Quick info
About The Royal Exchange
The Royal Exchange is a pub in Portland, found at 48a Weston Rd. A landlady runs the pub, and a resident pub dog lives in the building. For visitors who bring dogs of their own, that means arriving at a pub where a dog already has a home. Dogs are welcome, so owners can bring their companions along when they come for a drink. Its household is a landlady in charge and a dog in residence.
Good to know
- ParkingFree street parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention dog friendly pub, pub dog, pool table and pub garden.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention dog friendly pub, pub dog, pool table and pub garden.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers return to this pub mostly for its atmosphere, with several describing a warm welcome and feeling at home, helped by a fireplace, football on the screen, darts and a pool table. Friendly bar staff, a kind landlady, and a helpful manager come up repeatedly, and one reviewer praises the cider. Several mention the pub garden behind and say the pub is dog friendly, including after a long dog walk, and one calls the pub dog a big softy. Food draws little comment, with one noting there is only chips and bits. The main complaints are specific. One reviewer says staff turned away their dog at the door, with a woman telling them the pub dog is the reason other dogs are not allowed, and found this rude. Another, giving three stars, calls it a bit of a drinkers pub and says the pool table is no longer there. One reviewer's visit ended in a night of conversation with other people in the pub.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers return to this pub mostly for its atmosphere, with several describing a warm welcome and feeling at home, helped by a fireplace, football on the screen, darts and a pool table. Friendly bar staff, a kind landlady, and a helpful manager come up repeatedly, and one reviewer praises the cider. Several mention the pub garden behind and say the pub is dog friendly, including after a long dog walk, and one calls the pub dog a big softy. Food draws little comment, with one noting there is only chips and bits. The main complaints are specific. One reviewer says staff turned away their dog at the door, with a woman telling them the pub dog is the reason other dogs are not allowed, and found this rude. Another, giving three stars, calls it a bit of a drinkers pub and says the pool table is no longer there. One reviewer's visit ended in a night of conversation with other people in the pub.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“IS NOT DOG FRIENDLY! Owners have a large un friendly dog and will not let you in... rude woman came out to us saying no dogs allowed, I said you have dogs inside and she rudely replied, yes that's the pub dog and why we don't allow dogs... I do appreciate that your own dog is more important than others but sight post and have manners...”
- Google user
“No food except chips and bits but nice landlady”
- Google user
“Great pub. I love Portland, takes me back to the days when I was in the Royal Navy.”
- Google user
“Very friendly & helpful manager. Lovely pub garden behind. Dog friendly as well.”
- Google user
“Love visiting here, friendly staff, great landlady, lovely cider. Fantastic atmosphere.”
Highlights
- Great beer selection
- Live music
- Live performances
- Sports
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Alcohol
- Cozy
- Beer
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- Food
- Seating
- Live music
- Sports
- Restroom
- Free street parking
- Offerings· 3
- Cocktails
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Highlights· 2
- Great beer selection
- Live performances
- Atmosphere· 1
- Casual
- Crowd· 1
- Groups
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
Bars near The Royal Exchange
- Nothe Tavern4.49764.6 mi
harbour view beer garden, roast dinners, cauliflower cheese
- Famous Old Spa4.31,7676.1 mi awayReservationsWheelchair accessibleGood for kids
prawn cocktail, fish and chips, treble burger
- The Turks Head4.51,2096.3 mi awayWheelchair accessible
sunday carvery, salt n pepper calamari, lamb rump
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal ExchangeWheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.2127 | — | dog friendly pub, pub dog, pool table |
| Nothe Tavern | 4.4976 | 4.6 mi | harbour view beer garden, roast dinners, cauliflower cheese |
| Famous Old SpaReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Good for kids | 4.31,767 | 6.1 mi away | prawn cocktail, fish and chips, treble burger |
| The Turks HeadWheelchair accessible | 4.51,209 | 6.3 mi away | sunday carvery, salt n pepper calamari, lamb rump |
The 3 nearest bars by distance. Ratings, hours and review terms come from public business profiles.