It’s easy to see why the Kings Head won the public houses category award in the Guardian's food awards this year – the pub’s February refurbishment strives to create something for everyone to appreciate.

It seems able to offer a different experience to all who enter with different spaces in the pub lending different feels.

Should one want to stand around a bar stool, sit at a low table by an open fire, stand by a fruit machine or give the sunglasses a workout in the uber-trendy beer garden, all persuasions are catered for.

The feel is somewhere between a chain pub and an independent pub – should one want to bring the footy team for a big night, food and drink offers are heavily advertised and are likely to please.

While on the other hand a quieter visitor could debate the morality of the G8 with mates across the room from a family dining with young children without getting in each other’s way.

There are six pumps dedicated to guest ales and the Elephant Brewing Co’s Peasants’ Revolt, a red ale with new world hops, was, unsurprisingly, slightly too hoppy for this writer’s taste but is sure to please others, as is the selection of guest ales.

However, unlike some pubs that, aiming at capitalising on the micro-brewery trend, tend to snub drinkers of familiar lager brands, these can be enjoyed too.

In short, depending on with whom you visit with and what kind of experience is wanted the Kings Head can comfortably accommodate and satisfy all.