BITE user comments - kathnalex
Comments by kathnalex
Just a little word - wherever we go in the UK on holiday we look for a decent pub within a few miles so we can be guaranteed a good meal out & a decent pint. We very rarely find one to come anywhere close to OUR LOCAL witht he best kept ale & excellent food. Listen up & believe it : We are BLESSED to be living in the MALDON district - 1. one of the most picturesque regions of the country & largely undiscovered 2, with among the lowest crime levels in the country 3. the driest weather 4. the BEST pubs. Norfolk hasn't a single pub that has worked out how to make pubs work post smoking ban but John has. Granted, the seats could do with re-upholstering & the ceiling with a coat of paint, but there aren't many pubs you can get world class ales AND camp at or take the kids to feed the chickens, now are there?
1 Jun 2009 22:32
Myself, my sister & two small kids on a short break in the New Forest, staying at a local B & B & needing somewhere to eat - Tried the Bold Forester Beaulieu Road & found it to be incredibly disappointing (ie a sh*th*le)
We found the Pilgrim to have good ales on tap, an excellent & accessible menu ie not too poncy, but very delicious with good local produce. We were able to get 4 excellent meals served to us within about 20 mins (we were pretty early) & the whole lot cost us less then �40. I haven't any problem with that at all!
Staff were responsive & courteous & place is clearly popular as it filled right up whilst we were there. As an aside - the decor & ambience is nice & upholstery all recently redone & the toilets are also pretty posh too.
1 Jun 2009 22:10
we were staying at a nearby B& B (Dale Farm - highly recommended) and hoped this would be a decent pub & walkable (within 1-2 miles). Sadly it wasn't a decent pub & probably not walkable. Barstaff were courteous and fairly efficient but the pub less us down. The whole place had more of a 'Coach parties welcome' ambience. Granted we went early on a weekday evening to eat, with small children in tow but some things should be fairly reasonable all the time...Front door handle was sticky. Only one ale on tap (Spitfire , didn't try it so couldn't comment on condition - I'm a bit of a girl so I prefer a golden ale) . Menu was very naff and pre-prepared, kids mash with fishfingers was Smash (I thought I would be safe sticking to the grilled Gammon but my jacket potato was very underdone) . Having said that it was stupidly cheap (only �23 for meal & drinks 2 adults , 2 small kids) Ladies toilet didn't have a light bulb in it. We decided not to go back & were delighted to find The Pilgrim in Marchwood the next night- excellent food, a few decent ales and posh bogs too, what more could you ask for?
1 Jun 2009 22:01
The Old Ship Inn, Heybridge Basin
Nice for a pint & a plate of whitebait watchng the boats - maldon Gold & broadside on tap . Dog & family frindly.
Haven't had a full meal there for about a year but was a bit dissappointed last time - even choosing the most basic menu choices (fish fingers for kids etc) it was a bit naff (very cheap fish fingers). They do get really busy & I've a suspicion that what the previous people said about management might be right (although not sure when it changed hands last - probably several times over last 10 years)
22 Jul 2009 08:43