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Jolly Sailor, Poole
Poole
BH15 1HJ
Pub Type
Greene KingReviews (Current Rating Average: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
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Moby Duck left this review about Jolly Sailor
An old historic pub ruined by Greene King, despite five handpumps all clips were turned on a Sunday lunchtime.
On 14th June 2018
- rating: 3
[User has posted 1872 recommendations about 1845 pubs]
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Philipp MacDowell left this review about Jolly Sailor
This GK bar and restaurant is a historic pub that dates back to the early 19th century "a former landlord of the pub was famous for the number of times he dived off the quay to save people" (http://www.pooletourism.com/page/ref:I483ED26E32D39/)and has stopped exerting its fascination: modern decor and bland GK furniture do not help the caue. There are four pumps, three of them were on serving the following GK owned ales: Old Speckled Hen, Abbot Ale and IPA. I haven't tried IPA, but the former two were in an acceptable state. Food isn't more expensive than next doors Spoons, but much tastier and definitely of good quality. Half-dead during the day (when breakfast, tea and cakes are served) it is very busy late in the night. I would not go there for a pint, but rather for dancing or a cheap meal.
On 17th January 2015
- rating: 5
[User has posted 8 recommendations about 8 pubs]
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Quinno _ left this review about Jolly Sailor
In contrast with the Nelson next door - any character has been stripped out by the GK refit brigade though at least the décor in there isn’t too appalling. For a refit, I’m not sure how the bogs could still be quite so grotty. In essence it’s a large single room, aimed at uncomplicated diners during the day and more of a party crowd at night. Table football to rear. Four pumps, GK IPA, OSH, Gangly Ghoul and TT Landlord (which despite the condition being good, had a massive GK tint - someone isn’t cleaning those pipes between brews). The weakest of the quayside pubs, wouldn’t bother with it again in this guise.
On 26th November 2014
- rating: 5
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E TA left this review about Jolly Sailor
A narrow-fronted Greene King quayside pub, dating from around 1830, quite claustrophobic, consisting of a single long bar with a parquet floor. At the front is a roped off terrace with bench seating and tables for diners. It was quite noisy, despite there being plenty of room to sit, possibly due to the tv screens and lots of large people. The decor is a bit dreary, but the staff are, like the eponymous sailor, jolly. Food was very bland-looking. There were 3 ales on, two from GK and a guest, American Pale Ale. The latter wasn't that exciting but did seem to be well kept. I'd be happy to come back on a crawl or just for a few beers.
On 30th September 2014
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3285 recommendations about 3250 pubs]
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Pub SignMan left this review about Jolly Sailor
The layout of this quayside pub seems to have changed since I used to drink in here in the late 90's, but I can't quite put my finger on what's different layout-wise. One thing that I don't remember is the dancefloor and disco lights in the area opposite the bar. This came as something of a surprise on our recent Saturday night visit and it seemed like the pub was trying to compete with the big bars such as Dundee’s, rather than the more traditional pubs nearby. I'm sure things are different during the day, but this didn't strike me as a nice spot for a drink and so we stood at the bar and polished our pints off fairly quickly.
The entrance takes you into an opened out front section with a fair bit of seating, which narrows past the bar at the rear, before opening out again in what is essentially a second room at the back of the pub, where the pool table resides. The pub has certainly lost some of its traditional feel, with high leather banquette seating and glitter balls in evidence.
It's a Greene King pub and there was Old Speckled Hen on handpull, with Greene King IPA available via what appeared to be a handpull but in fact was a keg dispenser. The barman called it IPA Northern and explained that it was a device to ensure a creamy pint with a tight head. My mate, ever the sucker for a gimmick, loved it, but I decided to try the Hen, which wasn't really up to much. The barman was nice enough and topped up one of the pints that came out short.
I didn't really think much of this place, but I'm sure that in the daytime it will be as attractive an option as many of the other Quayside pubs thanks to its bench seating outside.
On 5th August 2011
- rating: 4
[User has posted 3114 recommendations about 3114 pubs]
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Blackthorn _ left this review about Jolly Sailor
A pleasant enough pub in a prime position on the quay. It's a fair size inside with a pool table out the back, and a few tables out the front to take advantage of the view.
Staff seem friendly and helpful. Menu is standard pub grub, presumably trying to compete with the Wetherspoon's a few doors up as it's very similar. The barmaid warned me that there may be a wait for the food of between 15 - 30 minutes and offered to check with the kitchen to get a more precise time if I would like. You can't really say fairer than that, and in the event it only took about 15 minutes anyway.
On the downside the lettuce served with the burger was well past it's best being all brown on the edges (I feel obliged to deduct a point for this as it's really inexcusable), and the beer choice was rather uninspiring, namely Greene King IPA, Speckled Hen and St. Edmunds. Also Strongbow cider on tap.
On 14th September 2009
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1948 recommendations about 1861 pubs]