The Saxon Bar, Christchurch

David Walton left this review about The Saxon Bar

Visited 31/03/26

Three cask offerings, the Juicy IPA from the Rude Giant Brew Co, Danny's Brew a bitter from Cerne Abbas and the Velveteen Stout from Dark Revolution. There were as many as 16 ciders available, listed by styles. Eight craft beers on offer from the taps behind the bar counter, the Shattered Mirror stout, the Zestiny Mandarin pale ale and the Lucky Numbers (strong) IPA all from Siren, the Krushed pale ale from Cornish brewer Pipeline, the Lager from Rude Giant Brew Co, the Twin Cities Hazy Pale Ale from Left Handed Giant, In the Loop Pale Ale from Track and the Tropical Sundae ice cream sour, a collab between Yonder and Left Handed Giant.

Small but well-formed tap room by the Waitrose on a busy stretch of road! There are a couple of barrel-based tables out the front. Inside it is bare boarded with the bar counter in the rear left-hand corner in a small rectangle from the glass frontage. High banquettes down the left- and right-hand walls serving tall tables with tall stools the other side thereof. There are a few tables on the right-hand wall beyond the edge of the bar counter in the rear right-hand corner, one of which is a booth table. Upper part of the walls are adorned by beer mats and pump clips. No screens and a low-key music soundtrack on my visit, the sound provided by locals in conversation. Thought this was a really good venue of its type.

On 1^st April 2026 - rating: 7
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