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| Bar billiards in the lower bar |
Its OK, but the nearby Wadworths is better on all counts. OK for locals, but little of interest to anyone visiting the area.
Date: Dec 2017. Score: 5
Tried again. I think this is my third visit. The public bar is full of old fidgets. I say hello, but there's little response. It feels like a local pub for local people. One cask on, Goodens Gold. Cards not accepted. I pay cash and get some shrapnel to fill my pockets. I check out the beer garden. Quite plain, with some fences down. More old fidgets, all smoking. Indeed, you have to walk past the smokers to get into the garden itself. I start up a conversation. It's a struggle. It doesn't go far.
Date: Dec 2017. Score: 5
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| General ambiance |
Tried again. I think this is my third visit. The public bar is full of old fidgets. I say hello, but there's little response. It feels like a local pub for local people. One cask on, Goodens Gold. Cards not accepted. I pay cash and get some shrapnel to fill my pockets. I check out the beer garden. Quite plain, with some fences down. More old fidgets, all smoking. Indeed, you have to walk past the smokers to get into the garden itself. I start up a conversation. It's a struggle. It doesn't go far.
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| Only one cask beer available |
There are things to like about this place, but it does feel stuck in the past. The conversations are moans punctuated by a fair bit of "fuck" and the occasional "cunt", so it's not cheerful, charming, or uplifting. But it is what it is. And the locals form a self-supporting group happy to chat and banter among themselves. If you're part of the gang, fine, but if you're not it feels a little off-putting.
Date: Sept 2019. Score: 3 1/2
106 Pound Street
Bitterne
SO18 6BP
Open: 11am to 11pm
No food.
No children allowed (I suspect due to the casual swearing - it's likely the regulars would feel restricted with kids around)
Enterprise Inns
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| Pubs in Bitterne |
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| Enterprise Inns (Ei Group) |
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