The Plough Inn, Zouch

The only memorable part of my visit to this place was the most ridiculous 'paging' system they have for people eating outside. When you order your food they issue you with a paging device that will bleep when your meal is ready. When it eventually does bleep, you get up and walk from wherever you are sitting in their huge beer garden to an outside table near to the kitchen door where your meal sits covered in wasps. Like most of the other tables that sit uncleared for an hour. Possibly the most dis-organised and snooty pub you are likely to discover. Oh, and don't forget to take the pager back inside to the bar before you leave. As I say, the beer garden is the size of a football pitch, so you will have walked approx. 200metres before you go.

16 Sep 2013 19:03

The Anchor Inn, Hathern

It's only after you have parked the car and walked around to the door before you realise the place is closed. But to ensure that you never bother again, they keep the pavement board outside that shouts "we are open!" Some licensees confuse me with their marketing techniques.

16 Sep 2013 18:54

The Star / Leake Pit House, West Leake

Pleasant enough but certainly not a real ale pub. If you like lager at almost £4.00 per pint then this is for you perhaps. If not, then you can have a bowl of peanuts for almost £2.00. As far from being a village local as you can get. If you like that sort of thing. The staff are polite and well mannered and the place is clean and well organised.

16 Sep 2013 18:47