Nice pubs in Leicester

[KrefelderFox666]

12 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Hopefully they still get a good trade tonight.

I think it will be a struggle. A lot of people will not be leaving their houses for the next 10 days to ensure best chance of Christmas with family.

 

On top of that, raising interest rates announced today will start to get people to save money rather than spend it soon. And rates are only going to rise over the next few years. Very tough period for hospitality.

[SemperEadem]

The Kings Head had a good few in last night.

[SemperEadem]

Was told the other day The Cherry Tree has bee done up. Anyone been in? Please tell me it’s not lost its charm. I enjoyed the kind of stale old fashioned vibe.

[UniFox21]

On 14/12/2021 at 20:17, LutterworthLCFC said:

Just been for a couple at The White Bear at Hinckley, decent selection of beers. however wasn’t a fan of paying £5.90 for beavertown gamma ray 

 

On 14/12/2021 at 22:11, KrefelderFox666 said:

The prices are ridiculous in there, good beer selection but they need to be reminded what location they are in.

Mad how expensive it is, especially when it's not exactly in a easy to get to area of town. Never been a fan of that one however

[Wolfox]

Was after a some town centre old man pubs….
 

No need for gastro pub dining…. Just a small selection of bitters and some old school charm

 

i know Blue Boar, two tailed lion and The Globe 

 

Was thinking Cherry Tree and The Salmon maybe?

 

Any other thoughts?

 

Cheers !

[SemperEadem]

21 minutes ago, Wolfox said:

Was after a some town centre old man pubs….
 

No need for gastro pub dining…. Just a small selection of bitters and some old school charm

 

i know Blue Boar, two tailed lion and The Globe 

 

Was thinking Cherry Tree and The Salmon maybe?

 

Any other thoughts?

 

Cheers !

Alewagon and the Kings Head

[Wolfox]

12 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Alewagon and the Kings Head

Nice…. Yep…. Added them to the list when I googled ‘traditional pubs’. I know the kings head, but, not tried the Ale wagon

 

Thanks! 
 

Will let you know about the Cherry Tree…

[boots60]

2 hours ago, Wolfox said:

Was after a some town centre old man pubs….
 

No need for gastro pub dining…. Just a small selection of bitters and some old school charm

 

i know Blue Boar, two tailed lion and The Globe 

 

Was thinking Cherry Tree and The Salmon maybe?

 

Any other thoughts?

 

Cheers !

If by 'Old man's pubs' you mean traditional pubs with a decent bitter selection then

try the Kings on King Street

 

 

[Wolfox]

11 hours ago, boots60 said:

If by 'Old man's pubs' you mean traditional pubs with a decent bitter selection then

try the Kings on King Street

 

 

Yep…. For full disclosure I am very nearly an old man at 49!

 

Kings Head is on the list

The planned crawl is as follows 

 

The Salmon

Cherry Tree

Ale Wagon

Kings Head

[SecretPro]

22 minutes ago, Wolfox said:

Yep…. For full disclosure I am very nearly an old man at 49!

 

Kings Head is on the list

The planned crawl is as follows 

 

The Salmon

Cherry Tree

Ale Wagon

Kings Head

4 decent pubs there. 

[Stadt]

Cherry Tree has been done up but has kept all of the charm thankfully. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

The Ale Wagon is the best "proper pub" in Leicester by a chasm, not even bloody close.

 

Stick the Cherry Tree in Leeds, Sheff, Manchester, even Derby or Notts and it would be ****ing brilliant. As it is, not too arsed. It's in a great spot too.

 

It can't just be me that isn't too keen on the King's either? It's just a bit...boring? I know it's a Black Country house so they're tied with a few but the beers don't seem to have changed since before bloody COVID and the place just feels really hot all the time and devoid of any life?

 

Going back to the office in Notts you realise the dearth of pubs in Leicester, much as I love it. Not just volume either, actual brilliant, quality boozers. 

 

I don't think Leicester is particularly helped by the fact Everard's and it's pubs are *****ing boring* compared to what Castle Rock do with their gaffs in Nottingham (and beyond) which are to a man outstanding and push heaps of guest cask + keg instead of just their own output (which is better than Everard's regardless). I don't want to go in pub after pub after pub that's been painted battleship grey drinking the same shite pint of Tiger.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

I should say it's a shame the West End Brewery and the Queen's Road Tap (throw Babelas in there n all) are Out The Way. All great.

 

Two Tailed Lion needs a shake up.

[Soup]

8 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

I should say it's a shame the West End Brewery and the Queen's Road Tap (throw Babelas in there n all) are Out The Way. All great.

 

Two Tailed Lion needs a shake up.

The lease is up in Babalas in July and the guy in there wants out.  

[SemperEadem]

22 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

I should say it's a shame the West End Brewery and the Queen's Road Tap (throw Babelas in there n all) are Out The Way. All great.

 

Two Tailed Lion needs a shake up.

TTL felt really exciting but now fairly flat.

[fuchsntf]

1 hour ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

The Ale Wagon is the best "proper pub" in Leicester by a chasm, not even bloody close.

 

Stick the Cherry Tree in Leeds, Sheff, Manchester, even Derby or Notts and it would be ****ing brilliant. As it is, not too arsed. It's in a great spot too.

 

It can't just be me that isn't too keen on the King's either? It's just a bit...boring? I know it's a Black Country house so they're tied with a few but the beers don't seem to have changed since before bloody COVID and the place just feels really hot all the time and devoid of any life?

 

Going back to the office in Notts you realise the dearth of pubs in Leicester, much as I love it. Not just volume either, actual brilliant, quality boozers. 

 

I don't think Leicester is particularly helped by the fact Everard's and it's pubs are *****ing boring* compared to what Castle Rock do with their gaffs in Nottingham (and beyond) which are to a man outstanding and push heaps of guest cask + keg instead of just their own output (which is better than Everard's regardless). I don't want to go in pub after pub after pub that's been painted battleship grey drinking the same shite pint of Tiger.

Whats wrong with a pint of Ev.Tiger..?

A few years ago, Always laughing outsiders & some locals who put it down...Then After only a few pints finished their evening

staggering  between the doors on the way out...Amusingly, instead of going elsewhere,came back Regularly & ordered....A Tiger,

Either on their pub crawl, or as their One Stop off..

 

Maybe over the years a pint of Tiger, & any  Everards have dropped down in name & quality, I havent resided around the shire for many a year.

In my Earlier beer pathfinding years, trying all the North & South   could offer, Northern needs spread across the peaks,lakes, Fens of UK ,& Ireland Cascading around the Southern hidden hideaways of Director/Fullers country...Many a Good Pint found...A pint of Tiger still Held more than its own...

Though in This modern-generation...to be fair some craft beers,micro-breweries faire UK & abroad have Upped the level somewhat,even to an older generation traditionalist. My last Tiger was 10 years ago, I still enjoyed it...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 28 January 2022 by fuchsntf

[Filbert_Ross]

Looking forward to seeing this done up Cherry Tree. Fond memories of going Southfields college / Cherry Tree & Super Bowl 

Edited 29 January 2022 by Filbert_Ross

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

58 minutes ago, Soup said:

The lease is up in Babalas in July and the guy in there wants out.  

 

Be a massive shame if it changes. Something very effortless about the entire place and their cask is always really well kept. Always preferred it to Bar Dos and the Clarendon is essentially an O'Neills now but the bar staff wear braces. QRT excellent though, and very well priced, £3.25 for one of their bevs the last time I went.

 

47 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

TTL felt really exciting but now fairly flat.

Yeah brother I think that change of hands has properly told, the staff are still brilliant and friendly but the choice is just uninspiring or ****ing daft, if you have one dark beer on don't make it 14%. The Blue Boar is better for choice and I always have a good pint in there but I rarely enjoy the actual *experience* of drinking in there. 

 

12 minutes ago, fuchsntf said:

Whats wrong with a pint of Ev.Tiger..?..

 

It's all subjective but I've never enjoyed it!

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

On the Castle Rock note v Everard's @SemperEadem I'm sure you've been The New Barrack Tav up your way? They never bloody miss

[SemperEadem]

1 hour ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

On the Castle Rock note v Everard's @SemperEadem I'm sure you've been The New Barrack Tav up your way? They never bloody miss

Best pub in the postcode mate. Cracking little area out the back, was there last night.

[Samilktray]

Agree about the TTL being a bit meh now, haven’t felt compelled to go there for a long while. Real Ale classroom being a 2 minute walk and Queens Road Tap being 10 minutes away don’t help mind 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, Samilktray said:

Agree about the TTL being a bit meh now, haven’t felt compelled to go there for a long while. Real Ale classroom being a 2 minute walk and Queens Road Tap being 10 minutes away don’t help mind 

 

I'd go Real Ale Classroom all day every day if there was chance of bumpin into u there ;-)

[Samilktray]

1 hour ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

I'd go Real Ale Classroom all day every day if there was chance of bumpin into u there ;-)

I’m there every week baby boy 

[SpacedX]

4 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

I’m there every week baby boy 

Were you there tonight? Only, I spotted a loud mouthed bald bloke. 

[Samilktray]

18 minutes ago, Line-X said:

Were you there tonight? Only, I spotted a loud mouthed bald bloke. 

I am very bald but I would not consider myself loud (and also I wasn’t there)