The South Western Arms — Restaurant in Southampton

Outside it looks like a traditional railway station pub, inside it’s a bit like a Hobgoblin pub - lots of wood, painted walls, leather sofas, and a modern student feel. There’s an upstairs room with pool and football tables. Lots of focus on the beers with around 10 on offer, including a house ale, Nellie’s Nob, which is a rebadge of Bowman’s Yumi. Holds beer festivals. Friendly customers, which on our Friday afternoon visit were mostly young males. This has a lot more life, character, and interest than the Guide Dog. As it’s almost next door to the Junction Inn, the two can be visited together. I am more inclined to the Junction Inn as it does food, is more family orientated, and has more of a traditional pub look and feel, but there will be those who prefer this place. Considered together these two make one of the best beer destinations in Southampton, second only to the Platform Tavern (which has its...

Proper pub in the suburbs of Southampton, if real ale is your beverage of choice then this is a fantastic place to visit. There is often 8 or 9 well kept real ales on pump, unless you visit it during one of the beer festivals which have too many different beers to count. This pub has a real country feel, plenty of outdoor seating in the beer garden, perfect on a summers evening. Only niggle is the reduction in seating recently due to chairs being replaced with large sofas so not so ideal for larger groups, not that this should detract from the overall experience, in what is one of the best pubs...

What a wonderful pub. It's right by the train station but also the river, so if you've gone for a cheeky paddle up the river then pop here afterwards for a decent drink at good prices. If you're really lucky too then you'll be there when It's a Pizza Thing are out front serving up the absolute top shelf pizza's. If I'm wrong and you see me in the street then you have 100% permission to slap me but it won't happen. That's how good these guys are....

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