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The Barley Mow

The Barley Mow

Littleworth Road, Farnham I-GU10 1NE, United Kingdom

Pub • Cafés • Grill • British


"Where to start! Normally, if I have nothing nice to say, I tend to say nothing! However, the waste of money and rude comment at the end of a bad evening in this place, has been playing on my mind, so I am going to be honest and relay our experience as it happened. We were holidaying in the area, spotted this quaint looking pub and decided to go in for dinner. We received a friendly welcome from the lady working behind the bar. We sat out in their nice garden as the weather was fab. The lady came promptly, served our drinks and took our order. We had a busy day exploring and were all starving! Two of us ordered what the menu described as a pasta with prawns and seabass, in a creamy white wine sauce . One ordered battered fish and chips and sausage and chips was ordered for a child. The food was delivered to the table very quickly. Perhaps too quickly for anything to have been freshly cooked. But that could be acceptable. We have all had frozen or pre-prepared food. It 's not the end of the world! and we were all so hungry that we were very open minded. Frozen, packet, even tinned would have done, if it was edible! Unfortunately, the food was awful and would you believe? it was actually inedible! I have never been in that position before. Where every member of our group found the food so disgusting, that none of us could eat it! Imagine! 3 adults and one child, all unable to tolerate the taste. We all tried, because of hunger and well, you just do don 't you! When food is served, even if you don 't find it particularly tasty, you still manage to pick away at it and make a fair impression on the plate. We couldn 't! Seriously it was terrible. The pasta was tasteless, mushy, clacky, the prawns were rubbery and cold. The white wine mentioned on the menu, might have helped to cover the awful taste, but they must have forgotten to add that. The battered fish had a very strange taste and the raw gloopy flour oozing from under the outer coating was simply too off to eat. Even the child 's sausage and chips tasted terrible. Maybe the oil needed changing? I don 't know. But when child wouldn 't eat it and we couldn 't eat ours, we all dived on his chips! Big mistake. They were not good. I actually felt embarrassed when the lady came to the table to do a service check. All the plates were full. So I apologised! I said I was really sorry, but none of us could eat the food as we did not like the taste. I guess what has egged me on to report our experience, was her response. Oh I 'm sorry and off she went! She didn 't care to find out what was wrong, why an entire group of 4, with 3 different dishes, did not eat any of the food. She didn 't make any effort to see if she could rectify the situation, offer a slice of toast, a drink, nothing. That left a bitter taste. We paid the same lady, who made no further apology and we left. Then to add insult to injury, as we were walking to our car, through the hedge we saw and heard a different member of staff, I presume the cook, giving out about the waste of food at our table! She was asking who did we think we were and what did we expect, that it was a f.....g pub! No embarrassment there on her part! Did she think that her customers went away happy with that waste of food? It would have been more palatable if we had heard her cringing at the waste of money for those customers! It 's a poor show when you sit in one establishment for dinner, eat absolutely nothing, pay for it, walk out like it 's our fault! and then have to go and find somewhere else to eat on the way home. So anyway folks, in a nutshell! Zero stars for The Barley Mow if I could. We can all have an off day in the kitchen! But own up to it and don 't blame the customer!"

Bake Haus

Bake Haus

71 King St, E13 8DB, Hammersmith and Fulham, United Kingdom

Kebab • Pizza • Lunch • European


"Between October 2019 and January 2020, I found myself working in Hammersmith at a job that I hated. The workload was completely unmanageable so every day in the office was frantic. I worked flat-out but at the end of each day, I hadn’t got any nearer to getting on top of my workload than I was at the start of the day. This was a miserable chapter in my life to be sure but one of the few good things about this period was that I discovered Bäkehaus, a German bakery and coffee shop. My place of work was located just behind King Street so I used to escape my desk at lunchtime to go to Bäkehaus for something to eat. This restaurant became my little sanctuary during this time, a place of calm and cosiness which was the perfect antidote to my horrible office. As the name suggests, Bäkehaus bake their own fresh bread every day. In addition to bread, there are pastries, cakes, filled baguettes, salads, fresh oven-baked pizza and hot dogs available to buy. The food here is fantastic. I usually opted for a baguette and my favourite was the chicken and avocado, which was crammed with thick slices of both and garnished with salad leaves. The baguette bread is just as it should be: crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. The salads are really good, too. They usually consist of the same contents as the baguettes, except they’re served in a box without the bread. I used to like the chicken and avocado salad, too (what can I say, I’m a creature of habit! , and thought the little pot of balsamic vinaigrette included in the box was a really nice touch; it’s lovely to drizzle on your salad or to dunk a freshly-baked bread roll into. My only grumble about the lunch options was that they didn’t have many sides to go with a baguette or a salad. They only sell one flavour of crisps but even these weren’t always available and the only other option was a yoghurt and granola pot, served with either chopped strawberry or mango. The yoghurt was delicious but not something I wanted to eat every day so it would have been nice if there were some other options available, for example soup of fresh fruit. I only tried the pizza once but this was a hit, too. Served piping hot out of the oven, you get a very large slice for a reasonable price. I had the pepperoni topping and was really impressed with it: picture a crispy crust and strings of gooey mozzarella as you take a bite. There are lots of other toppings to try as well if you don’t fancy pepperoni. I didn’t try any of the hot dogs because I was trying to eat healthily (and they are also quite pricey but I definitely want to go back to try one because they looked delicious. They serve a really good cup of coffee that is presented to you in a modern china cup and saucer (better than the paper cups you get in some other establishments and the hot chocolate is rich and velvety and a lovely treat on a cold winter’s day. A perfect companion to one of Bäkehaus’ hot drinks is a slice of one of their freshly baked cakes. Actually, slab might be a better noun to use rather than slice because the cakes are enormous and you get a really big piece for your money. I tried the apple pie which is really good; the pastry is subtly sweet and there a big chunks of apple inside. As I mentioned above, the atmosphere in Bäkehaus is lovely, especially in the run up to Christmas, which is when I visited most often. The staff greeted me with a smile and were always helpful and polite. The restaurant is lit with warm yellow lighting and was decorated with lots of white fairy lights for the festive season. When looking from the inside out on to the cold blue light of King Street, it felt really cosy inside. Added to this, Christmas classics like “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Let It Snow” played on the stereo, which gave it an almost magical feel and many times I didn’t want to leave. Bäkehaus is a real gem offering something a little bit different in terms of food and atmosphere compared to the other usual suspects that appear on King Street. I quit my awful job at the end of January and am much happier in my new role. I’m so grateful I discovered Bäkehaus because it was a sanctuary for me during this time and I’ll always have fond memories of it."

The Lodge Kitchen

The Lodge Kitchen

St Albans Hill, Dacorum, United Kingdom

Pub • Lunch • Burgers • Kitchen


"I used to go the lodge before and after my ski sessions, which would be 1-3 times a week as I am local to the slope. The food used to be great, cooked fresh, there was a good varied menu which also catered to different diets. They would do daily specials, the food would be vibrant and flavourful. This was a number of years ago, it has gotten worse since. I met my friend for lunch prior to a 2 hour lift pass and decided to try the food here again to see if it had improved. I ordered a hotdog, see picture. Technically it arrived as it was described (written) on the menu, it was vile! My friend ordered chicken strips, which look like they had been fried a few times as they were mostly oil and flavourless. The staff behind the bar overall are not friendly or personable, with the exception of a couple of them who I know personally. They openly discuss and speak badly of other staff members in the bar area and often stand together in a group avoiding work. The food overall has taken a big nose dive in my opinion, it is either microwaved or deep fried from frozen. There are no fresh food options and no options for restricted or alternative diets. The staff are quite rude when it comes to bringing in food, I appreciate that they don't want food brought in and eaten, however if you can't provide food suitable, what are people who suffer with conditions such as crohns and colitis supposed to do. As an example I have a friend that suffers with that disease and had brought in a home made sandwich, there was no packaging from other companies, just clingfilm and she was asked to leave if she wanted to eat it, which is what we did. The drinks are priced okay and they have a good selection available, just don't expect there to be any ice. I would suggest eat elsewhere before coming to ski or snowboard"