The Boathouse, Daventry

BoatHouse This is one of 4 local pubs in the area of Braunston canal Junction, the nearest to the people mooring along the grand union/ oxford canal. Marston’s, a clean & tidy large, road / canal side family orientated chain pub, (a bit classier than a whetherspoons) I think they must have taken this over in the past year, as I don’t recall it looking so inviting last year on our stay in a canal boat. It has a huge open plan interior, the usual local photos, and modern decoration, irrelevant mirrors and objet da. Large bar all the usual hip and trendy drinks along with 4 real ales, a complete surprise as they included Wychwood Hobgoblin, Ringwood’s Old Thumper, Marston’s Epa and Pedigree. It was curry night when we visited, two curry’s and two pints of beer for £10, choice of 5 curries with either rice or chips. We were waited on so no need to order at the bar. (they were advertising meals for two every night) The menu was what you would usually find on a chain pub menu. It was very quickly served from when we ordered, so clearly ready for large numbers of curry orders. However the bar staff clearly had a back log of drink orders as we had to wait some time for our second drink. The lady who served us, was friendly and apologetic about the wait, she also didn’t seem in a hurry to take our money, but it was busy in there. They did have music on which at first seemed a little loud but soon became back ground noise. This pub is what it is large and comfortable. Not a proper pub but a good place for boaters to rest up in. For those interested you can hire a small narrow boat for the day from here. 22nd September 2010