The Exchange, Winchester - pub details
Address: 9, Southgate St, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9DZ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 17683) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Winchester (0.4 miles), Shawford (2.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- TV
- Food served
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by michaellebrocq on 15 Dec 2004
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> Current user rating: 5.7/10 (rated by 26 users)
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user reviews of the Exchange, Winchester
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| The rudest staff in Winchester. They probably don't mean to be, but they are as thick as s**t. Pub smells of piss - take a look in the Gents to see why. Could be a good pub. Never seen anyone in there who resembles a landlord or landlady. beerman1234 - 16 May 2011 16:56 |
| I have been going to this place to watch footie and play darts for a while, but I've had enough. The place is a total dive. It wasn't always like this.. Let's start with the barmaids. They are rude, moody, and generally unwelcoming. They appear to be constantly on breaks - eating and doing crosswords on the customers' side of the bar. They serve with an "I'm better than you" attitude, which, judging by the way they present themselves and behave, is totally misplaced. The food is something else. A friend of mine ordered the nachos recently. The dish includes bolognaise type sauce and melted cheese. It had been heated in a microwave some time before reaching our table, when it was stone cold. We sent it back to the kitchen, and would you believe it - they microwaved the very same plate, same nachos, same sauce. And yes - still cold. I read about stories of food poisoning, and I am not surprised. You only have to walk into the toilets to see why.. They are a disgrace. There is a sign on the door warning you of a wet floor. Perhaps they just cleaned it? Guess again! The floor is covered (and I am not exaggerating) in urine. The full bucket of urine underneath one of the urinals gives you a clue as to why. The toilet bowl was covered with urine and foeces, and the door does not lock. It has been like this for over a year. I promise I am not embelishing this at all. For the most part the clientele are respectable, but there are one or two charecters who quickly ruin it for everybody else. You will be amazed to hear, but perhaps not surprised, that these few are best mates with the bar staff. I wonder why I ever went, or why I went back so many times. Not again. I'm voting with my feet and never setting foot in the place again. jrfkingsgate - 26 Oct 2010 01:58 |
| Great footie venue, great atmosphere for big games. Sadly the toilets are a disgrace and resemble the monkey enclosure at Marwell after they've been flinging faeces at each other. El_Drako - 6 Sep 2009 15:08 |
| I agree entirely with most of the previous comments. It could be a nice place except the staff, rudeness and sometimes the clientele make for a terrible experience in this pub. Food poisoning is a shame and hopefully a one of mistake - however as for the surly barmaids this is a dead certainty! I do however believe the market and Alfies are owned by the same chap so what does that say anout a captured market??!! beermonster1984 - 16 Apr 2009 00:00 |
| Intheory, as a sports bar (outsideTV, two large Plasmas - generally showing different matches so noone's left out - plus various other screens) you cannot beat it. If only, if only, if only... they'd not turn the loud thumping music on 1 second after the end of the first half (turned off 3 minutes after the start of the second half when reminded) and once again 1 second after the FT whistle. Call me old fashioned, but at half and full time I want the opportunity to lord it over the supporters of the battered opposition (or make excuses for my team's poor performance) and slag off the ref etc etc. My advice... go there for the two 45 minutes of the footie. And then leave. Oh, and then only if you want to be served by surly barmaids who seem more keen on chatting with each other and texting their mates than providing a decent, cheerful service to their punters. trebles_all_round - 6 Dec 2008 20:01 |
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