We had a pretty awful experience in The Old Mariner Woodbridge.The manager /owner was antagonistic and extremely rude to our group.Our group of four went onto the pub and within seconds, not even having been served our order insulted one of us. Telling one of us to stand up straight. We got our drinks and sat down in an empty back room, on our own and were talking and drinking our drinks and the woman came in and asked the same person that she had already insulted to stop waving his arms about! Our friend has ADHD and is very hyperactive and expressive when he’s talking. This alone is grounds for a discrimination case, I would think.It’s worth noting that she actively sought to bully our friend as there was absolutely no reason to seek him out to insult him further.On our exit I went to the bar and said exactly what I thought about our treatment. The very entitled lady did not seem at all concerned that we would leave bad trip advisor reviews for the pub.I find this a real shame when so many decent pubs recently closed down in our area, staff that work really hard and care about their customers out of work when you see how a pub like The Old Mariner is run. When they feel like they can be outrageously rude to paying customers with no regard, just by lucky virtue of their location and not their charisma or people skills. Some people should never run a pub and we certainly met one of them!Some background in case anyone thinks the issue was of our making and not the Mariner’s. We had been on a pub and food crawl around the town. The afternoon and evening consisted of: Two of our party had lunch at The Unruly Pig. Zero issues. The other two had late lunch at The Whistlestop Cafe, with no problems. We all rendezvoused at The Anchor with zero issues. We went on to The 1975 bar and had zero issues. We went on to the Kings Head with zero issues. Then to the Bell and Steelyard with no issues. Onto the Old Mariner and they were rude the second we went in to the second we left. We went on from there to The Red Lion, again, zero issues. After that we went to the Royal Bengal and had a great meal with zero issues.Needless to say none of us will ever return under the current antagonistic and bullying management and I would urge others to not bother also. They clearly don’t need the custom and should never be in the hospitality industry as it’s clear they do not like people! There are plenty of better pubs in Woodbridge that will welcome you and that do want your custom. I doubt they will last long there with their shocking and exclusive attitude.I am sure the company that owns this pub will be interested to hear about this.
Robin Sanders
The Old Mariner is now a 25 plus drinking pub which does not serve food and has a large external seating area for the summer. Good selection of guest ales and beers and pleasant old world but airy feel. It can be accessed from New Street but also from Castle Street where some free parking is available after 6om. The rear access is uneven and unlit socarry a torch is going in and out via the rear entrance.
Jai Raithatha
Fairly quiet for a Friday night but lovely staff.
Geoff Spain
Friendly, proper pub that does good beer (and other drinks) and good food. A bit quieter than some of the other pubs in town - but this is a good thing!!
Michael Lamarche
A must stop when in Woodbridge for a pint.
vikki irwin
This pub is great for atmosphere and have a great range of beers and gins.
Steve “Chippy” Paine
Classic old English pub with good service and good beer.
Sam “Mungo5tJohn” Green
Love this rustic pub. Great atmosphere and energy. Amazing and friendly service. Incredible beer garden, parking in the back and top notch dart board. (Bring your own darts!)Parking: Small car park or a short walk from a paid parking lot.
Thunder Strutt
A lovely and friendly pub with staff that made me feel at ease when ordering a drink. I will be back this Friday!
Diana Salisbury
They don't do food. We sat in their lovely big garden out the back. We enjoyed the atmosphere being created outside in the garden. Will be back to enjoy!
Such a great place - the bar staff are so welcoming and make a real effort to get to know you and really look after you. I have been in the area only a few months and I have to say the welcome I get here is really great - lovely place, lovely garden and great people
julia williams
Great pub. Good atmosphere. Apparently the beer is good too.. So is the cider.
James Rudd
Loved it,keeps a good cellar,perfect pint ?
Ray Norris
Nice very ancient pub for a drink and socialize.
Timandra Howell
First visit to the pub today. Made to feel so welcome, lovely cosy atmosphere, will definitely be back.
We had a pretty awful experience in The Old Mariner Woodbridge.The manager /owner was antagonistic and extremely rude to our group.Our group of four went onto the pub and within seconds, not even having been served our order insulted one of us. Telling one of us to stand up straight. We got our drinks and sat down in an empty back room, on our own and were talking and drinking our drinks and the woman came in and asked the same person that she had already insulted to stop waving his arms about! Our friend has ADHD and is very hyperactive and expressive when he’s talking. This alone is grounds for a discrimination case, I would think.It’s worth noting that she actively sought to bully our friend as there was absolutely no reason to seek him out to insult him further.On our exit I went to the bar and said exactly what I thought about our treatment. The very entitled lady did not seem at all concerned that we would leave bad trip advisor reviews for the pub.I find this a real shame when so many decent pubs recently closed down in our area, staff that work really hard and care about their customers out of work when you see how a pub like The Old Mariner is run. When they feel like they can be outrageously rude to paying customers with no regard, just by lucky virtue of their location and not their charisma or people skills. Some people should never run a pub and we certainly met one of them!Some background in case anyone thinks the issue was of our making and not the Mariner’s. We had been on a pub and food crawl around the town. The afternoon and evening consisted of: Two of our party had lunch at The Unruly Pig. Zero issues. The other two had late lunch at The Whistlestop Cafe, with no problems. We all rendezvoused at The Anchor with zero issues. We went on to The 1975 bar and had zero issues. We went on to the Kings Head with zero issues. Then to the Bell and Steelyard with no issues. Onto the Old Mariner and they were rude the second we went in to the second we left. We went on from there to The Red Lion, again, zero issues. After that we went to the Royal Bengal and had a great meal with zero issues.Needless to say none of us will ever return under the current antagonistic and bullying management and I would urge others to not bother also. They clearly don’t need the custom and should never be in the hospitality industry as it’s clear they do not like people! There are plenty of better pubs in Woodbridge that will welcome you and that do want your custom. I doubt they will last long there with their shocking and exclusive attitude.I am sure the company that owns this pub will be interested to hear about this.
The Old Mariner is now a 25 plus drinking pub which does not serve food and has a large external seating area for the summer. Good selection of guest ales and beers and pleasant old world but airy feel. It can be accessed from New Street but also from Castle Street where some free parking is available after 6om. The rear access is uneven and unlit socarry a torch is going in and out via the rear entrance.
Fairly quiet for a Friday night but lovely staff.
Friendly, proper pub that does good beer (and other drinks) and good food. A bit quieter than some of the other pubs in town - but this is a good thing!!
A must stop when in Woodbridge for a pint.
This pub is great for atmosphere and have a great range of beers and gins.
Classic old English pub with good service and good beer.
Love this rustic pub. Great atmosphere and energy. Amazing and friendly service. Incredible beer garden, parking in the back and top notch dart board. (Bring your own darts!)Parking: Small car park or a short walk from a paid parking lot.
A lovely and friendly pub with staff that made me feel at ease when ordering a drink. I will be back this Friday!
They don't do food. We sat in their lovely big garden out the back. We enjoyed the atmosphere being created outside in the garden. Will be back to enjoy!
Restaurantji Recommends
Such a great place - the bar staff are so welcoming and make a real effort to get to know you and really look after you. I have been in the area only a few months and I have to say the welcome I get here is really great - lovely place, lovely garden and great people
Great pub. Good atmosphere. Apparently the beer is good too.. So is the cider.
Loved it,keeps a good cellar,perfect pint ?
Nice very ancient pub for a drink and socialize.
First visit to the pub today. Made to feel so welcome, lovely cosy atmosphere, will definitely be back.