The New Inn, Sowood

my first visit to the new inn was on 8/03/09,a birthday dinner for my wife & family,
i booked a table for 10 people,explained what i wanted,ie:my wifes 50th birthday,and made it clear i did'nt want any cock-ups.
table booked for 6.0pm,restaurant was extremely busy,therein lies the first problem,table was'nt ready until 6.50pm,fair enough,next problem,when seated was getting the staff interested in giving any menu's.{had to ask}
went to bar to order drinks,totally blanked by bar staff.!!,eventually food ordered.{starters}waitress stood at end of long table & shouted down the length of the table for orders,eventually main course ordered & devoured,next problem was getting table cleared,hunt the waitress,sweets ordered,table still not cleared,getting a bit irate by this time.
however,the food was excellent,but let down by the very poor staff,it seemed as if there was no manager on & they could'nt be bothered,a very poor show i'm afraid.{and it was'nt just our party that mentioned the staff either}

11 Mar 2009 14:32