The Bricklayers Arms, Dover

Well this says it all we have been using the pub and others in the shepherd and neame group for the past 6 years and have never had any issue with any pub we have visited in that time.
Until the past year all the places we have been too seemed to be going down hill we just assumed that it was the pressure of the economy driving the quality down but sadly its not that .Infact the truth is after speaking to a member of staff we found out that as a group they have been forced to buy all the proudce from one supplier (the worst of them all brakes) which in turn means that they have to buy the worst and cheapest proudce that is avaible to them. gone are the days of buying using and cooking with fresh local proudce now its all about buy cheap rubbish and pass it on at the highest possible price fair enough to buy this crap if your a weatherspoons etc and sell 2 meals for a fiver but not okay for what was a group that are known for there amazing old pubs and great local food. so all i can say is dont blame the monkeys blame the organ grinder and if enough of us stop using these pubs maybe someone will see sence and go back to doing good quality hommade localy sorced food.
please please mr neame see whats going on in your pubs and get back to doing what you used to do best.

8 Nov 2010 15:37

The Juggs Arms, Kingston

Well this says it all we have been using the pub and others in the shepherd and neame group for the past 6 years and have never had any issue with any pub we have visited in that time.
Until the past year all the places we have been too seemed to be going down hill we just assumed that it was the pressure of the economy driving the quality down but sadly its not that .Infact the truth is after speaking to a member of staff we found out that as a group they have been forced to buy all the proudce from one supplier (the worst of them all brakes) which in turn means that they have to buy the worst and cheapest proudce that is avaible to them. gone are the days of buying using and cooking with fresh local proudce now its all about buy cheap rubbish and pass it on at the highest possible price fair enough to buy this crap if your a weatherspoons etc and sell 2 meals for a fiver but not okay for what was a group that are known for there amazing old pubs and great local food. so all i can say is dont blame the monkeys blame the organ grinder and if enough of us stop using these pubs maybe someone will see sence and go back to doing good quality hommade localy sorced food.
please please mr neame see whats going on in your pubs and get back to doing what you used to do best.

8 Nov 2010 15:34