Sitting right by the canal and just around the corner from Beermageddon (Our hot bed of Metal and booze for the weekend) is The Boat and Railway Inn,a really nice country style pub with a good choice of ales and a nice line in grub..
Myself ,Mrs Z and 2 of our festival Buds decided to give it a go on the saturday before the bands started at the fest,and we were very glad we did!
I had a really lovely double chicken burger (2 big chunks of batted fillet and salad) and a pint of I forget (It was made by Ringwood brewery anyway) to wash it down with.
Mrs Z opted for the fish, chips and mushy peas,and a pint of Forty Niner (Also by Ringwood).
And our friends both had the steak and ale pie with chips (Which I have to say looked really nice!)..
All in all it was a really nice meal in really nice surroundings,and it'd be my pub of choice if I lived in the area... read more