The Anchor Inn, Totton

Cracking pub on the water near the tide mill. Great views. Great atmosphere. Four casks including Doom Bar and Ringwood's Forty Niner available. Open log fire. Relaxed atmosphere. Probably the best pub in Totton. A little out of the way, but worth searching out for.



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Elephant and Castle, Totton

Another busy pub. This is in the town centre. Folks are in, but the pub is not busy. Doom Bar is the only cask. Pub is a bit scruffy. I wait to be served. And wait. Then give up. I don't mind waiting if the beer and or pub is decent, otherwise, what's the point?

Old Farmhouse, Totton

Typical Greene King Hungry Horse. Two beers on: IPA and Abbot. I waited a long time to be served while staff walked languidly past. Eventually I gave up. Pub seems fine, but I couldn't be bothered waiting any longer for an average beer like IPA.

Date: Feb 2017   Score: 5 

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Salmon Leap, Totton

 Another modern pub with two traditional separate bars. That seems to be what they like in this part of Totton. One beer on, the Ringwood. Friendly atmosphere. I like the folks in this pub the best so far, but the GK pub has been the best overall. Child and dog friendly, and serves food, but I wouldn't enjoy eating here as it smells too much of dog.

The Testwood, Totton

Original a Whitbread pub called the Testwood Hotel, it was acquired by Greene King, who built a conservatory along the front, and converted the inside to a spacious single bar. There is a plain but generous rear garden which would be pleasant in the summer. It's a popular place for local people, mostly for low cost everyday Greene King pub food. Quite a low key relaxed atmosphere. Three regular Greene King cask ales, plus a cask cider. Service was slow and indifferent, but in all an acceptable place if you live local. 

The Greene King cask regulars, plus a cask cider

Scampi and chips. Plain and simple.
Edible rather than tasty

Lyn had the Hunters Chicken which
comes with something they call salad

Greene King IPA 
in an Abbot Ale glass

Coca Cola with
ice and a slice

In the good old days - The Testwood when it was a 1930s
roadside pub owned by Whitbread

Date: Feb 2022    Score: 5

A decent sized modern Greene King pub. Family friendly and doing food all day. Larger range of beers. Nothing special, but decent enough. A better pub all round than the Saxon.


Date: Feb 2017   Score: 6 

Child friendly

Open 11am to 11pm

Food  11am to 10pm

Salisbury Road
Totton
SO40 3ND

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Saxon Inn, Totton

I've visited all the pubs in Southampton, so I'm doing a Totton crawl, starting here in the north of Totton in a modern estate pub. Its large and popular with two large and distinct bars. I entered the lounge bar. Plenty of seating and tables. Furniture is a little worn out, but the place is clean and comfortable. Family friendly with good value food. Two casks pumps, but only one available - Ringwood Best in flobby condition. OK place for the locals, though nothing to really attract outside visitors.

The Elm Tree, Swanwick

Proper old fashioned pub in a semi rural setting.  Decent sized car park, though I can see it might get full at busy times, as the pub extends into the side beer garden to accommodate a dining area. Four pumps, three in use: Doom Bar and two beers from Flowerpots. The Flowerpots Bitter was in excellent condition.

The range of beers

I entered into a sparse public bar with the rugby on, but nobody watching. Moved through into the lounge, where the cask beers are kept, and where the locals were gathered round the bar. The dining area looks a little chintzy for my taste, but seems quite acceptable. As the pub is proper old fashioned, and I visited in the afternoon, the kitchen was closed, and menus had been removed. One couple, and one family turned up looking for food, and both left on being told food didn't start till 6pm.

The ambiance

I sat in a rocking chair which started to fall apart. On handing the pieces to the landlady it was clear this often happened. I had a feeling that the chair would be reassembled after I left, ready for the next customer to sit in and break it.


Date:  Feb 2017    Score: 6 



Swanwick Lane
Swanwick
SO31 7DX


Hours: 11 - 11

Food: 12 - 2 Mon
12 - 2, 6 - 9 Tue - Sat
12 - 6 Sun

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