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The Lion At Basford

Bar Pub Live music venue

Corner pub with exposed brickwork, hand-pulled ales, a beer garden and regular live music evenings. People often mention friendly, staff, Great, great, good, beer, garden, live, area, music,


Address

44 Mosley St, New Basford, Nottingham NG7 7FQ, United Kingdom

Website

www.thelionatbasford.co.uk

Contact

+44 115 970 3506

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (1.1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Friday: 12 pm to 12 am
  • Saturday: 12 pm to 12 am
  • Sunday: 12 to 10 pm
  • Monday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Tuesday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Wednesday: 12 to 11 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: friendly (17) staff (16) Great (13) great (11) good (11) beer (10) garden (10) live (9) area (9) music (8)
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  • 5/5 g t. 5 months ago on Google • 667 reviews
    Large, spacious pub selling lots and lots of ale. Plenty of seating inside and out. Friendly and knowledgeable staff who were very helpful. Also serves food. Does allow stop overs but phone ahead as carpark isn’t huge . It also has a slight slope but it didn’t bother me for the one night. Hosts live music acts.Also has 16 bit emulators to have a blast from the past! Highly recommended 🚐 🍻 🦁 👾🎤🎸
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Guys Who D. 1 year ago on Google
    Good local pub with a great beer garden. Our doggies loved it. The pub does food too. Close to a tram stop so no need for a car.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marek W. 2 months ago on Google • 35 reviews New
    Fabulously kept pub, clean, in a lovely oldy worldy decor. Super range of real ales, comfortable seating, menu nice and food 1st class. They also own the White Lion at Swingate in Kimberley, that is also fantastic real ales and live entertainmemt. Would recommend and also look down into the cellar from bar area !
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Danielle L. 7 months ago on Google • 159 reviews
    'Beautiful pub . Amazing staff extremely friendly, warm and welcoming. The pub and toilets were spotless. Sadly I didn't get the time to sample any of the mouthwatering dishes available but rest assured I will be returning to do just that and obviously I will edit my review accordingly . This public house is certainly worth a visit.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Simon P. 5 months ago on Google • 26 reviews
    Cracking place. Excellent ales, food great at a great price. The staff are just brilliant and can't do enough to make a visit worthwhile. I'm glad all pubs aren't like this, as it really stands out as being a gem and worth travelling to. Even the tram stops right outside!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 peter h. 3 months ago on Google • 16 reviews New
    I have loved this pub for years. Great range of beers, pub food ,live music and a cosy atmosphere. The outside area has been vastly improved recently. A good place to catch up with old friends.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Brian B. 2 months ago on Google • 14 reviews New
    A wonderful pub for real nail and live music, the staff are excellent.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 2012ringmaster 5 months ago on Google • 40 reviews
    A very good place with nice people present and a dog friendly pub. Their food is 100% fresh and excellent. The only reason I have given them 4 stars is because I had to wait 40 minutes for my food however they was very busy when I was there.

  • 5/5 Craig C. 7 months ago on Google • 17 reviews
    Great pub with live bands, food, quiz nights and great beer!

  • 5/5 Laura140691 1 year ago on Google • 13 reviews
    Lovely pub with great food, friendly staff and a wide selection of drinks. Has some of the best craft beer options outside of the city centre. Always a top selection of local ales too if craft isn't your thing. Dog friendly too!

  • 5/5 Sara B. 1 year ago on Google
    Came here for a much needed Friday night out after a stressful week! Live music - Weird fish were playing - was excellent! Staff friendly. Felt safe. Good crowd. Really good choice of draught beers. Voila!

  • 5/5 Viz H. 5 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    The place felt just right atmosphere wise. We arrived at just before midday and there were a few people waiting outside for the place to open. Plenty of outside tables and seating and likewise indoors. The food was very tasty and plentiful. The service was very reasonable considering the food was cooked fresh and the staff were friendly and polite. We don't live in the area but would definitely go again if we are ever in the area.

  • 5/5 Fred F. 1 year ago on Google
    Good beer, good atmosphere, great staff, super dog friendly, huge beer garden. Food is decent enough but the menu could probably do with a bit of a refresh, especially the veggie/vegan stuff. It's nice, but I've been eating it for three or four years now

  • 5/5 David I. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic food, friendly service. A proper pub atmosphere, bit of live folk music which was a nice surprise. The burgers are fantastic. Lovely choice and range. Great ale too.

  • 5/5 Tom 1 year ago on Google
    Great boozer with well kept cask from the local area. Food is always spot on and the staff are incredibly friendly and welcoming. Excellent outdoor seating area also for both winter and summer.

  • 5/5 Shaun K. 1 year ago on Google
    Great music venue. Very popular. We smashed it last Saturday night👍🏼👌🏻👏

  • 4/5 Nigel G. 1 year ago on Google
    Good pub with a massive garden area. Decent spread of keg craft beers.

  • 5/5 J. J. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent pub with on street and in site parking huge outdoor at area that is well maintained. "Cheers style" bar, approachable from three sides with food service and helpful staff who seemed on this occasion to go out of their way to maximize customer satisfaction. There is a stage area with regular free live entertainment that features bands of really high caliber. The night we were there it was Miss Bowie and the New Killer Stars who's performance killed off any doubts about quality entertainment. Such a performance would have garnered the approval of the fiercest music critic. Would I return and expect the same experience? I feel confident that I would, as they eye to detail from clearing and sanitizing take turnaround to speed and accuracy of service does not happen by accident but it's the result of team focus and leadership. Making and maintaining a high standard as a matter of routine is the key to turning casual visitors into regulars and that translates into a talked about reputation. Well done staff and management. We look forward to future comparable experiences

  • 5/5 Ian Brittain P. 1 year ago on Google
    Great pub, with very friendly staff, excellent selection of ales, drinks and good food. Plenty of room inside the huge bar areas and same in the beer garden. Great place to wile away the summer. Chilled factor 10/10.

  • 5/5 Amy F. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is absolutely amazing, myself and 2 friends had burgers each and shared some of the pub tapas and honestly we all agreed that it was the best pub food we’ve ever had. Would come back to Nottingham just for the lovely burgers. Staff are lovely and friendly too and lovely garden. Also really appreciate the facilities for dogs, great pub.

  • 5/5 Andy R. 1 year ago on Google
    Great pub forgot how good it is beer garden is big loads of tables, good choice of beers. Even alcohol free for me dig friendly kid friendly, ice cream van even turned up. Good looks good will be back to try it. Loads of history to the place. Efficient friendly staff despite how busy it was.

  • 5/5 Kirsty F. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic pub. The selection of local beers, ciders and wine is great. Went for a Sunday dinner and ended up having 6 pints of Lenton lane inhaler, which is absolutely delicious. The dinner was fantastic, they’d ran out of beef, so went for the veggie option instead which was suprisingly good, and they don’t skimp out on gravy. A really good price of £9.95 for a dinner. The rest of the menu looked really nice, lots of options for all diets. Really dog friendly pub with TVs, darts and a huge beer garden. There really is something for everyone at the lion.

  • 5/5 Collective U. 2 years ago on Google
    Great pub with a really large range of real ales. The beer garden is really big and they've just built loads of decking so it's even better than it was. There's lots of live music on most days of the week.

  • 5/5 Luke W. 2 years ago on Google
    Food and staff amazing defo comeing back and amazing beer garden for sunny days 😊

  • 5/5 Keane B. 2 years ago on Google
    Great beers, great food, lovely staff, park over the road, large garden, what’s not to love

  • 5/5 Neil S. 2 years ago on Google
    Great choice of beers, friendly staff and great food. Plenty of room inside and out. A proper pub with a pleasant atmosphere 👍

  • 5/5 Nigel S. 2 years ago on Google
    A hidden gem, looked cool as I've driven past, so called in for a look see.. It was as nice inside as outside will be dropping in again soon. May even try the food, the menu looks to have a very good choice

  • 5/5 grant d. 2 years ago on Google
    One of the best pubs in Nottingham. Great selection of beers.

  • 5/5 Callum M. 2 years ago on Google
    Great boozer, nice staff, great range of drinks dog friendly.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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