Southampton, United Kingdom
Simnel St
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+44 2380211879
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Charming little independent boozer where crew from the Titanic drank before that fateful voyage.
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Popped in to watch the 6 nations rugby with some friends between England and Ireland. On first appearance, you may not think much of the decor, but... The Titanic provides a warm and inviting service with genuine smiles and good beers and ales. You can really tell that this a family run pub and it makes a real difference to the usual hustle and bustle of a busy chain pub. As an added bonus, England won! )
Used to visit the pub (as the Atlantic Queen) when I studied at Southampton some years ago. As The Titanic it's been opened up and the light's been allowed in - to positive effect. The dining and lounge area is pleasant enough with some comfortable, if shabby, not chic, sofas and tables of the wrong height for sofas. Not quite sure what's being aimed at with the partially stripped back chimneybreast and removed coving but it looks like an unfinished and abandoned project. Staff at the bar were friendly enough, and we were served swiftly for what was a very quiet early Friday evening. Having sunk our first drink I returned to the bar for another round. The chap, whom I assumed to be the landlord, who initially served us, and another, was now on the punters side of the bar chowing down on some take-away food un-wrapped in its paper plonked on the bar. No great surprise that The Titanic has a food hygiene rating of 3 with \little confidence in management\. There was another member of staff to serve so no need to eat at the bar, and/or stink the bar out with - what was admittedly a seafaring - salt and vinegar chippy aroma. It was nice to have a local (to me) pint of Suffolk brewed Ghostship in Hampshire, so points for that, although I suspect it was the name rather than the excellent drinking quality of the beer that sold it to The Titanic. The theme is carried by the uniforms adopted to a greater or lesser extent by the bar staff and management, I think Steerage Class being the order of the day both there, and with the food handling protocols. Some White Star memorabilia in the form a couple of 'coffee table' books and pictures hung about. White Star service should not, however, be expected here. Put it this way, if I'd cruised to New York on this Titanic, I'd definitely wait for the introduction of commercial trans-Atlantic flight for the return crossing.
It's fine, could do with a touch up though
If you have a sense of humour, this is the place for you! Very welcoming, regulars are always happy to chat & the landlord is always accommodating. I will certainly go back if I'm in the area again
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