The Bell and Crown, Zeals

Two of our party of four had previously been to this establishment in recent months, so it felt like a safe bet to celebrate a special occasion here. I can only assume that the chef must have had the night off. Prawns to start - not worth it, mayo was disgusting, prawns bland & garnish -a cherry tomato!! all three of us commented to each other how awful this was. Three of us then ordered steak two of which were fillet, med/rare - result Very Poor- over cooked, & completely tasteless. The other guest had plaice - acceptable. The red wine was cold. The waitress was not very happy with our reply, when she asked if we were enjoing our meal, & went straight to the bar to tell the barman- which everyone then herd. Bad move.Very Unprofessional. Having waited 20 mintues for the table to be cleared, with half eaten meals in front of us I decided to clear our plates. I do hope that the food & service change otherwise the place will once again be closed. On a positive note the barman was very good & so were the bread rolls!!

23 Sep 2010 09:35