Rutland and Derby, Leicesterback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Had a great night out at the Rutland on Saturday. The staff were friendly and helpful despite being obviously very busy (there were enough of them to cope, which made a change). The customers too were friendly and ready to chat, something you can't say of all pubs in Leicester. It was packed but noty uncomfortable. My son (recently graduated) and I sampled a selection of the large quantity of whiskies on offer interspersed with lagers (huge range). Also enjoyed some excellent pork scratchings. Spent a fortune but it doesn't happen every week - and I don't get out much these days...
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contrary to the previous comment i am a student and i drink in the rutland all the time, yeah it is a bit expensive but it does have an awesome range of lager and thats quite important actually, because not everyone sees a range of ale as being the be all and end all of a pub, and as for students being unable to venture out of the designated 'student pubs' that is rubbish, and if they didn't it would be because they dont enjoy being looked down upon beacuse we value cheapness and atmosphere over ale selection by everyone over the age of thirty. the rutland is a cracking boozer and i implore more students to visit it with loan money in hand
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The rather suspiciously effusive previous review should be taken with a pinch of salt. From the food to the drinks, it is an expensive pub. (You'll find your Frulli, or soemthing similar, is served cheaper in the Criterion down the road.) The drinks list and range of beers is impressive (for lager that is, ale is not so well represented), but they are on the pricey side. Anyone who knows pubs in Leicester will be aware that it has several pubs which boast impressive drinks list, so the claim about taps and range of beers is laughable. The food is overpriced given that it is really not that amazing - it's not bad, but nothing more. The luchtime menu is not far off the price of eating at The Case restaraunt, which is in a different league entirely.
Having said that, it is a nice place, especially in the summer. The staff are friendly, it's true. But it is more of a bar like atmosphere than a pub, so it tends to attract an identikit kind of punter, rather than a more cosmopolitan mix that you would get in a classic boozer. Of course students don't drink in here, it's firstly too expensive and students are so timid and parochial these days that they only drink in their designated 'student' pubs.
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The Rutland and Derby is now quite possibly the best pub in Leicester. The atmosphere is excellent, and considering it is so close to the university not overrun by students.
The selection of beers on offer is superb and just like a Belgian pub they are served in the official glass.
The prices are not expensive at all so how a previous review says it is, is beyond me. A casing point is a pint of Fruli (http://www.frulibeer.com) costs £3.20, a whole 80p cheaper than The Basement just down the road.
Some of the beers are more expensive than you would usually find, but that's because your drinking beers that are more exclusive. There's no other pub in Leicester with this many unique beer taps (no repeats).
You can also hire games and sit outside in a much improved beer garden.
As previously mentioned the staff are also friendly and the are very knowledgeable.
In my opinion a cracking place to drink!
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A rather nice eclectic bar slightly away from the town centre. Serves quite a number of foriegn lagers (no Budvar Dark though, tsk tsk). Three handpulls from Everards in good nick, served by knowledgeable staff.
Has hireable board games (all pieces included!) and a very eclectic (that word again) playlist which was refreshing. Decor is nice with a beer garden thrown in, and the punters vary from students to This Life-style workers.
They could fit a great disco in here if they wanted.
Serves food, but didn't get chance to sample.
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We really like this bar. The staff and ambience are great, especially the non-smoking. The music is good too - you never know what they will play next: anything from jazz to Rolling Stones to Frank Sinatra. There's also live music too. The beer garden is lovely when the weather is dry and warm. If you are a wine drinker, try their Santa Puerta white (the red's not bad too) because it is lovely. The food is excellent. On street parking is close by all around the pub. Highly recommend this pub.
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A world away from its previous incarnation, and somewhat overdone in its refurbishment. Feels a bit showroom-like. Wide selection of imported beers, some decent ales, all outrageously expensive. Nice beer garden. All a bit too clinical.
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A fantastic pub, serving the biggest selection of imported beers you will ever see on draught.
A really friendly atmosphere, with a very relaxing ambience and decor, but still with the atmosphere of a pub. And its non-smoking. Also, one of the few places in the area selling the excellent Innes And Gunn sigle malt ale, which is splendid.
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This venue was completely re-furbished at the beginning of 2005, transforming the place from a bit of an "old man's" pub to a gleaming bar with acres of stainless steel throughout. Now there is a great range of lagers and bitters on offer, including a fruity Belgium one and a couple of wheat beers on draft, along with a large whisky selection and of course heaps of all the other stuff you'd reasonably expect to find. However, the main thing to mention here is that it's non-smoking. Yup, that's right, completely cigarette, cigar and pipe free. Which, of course, is fantastic news for all of us who love going to pubs but hate coming home wreaking of nicotine. Situated as it is a little way off the main drag of Leicester's pubs and bars, it's still reasonably quiet most nights and as a welcome alternative to some other bars, the music tends towards the chillout end of the spectrum, fitting perfectly with the ambiance of the place. Friendly people, good beer, great atmosphere with no smoke: what are you waiting for? Get yourself down to the Rutland and Derby Arms on Millstone Lane.
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