The Yew Tree, Odstock

A regular visitor to this pub I have generally found the landlord to be grumpy. The �5. menu is invariably disappointing but serves its purpose to attract people to the pub for a 'cheap' meal. Having said that the portion size of some of the items on the menu are so small that you need to order chips as well just to make it look like a meal.
On my last I found a BIRTHDAY CAKE CANDLE IN MY COLESLAW!! Not impressed, although I didn't make a fuss, but could have easily choked on the plastic part. It came complete with chocolate cake on the bottom. The manager / landlord took it off me, went into the kitchen, came back to the til and then to me. Placing �5. on the table WITHOUT AN APOLOGY he said it must have come in the coleslaw from the manufacturer as they only have pink candles in the pub!! My theory (and it is only me speculating) is that it was perhaps brought in by someone celebrating a birthday, was left on a plate to be cleared away and then the kitchen staff scrape uneaten coleslaw back off plates to be re-used?? Gross if true, but how else would it got in there complete with cake?? NOT going there again.

29 Jul 2010 11:00