The Lock and Barrel, Frinton-on-Sea - pub details
Address: 28/30 Connaught Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, CO13 9PR [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 34401) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Frinton (0.4 miles), Kirby Cross (1.6 miles), Walton-on-naze (1.7 miles)
Brewery: Shepherd Neame
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> Current user rating: 3.2/10 (rated by 4 users)
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user reviews of the Lock and Barrel, Frinton-on-Sea
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| I only went in here because I was getting fed up being dragged around the numerous charity shops! This is a Shepherd Neame pub that was serving Whitstable Bay, MasterBrew and Spitfire. Whitstable was £2.95 a pint the cheapest. Beer was ok but rather unfriendly staff. Had to wait nearly 10 mins to get my second beer. Did,nt try the food so can,t comment. The layout was along the lines of any Wetherspooon, books, prints etc. Nothing special and I don,t think I would go back there again. Clean toilets. proost - 5 Sep 2010 15:01 |
| Attractive looking glass-fronted open plan pub, well known for having opened in the face of opposition from some local residents who didn't want anything as common as a public house in their exclusive little resort. Busy with families when we visited- half term- despite no obvious signs of family-friendliness. Before serving me, the woman at the bar told me to move my family to the 'raised areas' as these were the only areas where children could sit- a rule which didn't seem to apply to some other families who were presumably regulars. Shepherd Neame beers were expensive but in good condition. No children's menu available so all of us, including my 4 year old, ordered an adult portion of fish and chips as listed on the specials board. Each time I went to the bar the unsmiling staff managed to make me feel just a little bit like 'something the cat had dragged in'. We were in the middle of a caravan holiday and had been out walking in wet and windy weather so weren't looking our most elegant, but this is a pub not a restaruant. The food, when it came, consisted of meagre fish fillets encased in a very thick layer of breadcrumbs- probably straight from a Bird's Eye box. The chips were also of McCain oven chip variety. Salad 'garnish' looked nice but was dried up. It was an Ok meal- I'm not fussy and am quite happy as a rule with bog standard pub food- but certainly didn't justify the staff behaving as though this is anything more than a bog standard pub. edchambers - 29 May 2009 21:11 |