The Tardis Room

Wonderful space for all you Dr. Who fans. Nice variety of fish for your traditional fish and chips (and a darn good scotch egg) as well as a fair selection of beer for you to wash it all down with.
The back of the house has an open pool table with a new green ready to be played on.
The back of the house opens to a 4k sq foot patio open for smoking and wiling away the day (in summer, not winter… that would be crazy).
The owner is courteous and quick to assist. Definitely a place to bring the family for some authentic British fish and chips.

I didn’t realize this was the same place as the fish and chips shop. The manager had recently sent me a message that he was sorry and had fired two employees. What a horrible cop-​out, the first experience I had, the young man who took care of me was amazing. It’s not the employees fault. Take responsibility for your poorly ran restaurant! I Will re-​post my previous review now that I know this is the same establishment. I was hoping to find a good Dr. Who themed establishment, apparently this is the furthest from that.
Wow! That’s all I really have to say… But I’ll elaborate. First off, I’d like to say my first experience a few months ago was very different. Probably due to the staff. I went in for doctor who and the place was a literal disaster. «Bar service only» with a sign in front of the bar area stating «no minors allowed» how do these people have a liquor permit? Secondly, disgusting! I saw a decreped mouse wandering around looking diseased; Furthermore, the smell, it’s horrific. Stay away from this place at all cost…

Too bad 0 stars isn’t an option. This place is the worst bar I’ve been to in… my life. Id rather someone slip me acid then surround me with incompetent people and dead fish I had to try and walk thru as Dr. Who was on repeat everywhere I looked all the while trying not to barf. Because that’s basically what you feel while you’re there.
This is not a dramatization.

This place is amazing. The Dr. Who theme, the surprisingly tasty yet heavy British food, the pinball machine, pool, everything.

Relatively inexpensive, very different menu with very large portions, plus Dr Who everywhere. Tried 3 different entries all very good. Plus fish fingers and custard, if you have to ask this place might not be for you. Excellent service and Dr Who playing on large screens with closed captioning, unless you are here on new episode premier night when I am told you get sound. Music from many fantasy movies unless they are having live music which from the chalkboard looks very frequent.

Food is okay, however, the atmosphere of this place has made it one of my favorite hang out spots! They have live music 3 – 4 days a week, and I have yet to hear one that I didn’t love. The décor is awesome and geeky, and mostly centered around Doctor Who! They have a very large patio and plenty of room indoors.

Do yourself a favor. …run away as far as you can. I ate there last night and this morning im sick. I witnessed a bartender checking booze bottles for ants then she took them behind the kitchen curtain and re-​emrge with them, minus the bugs. The place is filthy. The free water they offer had mold floating it. Yuck! Avoid this place like the plague. One star is too much.

Place is pretty amazing and they have a working doctor who pinball machine! The food is fantastic and it’s a very laid back place. Nice crowd full of whovians and good conversation

Went here with a group of Dr. Who-​loving friends. I didn’t know anything about the bar ahead of time except its Dr. Who theme and what I’d read on Unilocal.
So, this is a dive bar. Let’s get that straight up front. I knew that before I arrived, so I really didn’t expect much and it was definitely better than expected!
The place is fairly small but has a few rooms so it’s almost like you’re in a house and can be away from other groups. They also play Dr. Who episodes in the front room, which draws in some fans.
The drink list was surprisingly good. The beer list was two pages and had lots of options, even for beer snobs. The prices were totally reasonable as well. The cocktail menu featured drinks named for Dr. Who stuff and all were much larger than expected. I don’t know where else you can find the same number of offerings at such great prices. Usually you either get a bad list but cheap prices, or a good list with expensive prices. So that was awesome.
Their menu is not vegetarian friendly. Even the fried stuff is cooked in animal fat. So I didn’t try anything but the friends who did said it was decent. Typical bar food, plus some British options.
There’s a pool table in back, which was fun. By that is the bathroom, the door to which is painted like the Tardis. And be careful when walking into the bathroom because there’s a step down and it’s extremely easy to trip walking in, since the sign cautioning to watch your step is to the side of the door and not on it. Also, the bathroom reeked of weed while I was there, to the point where you felt like you could get high just setting foot in there.
Anyway, it’s not the greatest place overall and is definitely in an odd location (which probably explains why it didn’t seem super busy), but it had a surprisingly good drink list and free pool. The service was okay but whatever, you get what you pay for and it wasn’t anything to complain about. Don’t come here expecting greatness, but it’s a chill place for hanging out with friends. Wish they had vegetarian options so I could snack on something, but I’d still return with a group.

The food is decent, the atmosphere is really cool. I would have given this more stars but the fact that they charge an extra 50 cents for «to go» orders is ridiculous! Why am I paying more money for less service?! I won’t eat here again until that changes.
Trying to be greedy and take more money out of my pocket will cost them mine and my coworkers business.

This is a great place to run off to if you are in the mood for some sci-​fi british geekery! The food is pretty good for pub grub, fish and chips, & fried stuff. The bar has Dr Who themed cocktails which are very tasty. The service has been good most of the time but sometimes it seems like they might be under staffed. They play the Dr Who episodes outside on the big screen which is awesome. Also the back patio has fire pits and benches which are great for large groups or intimate dates.

Much more funky n’ fun than I thought it’d be… I had the impression that there would be a single teeny back room with blue paint slapped on a door and sun-​faded old Doctor Who posters. I was surprised it was a lot more!
It’s actually pretty fun… little alcoves and different rooms to wander in and out of, ALL of it sci-​fi themed (even some Fifth Element, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica-​themed stuff). It’s way dark/​dim, bare bulbs (blue & black light), mismatched everything, the bathroom smells like pee and I think guys sometimes use the sink rather than the toilet, BUT pool is free, you have the option of imperial pints, and the atmosphere is a fun escape. We both had the day off work and went on a Thursday in the middle of the day… hardly anybody there.
The front area smelled heavily of fish, which is NOT my thing, but the other rooms we meandered through were fish-​smell free (yeah, I know, it’s a fish & chip place, but I hate fish. Go figure.)
Personally, I wouldn’t eat here. Common sense sorta told me that (I’m judging a book by its cover, I know). BUT the pints were good, the atmosphere fed right into my love of sci-​fi (and Who), plus I have a love of weird little themey dive bars. It’s like the Lovecraft Bar minus the goth, industrial n’ skulls and replace with Brit classic rock and Doctor Who.

Sadly these negative reviews reek of smear campaign. My first experience in the Tardis Room was very very different from the stuff I’m reading here, I think this place is fantastic and I have returned for more.
This is a Dr. Who themed dive bar, which is my kind of place because I absolutely love themed dive bars.
The bartender was pretty attentive, we had some really fantastic drinks (10^th Doctors Sonic Screwdriver, the Bad Wolf and the Tardis). We also got an order of fish and chips and the Davros burger. The fries and fish were hot, fresh and crispy, the burger was very tasty, according to my friend.
We had fun wandering around the different rooms (bigger on the inside), checking out the awesome décor, playing with the Dr. Who pinball machine (!!!), watching Star Trek, chatting with the bartender and a nice couple who were regulars. They even have a few rare Dr. Who books to look through.
I kind of like the Ipad checkout, it’s environmentally friendly and takes the guesswork out of leaving a tip. By the way, these things don’t «force» you to leave a tip that’s pretty much a lie.
Unfortunately when we left, we got stranded because the busses had stopped running early (due to the snow) but you know what? Our beloved bartender was kind enough to help us try to get a cab and when that didn’t pan out, he walked with us on our way home FOR THREE MILES IN THE SNOW.
I’m not sure what your bartender does for you, but mine definitely gets my 5 star approval.

I’ve been to this place about 5 times and I’m never going back. The place smells like burnt cooking oil and it saturated my clothing each and every time. The last 3 times I went, I only did so to see a friend and didn’t order a single thing (bad food and drinks) and I still reeked of burnt fish and chips; It’s gross. The décor is HORRIBLE, like something a frat boy would have in his dorm room… it’s all over the place. And I don’t get how this is supposed to be a Doctor Who themed bar? The owner simply hung a bunch of crappy pictures on the wall and a put out a really tacky cut-​out on stage. UGH. Seriously, there are better bars within walking distance and I would recommend steering clear of The Tardis Room… you’ll be better, and smell better for it.

This place is the worst! You may as well stay at home and eat some Van de Kamps, at least you know how long they’ve been sitting out. The bartenders are nice, but I saw the owner yelling at one of them in front of patrons because she went to clean up glass and wasn’t behind the bar to serve! Honestly, the worst experience, don’t support terrible people!

Nobody had any idea what was going on in this place… Horribly organized, and it took forever to get beer, and when it came time to close the tabs it was a nightmare. Ditch the iPads and go back to good old fashioned paper until you can get it right.

It really is bigger on the inside. The décor is super awesome. The fish & chips was fantastic. We got our food fast despite the note on the menu that says it could take half an hour. The waitress was a bit awkward but she did a good job. It’s not an inexpensive place but not easy pricey either. It is a bit of a divey wivey place but if it would have been really fancy the mood would’ve been wrong. There is a patio in back to eat at and free pool. We were there too early for the stand up comedy but their schedule shoes they have comedy, live music and karaōke.

Ouch, not much love for this place.
I’ve not ever seen ONE episode of Dr. Who so I can’t comment on the authenticity of this place to Who-​nerds. And I didn’t eat any food here. Just came for booze and pool. I have had fish and chips from the Fish and Chip Shop (it’s the same place FYI), and they were good.
Think of this place as a place where some fish and chip people just on a lark decided to make a Dr. Who themed bar. On a shoe string budget. Was the execution of that perfect? Hell naw! And that’s why I like this place so much! The bartender and then about 3 staff members spent like 5 minutes trying to locate a beer they thought they had for my friend. That’s dogged determination! Of course they didn’t have it! I could see how if you’re a child raised on instant gratification, you would throw a tantrum, I thought it was cute. The pool is free here and they used the right sized table so you can shoot anywhere without your cue hitting the wall. Yay! All the food smelled really good, but I suspect if you’re coming here to «dine» and be whisked off to a world of hand jibbers and unicorns who shit gold sprinkles, again, temper tantrum.
This place reminds me of all the out of control front yard gardens in Portland. They’re messy, the grass is a foot long, there’s weeds everywhere, but goddamn, the tomatoes from them are the sweetest you’ve ever tasted!
Keep it up TR, haters gonna hate!

This place was like being in a vivid nightmare. If you’re into concepts like food safety or, I don’t know, actually having fish and chips since that’s all they advertise outside, you probably shouldn’t come here.
The Doctor Who theme is okay, but I was expecting a little more than cardboard cutouts and posters. For a Saturday night, this place had less than ten people in it. There are several rooms, which can be confusing to navigate if it’s your first time in. There were blacklights ad nauseam, and Star Trek on BBC America playing. The bartender looked incredibly out of place, especially when he showed up to take our order on an iPad. After the cheap, cheesy décor, and the six items to chose from on the menu, I wasn’t expecting an iPad to remember two items between my date and I. After taking our order, the bartender exuded such class as calling into the kitchen: «Are you cooking, or did you want me to?»
It is important to note that nobody else at this place was eating. We sat at three different tables. The first had old, dried custard on it. The second had crumbs and various other fried food particles all over it. The third was more like the second. All three tables were adorned with blue paper placemats, all of which had not been changed between guests. Two out of three tables had some type of sauce spilled onto the disposable placemats. The tables were not wiped off for probably a week given the volume this place seems to have. You know what was wiped off? The bartender’s hands. Apparently, at the Tardis Room, wiping your hands on a dirty bar rag suffices for handwashing hygiene.
They had one variety of fish on their Tardis Room menu: pollock. This fish was EXTREMELY fishy, especially for a variety of fish that has a mild flavor profile. We also attempted the chicken strips, but due to slime/​sour ranch dressing, they were not finished. We were offered a nearly-​empty container of malt vinegar. I thought that must have been a testament to the clientele that came before us, as though to prove someone else had dared eat there also, because with all the standing around their staff did, they surely could have shaped things up in less than ten minutes.

This bar makes me want to kill myself and every doctor who fan that has ever lived.
Do yourselves a favour;
Musicians don’t play here,
Patrons don’t drink here,
Hungry people you are better off starving.