perhaps familiarity truly breeds contempt. if so, i have spent waaaaaaaaaay too much time at the lizard. maybe contempt is the wrong word. i don't hate it, but if i never set foot in here again, i will not for a second regret it.
the good: multiple rooms, multiple bars, loads of tables and, saving the best for last, the beer of the month club. for an extra $0.75 to $1.00, you get to keep the glass - which helped me to accumulate quite the collection for my own bar, which may someday exist.
the bad (neutral): just your average bar food - nothing bad, nothing good, nothing special. it really is just meh. depending on what you are looking for, the 400 televisions could be a plus or minus, but i'll throw it here in the middle. the service is usually ok as well.
the ugly: i have to say, it's the crowd. sorry. this place is generally packed and LOUD. i've always gotten the impression it's crowded more because it's one of the only places to go as opposed to being crowded because it's a great place that no one can resist. oh, yeah. the trapped iguana is not cool. i'm sure they take good care of it, but i'm sure it would have a better life without the drunken masses tapping on the glass.
look, if you want to go get a beer, a bite of fried whatever, and catch a game, the lizard is a fine place to go. i go back to plenty of 2-star places. i'd just prefer to go elsewhere. the main problem i always had with coventry, there just aren't that many "elsewheres" to go.