The Three Nuns, Loughborough

L shaped Everards refit pub, apparently known locally as the Six Tits. Quite wood heavy with some nice panelling at the back. Six pumps with five on, four of theirs and a Phipps. My Beacon Hill was on the turn (NBSS 1.5, dumped). Shame because it's not a bad pub in itself. Everards seem to be losing their grip on their tied houses over the last few years and this one’s a prime example – needs some mystery shoppers to flush out the poor cellaring.

This Everard's tied house consists of a long L shaped room , carpeted at the front and a parquet floor at the rear. The rear area seems to be more a drinking area although the bar counter is at the front. There was a very predictable 1980s music soundtrack playing. Quite a few people in the front were or had been eating. I checked the menu to find that a Mixed Grill here was just £9.50, cheaper than most Spoons unless it's the Steak Club but it doesn't include a drink. It went down a treat with a pint of Old Original (£3.55). Other Everard beers were Tiger, Beacon Hill, Sunchaser and a Wadworth's Bishops Tipple. I must have been to this one before in the distant past but had no recollection of what it was like. As with most Everard tied houses I thought it was well worth a visit.

Another decent place near to the White Hart. As in that pub, I've forgotten what I drank so would need to go back, but I don't remember the choice being as good as the WH.

Famed as the best Everards pub in town, the "6 tits" was definatly on our crawl list, but the quality of the beer let it down a little. Whilst perfectly drinkable, my Tiger was a little cloudy and the best was not much better. Inside, the pub is a little soulless, obviously catering for diners over drinkers. Worth a visit when the Tiger is on form.