The Alexandra

Quirkly little pub that I don’t often visit but always enjoy. A nice change from the normal generic places that have now swamped our high streets.
A broad drinks selection to cater for all, including the out and out lunatics that like 4 shots in their drinks. Nice little garden area out the back.

One of the few independent pubs in the city centre. Drinks feel expensive due to freehold and independent status but there is a good selection of lagers and ales. Only had food on football days when the selection is limited and the burgers taste pretty cheap to be honest. Good drinks wise if you don’t mind paying extra to get away from the chains.

Watched the first match of the six nations in here and the place was packed, which made for a good atmosphere. That said the pub isn’t really designed for watching sports and it was quite difficult to see a decent sized screen properly whilst the layout of the pub meant that it was really difficult for anyone to find a place to stand without blocking routes to the toilet and smoking area — the majority of customers got bashed about on a fairly regular basis by some very rude customers who couldn’t be bothered to say excuse me but would rather just push y out of the way. The pub can’t really be held responsible for this but it does tell you a little of the kind of person you will be sharing a pub with.
The door to the smoking area opens directly into the bar and was frequently left open — it could really use some kind of fire door self closing mechanism as the place was freezing throughout — we felt as though we were actually at twickenham!
The host of Star Wars and other retro toys perched above the bar gives the place character and if you long for the days when you last saw your millennium falcon or an x-​wing then worth a visit for the nostalgia of childhood playtimes.
All in all a pretty reasonable student-​type pub which doesn’t pretend to be anything else.

My favourite pub for a pre-​match or post-​match pint. Loads of Saints fans in there on match days and a few away fans too. Good selection of rums and a nice beer garden for the all important victory cigar.

Weirdly enough I felt the same as the other reviewers of this venue before I went in the first times, its a bit eccentric and it is a nice place. I was really surprised and have been back several times since.
Lots of memorabilia around the venue makes for a good atmosphere, with great staff, lots of comfy seating, large outside seating area which is great in the summer and fairly good drinks prices!

Lovely pub, I can be found in there often. The pub is run very efficiently and the management and staff are very approachable. They have cult memorabilia and quiz nights too. They have a large garden area with plenty of seating and a laidback and friendly atmosphere, even on weekend evenings which is not always easy to achieve.