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Royal William IV, Lincoln

Brayford Wharf North
Lincoln
LN1 1YX

Phone: 01522528159

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Lincoln Central, Brayford Wharf

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Moby Duck left this review about Royal William IV

Visited Nov 2024

A pleasant looking pub on the exterior but modernised internally to its detriment, that said there was a decent range of beers on detailed below, I went for the Shiny Disco Balls, a beer I hadn't seen before or since.
The pub is worth a look but by no means a destination pub.

On 29^th July 2025 - rating: 6
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Tris C left this review about Royal William IV

I can’t recall any reason to contradict what’s already been written and can’t remember what I had, but my records show that I had ‘…an ok beer.’ at £1.80 a half.

On 13^th November 2024 - no rating submitted
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Steve of N21 left this review about Royal William IV

Situated in an excellent location by the Brayford waterfront it’s a decent looking building and I am guessing they make good use of the waterside cobbled pavement area for extensive outside seating in the summer.
It is actually branded as The Royal William IV Pub & Kitchen so no surprises that there is an emphasis on food here, but very good to see four handpumps on the bar with an interesting choice of ales. Internally it is very typical of these type of places with a modern décor that is not in keeping with the exterior and the usual design and gastro pub colour scheme at play. A mixture of stone flagged flooring and carpeted areas with exposed brick walls in parts and half-timbered walls painted blue, with white and what ever you call that horrible pink colour, above in other parts. But in saying that its pleasant enough and at just gone 6pm on a Friday evening it was busy but not overly so that there was plenty of room to stand and plenty of spare inside tables still free.
For our visit the Timothy Taylor, Northern Monk Collaboration Stout Northern Rising made another appearance on the day in cask form, alongside Tiny Rebel Carrie Blood Orange IPA. Shiny Brewery Disco Balls American IPA and something from Ferry Ales Brewery called Aah-Wooo, (which I am guessing is one of their usual range rebadged for firework night).
Has the advantage of probably being the closest decent pub to the station for a beer before jumping on a train (unless you like The Treaty Of Commerce, which I didn’t particularly), and would be my choice over all the other chain stuff that lines this edge of Brayford Pool.

On 7^th November 2024 - rating: 6
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