Talisman, Southampton

Excellent pub. really friendly Landlord and staff.
Plenty of room, plenty of tables, lots of interesting nooks and crannies so you never feel hemmed in. The food is consistently really good quality, even something as simple as ham, eggs & chips is superb.Sunday lunch is always great,and the prices are very reasonable compared with other pubs in the area. I've never been disappointed with this pub and I definitely recommend it as a great all rounder.

24 Feb 2008 00:11

The Bold Forester, Sarisbury Green

The last review was the most accurate, really indifferent
food, very overpriced, really slow and sullen service. We waited 45 minutes for our meal, it really was not worth it. Bizarrely, this pub is always busy, but I don't understand why! The Landlord and his wife really are miserable and inhospitable (except to their cronies).
We went there against my better judgement as we had a bad experience there last time,but thought we'd give it another try. Bad call, we should have gone to the Talisman, it's always very nice there!

24 Feb 2008 00:05