Crown Hotel, Poole

An upmarket hotel with a large bar. Posh seating, carpeted, daily papers and an indolent pub dog. Décor 25 years out of date but I rather liked it in a retro way, it has at least been looked-after. Sadly the heating was turned off, so another pub where the coat stayed on and the half was dispatched with speed. We were the only punters mid-afternoon. Two ales, Doom Bar and St Austell Proper Job (middling). Coasting.