Southport Visiter

Strike Gold at The Victoria next time you’re taking a stroll along the prom

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THE Victoria is a large, prominent pub on the Promenade in Southport close to the Marine Way Bridge writes Neville Grundy.

It tends to have a mixed clientele: local residents, theatre-goers, conference delegates and visitors to the town.

I have sometimes enjoyed a pint after a show in the nearby Southport Theatre or while sitting in its fine beer garden to the front on a sunny day.

Inside it is a large pub with separate drinking areas, one of which to the rear has a pool table.

There is also a dart board, and I noticed that the ladies darts team has been particular­ly successful recently.

This is a Thwaites house, and the two real ales that were on when I visited were Original Bitter and Gold, a pale citrus beer.

As I’ve had the bitter many

times previously, I tried the Gold and found it pleasant and in good condition.

A third hand pump had an Old Rosie Cider pump clip but this had run out at the time.

I also noticed that they have an extensive gin bar as well as a good range of all the usual bar drinks.

The food menu has a wide choice of pub favourites, and I saw signs advertisin­g Sunday lunches, chippy teas at £7.95 and a children’s menu.

Overall there are very positive reviews of the food on Tripadviso­r.

Music is popular here with karaoke every Friday and Saturday, while every Sunday there is live music in the afternoon followed by a disco karaoke in the evening.

Live sports are shown on HD television, particular­ly Premier League matches and golf.

The pub is family-friendly, which includes your dog as long as it is kept on a lead.

Perhaps a good place to relax after taking your canine friend for a walk along the prom.

This is clearly a pub with a broad range of activities to cater for different tastes. You can contact the pub on 01704 544121 and Facebook or visit victoriaso­uthport. co.uk.

Linda, team leader in the Willow Grove, Lord Street, Southport, was obviously very pleased to tell me that the pub has been awarded Cask Marque accreditat­ion.

This is an independen­tlyassesse­d measure of beer quality, so well done to all concerned.

The Southport and West Lancs Camra website is at www.southport.camra.org. uk.

Older articles about local pubs can be found at tinyurl. com/vis-pubs.

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