Nice pubs in Leicester

[Trav Le Bleu]

3 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

From roughly the same vantage point

 

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After

Helloooooooohooooooo!

[Wolfox]

On 05/12/2025 at 10:46, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

From roughly the same vantage point

 

Before

 

After

You work behind the bar now?

[westernpark]

Anyone been to Lane 7 recently? I’ve always had an underwhelming/ disappointing visit but have a Christmas party there soon.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Done the Jackelope which was heaving with late 20 somethings who work in marketing (Miquel in Dreamland imo !) - class as always, Kirkstall Dexter on Susan Perb form

 

Now in a first visit, King & Queen on Foley St in Fitzrovia and you have to say what a gaff she is by the way. Not a beer choice that will blow you away but a proper pub with well kept bevs

[oakman]

1 hour ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Done the Jackelope which was heaving with late 20 somethings who work in marketing (Miquel in Dreamland imo !) - class as always, Kirkstall Dexter on Susan Perb form

 

Now in a first visit, King & Queen on Foley St in Fitzrovia and you have to say what a gaff she is by the way. Not a beer choice that will blow you away but a proper pub with well kept bevs

King & Queen is great. If you haven't tried The Bricklayers Arms, it's worth a visit and not a million miles away from where you are.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

33 minutes ago, oakman said:

King & Queen is great. If you haven't tried The Bricklayers Arms, it's worth a visit and not a million miles away from where you are.

 

Got the wrong thread, should've been a last pint job!

[Chris_OGrady]

Some great pints in the Ale Wagon and Real Ale Classroom last night, followed by an excellent curry at Paddy’s. All rammed as expected on a Good Friday. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

2 minutes ago, Chris_OGrady said:

Some great pints in the Ale Wagon and Real Ale Classroom last night, followed by an excellent curry at Paddy’s. All rammed as expected on a Good Friday. 

 

Said it before and I'll say it again, but for personal preference, the Ale Wagon is absolutely untouchable in town for me – phenomenal place

Edited 20 December 2025 by Miquel The Work Geordie

[Stadt]

18 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Said it before and I'll say it again, but for personal preference, the Ale Wagon is absolutely untouchable in town for me – phenomenal place

Always enjoy getting looked at as if I might be an alien because I’m under 50.

 

[Chris_OGrady]

Haha we were comfortably the youngest people in there and had a couple of groups have a go at us (we were very well oiled). All part of the charm 

Edited 20 December 2025 by Chris_OGrady

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

50 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Always enjoy getting looked at as if I might be an alien because I’m under 50.

 

 

17 minutes ago, Chris_OGrady said:

Haha we were comfortably the youngest people in there and had a couple of groups have a go at us (we were very well oiled). All part of the charm 

 

Can't really articulate it but it definitely feels like the place in town (that does cask) that is most authentic in it's "Leicester" nature to me. Some other great places in their own right / in their own way / for different things but they don't quite have that same quality for me

 

Also goes under the radar just how good their beer selection is. Bathams and Holdens on regularly 

[Stadt]

2 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

 

Can't really articulate it but it definitely feels like the place in town (that does cask) that is most authentic in it's "Leicester" nature to me. Some other great places in their own right / in their own way / for different things but they don't quite have that same quality for me

 

Also goes under the radar just how good their beer selection is. Bathams and Holdens on regularly 

Agreed, it’s the Hoskins link. I love the lived-in shabbiness and charm, unpretentious and just about the beer and rustic bar snacks. No better place for a pint on your own either with the litany of books and newspapers.

 

I just fear that it never has that long left.

[Chris_OGrady]

The beer selection was amazing. Must have been over 10 cask ales on and some decent keg options. The Hoskins link is cool and they also do some Charnwood beers. I had an Osset Brewery guest beer which I haven’t had before and it was top notch  

[Dr The Singh]

23 minutes ago, Chris_OGrady said:

The beer selection was amazing. Must have been over 10 cask ales on and some decent keg options. The Hoskins link is cool and they also do some Charnwood beers. I had an Osset Brewery guest beer which I haven’t had before and it was top notch  

Where is thus?

[Chris_OGrady]

50 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

Where is thus?

Ale Wagon

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

19 hours ago, Stadt said:

Agreed, it’s the Hoskins link. I love the lived-in shabbiness and charm, unpretentious and just about the beer and rustic bar snacks. No better place for a pint on your own either with the litany of books and newspapers.

 

I just fear that it never has that long left.

 

I think it's as busy as it's ever been brother! 

[ajthefox]

On 20/12/2025 at 19:44, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

 

Can't really articulate it but it definitely feels like the place in town (that does cask) that is most authentic in it's "Leicester" nature to me. Some other great places in their own right / in their own way / for different things but they don't quite have that same quality for me

 

Also goes under the radar just how good their beer selection is. Bathams and Holdens on regularly 

Can you elaborate on this at all?

 

I've unfortunately done very little drinking in Leicester because I moved away. I always read this thread with a little envy in that I don't know the city (or county really) from the boozer perspective.

[Parafox]

The Bradgate in Newtown Linford.

 

Nice enough. Recently had a makeover and a change of management. 

 

It's still Everard's so like so many Everard's pubs just .. Meh. 

 

It's a shame that a local, well established brewery can't produce really nice varieties of cask ale and a really good pub atmosphere.

 

Everard's kinda reminds me of KP. They've got the means, just not the understanding. It's bland and uninspiring.

 

Pizza's are good though.

 

 

Edited 21 December 2025 by Parafox

[CosbehFox]

The best part of Ale Wagon at the moment is how the **** have they found a fake tree that big 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, ajthefox said:

Can you elaborate on this at all?

 

I've unfortunately done very little drinking in Leicester because I moved away. I always read this thread with a little envy in that I don't know the city (or county really) from the boozer perspective.

 

Bit tricky to articulate mate but it feels the most standalone of all places in town to me — tends to have characters in, steeped in local brewing / brewery history, a building and bar that's nice but not overly polished, feels lived in, does what it does well with no fuss, landlord / landlady man the bar. 

 

There are some other really great places in town, but for one reason or another they lack the same sense of place for me.

 

All subjective of course! I can see why some would hate it  

 

1 minute ago, CosbehFox said:

The best part of Ale Wagon at the moment is how the **** have they found a fake tree that big 

 

It's real brother! 

[SemperEadem]

The Old Horse having another refurb.

 

Edit - must be a big one if they are reopening in April.

Edited 14 January by SemperEadem

[Stadt]

9 hours ago, SemperEadem said:

The Old Horse having another refurb.

 

Edit - must be a big one if they are reopening in April.

Will be far blander and less pub-like 

[SemperEadem]

Whats the Bricklayers like these days?

[Voll Blau]

Enjoyed seeing so many Oxford fans out and about enjoying the centre's better boozers earlier.

 

Big Day Out and all that but you don't usually see away fans beyond the Barley Mow these days.

[westernpark]

Felt it was very quiet in the city centre post and pre match. I worry about the impact of the attendances on the local economy. Pubs won’t have that same banker that they’ve had previously when we’re inevitably going below 20000.