The Plough — Restaurant in England

Must have changed hands since I last went in 2018/2019. Food wasn’t as good as it used to be. Had the mushroom pie which is their vegetarian roast alternative. Food was very warm but not hot. The pie possibly needed abit longer in the oven. The parsnips were hard and chewy. Carrots were okay but very soft (which i dont mind) the gravy was nice. Ordered side of cauliflower cheese which looks, tasted and had the consistency of frozen cauliflower cheese you can buy in a packet. The yorkshire pudding (as a side) was lovely. There was some cabbage,peas and green peas mixed together to go with the pie and roasts which isnt photographed on my plate because it came out 5 minutes after we all got our mains and had started. (Dont know if they forgot or if it was just because there seemed to be one young lad bringing the food over and he was probably trying to serve multiple tables at once) Also asked for a half pint of lemonade and got a full pint (which i only drank half of and had to leave) The other guests i was with had the roast beef which they said was beautiful but the rest if their plate was mediocre including the leeks in sauce which literally was a few teaspoons size - you could miss it was on your plate the portion was ridiculous. Additionally one of my guests had lots of floating bits in his pint of amstel, which he returned for a fresh one. Overall disappointed and will probably never bother going back. Sad really as we used to hold this place in...

Lunch with wife and dearest of family and decided on the Plough after seeing the reviews. On arrival we thought how good is this place as the restaurant and bar were empty at 13:00. One other table was filled and we ordered after being told the substantial list of foods that were not available. Maybe it was the piece of wood our meals were served on but how small can a main meal be and be classed as main? As mains were so small we ordered sweets to find even more not available so reordered. On delivery two sweets very disappointing, Sundaes arrived with glass half full but with added waffles in top of glass (what is this all about not on menu). Lovely young lady took them back removed the offending waffles and added a little more ice-cream as requested. Overall experience disappointing, food disappointing and over priced, service satisfactory but the £9 service charge added to the bill unwanted. Now I understand why only two tables were taken between 13:00 and 14:00 on a Tuesday. Having used the Plough a number of times with a number of owners in a number of forms since Mr Bugler owned it in the 1970s I have never been so...

“One rule for us, another for them”

The above is how I would describe the management of this establishment. On our first visit, getting food here - just as simple as chips, Was no issue if sat outside or in the bar area, until one day this changed. Today I was sat outside and saw someone eating a portion of chips, tried to order at the bar but said “after 8:30 you may” I’m not sure what the management has against myself and my partner but why allow others to order food and other not?

What the management has against my partner and I is beyond me. But either let people order food or not. It is rare I felt welcome here, after giving this place multiple chances - because it is a wonderful pub with palatable food, and a decent selection of drinks the management lets it down. My partner bought her parents all the way from wales here on multiple occasions and we have had to go elsewhere or forego food entirely - which is not only embarrassing for us but should be embarrassing for this establishment.

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