The Coppice Inn — Restaurant in England

Was told over the phone it was best to book for a meal so we did. Table for 2 outside as such a lovely evening. When we arrived it was packed. Every table outside was taken. We went in and was shocked how it was inside. A packed bar and then a room with a pool table. We then saw a waitress taking food to a table in a room behind the bar so we went in there. Even though the sign for the restaurant was showing an arrow pointing to the bar we had just come from. We waited and no one came to us so we stopped the waitress and told her we had a table booked. She gave us a table and we sat down as couldn't be bothered to say we had booked for outside. She didn't leave us with a menu and although she was bringing food to another table and walking right past us, she didn't ask us what we wanted to drink so again we stopped her and asked for the menu. She brought them and walked away again. When we saw her again my husband asked her if the hake was definitely available and she said no and then listed 2 other items not available. Good job we asked. Bad luck for us,as 2 of them were what we wanted. She still didn't ask what we wanted to drink so we asked her. I ordered my drink and my husband asked for a certain lager from a pump. She said she hadn't heard of it and could he spell it he spelt it and showed her which pump it was to which she said, oh we haven't got that one. That was it we decided to leave. The place was a dump and the young waitress could do with some training. We went down the road to the Fox and Hounds to a professional waitress. Beautiful welcome and superb food. And we were told what wasn't available without having to ask. The coppice inn staff could learn from the fox and hounds. I wouldn't recommend the coppice inn to my worst enemy. And I also understood that the Coppice Inn had just had a refurbishment! Beggars belief as to what it was like...

Thought we would eat out and support a local pub, so tried the Coppice based on the reviews. Arrived and noticed a sign advising that bookings were required, so thought we would not be able to get a table. The place was empty apart from a few drinkers and pool players, which is not surprising as the atmosphere and surroundings were dire! I've been in better canteens in work. The chef was cheerful and helpful. The carvery options seemed reasonable, however the plates set out were so small that once the carved meat was plated there was hardly room for anything else. There was lots of choice, which I can imagine that it all went to waste. Pity really as the food was the best thing going for it. We'd ordered two soft drinks which were automatically served in pints (no option given) only for us to discover that they were undrinkable, as they tasted stale...

Lovely music from flipside but apart from that not a lot of good to say,had a meal it was frozen chips which was horrible,staff were friendly but the regular customers were rough as rats,there was a local woman there she came in with 4 young children under 7 I would imagine and they ran riot everywhere kicking footballs running around willy nilly while the mother got drunk and I mean drunk more like paralytic not once caring what her kids were doing , the group had musical instruments which cost hundreds of pounds and the kids were running into the band kicking footballs at the band members,disgusting totally disgusting and the staff let them do it ,children should not be there on a busy Saturday night ,I definitely won't be returning and wouldn't recommend it to anyone, avoid...