The Boot Inn — Restaurant in England

5 stars for the Sunday dinner but 2 stars for the short white haired woman with glasses that works there. She was so rude and tried to use humour to hide it. When we booked and sat down, she said, “Do you want cutlery or will you eat with your hands?”. Which I didn’t know was a genuine question or not, so I awkwardly laughed and said, “Cutlery please”. She then proceeded to put down one piece of cultural each time she walked past and commented, “we’re one step closer”. Me and my parents were not amused. However, when our food came through, it was so lush. Very traditional and you can tell everything was cooked from scratch.

When I was two spoonfuls away from finishing, the woman came back and asked if we were finished. I said, “Almost”, as I was seeing if my puppy would eat boiled sprouts and carrots. She then replied with, “Stop feeding your dog and finish eating then”. Extremely rude and uncalled for. We came for a quiet family holiday and this was not needed, especially for a quiet village.

Please know your audience if you’re saying humorous comments as it was downright rude and insulting telling off a 30 year old woman. I guess they’re extremely keen to get their table back. Dessert wasn’t offered at all and we had to queue to get our bill.

The lush food wouldn’t be enticing enough to bring us back and £10 for a pint is ridiculous.

edit - we only purchased one pint, two soft drinks and three Sunday roast dinners. I would not be coming back to this pub nor will I be recommending this establishment to anyone. It’s more likely that I will tell people to avoid this pub and the older woman with short white hair and glasses will forever be in the story I tell everyone who was passive aggressive in asking if I will be eating my Sunday roast dinner with my hands and tell a 30 year old woman off for...

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