Good Question........ because i'm off next month with loads of people for my birthday. Probably Livingstones and O Dwyers are the places to go from what I have heard.
If you want real ale then Gatehouse, Joseph Bramah - maybe Courthouse but a while since I went. I like the Lucorum as well, but no real ale there, ok if they have Staropramen on, as on a BBS night out! Shouldn't go - far too many to mention!
Problem with the lucorum You need a second mortgage to buy a round in there Over £3 for a bottle of lager
Don't you know It costs a lot to train someone to take a bottle top off! Makes you wonder though, how many of the people who complain about the mark up on a replica shirt don't think twice about paying £3 for a bottle of fizz!
Good night out depends on what music you like. If you're into indie then Seven and Corner pin are excellent. Pubs i'd recommend are O'Dwyers, Seven, Corner Pin, Joseph Bramahs, Chambers, Yates and Shakespear. Most of the rest are not my kinda scene, too much ***** music and bad ale. Dance/House music Tempo, for heavy rock downstairs in Oxygen.