High Cross, Leicester - pub details
Address: 103-105 High Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 4JB [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 10380) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Leicester (0.7 miles), South Wigston (3.9 miles), Syston (5 miles)
Chain: Wetherspoons
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
- Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
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> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 14 users)
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user reviews of High Cross, Leicester
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| Popped in a couple of times this week for the JDW Beer Festival, as this is the only city centre 'Spoons that is capable of keeping halfway drinkable ale. First visit was on a weekday mid-afternoon, and I have to say it was something of an eye-opener in terms of the clientele; we all know that you don't get the higher end of the social strata in JDW pubs at the best of times, but I do not expect to see Baby Squad members proudly wearing their Stone Island insignia being served in any but the roughest of Estate pubs. I did query this with the manager who advised that they HAVE barred a few members, but they have decided not to stop the rest of them (a) drinking in there and (b) making themselves readily identifiable ... needless to say, you wouldn't catch me dead in there on a football day! Aside from the thug element, of rather more concern was watching several people who were clearly VERY drunk, still being served ... as a general rule, when someone comes in, sits down and starts shouting random things and laughing loudly to themselves it's better to refuse service. The same is generally also true when people are so hammered they can't speak properly, but this doesn't seem to bother staff or management. My return visit was on Saturday mrning, just before midday, and was a better session - there seemed to be less social detritus, and the atmosphere was a bit calmer. What let me down on this visit was the food; I ordered the classic breakfast, but asked for it without hash browns / black pudding or mushroom. This in and of itself was not a problem, however I do resent being expected to pay the FULL breakfast price without being offered substitute breakfast items - extra sausage, bacon or even toast would surely not be beyond their remit, and would seem like half decent customer service. Oh well, I guess it's to be expected from a company whose business model is morally questionable at the best of times (ie: selling cheap booze to people who have nothing better to do with their days than spend the benefit money they receive from the taxes the rest of us pay getting smashed continuously). On the bright side though, I picked up 12 beers over the two visits, and although condition was far from perfect they were at least drinkable... I'd like to see either Lloyds or the Last Plantagenate manage that! All_Hail_The_Ale - 8 Nov 2010 14:43 |
| Slightly above average Wetherspoons. dynamiteninja - 24 May 2010 19:10 |
| I visited Leicester for the first time on Thursday and was surprised to find a lack of pubs in the centre of town serving real ale. Maybe I didn't look in the right places and ended up settling for a pint of Guinness in "The Market Tavern" which I couldn't finish. Later in the evening I found "The High Cross". Normally I don't seek out spoons pubs as they lack something in character and the staff are usually robotic and soulless. However, this pub is something of an exception. The service was efficient and overall the staff (and other customers) were friendly. It happened to be curry club night when I dropped in and I enjoyed a generous serving of lamb rogan josh and a pint of Ruddles ale in comfortable surroundings for £4.99. The High Cross is a clean well run pub but there is nothing about the place that would make me rush back. It lacks charisma and feels like it is missing a few heartbeats in terms of atmosphere. I'll give it 6. The_Inspector - 5 Dec 2009 02:32 |
| THIS PUB USED TO BE A HANG OUT FOR LEICESTERS INFAMOUS BABY SQUAD FOOTBALL HOOLIGANS. ITS STILL FREQUENTED BY A FEW TO THIS DAY. CHEAP RUBBISH THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM WETHERSPOONS. Satansfather - 10 Aug 2009 16:41 |
| Straight up what you see is what you get pub. Cheap and cheerful. If you're not expecting too much then you'll be happy! housetunes - 6 May 2009 08:31 |
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