Best pub in Leicester

[GTIF]

I liked the Queen Vic on Southampton Street when John Griffin had it
The Old Horse by Vicky Park was my local.
The Empire on Tudor Road was decent

 

[Blue City]

Market Tavern..... best might be stretching it but I like it. Saro the old favourite

 

[sgt_wilko]

My local in the 80s was the Huntsman. A great pub in it's day.

 

[stokiefox]

I liked tge Queen Vic on Southampton Street when John Griffin had it
The Old Horse by Vicky Park was my local.
The Empire on Tudor Road was decent

The Old horse was my old dads local
he is buried at Welford Road ..when we go to his grave we have a drink and a nosebag in there!

 

[courtslcfc]

As a real ale man the Salmon is the best of a very bad bunch. Loughborough is loads better.

Have you tried the Queen Of Bradgate?

 

[Cliftonroad]

I have forgotten the name of this pub. it was small and on Granby street next to the chip shop. you could wait there and help the lost away fans find a takeaway. And then help them find their way back to the train station

I’d forgotten about that one. Can’t remember the name either.

 

[GTIF]

The Old horse was my old dads local
he is buried at Welford Road ..when we go to his grave we have a drink and a nosebag in there!

What era did your dad drink there

 

[Wellingborough Foxy]

Queen of Bradgate is my drinking and eating venue of choice.

 

[Silver Fox]

Back in the 70s and 80s the Fish and Quart on Churchgate with its Butchers Brunch and Owd Roger. Or the Van Damme bar with its disrobing damsels.
Nowadays the Blue Boar hits the spot.

 

[Sherman]

My local in the 80s was the Huntsman. A great pub in it's day.

Another vote for the Huntsman when Butch (aforementioned doorman of the Wellington) took it on from Mr Pole, good times

 

[Scoops]

Dominion (Dommy) Glenfield in the 80’s

 

[Filbo65]

Spencers

 

[Blue City]

Spencers

definitely

 

[stokiefox]

What era did your dad drink there

1960s my dad passed away 1968

 

[Adders]

Kings

No chance for quality of beer, I live in hope things improve as it’s a proper pub which I like

 

[Adders]

Leicester let’s face it is very poor for a big City for beer quality and choice.
The salmon is good but to far from the ground, has to be the Globe and the blue boar which has good choices but is to small

 

[Feckit]

Past: Spread Eagle...
Present: Market Tavern... (only town pub I’ve been in for several years, just to have a few pre match pints with John Regan and reminisce on the walk to the ground)

 

[luffbrafox]

lots of excellent mentions.. sometimes forget how good we have it here

Have you tried the Queen Of Bradgate?

Yes thanks. It's OK. Beer usually in reasonable condition.

 

[luffbrafox]

Leicester let’s face it is very poor for a big City for beer quality and choice.
The salmon is good but to far from the ground, has to be the Globe and the blue boar which has good choices but is to small

Absolutely, vastly inferior to both Derby and Nottingham sadly. Still at least our football team is vastly superior to theirs. Salmon is quite handy if you come into St Margaret's on the bus!

 

[sixthswan]

You need to wash your hands after typing that.

 

[luffbrafox]

Past: Criterion (is it still there?), The Pub, Swan & Rushes

Present: Kings Head, Black Horse

Criterion shut for refurbishment just before the pandemic. They were planning to re-open with more focus on the pizzas (which were fantastic) but the plan was to keep the handpumps and have a reduced range of cask beers. No idea what the plan is now.

 

[luffbrafox]

You need to wash your hands after typing that.

Sad but true

 

[Collibosher]

Only went in the Friar Tuck once. There was an Elvis impersonator in there. That's all I remember.

The Angel was a tiny place. Only went in there once too. Wasn't very eventful.

They were nowt special but had some good characters drinking there

 

[GTIF]

What I remember about the buckin Salmon is that every Friday dinner my mate big Dave the VPR manager, who was a road sweeper with the Council, hid his machine in the trees and bushes outside and went on the piss there. Manys the night I had to help him wheel it through town late on a Friday night and hoist it over the depot wall up on New Walk I think

 

[mac]

VPR!!

we used to think he was shouting some sort of sectarian bollocks.

 

[SK24U]

Pump and Tap Brauny Gate. Kings Head Granby St. Spread Eagle Charles St. Craddock in Old Knighton. Going back a long while the Aberdale in Knighton.

 

[sixthswan]

Forgot about the Tap. Was a great pub. Criminal that is was knocked down.

 

[SK24U]

Forgot about the Tap. Was a great pub. Criminal that is was knocked down.

Yes it certainly was. Just look at the area now. Any other City would have name a feature of that bridge and surrounds...

 

[SK24U]

Made a feature

 

[Fleckney Fox]

I always liked R Bar in the early 00s. Always packed with excellent music.