The Boat Inn, Doncaster

For the first time in our 40+ years experience of eating out we were actually turned away from a pub/restaurant before we got anywhere near the door! After driving over 40km to lunch at this place,we approached the entrance and a man came out, said they'd "got the builders in" and they wouldn't be open for "about another hour". We got a half-hearted "sorry" as we walked away. No offer of a drink while we waited or an alternative nearby. Dreadful couldn't care less attitude. So we have no way of commenting on the food etc, and as a result of this shabby treatment we never will. If it is on a par with their customer service then we were probably lucky not to lunch there!

14 Apr 2011 08:30