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Food crap, staff non existent, landlord rude and shouldnt be allowed anywhere near a customer industry. This place was ok before the refurb, now ghastly
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Was taken here for a business lunch by a customer on the Trading estate (or should I say the demolition site!). OK as these sort of pubs go. Nothing there that would take me back of an evening.
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me and my partner have been to this pub quite a few time for food, and found the service to be very good the staff are always polite to us and the food is very nice and never takes to long to arrive, the staff always have a smile on there faces and are never impolite or rude. It is a small and quite pub resturant perfect for relaxing and enjoying a night out i would recommend this place to any1 who enjoys a quite peaceful evening in a comfortable welcoming atmosphere. posted by syra houlston
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Less than an hour after having a spot of dodgy lunch here (see previous comment) I now have dioria..? diahri..? dhia.?
I now have the shits
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They have a blackboard outside to recruit staff, which asks "Enthusiastic? Smart? hard working? customer focussed? etc."
On entering the place it was obvious that none of the existing staff seemed to have any of these qualities, and I doubt if anyone with these qualities would want to work in this place.
I ordered a steak roll ( they call it an "artisan baguette ) which took over 30 minutes toarrive and consisted of some pieces of gristle in a stale bread roll, garnished with one lettuce leaf and two slices of tomato.
Beer was ok ish but nothing special, service was abysmall and food revolting.
I noticed that the crab and chilli tagliatelli that someone on this site had complained about was still on the specials board, so the managers obviously do not read this site which is a pity, they might learn something.
Cannot recommend this place to anyone. Not quite shit served in an envelope by Ghengis Khan, but not much better.
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Customer service non existent. Use to be a Chef and Brewer, doesn't seem to be now. Menu choice very depleted. AVOID THIS PLACE!!!
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This pub was part of some pubco's "Chef and Brewer" concept. It was corporate a bit phoney, but they did keep 4 different ales on, and the food decent if a bit overprice, and fires going in the winter. But sometime in the last few months they a did refurb changed the look from country food pub to Big Estate Eatery. Hundreds of houses within walking distance are going up and I guess they don't want to pub to be too upscale.
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What seemed like a fairly pleasant pub to eat turned out to be a hole staffed by sour-faced trouts and an incompetent chef.
We booked for a large party to celebrate a family birthday, not knowing any better and we were all very disappointed with what arrived at our table.
Two of us ordered crab and chili tagliatelli from the specials board which arrived so overcooked that it appeared as mush in an over-sized bowl. Very far from special. We gave them another chance and it came back exactly the same. Needless to say, we both lost our appetites.
Basically, the food was bad, the staff were miserable, very unhelpful and I'd rather shit in a envelope and have it served to me by Genghis Khan.
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Went in here on a Sunday night a few weeks before Christmas as it was the only place to get a meal. It is a bit of a barn of a place and had little atmosphere. Generally staffed by youngsters but they were quite friendly and the service was acceptable. The food was mediocre at best and the ales were nothing special (not sure how it is in the Good Beer Guide). OK if desperate but not much more.
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not bad for a drink but give the food a miss! never cooked right and the head cheif looks like a big issue seller from the high street, could do with a wash!! run by kids! and miss fits!!
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I was considering putting down why i think that the manager is such a rude arrogant wanker, but i think he is so far up his own arse i don't think he would ever understand the concept of self realisation.
suffice to say, i suggest sir that you find a career where your skills would be more aptly utilised. perhaps a sperm doner.
in antithesis to this, there are some alright features to the place, the staff are friendly enough, beer is ok...ish & food is edible. but with such an idiot in charge, i will not be returning!
anonymous - 18 Aug 2007 08:46 |
The manager is a rude arrogant wanker
anonymous - 18 Aug 2007 08:37 |
It's very pleasant inside with two fire places, low ceilings and traditional pub furnishings. This pub does a lot of business being on a busy road, the A358, and puts the emphasis on food. The staff is friendly but not chatty as they are always busy serving customers. It doesn't have a local feel to it, but it is still more personable than many roadside pubs.
The menu is varied and interesting, if a bit expensive. You will find traditional pub food as well as something different.
The cask ale selection is always changing so this pub is always worth a stop to see what is available.
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Well, all I can do is disagree with the previous comment. Hadn't used this pub for a couple of years and then rediscovered it a few weeks ago. Nearest pub to take some friends for a decent evening meal. Great food, good beer and very friendly service. Don't know what the previous reviewer was doing to get such a cool reception but I couldn't fault the staff. At the moment the Timothy Taylor 'Landlord' Ale slips down a treat. We were there last night and standards still good.
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Strangely, this pub claims to be 3rd in the camra pubs of Somerset table. The beer's O.K. but the service can only be discribed as poor. They are big on special occasions with such events as: Valentine's day, mothers day weekend, st. patricks day, st. Georges day, chocolate fortnight, british week, pub week,jazz weekend. You name it and they'll celebrate it. One bar man, a grumpy sod with a grey beard seems to be in some kind of position of authority. He talks a good pint but can't serve one, and is incompetence personified.
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