Black Horse, Leicesterback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
After my disappointing visit late last year I have been back a couple of times when back in Leicester, including this Sunday when I convinced the youth to take me for a Father’s Day pint and am happy to report that all six hand pumps in the back lounge bar have been operating and the beers tried have been in good condition. This Sunday there were Beacon, Tiger and Sunchaser from the Everards brewery, plus CW Waggledance, Anchor from the Titanic Brewery and a Scrumpy Cider.
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I haven't bothered with this pub for ages. Hopeless, rude, uncaring staff or owners.
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Having a business appointment nearby the following day, I took the opportunity to have an overnight in Leicester and take the first born around a few of the more traditional drinking places, rather than the shiny chromed student bars he usually frequents. After coming up with a list of four venues, he wasn’t enamoured to find he hadn’t previously visited any and the first port of call was to drag him across the River Sour to an Everards pub.
“Mmmh Everards pubs are usually rubbish round here” , but I wasn’t listening as I was determined to start the evening off with a decent pint of Tiger, so off we went to find The Black Horse.
This proved to be a task made doubly difficult due to the Western Boulevard being blocked due to building work. But eventually we found it and I was pleased to find that The Black Horse is a traditional, two-bar back street drinking house with a front bar entered from the main street and then a further snug room at the back. What I wasn’t pleased to find was four real ale hand pumps, all with their clips turned round.
Now there probably was a good explanation why a pub in the GBG for it’s quality of ale manifests to have no ale on during a mid week evening. But after having it confirmed by the barman that there was no real ales on, I didn’t bother to find out why and just turned round and headed for the door..
“ See, we don’t bother with Everards pubs because they’re all crap !”, and unfortunately on this particular evening, the Black Horse did not provide me with any ammunition to argue the generalisation put forward by the youth..
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Called at this pub in March while visiting Leicester for the beer festival but although the Good Beer Guide said it opened at 3pm it didn't. We looked through the windows and the dogs barked at us but no-one came. An upstairs window was open but no-one heard us. Stood round for ages, but got thirsty and moved on.
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cozy traditional pub, good atmosphere, live music, and quiz nights. fairly good selection of drinks, including guest ales.
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Down to earth local pub with good selection of ales, front bar has tables of varying sizes and a certain feel that it is missing a dartboard (a couple of us said that, strange), carpetted rear bar has the feel of a snug but houses a huge plasma. Surprisingly large live music schedule for a relatively small place. Nice to hear the friendly barmaid admit to being unsure about one of the beers only because ‘I haven’t tried that one yet’. Old Rosie, Everards Tiger, Sunchaser, Beacon, Acorn Sovereign, Tring Jenny’s Yarn, Burton Bridge Sovereign Gold.
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Excellent pint of Okells IPA. Has some character, one of those where you think what is this place on entry. modernisation would probably spoil it though.
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Excellent pub with brilliant beer, fantastic staff, great entertainment and friendly customers. Well worth visiting!
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Cosy two roomed boozer which has been consistantly good since I started drinking there some 15 years ago. In fact it has improved since the advent of more guest ales (I've never been a fan of Everards ales), the removal of the pool table, more seating, etc. Expect to pay a little more than some of the free house prices in Leicester, but worth it for a good pint. They often have guest ales by Brunswick, Bath Ales, and White Horse Brewery.
Slake - 10 Sep 2007 18:30 |
Made an out of the way detour to this pub to find a decent pint. BIG mistake. Was served a DREADFUL pint of Tiger which the surly barmaid was reluctant to change (the usual 'other people have been drinking it retort was the response). Well I was spitting feathers and this was my first pint so even a dodgy pint of lager would have been quaffed sharpish so this WAS a POOR pint. The eventual replacement of a pint Beacon wasn't really up to much either. How this pub is in the good beer guide is beyond me and the sarcastic remark on departure by the barmaid was noted. If you like good beer avoid this place like the plague as you're served dross and treated like an idiot. I'm sure locals will disagree but this is the comment of someone who just dropped by to have a reasonable pint of beer but was extremely disappointed by both beer and attitude.
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An Everards pub but with a free house feel because up to seven cask ales are on offer. The landlord has long experience of how to serve a decent pint. Just two rooms but each one supports the community aspect with comfort to match and don’t the locals know it. A fair walk from the city centre shouldn’t be a bar to anyone who appreciates good beer in a good, honest pub.
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The only real pub left in Braunstone Gate! Good range of ales, friendly staff, and decent music/live acts (sometimes!). Decent prices and comfortable surroundings - if you like your proper pubs, that is.
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