The Townhouse, Lymington

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Originally an 18th Century tax office, it became The Anglesea Hotel, then Thomas Tripp, then Salterns, but this pub’s repeated change in name and character hasn’t really done much to improve it – the clientele has stayed constant over the years, and it’s definitely one of Lymington’s lowlights. Three main areas, two of which were primarily dining and the third a sparsely furnished bar. There is a paved garden at the back, which has an outside bar and a covered smoking area. The atmosphere was damp and oppressive, not helped by awful muzak. The landlord was sluggish at best, incredibly slow and disorganised – he took our money then took an age to bring us our beer, which, like the person serving it with a sneer, was overgassed and unappealing. We may have been served quicker if he, and his under-intelligent staff, had concentrated on the beer rather than pandering to the entitled Karens and their over-indulgent husbands who were demanding immediate delivery of the over-priced bar snacks and poor value food on offer. The only ale on was Eight Arch Square Logic, which was not well kept. All this is quite surprising given that it’s currently owned by the same people who run the Sail, opposite, which is a much better bet. I really can’t be bothered to go back here.

On 25^th October 2023 - rating: 5
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