Tavern Inn The Town, Weston Central, Weston Super Mare

A large free-standing pub right in the centre of town, it would appear to be aimed at a younger crowd, being rather dark and loud, but to be fair they did have a couple of unusual local beers on which is more than might be expected from such a venue. It’s an open, L-shape pub with the space only broken up by some small wooden partitions. There is a small stage area in one corner and this was in use by various (bad) karaoke singers on a recent Friday evening visit. When there were no punters signing, karaoke duties were taken over by the landlady, who was, unfortunately, equally bad. It was difficult to discern much in the way of décor due to the subdued lighting, and the red and green dots of light from a glitter ball bouncing around everywhere, such as all over your friend’s faces, was rather off putting when you’re trying to have a conversation. There was a pool table at one end and a couple of smallish LCD TV’s dotted around, but these were not too obtrusive and there were also a number of black and white photos on the walls. The menu looked to be a fairly typical, mass-produced “pub grub” affair with options such as Chilli Con Carne, Fish & Chips, Lasagne and a Curry of the Day. These were mostly priced at around the £6 - £7 mark. Beers on tap were Piston Broke and Tunnel Vision from the Box Steam Brewery. There was a third pump on the bar, but this was not in use. Ciders were better represented with Blackthorn, Strongbow, Thatcher’s Dry and Thatcher’s Gold.