The Fountain Inn, Whiteparish

The success of food has meant a conversion of some of the older seating in to tables for eating, which must clearly be the profitable element of the business.

Unfortunately, the food has deteriorated over the last few years. There seems to be a growing reliance on the microwave rather than freshly-cooked food.

Main courses range �7-�12 and most include a fairly basic salad or relatively small offering of vegetables.

Again, sad to see a lack of attention to food in the way that their once was. At this middle price range, I think slightly more could be done.

As a pub (once the meals are over) it is a lovely friendly little bar.

19 Jun 2005 22:27

The Mayfly, Chilbolton

No-one can deny that on a warm day this pub has a beautiful setting alongside the river Test.

On the down side:
� the food is fair, but verging on the over-priced for many of the more basic dishes
� the buffet queueing system needs serious and rapid revision
� the buffet staff do need customer service training
� it would be useful for the buffet staff to remind clients if new potatoes are already an option with a meal rather than offering once they have been added to a plate from the salad buffet.

I suspect the owner's defence would be along the lines of the pub being a victim of its own success, but, if true, this should be a reason to improve anyway.

Prices (June 05) for main courses �6-�10 plus �0.90 per spoonful of salad (plus apparently an additional charge if you are deemed to have "heaped" your salad spoon....!).

Its a shame that a excellently located pub is not better, simply because of a lack of thought to client care.

19 Jun 2005 22:20