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    The Oiler Bar

    4.7 (6 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Beer Gardens
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:30 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    12 years ago

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    9 years ago

    Really great bar on a sunny day with a great view of the water sports and super friendly staff

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    12 years ago

    What a find. Quirky, non pretentious cheap bar with friendly laid back staff and fab music .

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    So! Bar

    1.5(4 reviews)
    0.4 miExcel
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    So so for a local. It's one of the most frustrating bars to go to!…read more I like it in here and I also don't like it The Good points: It's very local to me, literally around the corner. The bar never seems to be horrendously busy so I'm served quickly and promptly. The beers and alcohol on range is what I drink so I like that! There is a good food menu with specials that are quite literally better than some posh restaurants in terms of quality (I know that sounds hard to believe but they were!) The Bad Points: This place is devoid of atmosphere. It's glass fronted so there's not a whole lot that can be done but at the same time you go in there and the furnishings do not mix well and you just think that the layout, the style and the function of it needs to be completely overhauled. This is the frustrating thing there. It's a good local with friendly staff and owners. But the place needs a radical overhaul to bring back people in! It SHOULD be busy, it SHOULD be bustling, but yet isn't! Oh well!

    Cons: Tried to come in with a party of 5 when the restaurant was completely empty, as to usually is…read morewhen I pass by - and they tried to seat my party of 5 in the corner sharing a table with a couple. At least let us have our own table if we are going to be spending over 100 pounds in your empty establishment. Pro: only restaurant in the immediate vicinity; I am sure that is why they get away with mediocre service.

    The Docklands Bar & Grill

    The Docklands Bar & Grill

    2.5(4 reviews)
    0.2 miExcel

    This place was as typical as a hotel restaurant could get!! Classy, good service, and dishes with…read morehigh quality ingredients. But it is lacking in atmosphere, something that I think is never possible to have in a hotel dining establishment. The bar is truly stunningly designed, and had a pretty big crowd on a Saturday evening, although I suspect most of the patrons were guests at the hotel and not locals. It is somewhat of a trek to get to this place from anywhere, but if one is looking for a quiet quality dinner or a relaxing drink, this is the place. I had the roast cod for dinner, and my girlfriend had the fish pie. The were both really good; the cod was well cooked and was quite a generous portion, but the sauce tasted like Bovril/Marmite which kinda ruined the taste. However, after the first taste it was better. I suspect that the chef used some kind of salty sauce, sort of a westernized miso paste, but miso would have been a much better, and safer, choice. My partner's fish pie was better than the cod, and if I ever go back I would probably order that. It comes in a nice ceramic pot, and was full of flavour and fish. The only downside was that it was so small. it looked more like a side dish than a main course, and I'm sure I could have finished two or three of them!! I'm not quite decided if I will go back again. Certainly not worth traveling very far for. But they do serve good quality seafood. Price wise its cheaper than seafood restaurants downtown, but still quite pricey.

    Popped in here for a drink recently and the atmosphere mixed with the beverages proved a pleasing…read moreone, if a little on the pricey side. The bar is very contemporary in design, sitting along side the Crowne Plaza, so I can appreciate the need to ensure the look and feel fit with the associated hotel. I was served promptly by helpful bar staff - they were down to earth and didn't think it strange when I asked which of their beers had the lower alchohol content - they quickly provided the answer and didn't look at me as though I'd lost my marbles. I felt relaxed and would have stayed longer, but my train was calling. Perhaps I'll give the grill a try next time, the aroma which lingered a while just to one side of the bar area smelled very good. Hmmmmyes I think I'll be back.

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