The Haymoor, Canford Heath

The reason this pub is busy is purely due to the fact that beer is cheap, there is very little competition for miles around, and the pub is surrounded by a dense housing estate. You certainly can't credit the lazy, surly, landlord and landlady with any genius.
Visit the place on a friday evening, and you will wait a full 10 minutes to get served every time you visit the bar - there's never enough bar staff on, and the ones that are there work at a glacial pace. Food is cheap and bad - a recent meal there of a half roast chicken and chips consisted of by far the smallest chicken I've ever seen - more like a sparrow - and a stingy portion of 10 or 12 chips in a small bowl.
You'll be happy with all of this if you're one of the tattooed, knuckle dragging locals. Nobody else need bother themselves with this crappy boozer. Unfortunately I have no choice since a group I belong to meet there. Pray for me.

10 Mar 2012 14:59

The Victoria Cross, Parkstone

quiz night is Thursday, 9pm.

2 Aug 2006 19:28

The Victoria Cross, Parkstone

This pub has improved of late; there's Ringwood beer on tap here now, and reasonable food.

Avoid the dreadful live bands on Friday nights. That is unless you like being deafened by bad bands covering cheesy 80s songs badly. You have been warned.

2 Aug 2006 19:25