The Fleur de Lis, Banbury

Part of the Wetherspoons chain.The bar staff here are so slow its unbelievable.This place has a reputation for this and its getting rather a joke locally that you need to get to the bar about an hour before you get served!!! And thats just on a Monday afternoon!
My advice is to go somewhere else where they are quicker behind the bar.We've walked out of this place several times and loads of other have as well...the manager needs to get this place sorted!

28 Dec 2010 23:21

Barley Mow, Banbury

This is now a member of the 'sizzling pub' chain and is so poorly run its unbelievable! The bar staff are so slow at serving, the food is cold when it arrives and the manager of this place has such a shocking attitude...take advice and avoid this place!!!

28 Dec 2010 23:16

The Wine Vaults, Banbury

Don�t trust the bar staff here! We went in this place for a drink on 24th December and asked the lady behind the bar for a pint of Guiness and a Whisky & Ginger. The lady behind the bar asked if �Jack Daniels� would be OK & I said that would be fine. She then said something to the other lady standing with her and charged us for these two drinks.
In the meantime as we were paying we noticed that the other lady had gone to the �Jameson� whisky optic and had poured out this instead of Jack Daniels! It just happens that this is a lot cheaper drink!! Crafty move�they obviously thought that we wouldnt realise! When we pointed this out they both seemed quite surprised we actually noticed!
We had the feeling that these two people behind the bar had done this before and makes us wonder how many times they have fiddled people that perhaps not noticed or had not bee watching??
We also spoke to other people about this and it seems that we were not the only ones and that the bar staff at the Wine Vaults have quite a reputation for doing this!!
My advice if you are visiting this place is to watch the staff and double check what drinks they pour and if it is what you asked for. Also double check your change as the bar staff obviously can not be trusted! The manager should spend a bit of time observing the bar staff if he is concerned about the Wine Vaults reputation!
It�s a shame as this building has good character and is in a very good location, but let down by untrustworthy staff�shame on them!

28 Dec 2010 23:11