The Saltgrass

out of 292 reviews

Why is The Saltgrass good for fans?

Televised football is a focus here: during Euro 2024 the pub created a fanzone and showed matches across seven screens, including a large 4m×2m outdoor screen, and it advertises regular “Live Sports.” It also sits within the revived “Deptford Bank” cluster with nearby pubs like The Ship Isis and The Kings Arms, giving groups multiple options pre/post-match. For logistics, WhatPub notes the Saltgrass is close to bus routes and about a 15-minute walk to Millfield or University Metro stations, which helps with matchday travel. Recent check-ins show a varied beer selection (e.g., Seven Bro7hers Easy IPA, ABK Hell, Augustiner Hell, plus Carling), so mixed groups can find something they like. Food has been available via street-food traders on Saturdays, with plans flagged to introduce a regular menu.

Beer List

Seven Bro7hersAugustinerCarlingABK

Shows Live Football

Yes

Serves Food

Yes

Home or Away?

Unknown

Recent Reviews

reviews from Google

C★★★

3 years ago

Tried one of their sundau dinners today, no booking just showed up. Dinner was served within 20 minutes of being there no complaints about service! Beef dinner and a pork one, both very tasty but small portions of meat. Had to pay extra for cauliflower cheese and only got one little dish of veg to share ( 1 piece of broccoli each) . Yorkshire was dry but the roasties were the best I have ever tasted really nice!! Lush gravy plenty of flavour in veg aswell. No complaints except portion size 7.5/10 They have a nice beer garden and sell clwb tropicana! Used to do 2 printers and have a dj outside not sure if they still do now however. Not a good location as its a taxi to anywhere else.

Dave★★★★★

3 months ago

Visited on a quiet evening... Immaculate pub, good selection of drinks, beautifully decorated was really impressed.

James Antony Whitehead★★★★★

3 weeks ago

Great atmosphere, music and pub.. Lovely venus with it charm of a pub..

Nataliegh Doda★★★★★

7 years ago

Fantastic afternoon tea, kids loved it and I enjoyed mine. Very reasonably priced I will definitely be back 👍

David Rose★★★★

10 months ago

Our function was Sunday afternoon in the beer garden .and great atmosphere with our guests. However, the pub itself was empty. I think this was due to no food been available

Mick Smith★★★★★

10 months ago

'The Salty'..! Always knew it as a shipyards pub with the famous drinking fountain outside. After the shipbuilding closed the area got very quiet. Now under the same management as the Kings arms just up the bank, the Saltgrass is a lovely historic pub. Cool atmosphere and amazing outside space. If you're in town and fancy a drink in a 'non-chain' pub get down the salty and see what Sunlun's really like!

Graeme Stark★★★★

Edited 2 weeks ago

Good beer and wine, not busy early, but picking up as we left. Love a quiet pub me. Drinks are not cheap.

mike curtis★★★★★

5 years ago

Missing the diving helmet, painted a trendy grey and the jukebox is a miss. But this is still the Salty and one of the best pubs in Sunderland. Go there