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Elbow Room, Hinckley
Hinckley
LE10 1AW
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Quinno _ left this review about Elbow Room
Modern bar with big glass windows, a bit of a stretch to call it a micropub tbh. A bit grey, industrial and utilitarian not helped by the door being open with a chilly breeze wafting round within. Three cask plus plentiful craftykeg and cider. My Twisted Barrel Dauphin Stout off stillage was fine (NBSS 3). Friendly service at the bar. Not one for the traditionalist and it left me a bit cold (literally and figuratively), but the tickerati will certainly enjoy it. Very quiet compared to the Pestle. 6.5
On 31st August 2025
- rating: 7
[User has posted 5688 recommendations about 5669 pubs]
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Elbow Room
To call this a micropub would be pushing the definition to the extreme. Housed in a rather ugly building on the edge of a retail development, the interior having a modern industrial feel. Walls are grey and there is exposed ducting. Music was playing in the background, but I could not identify it above the hubbub of conversation.
But enough of the negatives. Of 15 pubs, clubs and bars in the Hinckley and Burbage area, this was the best in terms of beer range. The bar is in front of you to the rear right as you enter. There is a cool room immediately behind it housing the beers and ciders. Blackboards on the right-hand wall list the extensive selection.
5 cask ales were on - Shiny Affinity, Arbor Blue Sky Drinking, Vibrant Forest Black Forest, Two By Two Azacca Mosaic & Weekend Project Karaoke. Ciders were Lilley's Apples & Pears, Mango Cider & Celtic Marches AD & Thundering Molly. Craft beers were Tartarus Nyx, Azvex Liminal Spaces, Little Willow Playtime, Great Notion Double Strawberry Raspberry Shake, Track Flowing Within & Glistening Tide, Phantom Polygon, GlassHouse Entwine, Anspach & Hobday London Black & Branch & Blade Holiday Crisp. I chose the Black Forest, which was very enjoyable.
After a while standing in the way at the corner of the bar, we eventually managed to grab a couple of stools sharing a table with a couple of local lager drinkers. Many had spilled onto the heated outdoor area on the pavement to the front. Both children and dogs are allowed. So, there were all manner of customers.
Had I had more time, I could have quite happily spent more time here sampling the various beers and ciders. As pubs and bars go, this one lacks any form of character, but it more than makes up for it with the beer and cider range.
On 1st January 2025
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3232 recommendations about 3230 pubs]
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Elbow Room
Excellent micro-pub with quite a traditional feel despite being housed in a rather unpromising modern shopping / entertainment centre unit. Large windows, rustic furniture, a mix of prints and breweriana on display plus good-natured chatter all round. Also has a few tables out on the pavement for the better weather. Real ales are served on gravity from stillage in a cool room behind the counter, with five in a range of styles - including the 'house' (Furnace) Elbow Grease (£3.20) - plus a selection of craft keg beers, ciders and gins.
On 8th November 2019
- rating: 8
[User has posted 8868 recommendations about 8868 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes - Until 8 p.m. - last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No - Micropub fayre, Pork Pies, Scotch Eggs etc. - last updated 13 August 2017 by Aqualung .
- Jukebox : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Micropub : Yes last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 31 August 2025 by Quinno _
