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The Barley Mow, Leicester
Leicester
LE1 6FD
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Quinno _ left this review about The Barley Mow
Refurbed and repositioned by Everards since my last visit. Now a 'rock pub'. Around 14(!) pumps though there were a number of them doubled-up and ciderised. Mainly Everards ales with a couple of guests. My Black Hole brewery No Escape was in good form. Pretty stripped out inside and not exactly a come-hither vibe. Punters at the bar were well-lubricated and swearing like dockers with the teenage staff clearly not projecting the required gravitas from behind the bar. Not a huge amount to recommend it outside of ale and music, tbh.
July 2007
Quite a good Everards house near the train station, serving the normal Everards fayre in normal sparkler-ised Everards condition. Patrons are on the acceptable side of rowdy, very middle-aged laddish. There's a coffee bar upstairs that's open during the week. Landlord and landlady were offering around free sangria last Sunday, so novelty points for that. Worth a stop if you're waiting for a train, not a bad little place. Rated 6
On 27th January 2014
- rating: 6
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ROB Camra left this review about The Barley Mow
This pub had been refurbished recently and is now very smart with pine tables etc. It's now very light and airy and girly friendly. 3 cask ales available on my visit, 2 from Everards plus Timothy Taylor Landlord. The 2 I tried were both in good nick. I started chatting to the friendly barman and the landlord came over and joined us for a while. He's very pleased with the refurbishment. It's a friendly little place and I will definitely call in next time I'm in Leicester.
On 15th May 2013
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Barley Mow
For me this was a flying visit before running for the train. Seemingly quite a few more people use this pub for the same reason, so the barmaid told me. Nevertheless, they do serve some well kept beers from Everards, also their guest Stones Pure Gold was excellent. Will call again.
On 9th January 2012
- rating: 7
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train man left this review about The Barley Mow
First pub on Saturday - Everards house, near station. Tiger, Beacon, Sunchaser, Original, & ‘Gaffers Gold' (later seen elsewhere as Janet's Gaffers Gold?), Everards beers in very good condition. Leather sofas look out of place at front of pub but further to the right & rear the furniture becomes more traditional, continuous single bar winds round the whole, but in front/centre/rear sections. Piano (‘do not play') centre rt, bar football table to the rear. Pumpclips on wall suggest a rotating guest. Was closed when we returned for a pre-train beer ystdy but the landlady took the trouble to come out to explain that they were taking a breather, having been open since 07:00(!) serving Leic fans prior to the crucial (unsuccessful) relegation match at Stoke. Bad luck to the Foxes.
On 5th May 2008
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Roger Button left this review about The Barley Mow
Went here before the Leicester v Spurs FA Cup tie (the less said about the match the better). Not a bad pub – unfussy, straight-forward and down to earth. In a city centre full of chain pubs and trendy bars, the Barley Mow is a welcome find - one of the few traditional style pubs that we found in the area. Pretty much empty given that it was an hour before kick off although I was informed that they don't usually open on Sundays (they were about to close when we left at 6.00). They do a decent pint of Everards and have a couple of guest beers on offer. One extended room with plenty of seating and a few bits of Leicester Tigers memorabilia on the walls. For a pub that obviously caters for a sport crowd there were disappointingly no TVs (or at least none that we could see). We had hoped to catch the end of Burton v Man Utd but it was not to be. They were playing some decent indie / britpop music though! Karaoke nights advertised. Friendly staff (including the informative doorman).
On 10th January 2006
- rating: 6
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