The Plough Inn, Longparish

The Plough is set in one of Hampshire most picturesque villages, and driving through it raises your expectation somewhat. Unfortunately if you are looking for somewhere to enjoy a reasonably priced family meal, with a young family (children aged 4 & 11), the Plough fails on all levels; dashing any expectations you may have had upon arrival!

The menu is limited, which isn�t a bad thing as it is always better to offer less, and deliver very high quality consistently. However, there is no menu specifically designed for children, although the pub does offer many of the non � La Carte meals in smaller portions.

The non � La Carte menu is again limited, but does have a reasonable amount of options. The description of each option, as usual gets your taste buds dancing, but in our experience the actual food didn�t live up to our expectations, and left use feeling somewhat disappointed.

The food was bland and overpriced, �48.80 for a cheese burger and chips, fish and chips, small sausage and chips and one drink each; have these people not heard about the global recession! In terms of a value for money, the plough falls short and is unlikely to attract repeat business from what is otherwise a lucrative section of the market.

However, even if the Plough had been more reasonably priced and less bland, any chance of them gaining our repeat business was lost due to the lack of atmosphere, and the staffs in ability to make my family feel welcome. The sight of seeing the staff cleaning the cutlery on the end of the bar as I paid my bill was also somewhat of a put off, especially when I noticed the colour of the water in container it was being retrieved from, disgusting!!!!!!!

If you are thinking of dinning out with your family, and are looking for a pleasant experience outside of the normal mass produced rubbish, then drive straight past the Plough to the next pub in the village � The Cricketers � where you will receive a warm welcome and leave feeling well fed and having received value for money!

21 Aug 2010 08:50