Eat and drink · Stroud
The Prince Albert
A pub and music venue at the top of Rodborough Hill, Stroud, serving pizzas and burgers, where dogs on a short lead are welcome in the day.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly
A pub and music venue at the top of Rodborough Hill, run by the same landlady for about 30 years. Closed Tuesdays, and ask before bringing a dog or children to a full gig.
- Good: Live music, with family-friendly matinee gigs
- Good: Dogs on a short lead in the day
- Good: Pizzas and burgers to eat in or take away
- Good: Covered courtyard and an upstairs garden
- Worth knowing: Closed Tuesdays; ticket holders only after 7pm on Sunday and Monday gig nights
- Worth knowing: Ask before bringing a dog or children to a full evening gig
About
The Prince Albert is a pub and music venue at the top of Rodborough Hill in Stroud. Lotte Lyster, who runs it now with Miles Connolly, marked 30 years at the pub in 2026, and it has been Stroud CAMRA’s pub of the year four times. The pub says it has been in the Good Beer Guide for about fifteen years, and in 2025 the Daily Telegraph named it among its top 500 pubs in England. The Stroud News reported in May 1912 that its owner, the Stroud Brewery Company, had entirely rebuilt it in the Cotswold style to designs by the London architect Percy Morley Horder, with a bowling green laid out at the back.
It is best known for its gigs, which fill most of the calendar, and serves local ales with pizzas, burgers and sides to eat in or take away. You can sit in the bar, the covered courtyard or a small garden upstairs in the corner of the yard. The pub recommends booking by phone if you want to eat, and large groups should book ahead; it does not take bookings for fewer than five.
It is closed on Tuesdays and opens from 4pm on Mondays (to 7pm), Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 3pm on Fridays and from 1pm at weekends, closing at 7pm on Sundays. Dogs on a short lead and children are welcome in the day and at matinee gigs; ask first about a full evening gig. On Sunday and Monday gig nights it is ticket holders only after 7pm, and the kitchen generally stays open until 8.15pm. Rodborough Common is a short walk up the hill.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Mon 9, 16:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 16:00 to 19:00 | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed | Closed |
| Wednesday | 16:00 to 22:30 | 16:00 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 16:00 to 22:30 | 16:00 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 15:00 to 23:00 | 15:00 to 21:30 |
| Saturday | 13:00 to 23:00 | 13:00 to 21:30 |
| Sunday | 13:00 to 19:00 | 13:00 to 18:00 |
Food served: Food on Mondays only when a gig is on; call to check.
On Sunday and Monday gig nights, open to ticket holders only after 7pm. Hours can change with demand, so call before a late visit.
The details
- Food
- Pizza · Pub classics
- Serving
- Lunch · Dinner
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Real ale · Bar · Live music · Dogs inside
- History
- Rebuilt in 1912 for Stroud Brewery; same landlady for 30 years (2026)
Photos
Pizza at the Prince Albert 
A table at the Prince Albert 
The bar 
Pizza and chips
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