"We were made to feel unwelcome the moment we arrived. Despite having phoned ahead to check they were dog friendly, we were immediately confronted and told our dogs were not allowed in. Neither were muddy boots somewhat strange for a village pub, with no way of cleaning your boots and nowhere to put your boots (I mean genuinely what were we supposed to do... leave our boots outside and our dogs tied up and pray it didn 't rain? And as another commenter made clear, it isn 't exactly the Ritz inside. I mean, I get not wanting to trash your carpet but an outside tap to clean your shoes would surely be better than the ridiculous pantomime of walking in with our socks on. That said having walked for over an hour and a half we were desperate for a pint, so left our boots outside (with our cold friends and went to order at the bar. The barman could not have been more rude he huffed as we ordered multiple Birra Morrettis... as it would take more time. He also seemed furious that one of our party wanted a hot drink... That means I 'll have to go and get the kettle... he growled at this order. Again, really not sure what drinks order would have been acceptable for him? As we sat outside, on a freezing Sunday afternoon in January, I contemplated how long it has been since I received service this mind blowingly awful especially in an age when consumers can so readily share their experiences online. Even now it is hard to comprehend a pun who encouraged you to arrive with dogs, which then barred your entry and seemed disgruntled at our drinks order? To top off this nightmare, the lady behind the bar (who, to her credit, seemed thoroughly embarrassed by the barman 's boorish manner brought us out dog biscuits. So they keep a supply of dog biscuits... but don 't want dogs in their pub (even though if you ask them ahead of time... they do . Yep this all really happened. Needless to say, when enjoying a pint in a cosy village pub with my lovely dog by my feet I will regale the locals with this strange tale and encourage them never ever to visit this pub."
