Market Inn, Salisbury

Gastro pub and not really my kind of place, I did though have the best pint of Timothy Taylors Landlord I have had in many a year, but weighed in at a stonking £4.00 a Pint,dearest of the day,I will likely miss this one out next time.

An attractive looking pub from the outside with the pub name and former Gibbs Mew livery displayed high on a gable, inside however felt rather soulless and bland, a modern and basic interior lacking in the historical feel of most Salisbury pubs. Of course this is likely to be due in part to the fire the pub suffered some time ago meaning original features were probably lost. Wood flooring, regular seating, a cast iron fireplace remains, plain décor with a bit of faux bookcase wallpaper. Food served and heavily advertised with deals and menus all over, three ales, Hop Back Summer Lightning, Doom Bar and Tim Taylor's Landlord. Outdoor seating to the market place, lots of uncleared tables. Not a patch on The Ox Row a couple of doors up.

Fully refurbished following the serious fire, this is now a pleasant modernised bar slightly at odds with the historic frontage facing the market place. Upstairs restaurant (not visited). Large patio seating area out front. Also has a separate entrance off Butcher Row. Background music. Three handpumps on the counter, with Summer Lightning, TT Landlord and a nice pint a Flack's Double Drop from Flack Manor in nearby Romsey. One surprise was to see the (defunct, or so I thought) Gibbs Mew name on the new signage as well as on the historic facades.