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Lord John Russell, Southsea
Southsea
PO5 2SH
Served areas
LordJohnRussell
RT @MeantimeBrewing: Tonight is the reopening of @LordJohnRussel1, to celebrate we are giving away #FreeBeer and if that wasn't enough the…
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Reviews of Lord John Russell (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Graham Coombs left this review about Lord John Russell
Reverted to its original name, this old pub has been rather gutted inside and trendified towards a younger clientele. There are various sofas and assorted furniture arranged on the stone tiled floor, with large arty graphics on the walls. Patio garden at the rear. On handpump were Ubu Purity, Doom Bar, a couple of guests and a cider.
On 4th November 2018
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3339 recommendations about 3276 pubs]
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E TA left this review about Little Johnny Russell's
A Victorian town pub trying to be cool and not quite managing it. The décor has the feel of a student canteen, the Eastern European staff appear uninterested and unfriendly, though the majority of the customers were reasonably normal. The single large knocked-through bar has flag flooring, not original and a bit out of place in this building. There was a mixture of comfy chairs, Chesterfields and dining tables, though vertical drinking was discouraged. The décor was a mix of student chic, the really naff (such as the wooden DJ booth poorly disguised as a bureau cabinet with old box speakers) and some wonderfully decorative ormolu features on the cast-iron columns which replaced the original walls. The 1980s background music completely failed to be ironic and was just out-of-place. There was food available, mostly of the elaborate burger variety. Two ales on offer – Brains's Stereophonics Phonics, which tasted a little like dry rot, and Directors, which just tasted off. Not somewhere I would visit that often as it feels too studenty.
On 26th May 2016
- rating: 5
[User has posted 3284 recommendations about 3249 pubs]
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Michael Wright left this review about The Liquid Lounge
After a few more name changes is now "Little Johnny Russell's"
On 18th February 2009
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 526 recommendations about 382 pubs]
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Portsmouth & Southsea, 0.98 miles, 18 min walk (show)
Portsmouth Harbour, 2.05 miles, 39 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Beer Garden : Yes - patio - last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Car Park : No last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Darts : No last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Function Room : No last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Micropub : No last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Pinball : No last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Pool Table : No last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Quiz Night : Yes - Wednesday - last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
- WiFi : Yes last updated 04 November 2018 by Graham Coombs
