The Company Inn (Lloyds No. 1), Nottingham

Modern (inside) ‘spoons in the canal side development, the lighting was so low level I didn’t see much of the place even without anti plague measures. Two floors, lots of metalwork that’s about it.

A large Wethers. A rather hideous one to be honest. Its on two floors but I only went in the ground floor part. A rather dull large open plan room with a raised area to the right. The wide bar has 12 handpumps on with the bank of six to the left housing the Wetherspoons dullards plus an "available soon". The other six had different breweries so was more interesting. Its not great but its acceptable on this Thursday afternoon.

The company Inn is a Lloyds No 1 in an old warehouse in the canal quarter of the city with a lot of other pubs and bars scattered around it. The pub like most spoons is one very large open plan room with a large upstairs seating area. There is also a gigantic bar that stretches across the whole back wall of the pub. Being a Lloyds there is a lot more standing room than most spoons and the area as you walk inn is usually full of vertical drinkers which turns into more of a dancefloor later on. The drinks selection was fairly extensive with a good half a dozen hand pulls on the bar with the more interesting stuff on the far left pumps where no none was really standing or serving. Unfortunately a good few including UBU and scarlet McCaw from Oakham were off so aside from the spoons regulars I had a pint of Elland brewery’s Beyond the pale for 2.29 which was quite nice but on the cold side as I find in a lot of spoons. Being the cheapest pub in the canal quarter and being located so close to the rough meadows estate means a lot of undesirable characters are attracted here and on my Friday evening visit the ambiance was on the prickly side, especially as there is no door policy or dress code at this time so lots were wearing tracksuits and baseball caps. This is also a hang out of the local football fans who come in shouting and fighting on a Saturday. Overall not really impressed with his place as it is in no comparison to some of the other better bars around. Then again as long as it keeps the undesirables contained while the rest of us can enjoy a nice pint in the other pubs in peace I don’t mind it. Should you ever find yourself here it’s not the end of the world just keep an eye over your shoulder as I have heard of some nasty goings on in and around late at night . Ok for a pint but definitely not my first choice when around the area.

I arrived here about 19:00 on a Saturday evening. It had very loud music blasting out and flashing lights. I managed to find the bar and spotted Sadler's Hop Bomb. I ordered this (£1.99) and it was served in a flimsy wide plastic container that looked like it might collapse. In case it did I downed it and left. It tasted OK but was cloudy. I won't be back.