The Ox Row Inn, Salisbury

A fine listed inn, comprising two distinctly different buildings that span the gap between the marketplace and the eponymous pedestrianised street behind, with attractive facades at both ends. Partly opened out inside, and thoroughly refurbished by Fullers in a semi-traditional style. Convivial atmosphere. Six beers on handpump: Pride Seafarers, ESB, HSB and Jack Frost plus Stonehenge Spire (£3.80) as a guest. Really rather good.

Official site of The Ox Row Inn - www.theoxrowinn.co.uk

Now owned by Fuller's of Chiswick, the pub has had a refurb and is now a good addition to the city centre pub scene. A full range of well-kept Fuller's beers (inc Gales HSB) and Stonehenge Spire as a guest), gives a good line up to grace any bar. Whilst good, the food doesn't quite make it to the usual standard found in Fuller's pubs in London. Hopefully, with comments from customers, this will improve.

A 16th Century market inn with a single large but slightly roaming bar, loosely divided into three areas by virtue of its split level floor. It has doors from the market place and from Butcher Row, behind, and is a long-standing traders' inn. During Summer months, there are seats outside on the Market Square. There are exposed timbers throughout, though some of these are fake, and the floors are wooden. There is wood paneling on the walls, while most of the windows are stained glass or etched. There is a basic bar snacks menu, but service is incredibly slow and food is usually cold when it arrives. The staff are a bit precious - the barman, whose accent suggests he is not from within 1500 miles of Wiltshire, had a tantrum when I asked for a minor mistake to be corrected (but he did it anyway). Prices are too high for the area and appear to be aimed at the tourists rather than the locals. There is a gaming machine which, although silent, was annoyingly out of place. Three ales on, I had a pint of Everards Tiger which was in very good condition, at the right temperature and was most enjoyable. It's worth a pint on a crawl, but it's not the best choice in this area for an evening's drinking or a meal.