"Arrived slightly early for our meal and were shown to our table. The pub was almost empty with just another table occupied and a man at the bar. We were asked for our drink order before we had even sat down. The drinks then took an age to come and we could see them on the end of the bar. What the staff were doing when when there was hardly anyone else in is beyond me. Drinks finally delivered. Menu choices were taken some 10 minutes later and the starters arrived aound 15 minutes later. The scallops were tasty especially the crispy chorizo. My husband had the goats cheese which was served with beetroot puree. He said this was tasteless with no taste of beetroot at all. We then sat and waited for the plates to be taken away, and waited, and waited. We also had no drinks left either so needed to re order. It was at this point I thought I would check Trip Advisor to see if anyone else had complained about the incredibly slow service. How I wish we had checked this before and not whilst sat at the table. The latest review was shocking and we were alarmed to see that the pub had only been given a 1 star rating for hygiene by the council inspectors, with the contributor claiming to have suffered food poisoning from the meal. The waitress finally came after 20 minutes and removed our starter plates and took our drink reorder. Main courses arrived I had the ceasar salad as it was an exceptionally hot humid evening. The salad came served in a bowl which had been heated.!! This meant that the lettuce was somewhat limp however, it was tasty overall but certainly not worth the £15 it cost. My husband ordered the 10oz 32 day aged Sirloin Steak, which cost £27. As he orders steak wherever we go, he does know his cuts of steak and did comment that this was a rather cheap cut of meat and had a lot of gristle in it, to the point he left a good quarter of the steak uneaten. Also, everything was coated in salt. The chunky chips were incredibly salty, so was the steak and even the mushrooms were salted. He ordered a glass of Merlot to accompany the steak and this cost a eye watering £8.75..!! We have been here before, although a long time ago and whether it has changed hands since then, I dont know but although the meal was okay, the atmosphere, ambience and the service were terrible. We had intended on having a dessert as this was our wedding anniversary meal but just decided to pay and leave. The bill was over £80 for 2 courses and 2 drinks each (2 of these were soft drinks). We will not be returning and unlikely to recommend."
Pasta Napoli
