The Old Thatch Inn, Cheriton Bishop - pub details
Address: Cheriton Bishop, Exeter, Devon, EX6 6JH [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 4961) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Yeoford (3.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Smoking area
Pub suggested by bill on 20 Oct 2003
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> Current user rating: 6.1/10 (rated by 8 users)
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user reviews of the Old Thatch Inn, Cheriton Bishop
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| A pleasant pub with reasonable food but a seiously unpleasant landlord. We visited en route to Cornwall, following a sign from the main road. We ordered sandwiches for three people. Having taken our order the landlord asked us to "bear with him" because the kitchen was busy but he did not indicate exactly how long we would have to wait. An hour and ten minutes later the food finally arrived. This was after chasing at the 45 minute stage (when we were told by a waitress that the food would be out in 2 minutes) and at the hour stage, when we were bluntly told that we had to wait in line with everyone ordering main meals. The delay we could have accepted had the staff had the courtesy to tell us what was happening. But when we complained for the second time, after an hour, the landlord had the nerve to tell us that we had only been waiting for 30 minutes. A blatant lie. He was agressive and unpleasant. When leaving my wife went into the toliets where a waitress was in floods of tears, having been shouted at by the landlord. We visit Cornwall regularly but would never consider visiting this pub again. The landlord is just unpleasant. And it was not just us, several tables were commenting on his bad attitude. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Chris_Essex - 17 Sep 2010 22:11 |
| Visiting Cheriton Bishop area - and thhis pub was recommended for a light lunch. Impressed with the building - and then I ordered lunch, a steak sandwich - which I thought was a little too expensive at £8.50. And then it arrived - very small and the plate filled with chips and salad. The chips were just filled with grease. And the steak sandwich had to be dismantled to remove fat and gristle. It was returned - and the self-important barman brought the plate back to me - and loudly demanded to know what was wrong with it. I don't like getting bad food. But I rarely complain - in this case only because the meal was so expensive for so little. But I really hate being embarrassed in public. I had not made a scene - just quietly returned my meal. He had no right to cause a scene - and then charge £4.25 fro what I did eat! Never again. It looks good - but the food was disappointing. Anyone can have a bad day - and if the situation had been handled well, I may well have decided to give it another chance. But not in this case! hazydays - 21 Nov 2008 17:20 |
| Badly damaged by a fire in 2006, the pub has recently re-opened after being closed for about a year. Thatched roof (you might have worked that out for yourself), black slate floor, decent selection of beers, a very pleasant pub inside and out. The pub stands out for two reasons. Firstly, the really friendly staff. Secondly, the food is outstanding, though maybe a couple of quid a meal more expensive than the average for the area. From my experience (four visits in as many years), the vast majority of visitors go there to eat rather than just for a drink, so it's probably more of a pub for tourists than for locals. All in all, a very nice pub. TheSeeker - 16 Sep 2007 13:31 |
| wonderful food and lovely warm atmosphere,will visit again definitely! thehaggis - 27 Nov 2004 13:32 |
| charming pub, under new ownership,3 real ales always available, well worth a visit bill - 29 Aug 2004 11:40 |
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