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The Marmion, Southsea
Southsea
PO5 2BA
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Steve C left this review about The Marmion
The Marmion was busy with a salt-of-the-earth crowd during a recent Friday afternoon visit. The island bar supports a standard and premium keg range and two hand pumps. Unfortunately, both ales ran out minutes after we arrived. Food seems to be key here with many dishes listed on a large chalkboard. As a guide to price, a burger is £12. I didn’t note the presence of any televisions, but there was some background music playing. The barmaid was very apologetic about the lack of ale. I didn’t find the locals to be very friendly so I will give this place a miss when next in the area.
On 30th May 2019
- rating: 5
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Marmion
Really not sure what to say about this bar. A former traditional pub known as the Lord Napier it is now another of those trendy modern bar and kitchens with a clear focus on the kitchen side if the large chalk board menu’s adorning the walls was anything to go by. The décor would indicate that they are aiming at the chic and trendy clientele market but when I entered on this Friday afternoon, they appeared to be attracting more the “just finished on the building site” crowd, very confusing. Perhaps that’s due to the prominence of the Fosters, Amstel and Moretti taps on the bar. Apparently there had been two ales in the shape of TT Landlord and Marstons 61 Deep, but both of these had gone by the time I made it to the bar. So, what was going to be a fleeting visit anyway became even more fleeting and a performed a U turn and headed back out the door towards the nearby Porters.
Unfair to rate this one as I didn’t actually manage to have a drink but suffice to say how this place ever made it in the Good Beer Guide is a complete mystery.
On 4th April 2019
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Marmion
A rough and ready sports bar with a boisterous atmosphere to match ,it felt like the sort of pub to avoid when the locals are well tanked up later in the evening.
Open plan with pine flooring,there was a rear dining area,and an attractive mural of two ladies on one wall.It was very loud and by the time I arrived both ale options were off,so I was forced to consume a keg Greene King East Coast IPA which was as awful as it sounds.
It's laddish and earthy,and I would swerve if in Southsea again.
On 31st March 2019
- rating: 4
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Marmion
A modernised pub with restaurant pretensions, although it appeared mainly populated by lager-drinking locals clustered round the island bar, behind which is a dining area. 2 handpumps offered Marston's 61 Deep and TT Landlord: the former was undrinkable and swiftly withdrawn, while the latter promptly ran out. We might just have been unlucky but it did not seem to be a great place for ale.
On 30th March 2019
- rating: 5
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E TA left this review about The Marmion
A single room, wood-floored pub well described by Quinno, below. It's lively and populated by those with more taste and better manners than the regulars of the nearby Palmerston Road area. Food s of the burger style, with a few old pub favourites thrown in. The pub is spacious and the staff are very friendly. Three ales on: Dartmoor Jail Ale, London Pride and Sharp's Atlantic, all well kept and in good condition. One of the better pubs in this part of Southsea, and one to which I shall return.
On 10th April 2016
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The Marmion Tavern
A rather upmarket bar and perhaps a somewhat surprising GBG 2014 entry. Pride, Doom Bar and Dartmoor Jail Ale available and in fairness the Jail was in good shape. Huge coffee machine that wouldn’t look out of place in Starbucks dominated part of the bar, which gives you an idea of the regular clientele. U-shaped island bar, with three quarter length wood wall panelling, painted in a duck egg colour and containing inbuilt uplighting which looked rather swish. Chic and hipsterish furnishing, my high table had a seat that swivelled which almost caused a minor incident as I hadn’t appreciated this fact as plonked my rump down at an angle. The table also had free marshmallow sweets in a glass jar (I resisted). Selection of daily papers available, large TV switched off, WiFi. (Over)loud pop classics belting out of the speakers, thought they’d have gone for a more laid-back vibe myself. Black and white prints of old Pompey on the walls. I didn’t note anything about the cheese menu mentioned below. One for the upper class set rather than the average pub-goer but fair play to them for doing a decent job on the ale.
On 18th March 2014
- rating: 6
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Regina Phalangeee left this review about The Marmion Tavern
Absolutely terrible pub!! They closed and reopened recently for a refit and a group of friends and me thought we'd go there for a meal. We walked into a tiny pub that was half busy and walked over to a table to sit down, at this point a barmaid said rather loudly 'and where do they think there going' as if it was strange to sit at a table. Another women approached us and said we are very busy (which they weren't) but if we could find a table we could sit down. The place was mainly being used by a group of foreign teenagers to eat at several tables. We sat at a table which had someones bicycle parked next to it under the food serving hatch. At this point we all looked at each other and decided we'd rather walk out now before we wasted any money. A real shame as we'd heard good things but clearly since the 'refit' the place has lost any semblance of friendliness or hospitality. Plus for somewhere thats supposed to of been refitted it looked really shabby, dirty, and badly laid out.
On 18th July 2010
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Michael Wright left this review about The Marmion Tavern
Heard that it was trying to go "wine & cheese" type bar, if so they still have loads of great beers, 6 on my visit including Flowers, 49er, Directors, Bass, Old Speckled Hen and guest was Chiswick
The cheese theme is still there, loads from all regions & worldwide
Has 4 wines "on tap" with bottles around £16 [gulp] Usual array of lagers & stouts, but Scrumpy Jack cider as well if that is your tipple
Furnished in a wood / traditional way, all very comfy and pubby
On 16th March 2009
- rating: 8
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Sarah Blatchford left this review about The Marmion Tavern
What can I say. I heard that the Marmion Tavern had a great cheese menu, but could find no reviews anywhere on the web. So instead of calling them to confirm that they did indeed offer this, we took a chance and went down there. We were confronted with a pretty small public house with an even smaller 'restaurant' area, and then looking at the menu on the wall, the rumours were confirmed - it was almost all cheese!
We were a group of 7 (very poor) students (it's the very end of term!), so went for 3 cheese platters at a total cost of £22, including bread and butter, pickle, onions, grapes, apples, celery and tomato. A fantastic evening with plenty of great cheese!
On 29th May 2007
- rating: 8
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