The Rodney, Saltash

While on first impressions the pub seems to be smart and a vast improvement on its previous incarnation, there is very little different. The landlady has encouraged the same rough elements as before and this tends to put off a lot of customers who would otherwise visit.

As for the new restaurant this is very smart and the food itself is good. We ate there three times. However on the third visit the landlady was entertaining some of her staff and cronies at the top table and one of them had a dog. Now this is not acceptable in this day and age. Another table complained and the landlady apologised and the person with the dog left, but not before making an unwarranted comment to the complainees. This says it all about the "NEW" Rodney - tarted up but still as rough as ever.

You certainly would not see this kind of behavious at the Ploughboy, Notter bridge or other well established eateries in the area.

4 May 2006 12:04