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Friendly and welcoming pub with a good selection of real ales and tasty food menu. Convenient for ferry and bus station. If you plan to eat there in the evening it's best to book a table, as it can get very busy.
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Visited here on Monday during a Day visit to the I.O.W. I plumped for the Ringwood Best but Fuggle-De-Dum and Spitfire were also available. Pub looked nice inside but as the sun was out I chose to sit on the Patio at the side, not much of a view but pleasant. Worth a Visit, but the Bugle was the best pub in the local area in my view
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Pub close to the ferry terminal with a fairly modern-looking interior. There are 2 rooms. The front room is a bar with a pool table, whilst the room at the rear seemed more popular with diners. Although you could probably eat in both. Goddards Fuggle-Dee-Dum, Ringwood Best & Ruddles County were the 3 ales on offer. Not a bad pub. But we preferred the King's Arms.
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Checked out this pub after it was recommended in the Good Beer Guide. Looks like it's been recently refurbished with perhaps making it more "family friendly". There were three ales on offer of which I opted for the Island Brewery which was quite nicely kept. Food is served all day but doesn't include your usual pie & mash fayre but I tried the chef's pasta which was quite nice. Staff were friendly and the service was good. There's a pool table inside and a patio area outside for al fresco eating and drinking.
IMHO it's worth a visit if ever you're waitng for the ferry.
8/10.
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This is a restaurant which sells beer. Not very pub-like at all. Beer seems to be a secondary thought.
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Seems to be trying to be some kind of american diner type place proudly advertising their 'fat joe' (or something like that) burgers etc. Do yourself a favour and go to the Kings Head instead...
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We visited this pub and found it to be a wonderful place for both interesting beer choice, a great meal, and an all round good evening out. We were a bit worried by previous comments, and can only say that you really should visit and see for yourselves.
Obviously, if you want an old traditional pub stuck in a time warp of 'olde worlde' polished brass, spit and sawdust complete with flat warm beer, you are going to be disappointed!
Whoever transformed the place understands the way to blend old and new, offering plenty of seating and a clutter free space to enjoy a good pint!
The local Fuggle went down a treat, and the London Pride was crystal clear, served with a smile. They have a good wine selection, and the usual brow lifting on our request for a simple glass of water was met with the offer of lemon, lime and ice without hesitation! (Quite a refreshing change.)
The 'Noodle Prawn Dish of the Day' was beautifully presented, perfectly spiced and certainly good value. Our steaks were generous on the meat, and we have finally found a chef who actually knows what Medium Rare is, whilst the choice of Well Done arrived as requested, but without being burnt to a cinder!
Too full to enjoy the sweet menu, we did notice some rather beautiful looking puddings passing by, so plan to go back in the very near future and skip the starters.
All in all, a good place to go for a 'beer in the evening' or a full blown party night out! Forgot to mention - in this place, you can actually feed your children proper food if you prefer, - nice alternative to offer at sensible prices!
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Not very welcoming inside - very canteen like inside with food, although nice and reasonably priced, was not well presented. Great selection of beers though with Fuggle-me-do being the star with friendly and accommodating, if a little brow beaten, staff. However it is the only pub in Yarmouth with a TV for sports which is OK as long as no-one is playing pool then it's an issue for anyone that wants to get in the pub as they need to squeeze past them first. They also seem keen on getting you through quickly once you've eaten. We stood our ground and continued to watch the rest of the Grand Prix - go on, Button!!!
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Rather stark interior, doesn't look inviting or comfortable. Fair selection of beers, but the London Pride was like vinegar. Can't see a reason to return here.
Floyd - 18 Feb 2010 16:00 |
Had the Liver & Bacon sizzler for lunch yesterday after a days walking to Freshwater & back. Wonderfully cooked & great service by the girls on duty.
Nice selection of island beers too.
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Doesn't look or feel like a pub at all. Horrible 'modern' lay out. Only saving grace was a good pint of Goddards.
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I agree with all the things previously said. Why do people feel the need to tear the guts out, the heart and soul of a place and replace it with a generic 'anywhere look wine bar' style. Inside, sat at the bar, I could be in any bloody bar in the country. The decor has ruined the place. It says nothing of the area or the Island. A few years back, it used to be a great pub. Unforunately, its the one I tend to avoid when in Yarmouth these days. Hoepfully 'idc's comment becomes a reality and new owners return it to some of its former glory.
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Ringwood Beer very good but place is very stark - like a canteen. We were lucky to get a table at 7.45pm (this was July '08) and enjoyed having 4 starters to share rather than main courses. Staff seemed efficient and attentive.
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The Wheatsheaf was refurbished a couple of years ago and provides a very welcoming atmosphere with a modern feel. It is very popular and as you can�t book you need to get there either early in the evening or late
We arrived at 8.30pm, not late by most people�s standards. On a Sunday, they stop serving food at 9pm, which is not unreasonable, although the barman seemed to take great delight in saying we were lucky they were still serving.
They don�t do starters, very odd seeing as they rely on their food trade. We therefore jumped straight into our main courses � I had loin of cod with a prawn and leek sauce. This came with two large chunks of garlic bread, odd since there was also plenty of potato nestling under my fish. Judith had Singapore noodles, which was good although not as good as last time we were here
We then decided to have pudding and coffee and were staggered to be told the kitchen was now closed. It was 9.30pm by then. We can accept that they will have stopped serving any new customers but surely you can expect to arrive before they stop serving food and still have a complete meal
Disappointed, we paid and left
This is Cowes week, the pub should have expected to be busy, there were still customers wanting to buy food and surely any normal business would want to satisfy that demand. The staff seemed to take great delight in turning away at least �15 worth of additional custom (increasing my spend by 50%), and I�m sure we weren�t the only ones. In these economic times, no business can afford to turn away custom
Any pub or restaurant with that attitude will not get my custom. We are unlikely to return
Sunday, 3 August 2008
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Used to be the pub of first choice in Yarmouth. Had the heart torn out of it with a refurb, replacing warm and carpeted bars with cold and supposedly trendy look. Prices went up to as it had been the most reasonably priced pub in Yarmouth! Now up for sale, and hope new owners will try to restore it to it's former glory!
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A fine example of what happens to a good pub when a philistine with a copy of this year's style book moves in. This once welcoming, happy and comfortable place has been transformed into the sort of soulless stereotype that one might normally expect to find as a rented unit on the ground floor of a dull office block. The characterless interior is the perfect place in which to enjoy a lack of welcome from bored and uninterested staff with seemingly no understanding of how good beer should look or taste.
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Total, irreversible destruction of what was a beautiful, destination pub. Instead of cosy, nautical ambience and the enjoyment of quality food and drink, there is now bare bones, soulless tedium with undrinkable beer and miserable staff.
The mindless and arrogant ruination of this pub will rebound on all businesses in Yarmouth, as those who previously went to Yarmouth to enjoy the food, drink and ambience of the Wheatsheaf must now go elsewhere on the island.
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right next to the ferry terminal, this beats the ferry cafeteria by miles. Large, carpeted, food oriented pub. Not really my type of pub but the ale is excellent , and its an experience itself to listen to the talk of yachts and the sea at the bar. Outdoor drinking area and regular barbecues. Visited July 04 voted 6
Jimbo Smith - 25 Jul 2004 10:55 |
