Southampton

[gaz1234]

Anyone recommend places to go and avoid on a night out?

Thanks

[NoVetec]

Cheap drinks at The Dorchester, not at all like its London namesake though.

There's a nice Italian place on/off Bedford Square, begins with a P, sorry can't remember the name. Peroni on tap and a nice veal steak.

Edited by NoVetec on Saturday 11th January 12:39

[Burgmeister]

Jesters.

[Kiltie]

PM Nick-Bert.

Southampton is his very own holodeck.

[Hooli]

Portsmouth

[CraigyMc]

gaz1234 said:

Anyone recommend places to go and avoid on a night out?

Thanks

Most folk head down to the London Road area for nights out. For anything more specific than that we'd need to know things about what you like, how much dough you want to spend, etc.

[NoVetec]

Just remembered there's a half decent tapas bar in the centre. Think it was Oxford Street.

Edit: Yep, Ox. St. http://www.laesquinatapas-restaurant.co.uk/menus/

[XJSJohn]

Burgmeister said:

Jesters.

Does that place still exist??? must have been mid 90's that I was there last ... .

so from that era ....

Kaos, Rhino's, Legends, The Escape Club, Thursdays, The Pier, Hobbit, Frog and Frigate,

Most have probably gone.

how I miss those Soton nights, full of drunken Dry Blackthorn fights

[gaz1234]

Lads only, drink, drinks then god knows!
Pubs the a club normally.

[rehab71]

gaz1234 said:

Lads only, drink, drinks then god knows!
Pubs the a club normally.

Head down to Bedford Place, few clubs there, I'd go to Orange Rooms, maybe Voda Revolutions

[Spare tyre]

XJSJohn said:

Does that place still exist??? must have been mid 90's that I was there last ... .

so from that era ....

Kaos, Rhino's, Legends, The Escape Club, Thursdays, The Pier, Hobbit, Frog and Frigate,

Most have probably gone.

how I miss those Soton nights, full of drunken Dry Blackthorn fights

Most of those are long gone!
Kaos is still there same name I think
Rhinos has changed names recently I think
Legends - no idea, sadly never heard of it
Escape- not heard of it
Thursday's - was that down bar the bar gateIf its the one I'm thinking of that has been gone for years, now west quay
The pier - dunno
Hobbit - still there, didn't they have a recent battle with the lord of the rings film makers over the name? Steven fry was involved
Frog and frigate - went about 10 years ago, which was odd as it was was always busy.

I'm 30 so some of these may have been before my time.

McCluskys and new York new York were being knocked down over the Xmas period.

Town is a very different place these days, all seems to be wealthy students in the bedford place areas

[mt fuji]

dog and duck and then thursdays , was it peggy sue's london road ? , old orleans ocean village had a yank police car in it ? or am i going mad ? , top rank had closed before i started going out on the lash , tbh think i ended up in bournemouth more ! .

[Huntsman]

Frog and Frigate is closed down.

Oxford Street good.

Start at the Witherspoons at Ocean Village (Admiral Lucius), then to The Grapes, then the Red Lion on the Hidh Street, then the Platform Tavern (Dancing Man micro brewery in the pub) then Margarita for dancing, then the Metropolis Kebab house and you're back where you started!

[gaz1234]

Bedford place me thinks

[Gwagon111]

NoVetec said:

Just remembered there's a half decent tapas bar in the centre. Think it was Oxford Street.

Edit: Yep, Ox. St. http://www.laesquinatapas-restaurant.co.uk/menus/

The owners are on holiday till the 27th. Therefore it's closed until the 27th.

[Spare tyre]

mt fuji said:

dog and duck and then thursdays , was it peggy sue's london road ? , old orleans ocean village had a yank police car in it ? or am i going mad ? , top rank had closed before i started going out on the lash , tbh think i ended up in bournemouth more ! .

I remember schooners in ocean village, I went there when I was 16, which was remarkable as I must of looked about 14 max

[Jonboy_t]

Hooli said:

Portsmouth

This. Definitely avoid this.



Oxford street is a good night out. You tend to get the 'higher end clientele' there so very rarely any trouble, but because of that, you tend to pay a little more for your beer. Grapes is a nice little pub and does good ales if that's your thing, but you need to be he early to get a seat for the night. I rarely go out anymore (I'm 30 now, waaaay to old for that fun lark ;-)) but if I do, a meal on oxford street (Kuti's curry buffet is nice) followed by a few sherbets in the grapes or white star, then on up to Red Lion (oldest pub in Southampton - on below bar street, next to Mack fruit and veg and opposite a new coop) which is an awesome little pub and, for some reason, is always quiet.

[Gwagon111]

Jonboy_t said:

This. Definitely avoid this.



Oxford street is a good night out. You tend to get the 'higher end clientele' there so very rarely any trouble, but because of that, you tend to pay a little more for your beer. Grapes is a nice little pub and does good ales if that's your thing, but you need to be he early to get a seat for the night. I rarely go out anymore (I'm 30 now, waaaay to old for that fun lark ;-)) but if I do, a meal on oxford street (Kuti's curry buffet is nice) followed by a few sherbets in the grapes or white star, then on up to Red Lion (oldest pub in Southampton - on below bar street, next to Mack fruit and veg and opposite a new coop) which is an awesome little pub and, for some reason, is always quiet.

The oldest pub in Southampton (which was originally designed as a pub) is actually the duke of Wellington, up on the walls. The cellar of the Red lion is older however. Oxford street is right on my doorstep, the bars are nice, but not the best place for a lads night.

[Dolittle]

Jonboy_t said:

This. Definitely avoid this.



Oxford street is a good night out. You tend to get the 'higher end clientele' there so very rarely any trouble, but because of that, you tend to pay a little more for your beer. Grapes is a nice little pub and does good ales if that's your thing, but you need to be he early to get a seat for the night. I rarely go out anymore (I'm 30 now, waaaay to old for that fun lark ;-)) but if I do, a meal on oxford street (Kuti's curry buffet is nice) followed by a few sherbets in the grapes or white star, then on up to Red Lion (oldest pub in Southampton - on below bar street, next to Mack fruit and veg and opposite a new coop) which is an awesome little pub and, for some reason, is always quiet.

Yeah if your in your 60's, otherwise cargo is good, then the gaybar, the London? Always lots of flange in there.

[XJSJohn]

Spare tyre said:

Most of those are long gone!
Kaos is still there same name I think
Rhinos has changed names recently I think
Legends - no idea, sadly never heard of it

Legends AKA Leg ends - Bevois valley, the old Goth club so probably looooong gone

Spare tyre said:

Escape- not heard of it

ooops - that was the name of Rhino Club before it became Rhino Club!!

Spare tyre said:

Thursday's - was that down bar the bar gateIf its the one I'm thinking of that has been gone for years, now west quay

Yup .... legendary for "Thursdays on a Wednesday with "DJ Hammy" closing the night on King Fu Fighting ....

Spare tyre said:

The pier - dunno
Hobbit - still there, didn't they have a recent battle with the lord of the rings film makers over the name? Steven fry was involved
Frog and frigate - went about 10 years ago, which was odd as it was was always busy.

The frog - maybe it had another "fire"c

Spare tyre said:

I'm 30 so some of these may have been before my time.

Ahh - I have a decade on you!

Spare tyre said:

McCluskys and new York new York were being knocked down over the Xmas period.

Town is a very different place these days, all seems to be wealthy students in the bedford place areas

Good Grief those places were brand new when I left!!!

Bedford place, went there either for a curry or to drink in the Lizard Lounge.

anyway - sorry for that nostalgic OT blast from the past!!

as we were - Soton 2014 drinking ....