The World's End, Patching

I visted this pub yesterday for a meal. There were 7 of us and we were told to go and find our own table, in the end we had to struggle to put tables together ourselves to make up enough for us all to sit down (with no help from the staff).
We got there around 2pm, to be told that there was only Roast Turkey or Pork left, they had sold out of Roast Beef - so that was the first disappointment. A few of us ordered starters, the white bait was fried in breadcrumbs - so this would have done for a main course! The bread board tasted like the bread had been zapped in the microwave before serving, as it was too hot to eat! The Roast Pork dinners were skimped on, the roast potatoes were rock hard and when mentioing this to waitress when collecting our plates, we were told that "it was late in the day", we took this to mean that 3pm is late as the roast dinners were probably cooked at noon! The chicken and ham pie did not have any taste to it, the chicken and bacon pasta was the same. And the seasonal vegetables were carrots and cabbage, not very seasonal! The puddings were pricey but at least they were edible. All in all, I don't think any of our party will bother to go back to this place - apparently the Fox up the road is much better, so will bear this in mind!

13 Jul 2009 10:38