Avondale House, 33 Carlton Crescent

LOCATED just off London Road, Avondale House is a pub with atmosphere, great music and cheap drink. What more do you want from a pub?

The Avondale, as it's dubbed, is excellent for a pre-club drinks or a get together during the day and evening. The food is delicious with big portions of great favourites like burgers and chips.

If you're thinking it couldn't get any better, it does. When you purchase one of their yellow cards, with each round you buy, you are entitled to ten per cent off the original price, which is a real bonus.

Avondale House is in a perfect location for people on a night out. It is situated near popular bars such as the Varsity and the Lizard Lounge as well as excellent night clubs like The Academy and the Rhino club.

What gives the Avondale its unique, laid-back feel is its inclusion of games consoles, pool tables and heaps of flat-screen televisions. Also, the jukebox is full of old indie anthems from the likes of Oasis and Blur, to the newest pop tunes around.

Avondale House is one of the best pubs around in Southampton. Mixing excellent music with cheap drink and computer games can only mean one thing - one brilliant venue that stands head and shoulders above the rest in terms of atmosphere and general feel good factor.