What a disappointment, especially since I am a village resident. New Year's Eve, booked table with 2 neighbours. Assume it would be as previous years, full restaurant, good food, everyone in the bar afterwards and villagers assembled outside at midnight for Auld Lang Syne. Instead we were the only ones in the restaurant, boring weekday menu, inedible cardboard desert and an overpriced bottle of wine that was delivered to the table still sealed with its cork in. Miserable man who was the manager served us, no one else in sight. Kept moaning and once we had finished our meal at 10.20, asked us to leave as no one else there and he was closing up. Completed ruined our evening and by then, because we had had a drink, unable to go anywhere else but home.
This always used to be a good pub but now, thanks to owners who couldnt care less and a manager who couldnt be bothered, it is a waste of a good building and anyone in the area would be better off getting a taxi to the neighbouring village, Bicknoller, where they could be assured of a warmer welcome.
Additional upset at spending money I couldnt afford in the expectation of a good evening.