Five Arches Tavern, Tenby

Really unusual Y shaped interior with serving areas either side. Some exposed stone walls and painted ceiling beams with unique copper panelled uppers and lowers at the bar along with a very nice globe made of glass(?) fragments. Cask is on the right as you face from the outside, a choice of Doom Bar and Tiny Rebel Cwtch (NBSS 3.5). A friendly hello from the black bar lady which is always worth a bonus half mark. Live music advertised. Less touristy than many of the nearby pubs and I thought this was pretty decent in the context of Tenby on a hefty day of tourists. 6.5

A street corner pub in the heart of Tenby, it looks quite attractive with a number of hanging baskets outside, and these were regularly watered necessitating a quick dash in to the pub to avoid getting wet. In contrast with this, an A-board outside advertised Fosters and John Smiths, which is hardly likely to entice people in, I would have thought. Inside, although effectively one single room, it is divided in to different areas by partition walling. It has quite a cosy ambience, with a low beamed ceiling adorned with fairly lights and some exposed stone walling with rough plasterwork elsewhere. Flooring was a mixture of tartan carpet and slate tiles around the bar counter. A large stone fire-place was towards the rear along with a pile of logs ready for the colder weather. Beers on tap were Caledonian Flying Scotsman and Brains Bitter. The solitary cider was Strongbow, unfortunately.