Noah’s Ark, Crookes
The Noah’s Ark, Crookes celebrated St Patricks Day in the traditional way including an Irish menu of bacon and cabbage, Irish stew and colcannon. Tony and Maddie McEvoy have been at the pub for about 18 months now and will be adding this food to their normal menu.
Celebrations for St George’s Day are planned for the 23rd April. There will be entertainment throughout the day with Brighton Beach revisited theme in the evening including samples of traditional English food. On a normal week, Monday evening is pool league and Tuesday reserved as open mic night. Poker is mainly Thursday but can be played at any time.
The weekend starts with karaoke and sing along on Saturday and the first Sunday of the month is “Pay Day Disco” in the afternoon. This is a traditional community pub, it has retained the dartboard and on the walls surrounding the central bar are photos of old Sheffield. On the bar are Jennings Cumberland Ale, Sharps Doom Bar, a rotating guest beer and a cider at times.”
The pub has a small kitchen and there will be bar food available, this will generally be snacks that complement the beer including choices that will appeal to the after work crowd although there are also plans to offer Sunday dinners and on Sheffield United match days Pie & Pea lunches will be available. The outdoor area has been opened up thanks to the various student flat developments being constructed nearby and this will be developed into a large, pleasant area to drink outside on a warm day with appropriate lighting, plants, trees etc. There is also plenty of room to put special events on in the summer. In the longer term, once the pub itself is up and running successfully, there are plans to open a 5 barrel brewery in the unit next door that was previously a fast food takeaway, this will feature large windows so drinkers in the beer garden can see in, the intention is to bring back modern versions of old traditional beers done to a high standard. 
