to bag the cosy room on the left for the in-laws to show them what Kelham was all about.

Frustratingly, we were 7th-9th in the queue at 12:02, but the other folk all wanted the garden. Ha !

So the best room was ours, all ours ! The in-laws seemed unimpressed.



I’m not sure if this is a feature of all Old People but they were quite happy for me to order for them without questions. None of that “What hops are in the C-Bomb ?” or “Is the steak vegan ?” nonsense.

Just 3 steak pies, 3 pints of Pale Rider, please.
See, women DO drink pints*.

They seemed to love the Fat Cat’s signature beer (a cool, crisp NBSS 3.5+), and their signature dish, anyway, and my notes reflect a fascination with Northern accents and Barbara Windsor, presumably unrelated.

It was wonderful(and cheap); so good we stayed for a Jarl (not THAT one) and one each of the puddings, all from the Old School cookbook.

Mrs RM joined us about 13:30 for a pint and a bag of crisps after something called work, and looked jealously at our empty plates.
Sheffield and the Fat Cat, you did the Southerners proud.
*Is this a contender for my PubMan of 2021, RIGHT HERE ?
Yes, and you treated your in laws well!!
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I love to see people enjoying pubs and pint !
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your lunch looks like it was delicious!
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It really was ! (not so healthy though ;-0).
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Perhaps not all women drink pints, but it obviously runs in Mrs RM’s family.
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Beer should only be served in pints, then we wouldn’t have this casual sexism that Beer Twitter tolerates that sees the half pint automatically given to the lady. #casualsexism
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Not sure I’d like to see the effects of sinking Prosecco by the pint though.
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My new phone keeps making me anonymous on your blog. I am the UK Subs fan!
Fat Cat looks magnificent… I’ve been drinking in Sheffield once and think I went there… glass frontage?
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