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2 recent visits have been repaid with friendly bar staff, the Tribute and Doom bar were in nice condition too. Nicer than its been for ages - good mix of customers but it feels expensive next to the nearby Wetherspoons I am afraid. Good to see it open and doing well though, shame about the poor old Gordon Arms closing for business.
odbod - 25 Sep 2012 11:02 |
Visited this locals pub last weekend and what can i say the beer was warm and the real ale tasted like it should have been used to put on chips and not in a glass. Dont think i will ever grace the place again
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Visited Saturday afternoon, 14 Jan 12 as part of a CAMRA pub crawl of Fareham Town centre.
Seems a decent place and the barmaid and customers at the bar were pleasant when we arrived as a group. Pub seems to be old, and has some nice nooks and corners with pleasant fittings. Just what you'd expect from a "proper pub". Good atmosphere on a Saturday afternoon and definately has a "local pub" feel. A short walk from the main town centre and close to a lot of shops.
They had Sharps Doom Bar and St Austell Tribute on sale this day, both of which seem popular in Fareham. I had a pint of Tribute and although I think I was unfortunate to get it slightly beyond its best, it was still quite drinkable and worthy of a 2 on the CAMRA Beerscoring scale (for those that aren't familiar with CAMRA scoring, this isn't a criticism of the overall quality of the ale they sell, just the single pint I had - "2" is an average score reflecting a "Competently kept drinkable pint but doesn't inspire in any way').
I didn't try the food. They sell a good range of normal pub food and at a decent price - �4.95 for things like pie and chips, fish and chips etc. They have a special of "Two for �8" which is very good value for South Hampshire.
I will go back here to sample the beer on another day as I get the feel that I was just unfortunate that the beer had gone past its best - hey, that happens. If I'm there at a lunch time I'll try the food. There're a few pubs in close proximity in Fareham and the Clinkers is fairly close to a large Wetherspoon, but seems to be holding well against that competition. The Clinkers is a proper pub and worthy of a visit.
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Very pleased to see this pub re-opened and in great shape.
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Re-opened and under new management! At last a proper pub that has been saved from the bulldozers. The Clinkers Tavern has been a pub since approximately 1840 and has been given a new lease of life with clean lines, reduced clutter, a decent smoking area and good food! A true community led pub.
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Gone out of business
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Good place to go if your about 10 years old. I always feel old when i go in there and i know at least a dozen kids that go in there that are under age.
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DIRE!!!!!
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Smoky beyond belief and I smoke but can concur with the other comments made by F Richards and Alan Morris.
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This is a proper locals pub with good music, friendly regulars and good fun. Nice mix of old and young.
F Richards - 21 Apr 2005 19:14 |
Good grub, good beer, nice people.
Alan Morris - 15 Apr 2005 10:55 |
