Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Beer of the Week (w/e 5th May 2024) with aleandhearty
on the Pub Forum
Detail Pages
The Foundry Arms, Poole
Poole
BH15 1QG
Pub Type
Local Pub (Marstons)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Quinno _ left this review about The Foundry Arms
Tidy looking place from this outside, this is a fairly traditional L-shaped pub with some tasteful objects d'art on display. Muted footy on the telly with classic 50's and 60's easy listening hits on the speakers. New management in here (sounded Yarpie) who were very welcoming to us and other customers. Ongoing improvement works hopefully mean a lick of paint for the ceiling, which is currently a disconcerting poo brown colour. Small pub dog (Patch) and cat which took a shine to me so we lounged on the sofa for mutual warmth. Four pumps with two on; Hobgoblin Gold (good nick) and Ringwood Best. A nice little place and if the new owners can make a go of it, should be worth calling in.
On 26th November 2014
- rating: 7
[User has posted 5121 recommendations about 5104 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
E TA left this review about Foundry Arms
A great town centre pub, a stark contrast to the chains and franchises in the nearby High Street area. Previously an Eldridge Pope pub, it is now owned by Marstons. There is a small, tight carpark and a covered smoking area outside. Inside, the Victorian building has been knocked through to form a single large, L-shaped bar, carpeted and furnished with a mix of comfy seats and dining tables. The carpark end of the bar smelled of smoke as this was wafting in from the smoking area through an open window. The staff were very welcoming and helpful, the customers were polite and convivial. There was a tv screen showing amusing clips from YouTube, but which normally shows sports events. Free wifi is available, they do B&B (but none of the rooms are en suite) and there are often special meal deals available. There is a good community spirit, and they collect money for Royal Marine charities. Two ales on, I had the Ringwood Best which was lively and very enjoyable. Worth a pint or two when in the Town centre and I would include on a Town crawl.
On 12th November 2014
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3292 recommendations about 3257 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Malden man left this review about Foundry Arms
Away from the town centre this is more of a community pub with seemingly a large bunch of regulars. It has an L-shaped carpeted room, a fireplace down the far end, framed pictures of mainly ships. Various events were advertised, a Madness tribute band, WWI singalong night and knees up, a sausage and cider festival and also a Wednesday music quiz. There is an ornate stained glass rooflight, seating is mixed but mainly regular style although there were candles on the tables which to be fair didn't really match the overall ambience. A Gibraltar flag hung on one wall, a dartboard in a corner had a World Cup poster pinned over it. Football showing on TV.
A Ringwood house with BB and Fortyniner, food served too, fish heavy menu, cod, chips and peas £6.99, scallop paella the same price. Not quayside prices here.
A nice lively local, accepting of me as a stranger, I liked it here.
Accommodation available, apparently from £20 a night.
On 1st July 2014
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1708 recommendations about 1681 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Pub SignMan left this review about Foundry Arms
Located just a short walk from Poole’s pedestrianised High Street, yet with virtually no passing trade, the Foundry Arms is a nice old fashioned local’s pub. There are some signs of previous partitioning, but the pub is now one long open room with patterned carpet and textured wallpapered walls and ceiling. The walls are half paneled and there are three large bay windows along the front wall opposite the servery, some of which have nice etched glass in them. The seating is mainly standard tables and chairs but I noticed a couple of leather sofas as well as high stools along the bar. On the left hand side of the room, past the end of the bar there is an open area with a pool table, slot machines and trophy cabinet, all under a large skylight. A dartboard can be found at the opposite end of the room where there is also a fireplace with a large mirror above. The walls have been decorated with a number of adverts, mirrors and other such items relating to wine and whisky. A ledge holds a number of books which are available to swap and there were a couple of TV screens which were belting out a selection of Christmas songs.
Unsurprisingly, Ringwood Best (£3.40) was available alongside Fortyniner and Marston’s EPA. I fancied a pint of Best and it was a decent drop served by a friendly, welcoming barmaid. The clientele were quite varied, with a good group of locals at the bar and a lot of couples enjoying food.
This is a fairly unfashionable pub that tends to be shunned by the tourists, but I thought it was a friendly, well kept place and enjoyed whiling away my time here. There aren’t many pubs at this end of the High Street and this is a good alternative to the nearby Wetherspoons.
On 18th January 2013
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3114 recommendations about 3114 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
dan bert left this review about Foundry Arms
Being just down the road from the large Wetherspoons I was surprised to see so many people in here at lunchtime.
Customers appeared to be locals and older rather than younger. As you may expect from a locals pub it was quite comfortable but accepting of non-locals.
Beers available were from the Ringwood brewery and were in good condition.
A pub close to the high street but without the negatives that you can often get in high street areas.
On 22nd March 2010
- rating: 6
[User has posted 19 recommendations about 19 pubs]