Chris_OGrady

Punjabi food in the UK is just big mixed grills for Insta, not much more to it...

It’s absolutely essential for every village to have a "Deano pub." In Barrow, The Moorings serves as the perfect Deano filter, drawing them in with its prime visibility as soon as you enter the village. Throw in the wooden cabins, chart music, Instagram-worthy riverside views, and an extensive selection of macro lagers, and you’ve got the Deano market locked down. Meanwhile, The Navigation, tucked away in the side streets, goes blissfully unnoticed and acts as a safe space against Deanoism. I reckon The Waterside in Sorrel plays a similar role, pulling the Deanos in and preventing a Dawn of the Deano at The Swan.

Deanos love a wooden decking outside area or a bit of synthetic grass

Yes the Deanos love the Pear Tree! Especially their girlfriends- very Instagramable! Also the Manor in Quorn works in just the same way as the Badgers Set!

Now we're talking about Deano pubs, I'l throw in Moorings Barrow and White Hart Quorn. Maybe White Horse in Quorn too.

Just googled the Narborough Arms and I can totally see why Greene King pub too to add insult to injury. Bet Madri sells well there!

What do we reckon is the most Deano part of the county? I reckon there's a strong Deano belt that hugs the outside of the M1 starting in Groby and looping round to Blaby and Whetstone.

Yeah, it's really nice. One of the best places to visit in Italy.

I know, hence my response too . Fair play to him he's got a massive platform now

He's Rachid Ghezzal and Tweedy Pubs is Riyad Mahrez

Great stuff! You've put a shift in whilst you've been back! Your insides will be ready for a break I need to do Durham Ox next year, Himalaya Tandoori, Chef's Flavour and Chettinad. Also want to try Mitsuki as I've heard good things. I've heard it's pretty good from a few people, very basic inside though. I rated Wyvern so intrigued to see what it's like.

I do not run the account on tik tok, but I may be a member of the group...

Quorn is a good hub with 6 pubs all within a short walk, but none of them are above a 6.5/7 out of 10. None of them are terrible either. White Hart is a very Deano crowd but good for big socials

I haven't been the Woodies in years. I always thought it was the equivalent of the Royal Oak in Quorn. A nice pub with a posh crowd and decent (nothing special) beer selection.

Swan is a gem! Mountsorrel is a hive of activity these days

😂 respect to Western for keeping the Leicester pubs going! Happy New Year all! Got some good crawls booked in for next year (partly inspired by this thread) but won’t be in January!

Happy New Year’s to the best thread on foxestalk! Leicester boys are we…

Yeah all completely fair. I prefer the Leicester places to the Birmingham Punjabi places. I’d happily eat at Brigadiers on corporate expenses 😂

I tried the Tamil Prince a few months ago and Brigadiers in the City more recently. I liked Tamil Prince, and their curries were no doubt better than your standard stuff (albeit on the small side), however I’m more into my starters/sides and thought there wasn’t much on that front. Brigadiers was tasty but a complete rip off. A butter chicken was £28. I mean, its butter chicken, there’s only so much you can do with it! I suppose most people there are on corporate expenses so they can get away with it. I’m not a huge fan of Zone 1 restaurants in London in general. Cash cows, chasing trends, hyped up on social media, and everyone books them miles in advance. My favourite Indian I’ve been to in London is the Regency Club in Queensbury. Definitely worth checking out! My favourite place to eat in London is Green Lanes for Turkish food, that’s the vibe I’m all about!

Yeah I think that's why I like it so much. Staff are sound and it's a good atmosphere in there. I was on the John Smiths in there the other night! Always rate their lamb chops and crispy aubergine (best in Leicester for me). Would you say the food was better at Wyvern?

Unsurprisingly it's been a very heavy Xmas period! Last day of drinking today for hopefully a month. I did a Loughborough pub crawl the other day: Organ Grinder, Wheeltapper, Needle & Pin, Swan in the Rushes, and White Hart. Loughborough has good drinking options for the size of the town, especially considering it's got a Blue Monkey and Castle Rock pub, albeit it's not the best Castle Rock pub. The pick of the bunch is probably the White Hart, which is the same guy as the Castle in Leicester. I'm not really into Porters and Stouts, but I had a really nice Castle Rock one - Door of the Cosmos.

This guy does really good videos on London pubs and areas. Gets really into the detail and history: https://www.youtube.com/@TweedyPubs

Does the Rock do well in Whitwick ? Need to check it out

Just had a look online and think it was this one actually:

Yeah I thought it was pretty good when I went a year back. Obv a bit rough inside but the food was all tasty. Had some kind of Nepalese fish curry in there which was arguably the best curry I've ever had. Need to go back!