The Lincolnshire Poacher, Nottingham

Another exellent Tynemill pub. As you enter there is a small standing area and bar to your left leading to another smallish room with bare wood fittings, these areas have a local pub atmosphere. Down the corridor to the back is a conservatory area with a more plush feel. Great selection of Real ales, good service and V. good food at reasonable prices.

There were 11 (eleven) ales on during my visit, all at reasonable prices. For some reason I stuck with Castle Rock ales, sinking pints of Hemlock and Winter Rail. Judging by the glass in the windows, this pub looks to have been called “The Old Gray Nag’s Head” in a previous incarnation. I suppose that it was considered to be a bit too much of a mouthful. The front bar, together with the small snug on the right of the bar, looks like the original pub, with a conservatory at the back added more recently presumably to provide more seating. There is a small outside area at the back which I imagine is mainly used by smokers. This outside area did have a large potted plant, which my chum from up North considered to be worthy of mention. I put this pub on a par with, or perhaps even a notch above, the Vat & Fiddle, which we had visited earlier in the day. The ale selection is even better than the V & F, and you get the same real pub experience. This is a drinkers’ destination pub of the highest order. Definitely on our list for a return visit next year, assuming that time allows.

Consistently the best real ale pub in Nottingham...