London Road Brew House, Bedford Place

Another new pub in Southampton, and it's a huge brewpub! This is part of the City Pub Company chain - which has a variety of pubs across London and the South, several of which are brewpubs. 

The beer range

The pub opened at the end of January 2017 on the site of Varsity, which had closed exactly a year earlier.  has a prominent location, and quite an impressive interior. Great selection of beers on cask and keg. And they serve pizzas. Great fun. 

Menu holder

The menu holders are melted vinyl records.  I took a look at a few, and they're all individual, and the records are the sort you get in charity shops which nobody wants to buy - like this one - Thora Hird's Favourite Hymns. 

The ambience

This is a cool and likeable place. More industrial, modern, and student focused than Dancing Man. I like both places, though prefer the ambience of Dancing Man. The beer here is very good. Much better than you normally get in a brewpub chain. I can see this being very successful.

Date: July 2017   Score:  7

With my son, Piers, and his wife, Alena

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