The Fenn Bell Inn, Fenn Street

What a change from the day before
Although the bar staff did not understand what a light and bitter was?
The pub was clean and tidy and the food was good, family friendly with animals and birds for the children to see
Pity it was our last day at Allhallows

27 Jun 2015 14:33

The British Pilot, Allhallows

sorry time was wrong 6. 50 not 11.50 and so on

27 Jun 2015 14:22

The British Pilot, Allhallows

I read the other reviews before posting just to see if others had the same impression as i.
As the only pub close to the clean and tidy but expensive (food) holiday camp they must be sitting on a goldmine, but what a wasted opportunity.
Outside the place is unkempt with a broken window and frame, which had some torn old plastic covering it, not a good first impression.
On entering the pub the first thing that you notice is the smell of cigarette smoke even this long after the ban? The carpet was disgusting I’ve been in pubs with sawdust on the floor cleaner than this; Seats were not to clean either
The beer was good and they even understood when we asked for a light and bitter (old Git) most unusual nowadays.
Our first thought was not to eat in this place, but asking if there was another place to eat were told no, we should have gone with our first thought.
We were told they did not do food until 12 this was 11.50, at 12 My wife went to the bar to order food bar staff started to take order then went and chatted to someone else for another 5 minutes (training required)
Food was plentiful but not very hot, ham was so thin you could see through it, egg not fully cooked, the steak & kidney pudding seemed to be the cheapest you could get, one good pudding is better than two poor ones.
When we finished eating waitress (manageress?) cleared one plate then bu88erd off for 5 minutes, I could go on, don’t seem to get anything right.
This place should be avoided until its cleaned up and improved

27 Jun 2015 14:15