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Blue Boar, Abingdon
Abingdon
OX14 3QH
Pub Type
Punch TavernsReviews (Current Rating Average: 3½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Steve C left this review about Blue Boar
It was only me and the two bar staff in Blue Boar on a recent midweek evening. I got the feeling that this is more of a late night venue and signs in the toilet advertising upcoming pay on entry events backed this up. By the entrance are a couple of high tables on the oche of the dartboard on the left wall. The board is used because they are advertising for dart players. At the rear is a jukebox and an empty conservatory that I assumed to be a dance floor. The bar is found down some steps to the right of the entrance. The bar counter along the rear wall faces some seating and at the far end is an area with sofa and another dartboard that is denoted as the ‘staff only area’, which I found very odd. Standard keg and San Miguel were available on draught. The service was polite, but I’ll not be returning.
On 18th November 2022
- rating: 3
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Quinno _ left this review about Blue Boar
Attractive building, almost Flemish in appearance with its fairly dramatic triangular apex roof. Knocked through with some old wood beams painted black and some grey wainscot, pretty bog-standard town centre boozer really. Three pumps with one ale on, a so-so Bombardier. Very friendly bar staff salvaged a point on what was otherwise a forgettable experience.
On 15th February 2019
- rating: 5
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Komakino . left this review about The Blue Boar
Shut for a brief period of time, but now re-opened, it's hardly a destination venue, especially with the variety of establishments that remain in Abingdon's town centre. No real ale - of three handpumps, two had clips reversed with a third unclipped, so a bottle of Wychwood Hobgoblin it was. Brighter and bare-boarded from before, it's at least had a makeover, but in this current guise it's only here to tick if you're a completist.
On 8th April 2018
- rating: 3
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Old Boots left this review about The Blue Boar
An old stone building with a rough cast rendered front, to the right is a venerable low ceilinged old pub with a tiled fireplace and beams, to the right at a higher level a modernised section, home to screens, machines and music. The little old bar has a big screen as well and a twig shrine by the fireplace. The neat old counter carries two pulls, cider on one and Brakspears Oxford Gold on the other , not a bad drink and a welcome change from the awful Morland's Original which is the default beer in Abingdon. There are two pub signs within the pub but none on the bracket outside. It has a beer garden at the back.
On 9th June 2012
- no rating submitted
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