The Whalebone, Fingringhoe

I can't stress enough how bad the service is here. After a recent visit with some friends for a spot of lunch, we all came away fuming. Our lunches all took two hours or more to come out, and in the end a friend and I decided to just get a refund. At the time of doing so, another elderly couple came to the bar to complain they had been waiting 1hr 55mins for their lunch, and another two people came from the beer garden and asked for refunds.
The manager appears to be a bit of a 'Tim nice but dim' character, who was extremely rude from the off, ignoring my friends and I, to serve all of his obvious friends and regulars first, even though we had been at the bar far longer.
True, the scenery is lovely in the beer garden, and if you are just dropping by for a swift pint, it's OK, but don't order food and don't expect any level of friendly or efficient service.

10 Apr 2007 09:21