Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
New pub visits 2024 with Tris39
on the Pub Forum
Detail Pages
The Chequers Inn, Ventnor
Rookley
Postal town: Ventnor
PO38 3NZ
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Graham Coombs left this review about The Chequers Inn
A country pub surrounded by fields, which has been heavily rebuilt as a sort of upmarket family pub. The nice bit is in the centre of the old building, where a stone floored bar room with a couple of wooden settles, a fireplace and even a dartboard feels quite historic, if a little too smart. Either side of that are two large laid-up dining rooms, again smartly and tastefully decorated but lacking much atmosphere. Outside through a large conservatory there is a family games room in a outbuilding and separate play areas for large and small children, as well as a tabled section. The beers seemed in good shape, in the form of Yates Islander, Hobgoblin and TT Landlord.
On 24th October 2021
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3352 recommendations about 3289 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Soup Dragon left this review about The Chequers Inn
A sprawling detached low level pub, with a double gable, in white render, with a pitched roof that gives it a continental feel. There is a massive beer garden and children’s play area. It is in the GBG 2010 and was voted GPG National Family Pub of the Year.
The interior has areas and rooms to cover all aspects – a bar area, a dining room, a conservatory, a games room and of course, the garden area. The bar had darts and Sky TV, with stools, comfy chairs and wooden settle, stone floor, some brass ephemera and horse pictures. There was a pool table in the games area. The décor is mainly plain cream or a salmony coloured wall, with some brick and stone, especially around the fireplaces. The pub claims that it retains many traditional trappings, whilst I wouldn’t agree, as the traditional elements feel ‘fakey’, I don’t think it is a problem. The service was fine and the clientele was a mix of families to individuals and holidaymakers to locals – it was very busy and I can see why it is held in such high regard as a family pub.
Beer; tap stuff, with a decent keg Banks’s Dark MILD and five handpulls; Hopback Summerlightning and Crop Circle, Ringwood Bitter and Triple FFF Brewery’s Altons Pride and a decent Moondance
This pub aims for the passing family trade, yet clearly has it’s own local base and it deserves it – it works hard to supply what families need and yet takes pride in its real ales. It deserves it GBG status and other plaudits.
On 19th April 2010
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 3067 recommendations about 3062 pubs]