The Dancing Man in Southampton

Amazing find. The aesthetics of the building are stunning, and the food and drink were delicious! We had lunch and the baguettes we had were loaded with the most tender meat. For drinks, we had a taster tray which allowed us to try more than one ale, which was a really nice touch. Can't fault this place at all, but one thing that would be nice is to have a menu of the drinks on the table, so you can see whats on offer and see the tasting notes.

The place itself is awesome. Really interesting decor and very homely. Feels like a jacked up classic pub.The food tastes good. It can be a bit overpriced at times for what you get, for example the garlic bread.The ales are fantastic and there's a healthy selection of them to choose from.From my experience, unfortunately, the service was a bit slow. We had to repeatedly call over staff to take orders and drinks.

Great pub located inside the historic 14th Century wool house on the quay side. Micro brewery serving some great new world beers. A lager is also available. Food is served upstairs, but not on the day we visited due to a private event.

We attended a wedding reception at Dancing Man Brewery recently and it was a great location for the celebration. The staff were all really friendly and attentive and they have a great selection of beers to choose from. The atmosphere for the wedding party was really relaxed and the food was very enjoyable. They catered really well for gluten free (coeliac) and the chef and owner was very reassuring regarding the gluten free food. There is also a little Jack Russell dog who greets you - he definitely made my day! Would definitely recommend visiting here.

This is an incredibly interesting establishment. Very popular with the trendy set and comes into its own when the weather behaves and the extensive outdoor seating can be utilised.History is wrote deep in this building. Southampton's only Grade I listed building. Once a Wool House, it was originally built by Cistercian Monks following the 1338 French raid on Southampton. It is the only surviving free standing medieval warehouse in the city.During the Napoleonic Wars it was used to house French prisoners, some of their names are carved into the roof beams. The 20th century saw it used by boat builders and haulage contractors among others before becoming The Maritime Museum from 1966 to 2011.Now, as a brew pub, on Friday one keg beer may be passed through a Hop Randall (a container is fitted in line, between the keg and the glass) and may be used to add extra Hop or fruit flavours.There are not many establishments that do this.It's a stunning building with a newly reinstated slate floor (much better for brewing than its former parquet, apparently)Inside the bric-a-brac and sundry objects, many of which deserve more than a passing glance, would keep even a numpty entertained.But, visual fascination aside, the beers, many of which are brewed a few feet from the bar, are a real ale buffs sweet shop. From session beers to 'OMG! take the car keys of me' can be had and even those with a discerning palette for ale, can't fail to be impressed.Food also has a distinctive and eclectic urbanity - I judged by observation and discussion with the recipients. All who were questioned waxed effusive compliments.This reviewer was an out of town visitor, here for the boat show (SIBS) and came across this business perchance and very did he did so."But" dear reader, I hear you say, "Why only four stars?"........don't ask me about the loo. Just DON'T ask me about the loo.

The food was delicious, well presented, and service was awesome.Unfortunately, they tried to charge us double the price - over half my colleagues were unable to come due to covid or isolating... the restaurant did know in advance. Thanks to my assertive colleagues and the kind person in charge - all was sorted by the end.I will return 👍.

Never set your foot here people !I went there to wait for 1 hour for my order to be taken , I got so annoyed as the waitress passed by and said I have to serve other people first and then she can take my order ,1 hour later I didn't manage to order anything and when she had the nerves to come and ask me what would I like to order I just refused to order as this is unacceptable!How can you expect someone to wait for you to take his order for 1 hour , do you think that bringing some fake bread roles wich taste worst than the ones in aldi will make your customers happy?We booked a table we got seated and watched how the waitreses just pass by with food but couldn't be bothered to take our order !I will never set my foot there again.The worst place I ever visited !I usually spend over £80 just on my self but this time I decided that because you didn't treat me with respect I wouldn't either and just refused to order even thoughI sat there waiting for 1 hour.The place is looking fantastic from outside but there is a saying not to judge the book by it's cover .We been trying to book a table for 2 months with no success and when they accepted it I had to witness that and stay hungry because of their Iresponsible attitude to customers. How to support you as a local restaurant when you don't care about your customers! You will never see me again that I can promise .

Friendly staff. Was offered a taste of 3 cask beers on arrival. All were good and we had several pints of them subsequently. Interesting building too! Will definitely return.

Fantastic boozer in Southampton, right next to the water. Great selection of beers (both their own and from other breweries) and fantastic looking place inside!Only didn’t get a 5 due to toilet situation - portaloo’s outside, that’s probably me being a ponce though!Had a really good time here, deffo be back next time I’m in Southampton.

The ale at the Dancing Man is always very good. This was the first time we had eaten here. Would 100% recommend the burger. Wonderful staff. Love this place!