The Alexandra, Farnborough

The Alexandra is an L shaped local’s boozer that has a small seating area on the left hand side of the pub where a parrot stands guard in a large cage. To the right of the pub there are sofas and more conventional seating along with a dartboard and a pool table that is located at the rear where access can be gained to a decked terrace with views overlooking the large car park. There is a plasma screen either side of the bar and this was showing daytime TV during my visit during a recent Friday lunchtime. I didn’t spot any advertisements for Sky Sports, but a fixture list for the Six Nations was present. Cheap food is served all day and a standard draught selection is available from the bar along with three ales in the form of Doom Bar, TEA and Beartown’s Bear Ass. The Guinness was up to scratch and the governor was friendly enough. Bed and Breakfast is available from £30 a night and this is an over 21s establishment. I wouldn’t go out of my way to drink here again, but I would pop back in if passing.

A good pint, but the place is grubby. Service is awful, unless you like monosyllabic grunts of "Cheers" or "There yer go". Rowdy & foulmouthed behaviour is tolerated - even encouraged. NOT RECOMMENDED!