Expect a 'warm welcome' from this award-winning pub in a leafy Sheffield suburb
We spoke to the pub’s manager about the importance of recognition and its new menu.
Nestled in the leafy Nether Green suburb, The Rising Sun is officially one of Sheffield’s best pubs.
It recently won CAMRA Sheffield West District "Pub of the Year" - and it’s not the first award they’ve picked up.
As I enter this Abbeydale Brewery-owned pub, I walk through to the newly refurbished dining room to have a chat with the manager, Garry Raynes.
A bit of background on this establishment. The pub and brewery became 100% employee owned back in 2024, the same year the pub won CAMRA Sheffield and District ‘Pub of the Year’.
“I’ve been here for eight years now,” Garry said. “We’ve just been awarded our fourth CAMRA award in five years for ‘Pub of the Year for Sheffield West’, one of those was for overall pub of the year for Sheffield as well.”
It’s another sign of recognition for the efforts being made to maintain standards and the team around Garry is diligent in continuing this trend.
The Rising Sun has also just launched its new summer menu which has been carefully crafted by its fairly new head chef, Joe Grayson, formerly of the Michelin Guide acclaimed Juke and Loe, a now-closed restaurant.
“Our dining room has just had an overhaul,” Garry says. “We’re hoping to attract more serious diners.”
A quick glance at the new summer menu instils plenty of promise and a creeping urge to try out some of the dishes on offer.
It offers a variety of tempting options for guests to enjoy. Highlights include the Cornish monkfish on bone, the luxury fisherman’s pie, or for those hankering for a meaty option, how about the Derbyshire rump of lamb?
These standout dishes represent just a glimpse of the extensive new selection available.
Joe said: “We’re just trying to cook some nice food that’s accessible to people.” Simple and effective.
Another thing to note is the weekly Sunday menu offerings, a veritable selection of roasts with all the trimmings and much more.
But what about drinks? I hear you ask. Well, 13 different cask beer selections and 14-different keg beers are on offer as well as the core range of Abbeydale products. All are gluten-free as well.
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The Rising Sun also carries a selection of rotating guest beers from various breweries across the country, each of these offerings change fairly frequently ensuring a variety of flavours from different places.
It is a venue that offers a range of tasty dishes, refreshing beverages both hot or cold, and it also runs two quizzes each week.
”They’re different styles, Wednesday’s quiz one is a mixture of rounds and the Sunday quiz is general knowledge on a bingo-style sheet,” Garry explains.
The Rising Sun is a place of history and heritage. Originally opening back in 1860, the current building dates back to 1904, it’s a structure that blends in nicely with its surroundings, and if you go around to the rear you’ll find a nice and spacious, shaded beer garden with a water-filled keg for doggy refreshments - perfect for those hot summer days.
Set in a great location on Fulwood Road, the Rising Sun is an endearing destination for locals and newcomers alike, with or without their four-legged friends.
Garry says every guest can expect, “a warm welcome, speed of service, which has a regular clientele” and for good reason.
It’s definitely a haven set just outside of the hubris, hustle and bustle of the city centre, and sometimes that’s just what you need.
The Rising Sun is located at 471 Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3QA. Visit its website to find out more: https://www.risingsunsheffield.co.uk/