The Horse and Jockey, Curbridge

Four of us went for dinner here on a Friday night.. They had no record of our reservation, but restaurant was empty so we choose a table. "Home made " soup was obviously reconstituted as some of the veg were still hard. We were not offered the a la carte menu advertised for Friday and Saturday evenings, so chose from the ordinary menu. The food was unremarkable and lukewarm.

At 9.30 the background music suddenly stopped and the indoor lights at the front of the pub were turned out. This made the atmosphere quite irksome. There didnt appear to be any other customers and we wondered if we were being "asked to leave" in a subtle way! However, we stayed until 10.20. On leaving the side door to the car park we stepped into total pitch black darkness. I tripped down the step and we felt our way around and up the steps to the car park. Not a single light anywhere. Serious Health & Safety issue.

We were very embarrassed as this was a treat from friends. Two letters were sent explaining our experience. To date, after nearly three months of phoning and leaving messages, we have heard nothing from the landlord. We would definitely not return to this pub again.

6 Dec 2009 12:00