The Donkey

Went to see the Specials (19/​05/​2013) at Demontfort Hall Leicester, they were fantastic
as ever, the night only tarnished by frequenting the Donkey in Leicester where
bar staff and their henchmen assaulted both me and the wife and basically ended
up stealing my debit card. Good look trying to spend that !
Should have been a happy Ska revival night. The Donkey was shamelessly out just
to make money. I was punched twice and my wife was knocked to the ground and
her glasses broken, not a random attack. Like I said before this was
by the staff and henchmen. Loved the specials, love Ska music. Visit the Donkey
at your own peril. I shall never be returning.

Great Leicester venue. Great as it gives lots of opportunities for up and coming local talent. Like the sofas outside too.

Great place, Great gigs i once saw a band here called Fruity Mooty, they played one chord for five hours, thought it was great! Everyone else left and then i had a drink with the lead singer who only uttered the phrase «its coming, its coming soon» over and over again, no idea what he meant but i thought he was a genuis!

Great for live music — they try and make an effort to put on decent acts, host open mic nights and outdoor events in the car park. Very community based. They don’t like students though. Sunday Jazz is great — chilled out and good pub grub. It is a little bit pricy and can be very quiet some days — but get the timing right and you walk into a great atmosphere!