The Princess of Wales, Charing Cross

I like this pub. Very nice. Great friendly staff too.
Sarah Witten

30 Nov 2007 17:55

The Plough Inn, Henfield

God help this pub when the smoking laws come in on 1st July. It's a very smoky pub and definitely a pub for regulars only. Agree about the food though. Nice tapas

14 May 2007 21:41

The Fountain, Ashurst

Ooh, I see jonrodge had the same problem last summer. Not just me then!

4 Dec 2006 16:59

The Fountain, Ashurst

Gorgeous building. Beautiful surroundings. Shame about the pub itself. In the winter the small bar is simply heavenly - inglenook fireplace with a fire roaring away, cosy room. Great for around Christmas time. In the summer there are literally loads of nice little tables and chairs to sit at outside and gaze at the beautiful building with roses around the door. I sat there in the summer on a lovely bit of decking which reached right over the duck pond as I looked at a great view. Quintessentially English pub. However, However, you have to get there about 9am if you fancy a seat indoors on a Sunday lunchtime as there are about four tables in that bar or something ridiculous like that. And in the summer whilst sitting on the decking I amused myself by counting the number of frustrated people waiting for their food. The couple next to me had waited for over an hour for their two ploughmans and when it came it was wrong. I think they ate it out of relief and desperation more than anything else. Agree with the other reviewer - sometimes the queue is out the door. I was there on a Sunday in the summer at lunchtime. Common sense would tell you you were going to be busy. All we wanted was a pint and a bowl of chips. Firstly they don't sell chips on their own (never heard anything of the like); secondly the queue for food never went down desipte the person at the front standing there for about twenty minutes; thirdly everyone was frustrated because the entrance in and out to the toilets is where people have to queue for food and everyone is always in the way of everyone else; fourthly on one of the busiest days of the year there were only two young guys at the bar and they were going flat out. The landlord was nowhere to be seen (probably sitting upstairs watching telly); fifthly there must have been only one person cooking because food was taking on average an hour to come out and sixthly no-one gave a toss - the two barmen just shrugged their shoulders when the person in front of me asked why there weren't more people serving or taking food orders or just doing something. As you sit outside you can hear the murmurs and mutterings of people that have paid (quite a lot) for their Sunday lunch and are wondering if they are going to get it before Monday breakfast. When the food arrives it's good but by then the experience is completely soured. Great pub building, great location but lets itself down in such an easily avoidable way.

4 Dec 2006 16:58