BITE user comments - mickjallen
Comments by mickjallen
This pub closed it's doors Sunday 10th April...........not sure if they will reopen?
12 Apr 2011 20:55
Visited here last Friday. Landlord managed an admrable rendition of Basil Fawlty, unfortunately the poor barman was his Manuel! First rule of succesful PR - do not berate your staff in front of the customers! Even more so, do not tell the barman in front of everyone that he is going to pay for the excess beer wastage in his wages! He then proceeded to ask a friend of ours to move his chair (causing obstruction, although it wasn't), rudely told a customer to use their credit card when they had finished for the total bill, as 'every time I run one of these through it costs me money.' Apparently he has banned people for complaining that the peas were too cold. As for beer, Ok I suppose - 2 from the Wads stable and St Aus Tribute.
20 Sep 2009 08:57
Attempted to get served on a Saturday afternoon after match at the Stanley with my well behaved 12 year old. Refused service because of this. Two people in the pub at the time - no wonder pubs are going to the wall if they can afford to chuck away a tenners worth of easy money.
8 Mar 2009 21:51
Visited yesterday 07.03.09. Excellent pub and beer, even got a take out of the landladies chocolate brownies for my 12 year old to take to the Accies match.
8 Mar 2009 21:39
The Royal Oak, Hardington Moor
Cracking pub, visited there unfortunately with the car on the way from Cornwall to Chippenham recently. Beer and cider (mostly cider!) festival on at the time - had a quick half of bitter and took some cider away for drinkies at home - just finishing it off a week later. Note GBG 2011 states that it closes in the afternoon at 3.30, I think it's open all day, but maybe just in the summer
2 Sep 2011 21:30