The Boat Inn

Head down Priory Street in Lenton and you'll find The Boat Inn doing exactly what a neighbourhood pub should: serving decent pints and honest food to people who actually live round here. It's the kind of place where regulars have their spots, the staff know what they're pouring, and nobody's pretending it's anything fancier than it is. You'll get proper ales on tap, the sort of crowd that ranges from students to retired blokes, and the feeling that you've stumbled somewhere real rather than manufactured. It's got that worn-in comfort of a pub that's been doing its thing for years, without needing to reinvent itself every five minutes.