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Bar So, Bournemouth
West Cliff
Bournemouth
BH2 5AG
Served areas
Reviews of Bar So (Average Rating: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
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E TA left this review about Bar So
A circular trendy cocktail bar with a central counter with purple lighting and sparse furniture that make it feel like the reception in a Dutch knocking-shop. There is outside seating, but it falls short of being a garden and is noisy due to traffic on the adjacent road. Dull, languid staff complement vacuous clientele. No real ale, over-priced cocktails and a complete lack of amity make it so worth avoiding.
On 25th February 2016
- rating: 3
[User has posted 3281 recommendations about 3246 pubs]
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Quinno _ left this review about Bar So
No ale here, just "amazing cocktails and beautiful people". I'd strongly dispute the latter part of that claim.
On 25th November 2014
- no rating submitted
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Steve C left this review about Bar So
There is plenty of seating outside the front of Bar So and the front doors all open up to create a bright and airy bar. The island bar is stocked with standard and premium draught and there is a cocktail menu. It took a while for me to be served on Saturday afternoon as the barmen were shaking their mixers but when they did finally get to me they were very friendly and polite. This isn’t the sort of place that shows live sport, but there is a stage area that was set up with equipment for live entertainment. There was some background music playing during my visit, but it wasn’t overly loud.
Later in the evening I returned here with a ten strong stag party and we were denied access due to having no females in our group. The bouncer was polite and directed us into town where the other drunkards were.
This isn’t the sort of place I would visit on my own again, but if I was in Bournemouth with the missus on a summer’s afternoon I would consider spending an afternoon in here.
On 17th May 2012
- rating: 6
[User has posted 5228 recommendations about 5196 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Beer Garden : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Car Park : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Child Friendly : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Darts : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Function Room : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Hot Food : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Jukebox : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Karaoke : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Live Music : Yes last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 18 July 2014 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Pinball : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Pool Table : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Quiz Night : No last updated 11 January 2016 by E TA
- Real Ale : No last updated 18 January 2015 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 18 January 2015 by Quinno _
