The Popinjay, Basingstoke - pub details
Address: Abbey Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9ES [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 5500) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Basingstoke (1 mile), Bramley - Hants (3.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Pool table, Dartboard, Fruit machines
- Real ale
Pub suggested by Alex on 23 Nov 2003
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> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 9 users)
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user reviews of the Popinjay, Basingstoke
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| Very good and very well run pub, quite excellent. Very friendly staff and locals. It has a proper pub atmosphere, unlike somewhere like the Portsmouth Arms. GandTdrinker - 27 Sep 2010 21:07 |
| I don't what the last 2 posters have a problem with personally. Maybe they're scared of tattooed taxi drivers who've originated, like most people living on this estate, from the South London suburbs. The fact that the majority of the locals in here originate from the South London moves in the late sixties, early seventies just adds flavour to this pub. In the past it has had a chequered history, it even had a couple of lesbian women as landladies who tried their damnedest to turn it into a gay boozer! That thankfully didn't work. It also had a landlord who could've been the inspiration for Al Murray's Pub Landlord, both in looks & in style. He thankfully disappeared a while ago now, although the footy nights back then were funny as hell as he'd get more drunk than the customers! The pub is now well decorated, well run & the food & beers are good too. Probably the best run estate pub in Basingstoke now & Basingstoke has a lot of estates! grubbytech - 4 May 2007 13:10 |
| You will need some form of weapon to be safe in here! If you enjoy regular family fights and morons with pool cues staring at you, have fun. Otherwise avoid. I had one pint which was very good though. bish80 - 27 Feb 2007 00:44 |
| Rough, un-reformed local on one of Basingstoke's worst council estates. Sit somewhere near the windo so you can keep an eye on you car & for gawd's sake don't spill anhyone's pint. anonymous - 19 Jan 2007 15:03 |
| nowhere near as scary as you might think! Friendly staff and locals and a great selection of drinks, even if they don't stock it they will probably order it in for you! kittenfoxytrot - 18 Aug 2006 15:51 |
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