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DBC have got good simple pub food going now and Mike's lunchtime light bites are excellent. There's a pub flyer for all their events and can't wait to try the Pub Bombing later in the month. This is back to being a great local pub again (with a proper beer garden if ever we get any summer to enjoy it).
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Come on folks - give this place another chance. I love the Blue Raddle too, but at least you can find a seat here, and the ales are better too.
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Great to see Dorset brewing company have found a great landlord in mike pollard to run the pub with his knowledge the beer will inprove and he will have great food on offer soon .Now its time to visit
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now dorset brewing company are at helm hope to see some improvement,beer is already there,staff still leave a little to be desired
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now dorset brewing company are at helm hope to see some improvement,beer is already there,staff still leave a little to be desired
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now dorset brewing company are at helm hope to see some improvement,beer is already there,staff still leave a little to be desired
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nice if some what unusual decor for what is primarily an ale pub. staff could do with brushing up on cellar skills and a little customer service training wouldnt go a miss and it might fill up a bit
with a garden that size it should be thriving in the summer
madly - 25 Apr 2008 19:36 |
Rating changed to 7
Pb has been refurbished. Now looks like upmarket hotel bar but still has own ales. Quality not what it was though and prices hiked! Greedy! Never had duff pint under old ownership but new faces need cellar skills...
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I must admit to being rather distressed when i found out this place was being refurbished but it could of been a lot worse.
Anyways, from my experience, the beer is still superb. I usually stick to the Flashman's Clout though, so can't vouch for the Tom Brown's.
All in all, I'm still really fond of this place, staff seem friendly enough to me.
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can i just thank wykeale for their correct spelling of fraudulently and apologise for my sad atempt will keep to shorter words from now on
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Well, that's great! the only way the pub manager can get positive feedback is by faking it! How desperate is that! ..and he has to pretend to be the previous manager - weird!
I find it hard to believe that the musicians kept anyone away. I visited the pub on 2 or 3 Tuesdays evenings - before they started playing there - and there was only a couple of people in the bar. It needed something to liven things up - like a new manager instead of the miserable character they have now.
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I drove up here from Portland a couple of weeks ago to buy CAMRA Beerex tickets. The manager seemed to take great delight in telling me he had none, and no, he would not put any aside for me when he had more in. He gleefully informed me that the other pub in Dorchester selling them was not open that lunchtime. Naturally I went to the Blue Raddle later in the week.
Now I see that the man behaves fraudulently as well as rudely. I would not recommend this pub at the moment.
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can i please point out the reveiw below is not mine
and actually from the manager of tom browns as i was obviously a foolish enough to leave my details on the computer when i left and b even more foolish to ring him this morning and let him know of the poor reveiws
so he could come up with a solution
unfortunately his solution was to fraudently use my account to give misleading details whilst posing as a customer am not happy.
that said wish all at tom browns the best and a happy new year hope the darts team is doing well and love to anne and eve
Dwayne
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i dont know what you mean.the beers the best its ever been.the folk music has gone else where due to the manager getting rid of them because of loseing customers due to there playing.the place is more frienly and welcomeing i will definatley go back
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Visited Tom Browns during the week. Pub was empty. I followed the example of the pub's manager and went to the Blue Raddle instead! Sooner the owners put in permanent management the better. I agree that it has the potential to be a great pub.
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Potentially the best pub in Dorchester ruined by poor management. While they seem to have got the beer right now since the friendly couple left in November the new manager has managed to empty the place. Terrible piped music, no atmosphere and indifferent, sometimes downright rude service.
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Dorset Food safety and hygiene have given the Goldfinch Brewery
Score: Poor
Premises type: Food manufacturing/Processing
Last inspected on: 22 November 2007
THAT'S ONE STAR OUT OF FIVE !
Not a sensible beer to drink - the pub used to have character but the current landlord/barman is not the best.
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unfortunately Tom Browns is now under new management. Awful piped music and lacklustre service. Staff seem disinterested in the place. Blue Raddle is definitely the place to go but TB's could give them a run for their money under the right management.
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what do you mean didnt taste quite right it tastes bloody awful not even sure its beer who ever decided to put guest ales on had the right idea as the home brewed stuff is pants
shame really cos it used to be the best beer in town
its a sad day when a brew pub has to rely on guest ales to please the customers
anonymous - 23 Nov 2007 00:55 |
nice pub almost wine bar in decoration very friendly land lord and lady
seems to be a problem with the brewing though their own brew tom browns didnt taste quite right and locals avoiding it nice drop of weymouth harbour master though well worth a try
anonymous - 22 Nov 2007 14:02 |
lovely pub not sure on decor but it grows on you
shame its not busier it deserves it
havent tried the tom browns but they had some quality weymouth beers on my last visit the steam was the nuts
anonymous - 17 Nov 2007 16:08 |
Always pop into Tom Browns when I am in Dorchester. I'm not wholly convinced as regards the refurbishment, although others in my group think it's fine. Usual Goldfinch ales plus a superb guest beer from the Sherborne Brewery.
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LoungeBarNick you can now uncross your fingers the refurb is complete and in my eyes very successful. The range of Goldfinch beers is excellent with the recent addition of a fourth, the name of which escapes me.
Remember to marvel at the ancient jukebox which, mistakenly, is hidden away at the back.
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Unfortunately Tom Browns is currently undergoing a refurb - I've got my fingers crossed that they don't ruin its character.
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We called in here after the excellent Dorchester beer festival. Fortunately, the Goldfinch beer was a match for anything we had tried during the day, and really in top condition. This place, now rather unusually, feels like a proper pub - can't put my finger on why, maybe the floorboards, bar layout, punters, smokiness - a place to drink and forget the outside world. Recommended!
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Great pub brewing its own beer. Interesting selection of fellow imbibers. Seems to have had a bit of a refurb since I was last there but this has not spoiled the place as it so often does. An essential visit if you like real ale and you are in Dorchester.
pxk99 - 30 Dec 2006 21:17 |
Still superb despite a few changes in management. Now have a guest beer on the bar - it was a micro brewery one when I visited. The best pub in the town by far!
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What a pub! They brew their own beer out the back - it's superb and cheap too. Quality jukebox. Wooden floor, good crack with locals. What a pub should be. Don't ever change a thing - please!!!
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