The Victoria in Lincoln

Great pub, lots of character. Big selection of drinks, friendly staff and right next to the castle. Perfect

Deberíamos haber sabido que una de las cervezas no estaba en buenas condiciones cuando nos la ofrecieron a un precio más bajo. Fue vil y el barman obviamente lo sabía, porque cuando lo devolví inmediatamente dio la vuelta al grifo de la cerveza, para que otros no tuvieran la misma experiencia. Las otras cervezas eran típicas de Bateman: ordinarias. Ambiente sin alma.

Llamé por un par de pintas después de un paseo por el castillo. Hermoso fuego rugiente en la cómoda, buena pinta, buen servicio. El acto cómico de los caseros cortar la madera fue genial. Más hermano risueño que hermanos. Volveré por unas cervezas la próxima vez en la ciudad. Encantadora charla con el personal y los lugareños por igual.

This pub has consistently been a well run and friendly place in the Cathedral quarter of the city.

Thankyou very much to Tom at the bar. Nice chatting with you. Recently refurbished pub. Friendly people.

Lovely proper pub Great selection of beers, friendly staff, plenty of space but a cosy atmosphere Enjoy

This place is clearly very popular and the staff were welcoming and efficient. We didn't have food, but the menu is very limited. Several real ales but basically standard Batemans beers, adequately kept. Nothing special. Very odd clientele, though. We felt it was best not to catch anyone's eye, so not really a comfortable Sunday afternoon drink. Won't be rushing back.

Just popped in for a couple of drinks. The friendly bar staff looked after us...nice choice of beers and apparently the hot chocolate was good. This is a good example of a "local" pub.

Love this place especially the burgers but not this time No chicken mayo burger with crispy onions etc . I ordered it but 10 mins later got told they ran out but could don a turkey burger,I said no worries I try it. Unfortunately it was over done really no crispy onions just slapped together and tbh not where the turkey burger came from as it could of been any old frozen shop thing The hot chocolate nice but not the same description on plank,no nuts Carmel biscuit just hot choc squirty cream marshmallows. Not bad but for the price could of better hot choc and served on a saucer or small plate Anyhow would definitely give a 5 because the menu burgers are really good , but this occasion 2 x Atmosphere was good and a lovely young woman serving .

I love this little pub and visit every time I venture to Lincoln, it's a great cosy pub with lots of drink choices and a good place for a catch up with a friend

Love the pub and the people, dog friendly and family friendly with great open mic nights every week

Este pub propiedad de Batemans está literalmente a la vuelta de la esquina del famoso Strugglers Inn y definitivamente vale la pena hacerlo como doble, ya que es otro pub de buenos bebedores. Se sometió a una importante remodelación en febrero de 2023 y ahora es un pub inteligente de dos habitaciones con un área de bebidas externa mejorada bajo la mirada de la puerta oeste del histórico castillo Lincoln. Esta fue mi primera visita aquí, así que no puedo comentar sobre los cambios, pero otros miembros del Pubs Galore crawl con los que estuve que lo conocen bien dijeron que se estaba poniendo bastante mal, desgastado y sin amor, y pensaron que este disfraz era una gran mejora. 
La configuración interna no ha cambiado mucho con respecto a antes de la renovación, excepto que se ha remodelado un poco en la parte posterior donde se interpreta música en vivo. Todavía tiene una pequeña holgura a la izquierda a medida que entras en la sala principal del bar delgado, con su entrada lateral hacia el área externa, directamente. Luego, más allá de esta área hay una pequeña sala de juegos separada con paredes de piedra con un par de mesas adicionales que alberga un tablero de dardos y el juego Toad in the Hole que se verá en otros tres pubs alrededor de Lincoln. También cuando los asientos a este lado de la barra se detienen, el espacio se envuelve en una sección interesante que alberga un fotomatón y supongo que un área donde los músicos juegan, dadas algunas de las firmas garabateadas en la escritura en la pared al lado. 
Ahora hay 8 bombas manuales (en comparación con las 10 anteriores) alrededor de la barra después de la renovación, con dos en la sección cómoda y las seis principales en el área principal de la barra. Para nuestra visita los Bateman Ales de XB, XXB y Victory Ale fueron complementados por Adnams Ghostship, GK Abbot y TT Landlord, y el XB estaba en buena forma. Bien merece una visita cuando en Lincoln y especialmente como una doble con el Strugglers Inn.

Great place and very nice people

Best place to be for a fun happy entertaining night rock and roll bingo check the Victoria Facebook

Absolutely first class burger and fries for a really reasonable price. Great staff, nice relaxed pub atmosphere. Loved it

Muy ocupado , fue servido con prontitud, se sentó fuera para ver el Castillo, la música alemana OMPA sonaba constantemente con Currywurst ect siendo servido .

Nice little local pub right next to the castle wall. Atmosphere is a bit local but I did like the food/ service and the friendliness of the staff.

Great busy local pub.music and great service from James alias Malcolm, Matt & Pete. Lol

Brilliant hospitality, fabulous decor & a great choice of guest beer 🍻 Can't wait to visit again...10/10 😁

One of if not the best pubs in lincoln, dog friendly and fantastic atmosphere, more like the hub of the community up hill in lincoln .Definitely worth a night in the Victoria. You will more than see the the star of the bar MICK THE VIC

He estado aquí un par de veces con mi madre y sus amigos, y nos encanta absolutamente aquí, es como una familia aquí para mí, el personal es tan encantador y no creo que podría ni siquiera no llamar a este lugar un hogar, he hecho freainds que he considerado familia aquí y estoy tan feliz cada vez que estoy aquí, es divertido, animado, y simplemente un gran ritmo para estar, la comida y las bebidas son increíbles, Este lugar es como un hogar para mí Me encanta aquí xx

This is a proper English pub at the back of the castle in Lincoln. They have music, food, live music and a great atmosphere..Whats not too like. I go often

Great pub with bags of character and nice staff. Good range of beers and live music. Outside seating available.

Great old school pub in uphill Lincoln. Great atmosphere with friendly staff and a good range of beers.

Located next to Lincoln Castle, great food.

Disappointed. Been here once before... and found everything great.. but this time... a regular.. very drunk... just kept pushing in to the bar and cutting in to everyone waiting.. and bar staff allowed this and served him!!! Bar area smelt dirty... and the whole place felt down a level to what I had experienced before. Unfortunately after standing at the bar for ages... and being missed... various others being served.. (staff asking who's next rather than being aware of who is next) lead me and my wife to leave and found another local bar. Shame... as we we spend a lot... tip a lot and on this occasion felt let down. A great, real pub... but let down by staff tonight.

Estuve aquí antes y encontré las cervezas y srrvice excelentes... sin embargo, esta vez... decepcionado. Anteriormente me pareció todo genial, pero esta vez... un habitual... muy borracho... seguía empujando al bar y cortando a todos los que esperaban... y el personal del bar permitió esto y lo sirvió. El área del bar olía sucio... y todo el lugar se sentía a un nivel inferior al que había experimentado antes. Lamentablemente, después de estar en el bar durante siglos... y de que nos echaran de menos... varios otros fueron atendidos... (el personal preguntó quién era el siguiente en lugar de estar al tanto de quién era el siguiente) nos llevaron a mí y a mi esposa a irnos y fundar otro bar local. Vergüenza... ya que gastamos mucho... damos muchas propinas y en esta ocasión nos sentimos decepcionados. Un gran pub, pero decepcionado por el personal esta noche. Los baños (femenino) estaban muy limpios y todo funcionaba ... pero el tiempo que tomó para mi esposa ir allí y volver al bar se encontró que estaba más abajo en la cola de lo que había estado antes! Como ex gerente de bar . . Sabía que teníamos que irnos. Es una pena, ya que este lugar es magnífico, pero esta noche el personal y los clientes nos decepcionaron.

great beer pub .. Camra ... Batemans and Timothy Taylor Landlord

I haven't eaten here yet, but I have to say that in my opinion this is simply the best pub in Lincoln. Always extremely welcoming the staff are friendly knowledgeable and helpful. The prices are reasonable and there is a great drink selection. There is also regular live entertainment. Great pub

Dit is één van de beste pubs van Lincoln … een Bateman’s pub (de lokale brouwerij in Lincolnshire). Het is een beetje een mixed bag … met allemaal kleine kamertjes … sommige leuk en andere modern en niet echt gedenkwaardig, maar het 🍺 is goed, de bediening is goed en de sfeer zit goed …

The pub has always been warm and friendly. Recently it has had a lovely makeover which has been beautifully done without taking the charm away. My friend and I didnt have food that night so I cant comment except to say people were enjoying their dishes.

Lovely glass of wine in the Vic, quick easy serive and sat in quiet little nook at the back which was very quaint and cosy and had darts and other games in there. Loads of seating available and very nice when not windy to sit outside

Popped into The Victoria for a drink. Traditional pub, good choice of beer. Nice clean toilets.

Excellent beer and great food, welcoming pub, and dog friendly as well, worth a bisit anytime.

Good pub with excellent live music 🎶

Great place entertainment on good atmosphere

Google wants me to review The Vic and asks if it has changed. Yes, it has changed.

This pub is great for live music and drinks. Now regular visitors to Lincoln, this is our local pub. The staff are great and work so hard. There is always something going on here, from Open mic night to Quiz nights to up and coming live artists to legends ! It’s a typical “traditional pub”, a dying breed, but with a landlord that has worked so hard to bring it back to life. Whatever he’s done, and is doing, it’s working.

Simple menu but everything is simply delicious. Live music was great and rounded of our evening perfectly

Really great atmosphere, live music and pub games on offer for a really vibrant evening drinks. Wide variety of drinks on offer, friendly bar staff and all round great night

Absolutely amazing food. The head chef Tommy makes an incredible and succulent burger to perfection.

Went to a gig which was held in a gazebo. It was a bit chilly (would have brought a coat if I had known!) Great atmosphere though. Good barstaff. Enjoyed the evening very much and will definitely go to more gigs in future.

Absolutely brilliant live music venue, hope to see more and more brilliant bands here in the future. Let's all support small live music venues.

Friendly pub with a great selection of real ale. Well worth a visit.

Excellent selection of real ales and very friendly. Especially on steampunk night every wednesday

Lovely pub, nice to sit out if weather permitted, dog friendly

The refurbishment looks brilliant! Choice of beers has really ramped up and the games area is great.

Attended pub quiz and it had really great vibe. Friendly staff, nice drinks. We felt very welcome and questions were accessible for a wide range of people to partake. Though we didn't buy food, we would be happy to reattend to try it!

Best pub in Lincoln by far! We live in north hykeham and it's the furthest pub from us.... But we class this now as our new local ❤️ great atmosphere and staff are wonderful, they are the reason we go back. Entertainment is amazing as are the open mic and quiz. Never a dull moment. Highly recommend.

It's alright. If there's something on better otherwise it's very werewolf in London

Love this pub. Always busy. Nice vibe

Very friendly pub with extremely good staff and good quality beer. I am in heaven.

Just been to open mic and it was a top night, well run by Dean & Charlotte & other staff were spot on all night!

First time since its makeover - looks and feels amazing!

Such high hopes for when the Victoria closed down to be refurbished....the result is disappointing. I can only assume "The Brewery" agreed to pay for the bare minimum. Terrible finish and the brightest lightening.

Stayed at Charlotte House for 2 nights and this pub was accross the road, we therefore popped in for a drink. Very tidy little pub with some good beers on offer 👍

What a fantastic pub. Very friendly service. Lovely beer. Much needed refreshments after walking up the steep hill. Great outdoor area facing the castle. Will definitely go again and will have food next time.

Great friendly service, delicious halloumi skewers with Mexican fries and onion rings, big portion and loads of cheese! Yummy!

Good friendly pub had locals enjoying music entertainment put on in bar area but room in other room to just have conversion with friends good pub

Excellent friendly local, soul night on Wednesday nights are a must

Cracking pub, always such a good welcome

Good old school pub.Nice staff and nice ales!Lovely mulled cider in December.Strongly recomend a visit!

Great Pub. Really traditional real ales. Friendly staff and board games to boot.

Proper pub with decent beer on and great love music with good sitting area outside.

was sat in the castle enjoying a beer from the indian. Manager of the pub left the licensed premises to take away my drink and was told we weren’t allowed to drink my own drink in “her drinking environment”. had a lovely meal at castle view indian, it was a shame the pub opposite had to tarnish the experience and treat me like a wrong-doer

Good but expensive like all pubs in the bail area

Decent selection of real ales but considerably more expensive than the Strugglers Inn which is virtually next door and which, unlike The Victoria, is an unspoiled, traditional pub which has a much better atmosphere, a wider choice of ales and does not play irritating modern music over the sound system

So glad to have discovered this great pub during our stay in Lincoln. Vit was our favourite.

Live music and good times with plenty of seating.

The worst food I’ve ever eaten or didn’t eat !

Great ambience in a real ale pub

The only thing I've eaten there was pork scratchings. Yummy!

Extremely busy place, great location, brilliant atmosphere. The place was buzzing when we went. Prices not too bad either considering where it is.

Lovely staff and it’s an awesome pub for letting dogs in and giving our puppy a Biscuit and the food is amazing I went for the bbq pulled pork which was in the light bites but there was plenty. I had to have help to finish it off I just love the fact that dogs can come in brilliant pub

Stopped by after a day trip around Lincolnshire. Food was nice and the outside seating by the castle walls added some great atmosphere.

After a superb refit this pub is just as good as it was before but better and has more seating.not tried the food yet but that's next on my list.

Very disappointed tonight, now I know a Saturday tea time on a sunny day the pub will be busy. Ended up in the little snug bar. My husband waited next to another bloke for 20 minutes still not served either of them. 25 minutes later the other bloke got served and when he paid he said to the barmaid he wants a Gunness meaning my husband she completely ignored him and went on as we watched to serve three more at the other bar not one other staff asked if my husband was being served.The staff could at least have acknowledged him and said be with you next or soon nothing poor sevice so we left!

Was there for a comedy workshop upstairs. Was very nice place, good beer selection and friendly staff.

Great bar but gets busy and service can be a little slow

Always busy, good atmosphere and live music on a weekend.

Great pub,great beer, decent price. A collection of lovely people,just go and chat to random people,bring your friends

What's not to like about this place, cosy bars with well kept ales and friendly locals, great place to sit for a chat over a beer... Recently been refurbished and looks great, more space and regular live music.

Since the refurb this place has become the place to be! Great pint and quality ales. Food was a quality and direct menu. Just right for the place. And great to see them bringing another dimension of live music to the city in the shape of some fantastic well known bands bravo 👏

Great Bateman's beers, friendly staff. Good bands on when we visited too!

Here for the open mic night on Sundays. Excellent atmosphere, and great beer!

Getting there having been renovated, lovely landlady.

Good local pub located at the back of Lincoln Castle and busy at times, especially when music is on. There is plenty of space both inside and out, and great bar service, clean and not too expensive. Lots of choice for drinks and the pint of Guinness was lovely. Enjoy.

Back with us after some renovation. Excellent pub in uphill area of Lincoln. Live music 4nights a week. Good beer and food. I recommend this place it does get busy, so go early evening for a seat.

Really cool bar, we stumbled in when they had a live Irish band playing so bonus. Great vibe good beer excellent back drop od the Cathedral walls. 👍

Points for having a bunch of outside tables nicely situated for the evening sun for an unexpected alfresco pint on an otherwise chilly April visit to Lincoln. An excellent pint of Bateman's Golden. What was probably a lovely historic pub has been gutted and installed with a modern characterless interior. The barman seemed to be having a bad day and was unfriendly and impolite.

Ok beer very good but visit was spoilt by small front room was cold log fire was NOT lit

Was very concerned that the revamp would ruin a great beer venue. But thankfully the management have kept the quality of the beer and the atmosphere. Great Taylor's and Batemans ales together with very nice burgers and fries. The queen may be dead but long live the new queen Vic.

Good beer, and lovely bar staff.

Nice place, good service, tasty food. Definitely worth a visit. I heard it has it just been refurbished and is very nice inside.

Prime location next to the west entrance to the Castle. Friendly pub which caters for all including dogs plus plenty of outside seating. Would recommend.

We stopped in for a late lunch. There was a limited menu, we since found out they had only recently started providing meals. Mainly burgers (meat and vegetarian) and separately a variety of fries. We were very pleasantly surprised by the meal provided. 1 fries and 2 burgers with Shropshire blue cheese and bacon. Good quality and butcher made. Exceptionally good value. James served us and was friendly and very helpful. A good all rounder he served the drinks and cooked the meal. Definitely worth a visit to this pub.

First visit since it was refurbished and what a wonderful suprise. Bright and welcoming with friendly staff. They have a games room withe my new favourite game 'Toad in the Hole'.

Undernew management. Clean friendly. Has been extended but symplecticly giving more areas to sit. Plenty of outside areas with views over the Lawns and the Castle. Dog friendly.

Nice pub, outside arealooks inviting, friendly staff

The interior looks amazing, it's a shame that the owners don't care about their impact on the historic environment. As you can see from this photo, the rubbish dump at the back of the pub has had a negative impact on the view from the castle walls. Hopefully, they will tidy it up ASAP.