The Village Inn, Southampton

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Currently operated by Ember Inns, this is a large town pub and diner, modern in style although in an older building. The car park was slightly hazardous, having very high ramps which is inconvenient for lower slung cars. You are required to put your VRN into a machine in the pub if you use the car park, otherwise you have to pay. The pub tries to be all things, but it’s not particularly good at any of them. Food is Ember’s standard pub range ordered from laminated menus, so it’s popular with feral families. Dogs are permitted, but those that were in were not the best behaved. There is a TV screen which was showing live football, but no-one was watching it. WiFi was available, but you had to give them your phone number to use it. There was a gang of females by the front door smoking and dropping litter, while many of the other customers were just unpleasant. The young barman did his best, but his sour faced attitude didn’t do much for the place. CAMRA discount, 20p off a pint, was advertised, so while we made use of this, the barman seemed quite resentful about it. Ales on were Saltaire South Island, Wainwright Gold, Sharp’s Solar Wave and Doombar, all in good condition. There were also three ciders from Rosie’s Pig on draught. The keg range was Stella, Peroni, Carling, Mahdri and Camden Hells. The beer quality s its saving grace, but that isn’t enough to make me want to come back given the lack of pub atmosphere and the overall attitude.

On 15^th August 2023 - rating: 5
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