Guest User
February 29, 2024
We went to this pub late on Saturday afternoon and were greeted by a bar full of dirty glasses, a disinfectant bottle and a dirty cloth. Not a great first impression, We did wonder if the pub was about to close. Tables were still to be cleared and wiped and the whole bar area was just extremely messy. We went into the garden but again there were numerous tables ladened with dirty plates and glasses and almost everywhere tables had filthy ashtrays. To add to our misery the smoke from the pizza oven was blowing across the garden which made it very unpleasant. We therefore decided to go back into the pub where the bar still had not been touched. Someone was issuing instructions on when tables should be cleared and wiped, whilst sitting at the bar with a drink, could they not have wiped and cleared them? The two bar servers were busy on their phones and made no attempt to wash glasses or clear the chaos. We had a second drink, again having to ask for lemon in the gin but the barman almost put it in the pint!! Needless to say we didn't stay long and left. We won't be returning, such a shame as from the outside it looks a great country pub but clearly inside it is far from that. The previous owners were superb and would not have let the pub in the state we saw it when arriving. Maybe a change of manager again to bring it up to the standard you would expect.