BITE user comments - judi.bell
Comments by judi.bell
An excellent pub. Staff are polite and attentive without going "o.t.t.". Good menu, well presented food. Pleasant location. Proximity to Dunbridge Station (1 minute!) on Great Western Southampton - Salisbury - Bath - Bristol route has to be emphasised. You can have a few drinks and have no worries about being "pulled over" by the constabulary.
Well worth a visit.
16 Oct 2006 22:54
I visited The Sun for the first time today. This was for lunch. I arrived close to midday and it transpired that this was a good idea. If I had arrived, say, 45 minutes later I would not have been able to find a seat. The place was exceptionally busy. That level of popularity has to say something!
If your appetite is hell-bent upon chips and burgers then don't come here! The menu is imaginatively created around Mediterranean cuisine and has many attractive dishes.
Service is efficient, polite and unobtrusive. Wine list is comprehensive and not expensive.
Ladies loo is pleasant and inviting. Definitely, I shall visit again.
6 Oct 2006 23:56
The Moon and Starfish, Clacton On Sea
To be read in continuation of previous entry :-
Next day, driven by wind, rain & thirst we visited again. There is a shortage of decent pubs in the centre of Clacton. This time we managed to be served but it was s-l-o-w and surly.
It was not an edifying experience. The place looks as if it needs a good spring clean. It is a pity because it occupies a good position and has potential.
If only it could be like Hamilton Hall at Liverpool Street.
3 Oct 2006 10:13
The Moon and Starfish, Clacton On Sea
This is the poorest "spoons" I have ever visited and that's saying something! I visited in late September at lunchtime when one young girl, who looked as if she should be attending school, was trying to cope with a bar full of impatient customers.
After ten minutes, my group became "fed up" so we left, still thirsty. We were not impressed/amused.
judi.bell
3 Oct 2006 01:19
Sad to relate, but this pub has been closed for more than 18 months. It died through lack of custom and is now an antique centre.
22 Sep 2006 01:19
A splendid pub in a picturesque location. Well worth a visit. A good menu displayed upon a blackboard. Excellent service from a family team.
22 Sep 2006 01:12
The Freston Boot, Freston
I visited the Freston Boot for lunch in early October 2006. The food and wine were excellent, the service prompt and pleasant and the ladies loos clean and inviting. If business takes me in that direction again I shall have no hesitation in paying another visit to The Boot.
4 Nov 2006 00:40