We popped in to see John Slee, Manager at The Lincolnshire Poacher, to talk about whiskey, stables and famous guests...
Describe your venue in three words:
Traditional, community-led, and homely.
Tell us something interesting about your pub…
Where the toilets are, used to be stables. Customers used to walk their horses through the front door, past the bar, and tether them in the stables while they had a drink!
What’s the best thing about your job?
The people I work with, the customers, and the live music that we put on.
What’s the worst?
Not working the same hours as my friends.
What’s the best thing a customer has ever said to you?
It’s always lovely to receive feedback praising the team for their beer knowledge.
How would you persuade someone who’s never visited to entice them in?
I’d tell them it’s the best pub in the world, with a great whisky selection and a vast range of cask and craft beer.
What’s your best selling drink?
Harvest Pale.
What’s your most expensive drink?
Erebus from Tartarus – a delicious raspberry chocolate cake imperial stout.
What’s your personal favourite tipple?
Track’s Sonoma – the cask version.
Who’s the most famous person you’ve had drinking in your place?
Justin Townes Earle (Steve Earle’s son).
Visit Lincolnshire Poacher at 161-163 Mansfield Road NG1 3FR
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