The Cellar Bar, Boscombe - pub details
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Address: 529 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 4AG [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3802) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Pokesdown (0.9 miles), Bournemouth (1.1 miles), Christchurch (2.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Live music
- Food served
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by Daniel on 7 Aug 2003
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> Current user rating: 7.0/10 (rated by 15 users)
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user reviews of the Cellar Bar, Boscombe
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| Great drinks choices: good cocktails & coffees upstairs, local real ales downstairs (although a bit stale from sitting in the barrels). Excellent place to pile into after a gig at the O2 down the road. Really chilled friendly & laid back. Variety of live music, all free I think: Reggae, dub, acoustic, folk, blues, rock, open mike. All day festivals held sometimes in the garden and street for local charities with bands and activities, face painting for the kids good fun, but no children in the evenings. Smoking area amongst the plants, balconies and fish in the garden. Nice place, nice people, good atmosphere. ECarn - 13 Jan 2011 14:22 |
| A beautifuly quirky place to have a quiet drink during the day in the garden, eat a DeliciouS meal in the upstairs art deco Chaplins, or see fantastic live music in the buzzing atmosphere of the evenings for free. I first came to this bar a few years ago and since then have met so many wonderful interesting people here. The locals are full of character, just like the surroundings, and are always lots of fun. I also met my partner of two years here at a 1920s themed party night, so have many fond memories of our first dates going to the open mic nights here or the jazz nights there used to be. As a fan of all things a bit different, this bar appeals to my love of vintage decor (upstairs), and the traditional old pub 'with a gothic twist' look (downstairs- furnished with bits from an old church). And the clientele/staff are very accepting of all types of people, it's not unusual to see many alternative people like myself there in the evenings, and apart from the occasional a**hole that you get wherever, people are nothing but complimetary about the way myself and my friends look. Also, in reply to one of the previous comments, no this is not a disguised gay bar, at one point there were more than one gay members of staff, but if this is a problem then seriously I recommend sticking to Wetherspoons/Lloyds/other generic chain pub with no atmosphere or integrity. Lol. Yes, the Boscombe surroundings can be a bit dodgy, the reputation of the area is one of poverty and recovering drug addicts, but the pub itself is well maintained, and has strict policies about no drugs or violence whatsoever. The security employed at weekends keep out troublemakers, and the lack of televised sports on the premises generally keep out other potential idiots. The best place to go in Bournemouth, long live independant drinking establishments! RedHues - 13 Jan 2011 13:10 |
| This music-oriented pub has changed a lot for the positive in the past year or so. Disclosure - I'm writing this from a very packed and thumpin' downstairs while waiting for the headline act to come on stage. It used to be the case that one would get a beer from downstairs then drink it upstairs or in the garden. Now there is Live Original music all nights Mondays being the odd exception. The beer deserves a mention - Cellar Bar downstairs has long been the place to get the best kept pint in town, still held, especially now Wytchwood Hobgoblin is regularly served. Chaplins upstairs retains a cafe bar appeal, mnore attractive now food is served (excellent from what I hear, I've not been able to partake of his yet myself). The garden also deserves a mention, as it is totally unexpected in Boscombe to find one so deep and well - appointed, with (I hear) more improvements forthcoming. The improvement to take my rating to a perfect 10 would be to place it out of the immediate environs and onto the coast, something that just won't happen! hobsboy - 8 Jan 2011 23:10 |
| This pub is truly a diamond in the rough. Situated in the heart of Boscombe, which is not known for much more than a failed artificial reef and crack heads... this pub shines. A hang-out for all walks of life especially the local musicians who attend their excellent open mics, showcase nights and heaving weekend shows. There really is something for everyone. Including comedy and games nights. The staff have always been friendly and welcoming to me. In a nut shell...Chaplin's/Cellar Bar is somewhere you should visit if you want some good music, food, drinks and fun. barefootsoldier - 27 Dec 2010 17:12 |
| The upstairs is a continental-style bar (with a food operation recently adr ded) with some decent beers running to Leffe and Duvel, a rarity in the area. The downstairs is a deliberately scruffy music bar with some sort of entertainment almost every night. Two or three ales are on stillage and usually decent quality. There has been some hoo-hah about the cllientelle from other reviewers: I would say they are just the type you would expect to find in somewhere that serves up loud music (eg the Prince Albert, Brighton). If you are a music fan you will know the type, if not it might be a culture shock. There's worse Bos-scum staggering about outside anyway. Uncle_Dunkel - 21 Oct 2010 16:05 |
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