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I detest being ripped off and careless service/cooking. It takes no more time to present food properly (I don't mean stupid 'work of art' presentation) than it does to throw it together. It also costs nothing to provide service with a good attitude.
Not too much to ask is it?
Username: Firebird
Age: 73
Sex: male
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We booked to go here Easter Sunday as it was my partner's mother's birthday and is just up the hill from us and, therefore, convenient.
We have been in occasionally for a drink and the menus we had seen, but not sampled, seemed interesting. The landlord was also congenial.
The meal was an almost total disappointment. I had a Stilton-stuffed and bacon wrapped chicken breast from the 'a la carte' menu. This was fine, but, I'm sure, out-sourced. Not that that's an issue.
The two ladies ordered the Sunday Roast Beef - this was advertised on a chalkboard of 'Todays Specials'. I thought it odd that there were no prices on the board, but you assume the 'roast' will be a reasonable price. Not so. It turned out to be as much as most of the main menu items.
The beef was appalling. It should have been dispatched directly to a saddlery.
The vegetables were barely cooked. I, personally, like them still crunchy, but these were near raw.
I have to congratulate the waitress that served us. She wasn't stupid and must have realised that the food she had not prepared, but was serving, was below par. She asked if everything was OK - so I told her. She said she would pass comments on to the 'chef'.
The bill was the final straw.
....'hate to whinge, but give it a wide berth. This place could be so good but....
13 Apr 2009 18:19
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The Freston Boot, Freston
We booked to go here Easter Sunday as it was my partner's mother's birthday and is just up the hill from us and, therefore, convenient.
We have been in occasionally for a drink and the menus we had seen, but not sampled, seemed interesting. The landlord was also congenial.
The meal was an almost total disappointment. I had a Stilton-stuffed and bacon wrapped chicken breast from the 'a la carte' menu. This was fine, but, I'm sure, out-sourced. Not that that's an issue.
The two ladies ordered the Sunday Roast Beef - this was advertised on a chalkboard of 'Todays Specials'. I thought it odd that there were no prices on the board, but you assume the 'roast' will be a reasonable price. Not so. It turned out to be as much as most of the main menu items.
The beef was appalling. It should have been dispatched directly to a saddlery.
The vegetables were barely cooked. I, personally, like them still crunchy, but these were near raw.
I have to congratulate the waitress that served us. She wasn't stupid and must have realised that the food she had not prepared, but was serving, was below par. She asked if everything was OK - so I told her. She said she would pass comments on to the 'chef'.
The bill was the final straw.
....'hate to whinge, but give it a wide berth. This place could be so good but....
13 Apr 2009 18:19