please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Classy establishment with a good selection of beers form Hall and Woodhouse (note the bottled beers) and somewhat pricey high-concept food. Compare and contrast with the more homely
Poole Tavern next door
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Stopped for a welcome pint on a hot day, chose this on the Quay due to BITE. Quite reasonable really, quiet and calm inside with a few benches out the front. The beer was adequate from the Badger range. The pub goes back a long way and a trip to the toilets needs a map and compass, but all in all quite an enjoyable place to stop and watch the world go by.
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Lovely atmosphere and good selection of beers/cider. Shame about the boy behind the bar who had a tantrum when asked to fill a drink to the pint line. I later saw him kicking up a fuss over getting an old guy a glass of water (who had just spent an extortionate amount on plain looking food.)
Recommended, just avoid stroppy-mcgrumpy-knickers.
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What a great pub with great staff. Easily the best pub on the town quay.
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One of the best pubs down the Quay in poole, food is good, most Staff are good, esp. Holly, landlord is great.
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since the old tenants left the place has gone down hill.. still a lovley pub but it lacks the personality and charm the old land lords gave the place. they have tryed to carry on the prevous quality of food but unfortunatly it has not happened
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As far as Hall and Woodhouse pubs go the beer in here is pretty good. The food is okay...if nothing special...the main problem is the seeming lack of staff...i waited at least ten minutes at an empty bar waiting to get served...i comparison to some of the other hell holes on the quay however, it is certianly one of the better ones 7/10
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Have used this pub in the past and found it to be the best pub on the "quay" and have always been happy to go back there.visited yesterday for lunch...the beer was kept well...I had Pickled Partridge,However the guy behind the bar who I believe may be the landlord would not top up to the full pint and even after Isaid ok kept arguing about it.my friend and I both found the food mediocre and expensive for what it was!
Talking to a local trader we were told it had changed hands(still same familly),we will not be returning even on bike nights in the summer!
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Definately a must for anyone on a pub crawl in Poole old town, and although I have yet to try the food, the portions seem generous to say the least!
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Lovely well kept badger beer, go 4 it!!!
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A lovely pub with great food and nice beer - had a nice pint of "thrice hopped" hopping hare in the proper glass :)
The service was great, and the food was probably the best pub food on Poole Quay. In three nights in Poole we drank there one night after dinner, then ate there the remaining two nights. The staff were happy to put things on a tab for us (a rare sight in a pub these days) without even keeping a card behind the till, and arranged a taxi for us at the end of each evening. Would really recommend for anyone living in or visiting poole :)
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Good food and beer. Like a previous writer, I am not too happy with the interior design. It is still, IMO, the best pub on the Quay.
pxk99 - 13 Apr 2008 20:52 |
Had a lovely pint of Pickled Partridge and a lovely soup to go with it.Good location on the Quay and friendly staff.
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Food is excellent simple without being pretentious. Beer is well worth a visit on its own.
This pub has obviously been revamped by a brewery architect who has damaged much of the beauty of what is obviously an old pub.
Of my brief tour of the pubs in this town this one stands very high for its food and its beer...and very good staff.
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Good food, nice staff, kid friendly - the beer's not bad either.
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A great pub with friendly staff. The food was excellent.
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Food good, the soups are a must. Staff are friendly.
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What a nice pub, foods is the best on the Quay, but its very dark in the pub, beers good, staff are great
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To be fair GP, there is a three year gap between my entry and your entry. I'm always happy to set the record straight however as this is now a far more pleasant place to have a drink. I'll never get to grips with Hall & Woodhouse beers though. Just don't like them
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Under the new management (been in less than a year) the Portsmouth Hoy has become the best pub on the Quay for food, and is a good place for a session if you like Badger/Tanglefoot.
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Seems an OK type of pub, certainly not as bad as the first reviewer makes out.
TheGP - 16 Jul 2006 18:18 |
good pub with excellent bar staff who never seem to have a day off.
always stop in for a few when we pass!
food good too.
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good local fresh food served here nice ,nices views give it a try
anonymous - 26 Mar 2005 18:27 |
If there is a decent pub left on Poole Quay this isn't it. About time this town adopted the barred from one barred from all policy then you might not get the dregs that have previously been barred from the King Charles etc drinking in here.
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