The Bucks Head, Godden Green

We arrived on a walk at the pub at 1.45 looking forward to a pub lunch. Nice looking pub, found a table, ordered drinks. Is there a menu? we asked, but then saw the blackboard. We've stopped doing food now, said the po-faced barman, adding "sir" for effect I suppose.. I must've looked really puzzled, cos he managed to tell us that there was a back up of so many people blah blah. Later one of my friends spoke to the landlady and she was apologetic but by then we'd been put right off. You couldn't care less mate - neither could we. Won't be back.

3 May 2010 18:36

The Volunteer Inn, Chipping Campden

We stayed overnight here and although the pub is a bit basic it was very friendly and well priced. The local ale not impressive though. The accommodation was fine and cheap, and the meal in the Indian restaurant attached was great - nice food, big portions, Cobra at �2.50 a pint, and very friendly. Breakfast was OK. Recommend for a cheap stay and good curry.

30 May 2009 17:30

The Royal George Hotel, Birdlip

This could be a really nice place, with a bit of effort not to be more organised and not so superior. We stayed overnight here and the accommodation was cheap, and fine. We'd eaten in another Greene King pub (the Rising Sun) the night before (same menu) - and had had a very nice meal in a great setting, so we expected the same. But at the George everything was slow - the bar, the restaurant - even the breakfast coffee was hard to get. There were lots of staff but they seemed confused, slow, and stressed out. The one very friendly waiter told us that the Rising Sun was a nice place but this wasn't! He was right. So after a slow and grumpily served drink we had dinner. They messed up the order a bit, and the waiter said "I'll sort something out". But when we looked at the food bill next morning on checking out, they'd just charged the full price. (The right thing would have been to offer a % reduction, or a free bottle of wine - something). When we commented on this, the staff member checking us out treated us to an explanation of why we had no reason to complain. Gosh, imagine how impressed we were by that! So if you want a nice pub with good food, go to the Rising Sun - it's not far away. Sadly we're always good tippers - but not this time. A shame, as anyone can see it's not really the staff's fault, it's the lack of proper team leadership.

30 May 2009 17:12