The Grove Tavern, Southbourne - pub details
Address: Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 3QS [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 2754) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Pokesdown (0.5 miles), Christchurch (1.8 miles), Bournemouth (2.3 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- TV, Big screen
- Real ale
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by John on 23 May 2003
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> Current user rating: 5.5/10 (rated by 13 users)
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Ludo Lounge, Bournemouth (0.1 miles), Malt And Hops, Southbourne (0.1 miles), Commodore Hotel, Bournemouth (0.3 miles), Spyglass and Kettle, Southbourne (0.4 miles), Seabourne, Pokesdown (0.5 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Grove Tavern, Southbourne
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| Interesting reviews, as this place isn't too bad. Yep, Boscombe and Southbourne have some true scum, but there's no real evidence that there are more in here than anywhere else. At least this place is individual, plays its own music, isn't a chain slave, serves ESTRELLA and has great bar staff!! This place is good and is on the high street and right by the sea- come on! Those who are saying avoid are obviously frightened of their own shadows. This gets a cracking 6 from me- and that is really really unusual. We need more of these places in britain. alezilla - 8 Jan 2011 20:49 |
| "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." An absolute cesspit that self-respecting Southbourne locals avoid. Imagine the really bad pubs in Boscombe, but transplanted into Southbourne. That's it. Having the Grove Tavern around makes sleepy Southbourne far more dangerous and criminogenic. The Grove Tavern is frequented by old lags, wannabe gangsters, Methadone users, foulmouthed über-drunks, and the occasional misguided foreign tourists. If you value your safety at all, stay away. SouthbourneSocialist - 5 Nov 2010 01:53 |
| This place has undergone a marked improvement since my last visit. The Ringwood 49er - which was 'only' £2.80 a pint compared with £3.05 for a pint of Ringwood Best in The Royalty - and Wells Bombardier were well kept. The staff were friendly and hard working and most of the more menacing people who used to drink in here seem to have moved on. johnkn7 - 29 Oct 2010 18:43 |
| A good pint after work, just what is needed!!! jonmartin - 9 Aug 2009 22:14 |
| I alwayshave a pint here whenever I'm in Southbourne and I've never once felt like an outsider. I've always found the beer to be good and the atmosphere fine (though admittedly I've never been in on a match night). No complaints from me at all - a great pub. Oh and I hope that wino asking for bus fare wasn'nt my dad , as he's a local there lol. Rickmathews69 - 31 May 2009 20:28 |
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