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The Wheeltapper, Loughborough
Loughborough
LE11 2TZ
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Wheeltapper
Decent sized modern bar with a spacious bare boarded interior occupying a wide but relatively shallow room. The bar covers much of the back wall and has a rather bland counter front and plain painted bar back almost entirely covered in pump clips. Hard bench seating occupies much of the right-hand side of the pub, extending a short way past the end of the servery before giving way to a large beer garden with loads of seats and a good deal of shelter. Metal chairs and plush sofas alternate along the front wall, opposite the bar. The walls have been decorated with old replica railway posters, strings of fairy lights and a dartboard in the far-left corner. A TV screen on the bar back was showing some promotional nonsense whilst a fun pop-punk soundtrack chugged away in the background. Unlike most other pubs visited around the town on a Thursday evening, this place was pretty much empty.
On the bar, five cask ales were available – Shipstone Mild and Little Hush, Kirtkstall Pale, Nene valley Bitter and Shiny Rocky. The TV on the bar back listed eight craft keg lines and numerous cider and perry options. The barman was very brusque and had no interest in engaging in any sort of beer-related chat, so I sloped off to a corner of the room and drank my pint in solitude.
This place ticks the boxes in terms of beer selection and quality but loses points for a total lack of atmosphere and an unfriendly welcome, neither of which made me want to stay here any longer than necessary. This could be a decent place to enjoy some interesting beer if caught at the right time but didn’t really work for me on this occasion.
On 31st May 2023
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Wheeltapper
Modern bar in a new build - too big to be a micro. Inverse L shaped interior, quite a clean and modern feel with cream walls and a burgundy lower third with some rail themed décor including some nice interwar posters. Dart board. Five pumps all dispensing, my Black Lodge Parade was a bit flabby but perfunctory (NBSS 2.5) much like the service. I got here not long after opening and the place felt a bit flat. I wasn’t really enamoured with Loughborough pubs and this place kind of summed things up – plenty of potential but not really firing on all cylinders.
On 19th November 2022
- rating: 6
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- Accommodation : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 31 May 2023 by Pub SignMan
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 19 November 2022 by Quinno _