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What can I say? This used to be my favourite... the other week the bell was rung at 10PM. The barman told us if there was nobody in the bar he was to shut up early.
Want to be treated as a nobody? Go to the Mucky...
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The Hyde Tavern (our original destination) was closed further up the road (doesn't open until 7pm), so stopped in here for a breather.
All went a bit Sam Tyler in here, patrons, jukebox and television were all stuck in a 1996 timewarp. Knew I'd had a few but thought someone had spiked my last pint.
Well actually it turned out that the landlords ipod was on playlist Britpop, the patrons looked like they got their Britpop clothes on for the day and the TV was showing England vs India Test match from 1996. This was Oasis-style Britpop, lots of pissed-up mooing, grunting and unintelligible conversations. Get the feeling a lot of these punters think they're too good for the Rising Sun, or too pissed to find it.
Interior was in fairly good shape, with a small beer garden out back. Greedy King pub with only a couple of ales on - my Speckled Hen was fine.
Not sure I'd bother this place again unless I had a copy of Loaded and a packet of 20 B&H in my pocket. And was hammered.
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I could not agree more. I went to watch the cricket last night and it was switched off as I (also Asian) walked in and all kinds of rubbish put on tv instead. Its not called the "white" swan for nothing.
anonymous - 29 Apr 2007 12:10 |
This is a terrible place to go if you are Asian. I have never experienced racism before in central Winchester but will pop back to the White Swan if I feel the need for some discrimination. Its a shame because the building is nice- shame about the staff and clientele.
anonymous - 28 Apr 2007 23:43 |
great pub good food. the barman Dave is brill.wot a guy have you heard him SING he's GREAT would go back again
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This pub is also known as the Mucky Duck which is quite interesting because as pubs go it 'fucky sucks'. (this review only works if you read it in the style of a 1969 Saigon prostitute)
anonymous - 16 Jan 2006 14:57 |
Ok pub but as demonstrated by the previous reviewer, don't expect high brow, intelligent or in their case coherent conversation.
VIS IS A BWILIANT BOZER! ahem!
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BRILLIANT PUB FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AS A FEMALE YOU DONT FEEL INTIMADATED BY BEING ALONE WALKING IN THERE LANDLADY (LUCY) VERY FRINDLY ALWAYS EGAR TO PREMOTE VARIOUS GROUPS CHARITY EVENTS LUCY AND A FEW OTHER LOCALS HAS JUST DONE THE GREAT SOUTH RUN IN AID OF MEADCROFT OPPERTUNITY CENTRE AND RAISED A LOT OF MONEY.ABSALUTLY MARVOLOUS PUB
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This is a nice friendly pub, decent beer and big portions of food( if you like that sort of thing).Convenient for station and city centre, but not so well known that it gets packed.
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