Silent Woman, Coldharbour

In answer to On The Brightside's comment - have you been to this pub? Because if you haven't, keep your opinions on other's parenting skills to yourself. I don't prop my 2-year-old on the bar while buying a pint. I don't willingly expose my kids to foul mouthed ranting from drunks, and I don't troll the internet looking to chuck my opinions about without having any decent reference point to do so. I go to a country pub in the middle of the afternoon to enjoy one (one!) beer alongside some good food and quality service. I don't go to a pub in the country to get treated like scum because I happen to have children with me and then get charged through the nose for a bit of bacon from a supermarket shoved inside a drab roll.

The problem with this boozer isn't that it doesn't allow children, the problem is that it's overpriced, has some dreadful service and an attitude towards EVERYONE that is stuck in the 0s. But then, I'd know that because I've been there. I'd know that because I felt passionate enough to come onto this site and say something about it in the hope that the next person who thought about going there would think twice. What did you hope you'd achieve with your opinion?

7 Aug 2011 22:05

Silent Woman, Coldharbour

Went there in the afternoon while holidaying in the area. No children inside, they're only allowed in the garden. But in the garden they're not allowed to actually do anything except sit and be quiet. Dogs aren't allowed in the pub or the garden, presumably they have to sit in the car park and dissolve... Now if this pub was what it pretends to be, a gourmet diner with an amazing and very grown up inside that wows crowds, then this sort of outdated snobbery might be excusable. It's not. Inside is nothing much to look at, you could be in any 3 star hotel bar. The food? Ha! The food is overpriced and about as interesting to eat as a �7 bacon roll with a small fried egg stuffed on top sounds.

And to make matters worse for them, my wife stepped inside to find the toilet with our two children and was immediately told she had to get out because children weren't allowed!

The 70s haven't finished here - the name of the pub backs up the stuffy attitude it has to everyone. If it wasn't illegal these days, I'd not be surprised to find a sign up saying No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish (No Kids either and women have to be quiet the entire time they're inside).

The drink? Could you be bothered to go there and find out? Because I can't be bothered to remember if I liked it. (I didn't).

1 Aug 2011 21:00