The Royal George, Pembroke

In a promising position with a view of the Mill Pond, but we didn't fancy sitting out in full glare of the evening sun, even before we were told it's plastic containers only for outside drinking. Inside was not a lot better, with the smelly pub dog having a deep, loud, psychotic bark. Thankfully my half of Rev James was pretty good (NBSS 3.5) and I was able to ignore the smell of old dog emanating from the carpet (my daughter was able to claim she couldn't smell it). This pub could be so much better, but perhaps they're happy with what they've got? But is the dog happy - I would suggest not.

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Perhaps smaller inside than the exterior suggests. Locals boozer in an L-shaped interior with three rooms knocked-through into a thoroughly unsatisfying whole. The roadside area has a slightly naff mushroom painted section and with darts and a Celtic languages flag hung. Down a step to a pleasingly curved corner bar with a nice bare stone wall room to left, the old lounge probably. A Marston house with three of theirs on; Pedigree (NBSS 3.5), Wainwright (NBSS 2.5, slightly musty) and Hobgoblin. Out front is a beer garden overlooking the bridge and the castle, which is where most of the punters were but after spending the previous few hours in the sun, we opted for shade. Not a bad stop in the context of the town.