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This place should be shut down on health grounds. The whole place, especially the toilets are filthy! The staff are mainly a scruffy, not paricularly hygenic bunch who seem more intent on messing around with each other than serving the vastly overpriced bland Badger beer.
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The pub has a stunning view across the Harbour, but not across the bar!, i did 'nt. come across chavs or hobbits outside this pub, but you really have to check out the bar staff, talk about scruffy........please go and have a look, the Tanglefoot was not to bad, had some best as well not to bad either, the toilets are bad but to be fair its the age and size of them, i was not lucky enough to see band, but the place has a good reputation for live music
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This pub is amazing, the regulars and staff are not havs or hobbits, but people who like to hve fun, and don't care when arseholes turn their nose up at them, cos their having fun and loving it!
So everyone that has a bad opinion of the fun loving Lord Nelson of Poole Quay....you know where you can shuve your opinions!!! And yeah if your want to try a CHAVS pub try further down the quay....
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I cannot see for the life of me how, this Pub charges what it does for all of its Beer, all of the Hall & Woodhouse pubs around the Quay are the same, go to Bournemouth or Weymouth, the price difference is very marked.
So if you want to pay over the top price for a poorly kept Tanglefoot, in a dirty badly run pub, with some of the worse toilets i have ever come across, then this is the place for you.
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Do not eat here really do not eat here, i complained about the food, still frozen, real crap, try changing it twice, got in the end what must be the boss, a women with very high opions of her over priced food and horrid beer, my last visit to this place under presant ownership, nothing more to say.
Avoid at all costs!
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Made the mistake of trying sausages and chips in this place and regretted it! The chips were still frozen in the middle while the sausages were burnt on the outside and raw on the inside. On complaining, there was no apology, just indifference. The locals were all up in arms last night because the charismatic (NOT!) landlady had just introduced a £1 admission charge after 9 p.m. Result? The pub was nearly empty, while the Jolly Sailor next door was heaving. Shrewd business move, Anna!
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Yes-most of the bands are awful,the bar staff are'nt gorgeous by any means,the landlady-Anna-can be a bit scary & the bogs whiff...but this is still a great boozer.The locals may,at first,come across like Hobbits,but they are mostly v friendly-proper Poole kiddies!Don't be put off by talk of chavs either,most of the younger drinkers are actually nice people-& are not bona fide chavs anyway!
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Very expensive beer and the food didnt look great either. However a nice location to sit outside on the quayside and it catches the sun for longer in the evenings than some of the pubs further along.
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It's a locals pub for those who like live music and a pint or six. An eclectic mix of people from all walks of life although mainly from the university of life as opposed to actual university. They come to have a good time and so should you. Bands vary from the absolutely fantastic to the somewhat awful however they all get their 15mins of fame. A great pub with decent Tanglefoot bitter in the most beautiful harbour in the world - Sydney - no thans Poole all the way. Careful in summer lots of grockels (holiday makers and yes I know it's a Devoian term but it works here)that just stare bemused as to what the hell sort place they are in !!!!
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Back working in Poole again, its such a nice town! Thought i would give the Nelson one more chance, its been decorated since last visit, not bad either, beer a little expensive, regulars outside as with everwhere, plenty of room outside good seating area, but then there is the staff, are they forced to work there what a miserable bunch, they are all scared to death of the plump scary landlady that was just returning from the Gym.
I will not be visiting Gyms in Poole lol
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Does a nice pint of Stowford. I enjoy sitting outside in the sunshine after I have been shopping in the summer months. Very relaxing.
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I think the "Chav Arms" is very harsh. Whilst I agree it could be so much more - with a great spot on the front of the quay, the live bands are quite good. I Often go there to see a band and enjoy the atmosphere. If you are looking for something like that with no 16-19 year olds, then this is the place to go!
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Went there for lunch today. The 3 dishes we had were absolutely appalling. Frozen cooked meat not re-heated through, mussels cooked most probably hours before and re-heated in microwave, vegetables not cooked properly. The waitress' attitude when we complained was just as bad as the food. We got a refund on 1 dish (she just threw the money on the table without any apology). An absolute disgrace that a pub in such a prime location attrating tourists and locals alike show such bad standards in every way.
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Best Pub in Poole for really baaad food
anonymous - 25 Jul 2007 18:44 |
Well its the summe, back to try the pub, its worse believe it or not, where are all the people, is it the smoking ban i do not know, i self opionated fat landlady is still throwing wobbles, Poole is crap she was shouting at the top of voice, why is she there!
Off to the Hoy, a better pub, give this one a miss, this is a bad pub, badly run, a real shame.
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Its the Chav Arms, Chavs behind the bar, Chav customers, are there super noddles on the Menu.
The barstaff where moaning about the customers, and the customer the bar staff, unless your a chav this pub is well worth giving a miss, and if you ara a chav you have to take your cap off.
Not a nice place!
anonymous - 10 Jun 2007 11:31 |
Pubs just crap
anonymous - 17 May 2007 19:31 |
I also did not get served at all, the owner i think was in the middle of throwing a massive fit when we went in there, she was verbally abusing some chavy kid behind the bar
Give this place a miss
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The hardest pub in Poole to get served in, i have visited the place on five different occasions now, even when the place is empty its a job to get served, its such a shame, prime position no character what so ever,young kids behind the bar with no interest on the pub, my advice is try next door, there are lots in there that used to drink n the Nellie, a real shame!
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Definately the place to go if you want live music in Poole, bands on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. Good selection of Badger beers (watch the Tanglefoot though - its true to its name) Does tend to get pretty busy if a popular band is playing on a Friday/Saturday night.
Nurke - 14 Sep 2006 16:31 |
This is the place to be on Poole Quay, some of the best bands in Dorset play here, the food is well priced, fish and chips on a lunch time are actually cheaper than the near by fish and chip shops, plus you can have one of the best pints of cider with it
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Great pub, stunning landlady, two lovley puppies! The bar staff are fantasic, the food is out of this world, it i the best pub on Poole Quay by miles,this pub is a must do, if you are visiting Poole
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Good atmosphere very ugly bar staff, some of the worst food in Poole,pub is full of mad customers they make the pub,great in the Summer
anonymous - 1 Sep 2006 04:21 |
Great pub. In the summer ideal place to sit outside and watch the world go by. Well kept selection of Badger Ales
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Full of crazy people when I went in, women of all shapes and sizes wearing little, people arguing and some of the worst karoake I have ever heard - Honestly, who would perform Iron Maiden in Karoake?
TheGP - 16 Jul 2006 18:23 |
great local pub,amazing staff,show your face you'll always be welcome
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This pub is very popular in the town.THe pub itself is nothing special but because of its location it is usually packed. Good service and vibrant atmosphere.
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amazing atmosphere, best pub in poole, a great team of staff, just be carful not to fall in the quay.
mr. cobb - 9 Jun 2003 22:36 |
The beer is too expensive (Tanglefoot at £2.45)
Simon Bannister - 17 Dec 2002 11:44 |
Traditional quayside pub, right next to the water. Unpretentious, friendly atmosphere. Featuring live music, every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoon, starting 3.00pm. No worries about "drink/drive", it's a short walk from the train station with frequent services to Bournemouth ( 10 minutes), Southampton and London.
Roj Agogo - 30 Apr 2002 21:32 |
