Customer Reviews
You never need to eat a bad pub meal again!! - By: Alison J. Haddock, 25 Aug 2008 
If you're fed up with handing over your hard earned cash at the end of a very average or indeed exceptionally poor meal this is the book for you. Sawday's Pubs & Inns lets you eat outin confidence. This very selective guide brings to you the very best Pubs & Inns that England has to offer.
As with all of Sawday's guides this is a pleasure to sit down a have a good read through. Your mouth begins to tingle, then salivate & before you know it you're chewing on an imaginary main-course. It is an extremely well written guide, illustrated throughout, & the maps give an excellent overview of where these gems can be found.
If eating out is important to you this should be the number one guide sitting on your bookshelf. It's always up-to-date so you don't suffer from the excellent pubs that have changed hands & are now less Raymond Blanc & more Ronald MacDonald.
All the Pubs that we've visited have excellent character alongside quality food, superbly cooked & a great selection of beers & wines. It's unlikely that you'll find your localin the guide, as only the very best are featured, but if you do consider yourself very very fortunate!
Don't leave home without it - By: Kim Croysdill, 29 May 2008 Well Alistair Sawday has done it again, this book uncovers all the gems that you would not find on your own, each & every time we visit one of the recommendations we are not disappointed, from spit & sawdust pubs to gastro pubs this book covers them all. The layout is really easy to use & if you enjoy a good pint, great food & adventure then this is the book for you, it knocks spots off all others.
Another winner from Sawdays - By: Jennifer Pearce, 17 May 2008 This book makes an excellent companion to any of the accommodation books. An extra bonus is to be able to use it close to home to explore inns & pubs that offer really good quality foodin a place that has been carefully & thoughtfully reviewed. The descriptions are full & the photographs give a good idea of what to expect. Sawdays publications are always good value, & this is no exception. Thanks to Alastair & company!
So many pubs, so little time! - By: A. L. Thomas, 13 May 2008 I discovered Alastair Sawday's guides five years ago & have been a fan of them ever since & they are always my first choice when finding great places to stay. This guide to Pubs & Inns of England & Wales is writtenin the same chatty style as the hotel guides but also includes practical information such as directions, opening & closing times & costs of meals. The descriptions of the pubs make each one sound enticing, I've already been to several & can vouch for the accuracy of those entries & I can't wait to try out more of the recommendations.
Really Special - By: J. Murphy, 07 May 2008 
We have been fans of the stylish Alstair Sawday Special Places guides since first buying "Special Places to Stayin Ireland "10 years ago. We have just christened the 5th Edition of "Special Places to Stay - Pubs & Inns of England & Wales" with a visit to 2 of their entries - tough work but someone has to do it!
The book is beautifully presented with appealing photographs & interesting background information on all entries plus all the essentials such as opening times, directions etc.
Serious drinkers shouldn't be put off by the sometimes rather flowery prose & ofcourse everyone's idea of what is "Special" can differ. One person's "Quaint" is another person's "Really Odd" & "Charming" to one can be "Twee" to another but I defy anyone who uses this guide regularly not to build up a treasure-trove of personal favourites!
