The Hop Pole Inn, Limpley Stoke

We stayed nearby in a lovely hotel on our way to Longleat Safari Park. We are pub and restaurant owners ourselves and our children are well used to eating out, in our establishment and other eateries. Upon entering the pub we were not made very welcome. We were not even greeted by the woman standing behind the bar. We were told to bring the kids to the back of the pub. Never have we encountered such an unfriendly manner. The lady behind the bar, we thought was maybe having a bad night. We sat in the back for 10 to 15 minutes and nobody came near us with menus. We went to the bar to ask for somebody to take an order. It was at this stage we found out that the man also was as rude as the woman who we initially encountered. They have no manner whatsoever. My husband made a comment that a dog would be better treated and believe it or not less than 5 minutes after he said it, a dog entered the pub. Can I say anymore. A dog in a pub where food is served! We got better food on Blackpool Seafront. This is the first time that we have ever commented on anywhere we have ever eaten and believe me when I say we have travelled extensively and worldwide. Doing this at almost 11 o'clock at night while sitting in our hotel room wasn't something we envisaged doing on our holiday. We felt it was important for other people to know. As we arrived at the entrance to the hotel, we had seen this rather quaint pub and felt it might be a novel way to pass the evening. The food was very disappointing. Beware travellers - if you have young children, then this is not the place to visit. Keep going or eat in your hotel.

26 Aug 2009 22:49