The Crown Inn, Southampton

Very good beer, attractive bar staff, good food and cheap, nice people drink there after taking their dogs for a walk on the common, university student haunt typically they take their mum's and dad's there to prove Southampton's not a den of iniquity, it is, but this is a superb refuge from the Burberry mob!

1 Mar 2005 01:11

The Mill Arms, Dunbridge

Visited Sunday 30th March 2005.
We have 3 chldren, 8yrs, 4yrs and 7 months, booking was at short notice and the telephone enquiry was well received with staff offering to move tables in the bar area to accomodate us all.
On arrival beautiful warm proper pub smelling of wood smoke form the fire not dope smoke from the chavs.
Staff very friendly and helpful offered baby seat and were attentive.
Superb advice on beer from barstaff who were obviously knowledgable, beer very well kept, good range of real ales well kept.
Food superb and very reasonable price, staff couldn't do enough and were attentive without being overbearing.
My wife likes it so much that we'll be back.

1 Mar 2005 01:04