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The New Inn, Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa
CV31 1DW
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The New Inn
Popular side-street pub near the eastern edge on the Old Town side of the river. Mostly opened-out L-shaped layout in four parts: the compact bar in the centre, a small seating area off to the left (in what appears to have been an adjoining terraced house at one stage), the games room in the right-hand corner (although neither the pool table or the dartboard were in use on my visit) and a dining room stretching back behind that. With five of the six handpumps in use, I found the usual Sharp's beers - Atlantic and Sea Fury - Rat Attack from Rat Brewery, Oakham's Thirteen Steps (£4.60, deliberately a bit hazy) and Thornbridge Jaipur.
On 20th April 2025
- rating: 7
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The New Inn
Very much a back street corner local type place but well loved and seems to have a good community spirit. Traditional carpets and seating. Good Beer Guide ntry
On 29th January 2025
- rating: 7
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Ian Mapp left this review about The New Inn
Back street boozer, where the back street is notable from being wide enough to allow four rows of continental style parking. Although, how the cars against the curb get out is anyones guess.
Open plan, multi room - 30% setup for drinking and 70% for eating. Gearing up for the six nations and prepared to change the channel from premier league football.
Doombar and Sea Fury noticed, along with a lot of Sharp's bar runners. I went for a decent Oakham Citra.
GBG 2023. Not sure its worth the walk from town. Unless you are a mad pub ticker. Or like Sharps.
On 13th February 2023
- rating: 6
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The New Inn
6 years and 2 days since my last visit to Leamington Spa, I returned to visit a couple of the town's pubs that I'd missed.
The New Inn is located in a residential area well outside the town centre on an impressively long and wide street. A couple of "locals" were sat at the bar watching cricket highlights on a screen above the bar, whilst discussing the day's events. In fact, the one clearly had some kind of foreign accent, which I couldn't quite put my finger on. A number of other people seemed to appear during my visit. I'm not sure whether they were staff, the owners, customers or general passers by.
The bar area and seating is slightly off to the left as you enter, with a games room area containing a pool table to the right.
Sharp's Atlantic & Sea Fury are regular beers. But the 2 guest beers were much more interesting - Byatt's Comet IPA & Black Iris Snake Eyes. My half of Comet was in good condition and enjoyable.
A cosy local in a quiet out of the way setting that was probably my favourite pub of the day.
On 11th July 2022
- rating: 7
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Nick Davies left this review about The New Inn
Popular community local serving the grid of Victorian terrace houses at this end of town. Slightly unusual layout, no doubt much altered over the years, with a lounge area as you enter, then the bar ahead and down a step, turning left to a more public bar space. Garden to the rear commanding views over the allotments. Pool, darts, TV, clientele etc as described by Soup below.
Enterprise Inns, so dull beer range: three Sharps varients, Charles Wells IPA and Byatt's Amarrillo guesting. The Byatt's was, sadly, lack-lustre and did make me wonder if the pubs's GBG entry was more down to buggin's turn rather than beer quality.
It's a perfectly good pub for what it is, I'd be happy if it was my local, but I wouldn't go out of my way to visit.
On 14th October 2018
- rating: 6
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Soup Dragon left this review about The New Inn
A smart looking detached. white rendered brick facade, with black paintwork.
The interior is an irregular shaped open plan space, with darts and a pool table area. The decor is white and wood panel, with old pictures, especially film memorabilia on the walls, along with several mirrors. There was a TV and a tiled fireplace. Service was fine and the clientele at my visit, mature and friendly.
Beer; tap stuff with Abbot Ale, Bombardier, Black Sheep and a decent Timothy Taylor Landlord.
Perhaps not the rarest of beer choices, but the Landlord, ever a favourite with me was decent - I would be more than happy to return to this place.
On 28th March 2010
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