Decent sized and characterful pub - a traditional scoopers pub, and frequently used as part of a crawl involving the two very close by St Denys pubs. Around 10 ever changing proper cask beers on offer, plus a cheery welcome. Plenty of wood, dogs, and bohemian atmosphere. The upstairs has huge worn but comfy armchairs. No food, but there's a pizza van outside. Children tolerated rather than welcomed.
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| A glimpse of the sort of beers on offer |
Beers drunk here include Hop Art Ruby Kiss, Everards Single Hop IPA,
My review for BITE in March 2015:
Outside it looks like a traditional railway station pub, inside it’s a bit like a Hobgoblin pub - lots of wood, painted walls, leather sofas, and a modern student feel. There’s an upstairs room with pool and football tables. Lots of focus on the beers with around 10 on offer, including a house ale, Nellie’s Nob, which is a rebadge of Bowman’s Yumi. Holds beer festivals. Friendly customers, which on our Friday afternoon visit were mostly young males. This has a lot more life, character, and interest than the Guide Dog. As it’s almost next door to the Junction Inn, the two can be visited together. I am more inclined to the Junction Inn as it does food, is more family orientated, and has more of a traditional pub look and feel, but there will be those who prefer this place. Considered together these two make one of the best beer destinations in Southampton, second only to the Platform Tavern (which has its own brewpub).
In March 2018 it suddenly closed! The pizza van will now be across the railway track at The Dolphin. And then it reopened.....
38-40 Adelaide Road St Denys
SO17 2HW
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