The Glass House Stores Pub

From outside this Samuel Smith’s pub looks very much like a 300 year old shop front, frosted glass and aged oak. Within is a very narrow passageway which quite unaccessibley runs past the bar. Down at the back of the pub is seating of which there is rarely any available. After 6pm the downstairs bar opens up which is a little labyrinth like with some more odd seating but the seats are taken quickly. The bar staff are quite fast but not very chirpy and dampen the mood of the pub,which elsewhere is not over the moon as it is. After a while one begins to feel caustraphobia and the crisp tang of a rather awful house white is enough to send anyone packing.

Overall the Glass House is a disappointing member of the samuel smiths family with its tight corners and sullen staff - 4/10.