The Oakhill Inn, Oakhill

This was one of the worst dining experiences I have ever had. My husband and I had eaten at the Garricks Head in Bath, which was lovely, and decided to try their sister pub, The Oakhill Inn. One Saturday evening we decided fairly last minute to try the pub out. We telephoned before we left the house and were assured they had a table for us. On arriving, they were very busy and we were left for 20 minutes at the bar before someone came to serve us. When we said we had a table booked, there was a panic while they tried to find somewhere to seat us. We ended up being sat, on our own, in the 'conservatory' which they obviously were not expecting to use it because it was freezing cold and none of the tables had been laid up. We were sat next to the kitchen and were subjected to the foul mouthed rants of the chefs for the entire duration of our meal. The waiter took ages to come and take our order and our food took a very, very, long time to arrive. My husband ordered hand cut bacon, egg & chips but when the 'bacon' came out it was two large strips of pure fat. We left as soon as we could. When I later wrote a letter of complaint to the pub I got a response basically telling me that I obviously did not know about cuts of meat and that Gordon Ramsay is fashionable and we should be used to foul language by now! I kid you not. Several of our friends have had similar, unsatisfactory dining experiences there. Suffice to say, I will not be darkening their doors again.

4 Nov 2009 16:20