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Here you will find all our Publi©ious reviews. The reviews are based on 8 main areas, Over all first impressions, Price & Availability, Service, Cleanliness, Layout & Amenity's, Location, Atmosphere,Entertainment, and then the 8 scores are added up to give the establishment its overall score. Worth a mention is the Special Review which goes in a bracket of its own, and can only be found in the Private section of our site. The color coding to the ratings are self explanatory, Building down from green, with is the 70 to 80 score or the 8 to 10 on individual ratings, to red for the lowest and needs to be improved if possible ratings.
Poltimore Arms Pinhole
Overall rating: 60
Overall first impressions: 7
Olde yolde, warm atmosphere with good hearted locals, the bar staff very friendly with a smile, prices not cheap but except-able, different lay out, and good amenity's, great beer garden when its fine, plenty of nooks and crannies to hide in.
Price & Availability: 7
For a out of town pub the prices are not cheap but keep to the prices of the town center, plenty of choice and often great deals, though bar food not available at present there are talks of adding soon.
Service, 9
The service can not be knocked, always a smile, always happy to serve, acknowledges you if waiting.
Cleanliness, 9
Very good, for a older style pub, even the toilets are exceptionable.
Layout & Amenity's, 7
Based on a L shaped main bar, meaning no lounge.. but plenty of places to sit, to the front of the pub, as you walk in you are confronted right away with the bar, and there isn't much room to move if busy but you can soon pan the area for seats, which we normally sit closest to the back door for easy excess to the smoking areas and superb beer garden, the toilets are situated near the back of the main bar, meaning you have to walk around the L shaped bar, and when busy can be a bit timely, past the toilets to the back of the bar are other areas to hang out, including a made up covered smoking area, a skittle ally and function rooms. all in all you have to be a adventurer to find your way around till you get used to it. worth a extra mention is its large back garden area.. when the weather is fine.. its a great place to be.
Location, 6
Because of its out of town location, really just ideal for the locals, but its worth a venture out, as there are other places near by if this establishment is not enough for a longer duration, the pub is close to a local all hours shop, take away choices and a bus stop, where buses run frequently in and out of town.
Atmosphere, 8
Depends on the day or night, but our first impressions was good, and generally very pleasant, you are made to feel at home very quickly and what with its ye olde pub theme.. with real fires and friendly locals its got great potential for a good drinking session.
Entertainment, 7
Live bands and in house entertainment laid on weekly.. mostly good for the locals but again worth a visit, recreational entertainment includes, Darts, pool table, skittle alley ( available on request), duke box, and Sky Sports.
Overall first impressions: 7
Olde yolde, warm atmosphere with good hearted locals, the bar staff very friendly with a smile, prices not cheap but except-able, different lay out, and good amenity's, great beer garden when its fine, plenty of nooks and crannies to hide in.
Price & Availability: 7
For a out of town pub the prices are not cheap but keep to the prices of the town center, plenty of choice and often great deals, though bar food not available at present there are talks of adding soon.
Service, 9
The service can not be knocked, always a smile, always happy to serve, acknowledges you if waiting.
Cleanliness, 9
Very good, for a older style pub, even the toilets are exceptionable.
Layout & Amenity's, 7
Based on a L shaped main bar, meaning no lounge.. but plenty of places to sit, to the front of the pub, as you walk in you are confronted right away with the bar, and there isn't much room to move if busy but you can soon pan the area for seats, which we normally sit closest to the back door for easy excess to the smoking areas and superb beer garden, the toilets are situated near the back of the main bar, meaning you have to walk around the L shaped bar, and when busy can be a bit timely, past the toilets to the back of the bar are other areas to hang out, including a made up covered smoking area, a skittle ally and function rooms. all in all you have to be a adventurer to find your way around till you get used to it. worth a extra mention is its large back garden area.. when the weather is fine.. its a great place to be.
Location, 6
Because of its out of town location, really just ideal for the locals, but its worth a venture out, as there are other places near by if this establishment is not enough for a longer duration, the pub is close to a local all hours shop, take away choices and a bus stop, where buses run frequently in and out of town.
Atmosphere, 8
Depends on the day or night, but our first impressions was good, and generally very pleasant, you are made to feel at home very quickly and what with its ye olde pub theme.. with real fires and friendly locals its got great potential for a good drinking session.
Entertainment, 7
Live bands and in house entertainment laid on weekly.. mostly good for the locals but again worth a visit, recreational entertainment includes, Darts, pool table, skittle alley ( available on request), duke box, and Sky Sports.
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The Clifton inn
Quotes..
"Good prices, great service, the management seem have got it right here, 8 out of 10 for effort!"
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Overall rating: 60
Overall first impressions: 7
As soon as you go in, you can see the jukebox, dart board, and pool tables.. the prices not brilliant, don't really do a lot of food, esp at night, atmosphere good.
Price & Availability: 6
Prices a bit steep, there was a issue with some availability.. namely no Carlsburg had to have Carling..
Service: 9
Great service, with a smile.. bar staff socialized with us..
Cleanliness: 8
Glasses picked up frequently, overall hygiene was good, the toilets above average.
Atmosphere: 6
it was a evening mid week session, and wasn't a lot of people in the bar.. 10 at most.. so really we made our own atmosphere, the juke box had good choice though.
Layout & Amenity's: 8
Plenty of space, lots of tables and chairs, the bar is situated in the corner, lots of things to do here, two pool tables.. no lounge.
Location: 8
Not to far from town center and well situated.
Entertainment: 8
Even though there wasn't any live entertainment on whilst we was there, they do have occasionally and also host karaokes, ans other events, the in house recreational entertainment includes: Darts, 2 pool tables, sky Sports, Jude box.
"Good prices, great service, the management seem have got it right here, 8 out of 10 for effort!"
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Overall rating: 60
Overall first impressions: 7
As soon as you go in, you can see the jukebox, dart board, and pool tables.. the prices not brilliant, don't really do a lot of food, esp at night, atmosphere good.
Price & Availability: 6
Prices a bit steep, there was a issue with some availability.. namely no Carlsburg had to have Carling..
Service: 9
Great service, with a smile.. bar staff socialized with us..
Cleanliness: 8
Glasses picked up frequently, overall hygiene was good, the toilets above average.
Atmosphere: 6
it was a evening mid week session, and wasn't a lot of people in the bar.. 10 at most.. so really we made our own atmosphere, the juke box had good choice though.
Layout & Amenity's: 8
Plenty of space, lots of tables and chairs, the bar is situated in the corner, lots of things to do here, two pool tables.. no lounge.
Location: 8
Not to far from town center and well situated.
Entertainment: 8
Even though there wasn't any live entertainment on whilst we was there, they do have occasionally and also host karaokes, ans other events, the in house recreational entertainment includes: Darts, 2 pool tables, sky Sports, Jude box.