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Is Platform Tavern Still Open? The Hotel Inspector Update

The Hotel Inspector, Season 21 Southampton, South East England

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Platform Tavern is listed open on camra.org.uk, reviewed by our team on October 19, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: CAMRA's listing, last surveyed 2026-02-17 and showing summer 2026 hours, and the pub's own site both describe a trading pub with live music and table booking. How we decide a status →

What happened after The Hotel Inspector?

The Platform Tavern, a pub on Town Quay in Southampton, Hampshire, featured in the Hotel Inspector episode first shown on 2026-04-30 (series 21, episode 7). TheTVDB's entry says Alex Polizzi visited a pub at risk of closing permanently and tried to revive it by highlighting its history and its connection to the Titanic.

The Campaign for Real Ale's pub listing says the name recalls a Napoleonic-era gun platform and that a plaque outside commemorates James McGrady, a Titanic steward whose body was the last one recovered. It also notes a section of the old city walls visible behind glass in the bar, African art and a fabric "tented" ceiling. The listing, last surveyed on 2026-02-17 and marked as showing summer 2026 hours, mentions freshly prepared food including stone-baked pizzas and Sunday roasts, live music on Thursday and Friday evenings and weekend lunchtimes, a Wednesday quiz night, and a dog-friendly policy.

The pub's own website, titled "The Platform Tavern: Live Music, Craft Brews, & Delicious Dining in Southampton", describes free live music most nights, craft beer and homemade food, with music styles from blues and rock to country and jazz. It lists pub hours of noon to 11pm Monday to Wednesday, noon to midnight Thursday to Saturday and noon to 10pm on Sunday, plus separate kitchen times. It also offers online table booking, private event hire and a way for musicians to apply for gigs. The page carries no dated news and does not mention the television episode.

A Google Maps listing for the Platform Tavern, Town Quay, Southampton SO14 2NY, is marked operational. The sources read for this entry do not describe what Polizzi changed during filming or any change of operator after the broadcast.

The episode The Hotel Inspector, Season 21

Episode 7
Aired
What was featured: Southampton Town Quay pub at risk of closing, revived through Titanic history

Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : Alex Polizzi is in the south coast maritime city of Southampton to come to the aid of pub owners Jeremy and Stewart who run the Platform Tavern. Steeped in maritime history and right next to the city's busy docks, this pub has been loved by visitors and locals alike for generations - but it's now at risk of closing its doors for good.

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. TheTVDB https://thetvdb.com/series/the-hotel-inspector/episodes/11754169
  2. camra.org.uk https://camra.org.uk/pubs/platform-tavern-southampton-188754
  3. platformtavern.com http://platformtavern.com/
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