Stoke Town Centre Pub | Near Station | Kitchen | 250 SQFT

The pub sits on a side street off Church Street, close to the Spode Works creative quarter that has attracted studios, galleries, and independent businesses into the old pottery factory. The crowd here is a mix: commuters stopping for a pint on the way home, Staffordshire University students from the nearby campus, and the growing creative community that's settled around Spode. The kitchen includes a combi oven — unusual at this price point and a legacy of the previous operator who ran a rotisserie chicken concept. They relocated to Hanley for more footfall but left the fixed equipment behind. The extraction system was installed during the pub's 2021 renovation and handles the volume comfortably. Stoke's position in the centre of the six towns means the delivery radius from here covers Stoke town, Fenton, and Penkhull — areas where delivery supply is limited. The A500 is a five-minute drive, connecting to every other town in the federation. A lunch concept targeting the station commuters and a delivery menu for the evenings could work in tandem without competing for the same customers.