The Wig & Quill, Salisbury

Traditional pub dating from the 14th Century. We got a very friendly welcome from the landlady on arrival, who was proud to present five Wadworth ales across some highly polished handpumps. We went for the Wadworth Horizon and took our beers to the pleasant walled patio garden at the rear. I found this pub to be very well kept and the interior quite charming.

Busy and bustling on Saturday night, the bar runs along the side of the main area on entering this area being carpeted, the pub narrows to the rear with a boarded area here and an angular bay window at the end, not investigated beyond in the dark. This area has an old probably authentic beamed ceiling and shelves of books actually worthy of looking at. All kinds of framed pictures on the walls plus some jugs and bottles. A Wadworths house, four of theirs on plus Old Rosie cider, I enjoyed a couple of pints of Swordfish. I liked the pub, another bit of history in this town full of it despite my partner complaining about a smell which passed me by.

A good looking pub on the exterior and doesn't quite live up to the promise once inside, a pint of Wadsworths Henry IPA proved unremarkable.A pub I will probably miss out next time.

Rumour has it that this pub is due to close - possibly temporarily. We paid a visit this week and left before ordering. A young man was trying to work out how to use the till, and the barmaid was taking an age serving a couple. The place was otherwise empty and had a real run-down feel to it. Most unusual for a Wadworth house.

Oh dear. This pub has taken a dramatic downhill slide. Due to a staff party the previous night, only 6X and Horizon were on tap. The 6X didn't have the great malty taste it once had, although I think this was down to the brewer rather than the cellarman. A pool table now takes up the middle room, together with a darts board and obscene chalked message on the score board. A Cask Marque pub that needs much TLC to bring it back to its former standard. There were no other customers in the pub, which, at 1pm speaks volumes. As a previous reviewer said, the nearby New Inn is a much better bet.