12-14 Green Terrace
City Centre
Sunderland
SR1 3PZ
0191 567 0852
Traditional Town Pub
The Canny Lad was known as Fitzgeralds until Spring 2025 and it now has an Irish theme. The good news is that it continues to sell a good selection of cask beers, with six on tap.
The pub is an elegant 17th century house with bay windows and is Grade II listed (photo 1). It has been modernised inside but has a Victorian feel with its high quality wood furnishings, stained glass and tiled floor.
Food is served until 7.00pm Monday – Thursday and until 3pm Saturdays and Sundays. There are a few TV screens showing football, rugby, boxing and other sports.
(The exterior photo shows the Pub as Fitzgeralds. An updated photo is coming soon.)
Note that this pub was renamed The Canny Lad in March 2025. Although it classes itself as an Irish sports bar now it still sells real ale. I would suggest following this link for an up to date description. https://camra.org.uk/pubs/canny-lad-sunderland-192671
Also , CAMRA’s Whatpub website will be switched off at the end of this month. It has been replaced by a new website :- https://camra.org.uk/pubs
Cheers
Ken
Sunderland & South Tyneside CAMRA
Thanks for this news Ken, I’ll amend the details. The new name seems an odd choice for an Irish pub, but lets’s hope it’s a success. I’m hoping to get to Sunderland again sometime soon so I’ll check it out.
I’ve gradually been replacing the WhatPub links with links to Camra’s new pub website but I’ve still got plenty to do! However, Camra say that when WhatPub closes the links will be redirected to the new site so that will make things easier for me.
Cheers
Dermot