The Cross Guns, Avoncliff

After 15 years absence, due to being abroad, I decided to treat my partner to "the best steak in the area" Oh Dear!! We arrived by train, navigated the slippery bridge and ordered two of the finest steaks. What we got was was tough, tasteless, overcooked, dry gristley cuts of meat served with sorry looking saute potatoes( boiled potatoes sliced and deep fried in dirty oil judging by their speckled black appearance) 70's style accompaniements and a bowl full of rock hard vegetables. When I complained, the owner went to the kitchen and gave the chef a dressing down which was clearly audible in the empty pub. The chef then came out and confided that he was forced to cook in this way by the owner. Not wishing to join in the Fawlty Towers style fun any longer and horribly dissappointed, I asked for the bill, no apologies were offered and no discount given, in spite of almost full plates being returned. A vile experience compounded by the apparent lack of care or concern from the landlord.

20 Jan 2010 20:54