Loughborough Arms, Loughborough

An interesting facade but a very dull modernised sports pub inside. No cask ale and only a basic keg selection, e.g. my John Smith's (£1.60, half).

The Loughborough Arms is a large single roomed pub that is broken up by some supporting walls in the centre of the room. In the front left is a tile floored seating area before the serving counter that runs up the left-hand wall to the rear. The right side of the pub is carpeted with seating and a DJ booth for the regular weekend events at the front and a pool table and dartboard to the rear. Racing TV was muted on the televisions throughout while some background music played that was thankfully a bit more upbeat that the last couple of pubs I’d visited. Standard keg was available alongside Birra Moretti so I plumped for half a Fosters, but the larger than life landlady talked me into having a pint seeing as it was only £3.10. She then proudly showed me around her garden, it was very tidy having just had some money being spent on it… to add some astroturf, booth seating and patriotic murals. This is a friendly down-to-earth pub, but the lack of anything of interest to drink means that I’ll not be returning.

Another classy deco exterior with a crap modern interior. One big room, it has pool table in the rear right corner, a dart board (not very accessible) in the rear centre, a few screens and machines, music was piped in from a local radio station. The counter is to the left with four T-Bars of usual suspects. There’s a garden out back. A few different old photos as decor. Full of local character.

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Unremarkable place in the middle of town. Pedigree only, which does not suit me at all.