Leopard, Norwichback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
The Leopard was another new Norwich pub for me on this visit to the city. This corner pub has a bit of a sparse feel to it, with a lack of furniture. But, it is bright and colourful and has a good spread of real ales - Colchester Brazilian, Nene Valley Pulping On Your Stereo, Moon Gazer Hawkley Frolic & White Rose Ice Maiden. They also had Snail's Bank Fruit Bat cider. The customers and owner seemed a friendly bunch. In most towns, this would be the best pub. In Norwich, there are a few better ones. But, if you're doing a crawl, I'd definitely recommend it.
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The Leopard has recently been taken over and completely renovated. I went for the first time last night. It had only been open for 5 days and I was astonished to find the place almost full. The staff were very friendly and knowledgable. Yes they even let me try a couple of ales before I selected one. The beer was beautiful, obviously they know how to store and present their ales! They've decorated the place like a proper traditional pub, with old pub and brewery signs. After a couple of beers we moved on to the whiskey - I was impressed to find a very healthy selection, some I hadn't heard of before, so obviously I tried one of those - beautiful! There is a quaint little beer garden at the back, though being November I didn't try that! Conclusion? I recommend you check this new pub out, I'll definitely make it a regular!
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This is a great little pub with a warm, friendly welcome to all. If I lived a bit nearer I would make this my local.
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Live music with KEVIN KING on Saturday 17th April
GARDEN GRILL in our patio garden on Sunday 2nd May and Live Afternoon music with Andy
If you have not visited The Leopard lately give it a try.
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hi, just a quick review on this beautiful pub, i rate this very high for its quality and prices of real ales , the landlady is such a lovely person and always has the time of day to talk to you, listen to your ideas, and most of all make you feel at home. All we really need now is a few more customers to give it a try and i assure you that you would visit it again and again, the real ale is kept in excellent condition and my personal preference is the ale called scarrybird, the pub has a open fire and a tv showing terestial programmes, there is no juke box or pool table (thank you for that) just good beer and conversation.
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I am now open and welcome new customers. First live music is on Saturday 20th March with Foc'sle an Irish folk band. Music will be on alternate Saturdays. My birthday is on Saturday 3 rd April and THE LEOPARD TRIO are playing that night. They are a rock - a - billy group and are fantastic.
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Woo Hoo!!! The Leopard is now OPEN!!! Very Friendly and great ales!! Not to mention the Cherry Beer! Soon to do food..... and newly refurbished. I'm sure many a cold evening will be spent in this little gem of a pub!!
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The Leopard is currently closed and has been totally re-furbished. It will be re-opening mid- February as a traditional cask ale house. Although owned by Batemans Brewery it is free of tie for cask ales and will open with a choice of 4 ales and one hand pulled cider and as the trade increases it will offer more ales. It has an open fire and a new bar. The new landlady Sue Dickerson is very experienced in the licensed trade. We will be serving pies and ales and mushy peas and some light snacks. I will let everyone know the exact opening date soon and look forward to meeting new customers. If anyone is interested in Darts, Cribbage or Dominoes come in and see me. There is no pool table.
There will be occasional live music so anyone who would like to play come and talk to me soon.
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Large, airy single-roomed pub. There's a big telly on one wall showing terrestrial shows- Weakest Link during my visit. Beers, unusually for Norwich, are Batemans XB and XXXB. Unfortunately, whilst drinkable, they aren't served in great condition and are unlikely to attract any real ale fans to go out of their way to pay a visit. At the risk of sounding horribly patronising I would urge whoever is in charge of the cellar to visit the Kings Arms on Hall Road and taste the same beers as served there. This is a friendly comfortable pub with its own character- drop in for a pint if you are in these parts.
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