The Plough, Coldharbour

A couple of weeks back my wife and I stayed a night at the pub from as a rest stop before we took our flight from Gatwick, we found the Plough in the AA guide.
I'm quite suprised actually as we felt we should come here to say how much we enjoyed our stay, yet reading through some of the negative reviews I imagine maybe they have new owners now?
Anyway, we were very well looked after by the staff, the barman was a treat, nothing was a problem. We asked for water and we got it with no charge and not an inkling that this might be a problem. The meal was very good, the bar was busy and we had a great time with the locals.
The room we thought was beautiful, having stayed in many establishments before, of a same category, we did not feel at all disappointed. Breakfast was equally fine. The barman even photocopied us a map and drew out the quickest route to Gatwick.
The home brews were good, wasn't so keen on the crooked furrow, the barman told me that his father was struggling to get it back on track after a sabbatical from brewing as he had cancer, but the Tallywhacker was wonderful, kudos to the landlord. I'm very glad to hear that he is doing well, and hope to come back to this pub someday. If anyone wants to hear a fault, it's that we couldn't have stayed another night (we had a terrible holiday).

11 Dec 2008 19:32