Nice pubs in Leicester

[CosbehFox]

9 hours ago, westernpark said:

Went to two tailed lion after game where staff are always superb. Unfortunately getting anything on keg there is difficult at the moment.

 

Pubs were generally a lot quieter than other match days. Had a curry on London Road and it was so busy, mainly full of Muslim families enjoying themselves. The city’s demographic means pubs will not last here. 

Honestly the speed of how quick those taps run at Two Tailed Lion are a problem. You’d get served with a shit cocktail quicker. 
 

August matxhdays always weird cos you’ve still got people on holiday and the last weekend of the pay month at the mo. 
 

By contrast, Ale wagon was as packed as I’ve ever seen it 

[grobyfox1990]

11 hours ago, westernpark said:

Went to two tailed lion after game where staff are always superb. Unfortunately getting anything on keg there is difficult at the moment.

 

Pubs were generally a lot quieter than other match days. Had a curry on London Road and it was so busy, mainly full of Muslim families enjoying themselves. The city’s demographic means pubs will not last here. 

I walked through town after the match and thought everywhere was busy from looking inside 

[Stadt]

Sam Hagger taking on the Stamford apparently ffs

[westernpark]

1 hour ago, grobyfox1990 said:

I walked through town after the match and thought everywhere was busy from looking inside 

That’s really good to hear. I didn’t think the same being on Millstone Lane then heading to the cultural quarter. 

[westernpark]

1 hour ago, Stadt said:

Sam Hagger taking on the Stamford apparently ffs

Another AI pub.

[CosbehFox]

2 hours ago, Stadt said:

Sam Hagger taking on the Stamford apparently ffs

Fits right on vibe. Shame he don’t have a go at the Stamford in Birstall, that be fun 

[SemperEadem]

2 hours ago, Stadt said:

Sam Hagger taking on the Stamford apparently ffs

Im less bothered with him bothering county pubs with small plates etc. The fear is him taking on more of the city centre stuff.

[grobyfox1990]

6 hours ago, Stadt said:

Sam Hagger taking on the Stamford apparently ffs

Current landlords getting kicked out in two weeks and left it in a dire state. Unpaid bills, lost their sky subscription, reports of beer running low and full of druggies. 

[Paninistickers]

5 hours ago, SemperEadem said:

Im less bothered with him bothering county pubs with small plates etc. The fear is him taking on more of the city centre stuff.

Strange man.

 

I was a fortnightly visitor at the forge. Never saw him speak to a punter..not once. Odd. 

[Stadt]

The Stamford just needs to be a steady beer and food pub, it doesn’t need tapas or a deli or taster menus. But Everards don’t know what they’re doing so they turn to mr boiler plate to get them out of the shit because he can at least run a restaurant.

 

They’re going to run out of pubs to homogenise, then surely the penny will drop that you have to let landlords get their own guest beers on and give them license to move away from highland cow decor.

 

I don’t love BCA pubs but the beer is night and day with Everards pushing IPA iteration 2917 on to people.

[westernpark]

3 hours ago, Stadt said:

The Stamford just needs to be a steady beer and food pub, it doesn’t need tapas or a deli or taster menus. But Everards don’t know what they’re doing so they turn to mr boiler plate to get them out of the shit because he can at least run a restaurant.

 

They’re going to run out of pubs to homogenise, then surely the penny will drop that you have to let landlords get their own guest beers on and give them license to move away from highland cow decor.

 

I don’t love BCA pubs but the beer is night and day with Everards pushing IPA iteration 2917 on to people.

A relative of Mr Hagger js quite high up at everards. 

Edited 23 August by westernpark

[westernpark]

1 hour ago, Stadt said:

The Stamford just needs to be a steady beer and food pub, it doesn’t need tapas or a deli or taster menus. But Everards don’t know what they’re doing so they turn to mr boiler plate to get them out of the shit because he can at least run a restaurant.

 

They’re going to run out of pubs to homogenise, then surely the penny will drop that you have to let landlords get their own guest beers on and give them license to move away from highland cow decor.

 

I don’t love BCA pubs but the beer is night and day with Everards pushing IPA iteration 2917 on to people.

Also if the Stamford is your local I am really sorry this is happening.

[Stadt]

1 hour ago, westernpark said:

Also if the Stamford is your local I am really sorry this is happening.

It’s not thankfully but I grew up in Glenfield and went to school in Groby so I’m fond of it

[westernpark]

1 hour ago, westernpark said:

A relative of Mr Hagger js quite high up at everards. 

Or they were quite high up at everards from my contact. Fundamentally, the beautiful collective company seems to be becoming a monolithic entity with Leicester pubs. They can’t serve a good cask pint and you need a BMW for free parking.

[westernpark]

7 minutes ago, Stadt said:

It’s not thankfully but I grew up in Glenfield and went to school in Groby so I’m fond of it

My sister was similar just grew up in western park. I think it’s been going down hill recently anyway- the weird colour menu/ deli etc.

[SemperEadem]

The new fella in The Peel looks to be doing a good job in there.

[MattFox]

Walkabout (The old Yate’s) in town shutting down

 

Feel like they’ve shut down and reopened in a different location at least three times?

[TheLittleBigMan]

The Westerns permanently shut then. Cue Jamie Lewis to buy it and turn it in to fu*k knows what. Was a great boozer in the day. Only leaves the black Horse as a traditional pub in the west end.

[Officer Doofy]

2 hours ago, TheLittleBigMan said:

The Westerns permanently shut then. Cue Jamie Lewis to buy it and turn it in to fu*k knows what. Was a great boozer in the day. Only leaves the black Horse as a traditional pub in the west end.

Can't believe the decline down the west end since I was at uni 20 years ago 

[TheLittleBigMan]

9 minutes ago, Officer Doofy said:

Can't believe the decline down the west end since I was at uni 20 years ago 

It's really sad. It was always buzzing, didn't even think about going in to the city unless there was a gig on. You had the western, the laundry, loaf, sumo, the tucan, all gone now. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Loaf and O Bar on a sunny summer Friday early evening, unparralelled

[SemperEadem]

16 hours ago, TheLittleBigMan said:

The Westerns permanently shut then. Cue Jamie Lewis to buy it and turn it in to fu*k knows what. Was a great boozer in the day. Only leaves the black Horse as a traditional pub in the west end.

Fully gone?

I think someone on here said it was just going to be a change of landlord.

[Narborough Road Fox]

1 hour ago, SemperEadem said:

Fully gone?

I think someone on here said it was just going to be a change of landlord.

Possibly me but I've heard stories about it closing for good since. 

I did an online search a few days ago but got no answers. It's a hot topic in my part of the world, obviously! 

We drink in the Black Horse on match days and there were people who used to drink in the Western asking what was going on before the Plymouth game. 

Edited 4 September by Narborough Road Fox
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[TheLittleBigMan]

On 04/09/2026 at 10:48, SemperEadem said:

Fully gone?

I think someone on here said it was just going to be a change of landlord.

I did. I contacted everads about it and was told it was closing but to "watch this space" so I assumed that they were keeping it but it was then announced it was shut permanently. Lots been said about whats going on but nothing concrete.

[westernpark]

Some really good beers in the two tailed lion. They’ve refurbished the lines and cooler. Massive upgrade.