Wig & Mitre, Lincoln

The entrance to the Wig & Mitre opens into a square front seating area where banquettes run under the front windows and tables sit in the centre. A strong smell of fat was an indication that food is served here. There is a small bar area in the middle section of the pub where a short serving counter runs along the left-hand wall. One of the four hand pumps was reverse clipped which left Black Sheep’s Best, Milestone Brewery’s Cathedral Gold and Ferry Ales Brewery’s 49 Squadron as the cask options. Steps to the rear lead to a split-level seating area. In here were the only other customers, a pensioner couple who sat in complete silence during the entirety of my stay. I wasn’t very impressed with this place and will walk past next time.

Bit of a weird one this, it's a tearoom at the front with a fairly traditional taproom in the middle then a dining room at the back. There are four pulls on the counter generally serving safe nationally recognised beers although some interesting pump clips are among those on the opposite wall. Apparently there's an upstairs as well but I didn't check it out.

The Wig and Mitre is situated at the top of steep hill,so handy for a drink after walking up it. We had been in this pub a few years back and thought it was the original Wig and Mitre,but it is not,with the original Wig and Mitre being next door. Once inside this is quite a comfortable pub,the front area is smallish and square,shaped,there is comfy bench seating and a couple of normal tables and chairs,the bar is in the middle area of the pub,there are a few tall tables and stools in this area,the rear area is up a few steps,there are comfy bench seating and normal tables and chairs in this area. There were four real ales on the bar,we had a drink of Tom Woods Lincolnshire Gold which went down very well,the other beers were Oakham JHB,Everards Tiger Bitter and Black Sheep. We quite liked this pub,but it is expensive with our pint and a half costing £5.00. Pub visited 6/12/2014