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The New Inn, Salisbury

41-43 New Street
Salisbury
SP1 2PH

Phone: 01722326662

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Quinno _ left this review about The New Inn

Didn't fully match-up to the 2012 visit (that long ago!) as the old club room was freezing and had a pool table in it so we repaired to the cosier bar area – you can read the previous reviewer’s florid description of the interior below. Two H&W ales, my Fursty Ferret was about as good as I ever get from their outlets these days (NBSS 3). The kind of place where you can while away an hour or two and forget about the outside world.

August 2012
Multi-roomed ancient boozer with a rambling interior. Owned by Hall & Woodhouse - three of their ales were on and the beer was good, if somewhat expensive (H&W seem to have a policy of screwing their customers for beer money these days). We settled in the front room which, as mentioned below, was reminiscent of a gentleman’s club (albeit one stacked with rugby memorabilia). My leather armchair was dangerously comfortable, so much so that the pub cat, Poppy, decided to pop in and sit on my knee. To the rear of the pub is a pretty beer garden with (sort of) cathedral views. Other items of note included daily papers and a wood burning stove. The barmaid was on the ball and bade us a farewell, which was a nice touch. I like it in here and would recommend it for a crawl inclusion. If the prices were a little less severe it would be a tempting place for a session and a higher mark. Rated 8

On 30^th January 2024 - rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The New Inn

A short walk from the cathedral, this is a nice historic pub with a striking timber frame facade and multiple room layout. The front part of the pub is a wide but shallow bar area with seating areas either side of the front door and the servery along the back wall. The left-hand side has a slightly odd layout, with mixed seating available between a series of pillars and screening walls that strongly suggest a former sub-divided layout. There’s a nice brick fireplace on the end wall which helps make the space feel quite homely. A similar, but smaller, seating area can be found over to the right, where there’s a mix of flagstone and bare board flooring, timber framed walls, a long banquette under the front windows and another brick fireplace with an unused stove in the hearth. A few corporate-style blackboards line the walls, offset by some interesting old photos, paintings and adverts. The bar has a brick and wood panel counter and a more modern looking mirrored bar back. A passage to the side of the bar leads through to the rear dining room - a sizable area with lots of tables and chairs, a couple of benches and some leather sofas, under nicely panelled walls with more of the same decor as the front bar. A door leads out to a pleasant walled beer garden with plenty of greenery, a few picnic benches and a glimpse of the cathedral spire.
This is a Hall & Woodhouse pub, so disappointment is pretty much assured on the beer front, but even I wasn’t expecting to find just the one ale - Badger Fursty Ferret - whilst clips for Badger Best Bitter and Tanglefoot were reversed. The Ferret was in passable shape and served to me by a friendly enough barman.
This is definitely one to visit for the attractive building rather than the beer or ambiance. It has a bit of a food-led feel thanks to the large restaurant area, although I visited at a quiet time and wasn’t so distracted by this. The front room is a nice place to relax over pint or two, but whether they have the beer to merit more than a quick visit is a matter of debate.

On 21^st February 2022 - rating: 6
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Gill Smith left this review about The New Inn

Running out of our allotted time in Salisbury when we came to this bar so didn't get much of a look round. There were 3 Badger beers on when I got in, but Fursty Ferret ran out leaving Tanglefoot and The Dorset Horn. Chose the Dorset Horn which was ok but not a lot of flavour.

On 12^th May 2019 - rating: 6
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