Spacious bar with good food and a great selection of drinks. Service was friendly
Drunken Duck Promotions
+4
A decent place right in the heart of Leicester city centre.
Has a lot of happening bands play upstairs in the 120 capacity gig room. Even bigger bands like The Wedding Present, Dogs D'amour & Primitives have graced the stage recently.
Service is usually pretty good in the downstairs bar.
There's a good choice of drinks & cocktails but at nightclub prices.
Parking is very limited due to its proximity.
Well worth a visit.
Been here many times, both in my early student days before COVID, and post going with other people.
Arcade machines upstairs with Mortal Kombat and other games.
Don't remember whichever as only played Mortal Kombat up there.
I believe the paid machines are emulated though rather than original as each machine does let you select one of multiple games.
Food and drinks are alright. Great for an afternoon pub food, or for the "pre drinks"(and maybe post) on a night out to the clubs.
Drinks usually priced reasonably every time I have gone. At least compared to other nearby pubs.
Glasses are all clean, and pub itself is usually well maintained.
Gigs often played upstairs, to which it won't be uncommon for those playing to be seen drinking themselves, which I think can be a good sign of the overall atmosphere. Where they stay after a performance
Real heart of Leicester young pub. Would recommend.
This is one of the only places in Leicester that's open every night until 4am that offers something for everyone. They have comfortable sofas, gaming areas, an outdoor bit for smoking/ socialising, and a club upstairs that play different music genres across different days. Cocktails are reasonable, 2 for 10 on some nights. Choice of beer could be better and is fairly expensive but not ridiculous. Bit dark and dingy, but then that's probably what they're going for to an extent. Also host record events. Always a decent atmosphere.
Such a great find. We visited Leicester for about a week and ended up spending most evenings in the beer garden here. It was really peaceful and the food was great. The vibe of the place was also really welcoming and so were the staff.
Me and my friend had an amazing time at this hangout, feeling welcomed from the large entrance and the lovely area upon entry. We went clubbing upstairs to absolutely banging tunes, lights flashing different colours and many nice people with us!
This is an incredible Leicester institution built from a Victorian gas works office, and its a cornerstone of the city's nightlife. It's notable for staying open later than most pubs in the city, and hosts great concerts and comedy shows upstairs. Check out the garden in the back and the old-time arcade games. In the city centre, Firebug is more of an night-out kind of place rather than a neighbourhood local. Some good beers are sometimes on tap, but in my opinion Firebug's strengths are in spirits and cocktails
Groupon burger and drink for 2... what a surprise, one of the best burger I’ve had so far with this price. We have been here twice and really enjoyed the burger. We went during lunch time and not that just.
If you like strong pub smells you will like this place, hence I gave 4 stars
Quiet place at 15:00 on a Friday but that meant we were served quickly. Service was very good and drinks were served at the table. You can see in the photos that the gents are not a very nice place to have to use. Looked like they had not really given it much thought. The sinks look particularly grotty. Food was delicious and so was the wheat beer I had. So definitely a place I will return but will hope they read this and hope they have redecorated the loos by the time I do!
I will 100% be going back here. The staff are so nice and chatty and the whole atmosphere is amazing. The seating areas are so comfortable, will definitely go next time at the weekend as the week is a bit quiet
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