The Padwell Arms, Seal

We showed up here with a group of 6 walkers and as soon as we walked in we were informed pretty brusquely that they were booked up - fair enough, although the place looked pretty empty. We asked if there might be a chance of a sandwich, and were told quite waspishly that the kitchen was too small to make us anything. We asked if we could at least sit down, and one bartender said no, the other yes...after a bit of tension we were finally permitted to sit down in a quiet corner. They clearly didn't want us there. They were reluctant even to sell us any peanuts! We saw some rather congealed looking lumps of food being served to other "luckier" clients and were kind of grateful.

So - no complaints about the beer, but advise booking in advance. Or better, don't bother at all.

By the way, the kitchen didn't look THAT small.

25 Mar 2010 18:59