The Castle in The Air, Fareham

This used to be a very nice pub to visit but since the previous landlady left last year standards have fallen rapidly. Staff change on almost a weekly basis. It can, on ocassions, take up to half an hour to be served (even for regulars). Once it gets to 10pm Staff are more interested in bottling up & removing drip trays than serving. Do not leave your beer unattended on the bar whilst you go for a cigarette, as it is likely to be removed & disposed of, as I have seen on several ocassions. Once last orders have been called, you can forget about ordering a drink as staff deliberately ignore you. There used to be great entertainment on a regular basis, now its once in a blue moon. The quiz has gone downhill rapidly with prizes being cut & the standard of quizzes being hit & miss. It is clear on most sundays that the quiz answers are not checked for accuracy as many of the questions have completely wrong answers. There used to be a very varied amount of regulars that would write & read the quiz, however the new landlady seems to be freezing them out. The staff are definately unfriendly & miserable.

11 May 2009 14:20