Situated adjoining Leicestershire County Cricket ground. The interior consists of a public bar with pool tables at the front. an extended lounge bar with family/dining annex; and an upstairs function room with balcony overlooking the cricket ground. At the side and rear, the paved patio and lawn are furnished with picnic tables, and there is play equipment for the kids. A footpath at the side of the pub car park gives pedestrian access to the cricket ground. Everard's Beacon and Tiger are the regular beers, but a guest beer or Everard's seasonal brew is sometimes available.
Beer gardenCar parkDisabled facilitiesFamily friendlyFoodFunction roomOutside areaReal aleReal fireWiFi freeDartboardLive musicPool tableBig screenFootball
Definitely recommend this place 👍 Nice owners/staff 👍 Friendly atmosphere 👍 Big car park 👍 Pool table 👍 Dog friendly 👍
first time costumer staff very friendly nice atmosphere would recommend this pub
Extremely hospitable landlord Ben and landlady Sheldon! We visited the Cricketers for a drink prior to the Tom Jones concert, so it was very busy indeed. However landlord Ben served us with a friendly smile and still made the effort to make pleasant chit chat with myself and my husband. After walking out of the concert because of the ridiculous queue time of over an hour to get a drink, we decided to return to the Cricketers for a drink to decide on our next steps. Landlord Ben served us again, and we shared how disappointed we were about the queueing at the concert. Ben then suggested something that has to be the most random act of kindest that has ever been presented to us by a virtual stranger! Ben told us that he had a function room upstairs that has a balcony overlooking the concert. That there were people already up there that he had sold tickets to, and we could go up to join them! We were absolutely gobsmacked that someone could do something so kind that they really didn't need to! We of course offered to pay but Ben would not hear of it. He asked the lovely landlady Sheldon to take us upstairs, where she took the time to introduce us to everyone, most of whom were Cricketers regulars, and who then welcomed us with open arms. Never have we received such a warm welcome from pub regulars! We were so overwhelmed by what Ben and Sheldon did for us, and we really can't thank them or the Cricketers regulars enough for what turned out to be a truly memorable experience. If you receive half the welcome from everyone that we did at The Cricketers, you will most certainly be returning! PS. Shout out to Jo who took one for the team that evening by working the bar upstairs,even though she had bought a ticket herself to watch the concert from the balcony!
Rude is not the word asked for a lager and lime and got lager top (lemonade) when I asked to change got a oh she can't drink it because a bit of lemonade in it that's cost us £2 but don't worry lost a grand last night? Just pour the drink right then if u don't want to waste £2 which obviously isn't the cost!?
Hired the balcony suite for a party, nice venue for up to around 40 to 50 people, just been decorated so looking very clean and fresh. Bar had a good selection and staff were very friendly and welcoming. The pub provided food for our guests and it was also very good, well presented and plenty of variety and quantity.
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Opening Times
| Mon | 12:00 – 23:00 |
| Tue | 12:00 – 23:00 |
| Wed | 12:00 – 23:00 |
| Thur | 12:00 – 23:00 |
| Fri | 12:00 – 23:00 |
| Sat | 12:00 – 00:00 |
| Sun | 12:00 – 21:00 |
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Food Times
| Mon | ||
| Tue | 12:00 – 14:00 | 16:30 – 20:00 |
| Wed | 12:00 – 14:00 | 16:30 – 20:00 |
| Thur | 12:00 – 14:00 | 16:30 – 20:00 |
| Fri | 12:00 – 14:00 | 16:30 – 20:00 |
| Sat | 12:00 – 14:00 | 16:30 – 20:00 |
| Sun | 12:00 – 16:00 |
Freemen, Leicester, LE2