The Squirrels — Restaurant in England

Cant believe how far this place has fallen, used to be a welcoming pub, good food and enjoyable evening out, went in for a pint today, only a couple of people sat at the bar, went through to what was the restuarant to watch the football scores, and was amazed to see 3 young lads who didnt appear old enough to be drinking, openly smoking in front of the barmaid who didnt seem at all bothered, went into the bar as the smell of smoke was overwhelming to find 4 other lads again not appearing old enough to drink sat in the corner, again the bar staff didnt seem bothered. Wont be seeing the inside of this place again i am glad to say, very sad to see what was a nice pub become such a sorry place to go. I wrote this review about 11 months ago and was asked by the new owners to go back and see the changes they have made, I have now been back twice this month and am glad to say that the changes are obvious, nicely decorated, much better atmosphere both in the pub and the garden which is much improved, you need patience at the bar which surely is a good thing as it means people are returning to the pub because of the changes made, no annoying under age drinkers smoking, a far better mature clientele, we had the Sunday dinner today which was nice, we shall return to try the normal menu but so far,...

I was with my 2 friends yesterday one of whom wrote a review about my friend being accused of having a fake ID. Reading the owners response it’s no surprise that the ‘GM’ is just as entitled and passive aggressive.

As adults we understand that IDs have to be checked thoroughly. However, Hayley loudly told my friend and the entire pub that her Id was fake and that she was lying about her age.

The issue for me and my friends wasn’t the questioning of an ID (that wasn’t fake) but Hayleys’ tone and manner. It was very aggressive and after ignoring my friends other forms of ID she didn’t even have the respect or manners to give the ID back to my friend herself but very badly hid around the corner without even an apology. As someone who also works in a pub I find it completely absurd that an owner would write such a demeaning response when my friend was left embarrassed, upset and without an apology.

The majority of your staff who I assume are young adults (excluding the ‘GM’) had made it clear to us that the behaviour Hayley displayed was unhelpful and rude. I’d hope you don’t speak to your staff the way you have replied to my friends honest review.

I’d suggest to anyone under the age of 25 to stay clear as you may be singled out and shamed for having a real driving...

My son and I went to The Squirrels Inn for an early dinner. The lady behind the bar set up a tab for us while we ordered our drinks. We decided to share Nachos to start with, I ordered Bubble & Squeak with griddles vegetables and a poached egg, my son ordered a Classic beef burger 🍔 The nachos were just a bowl of chips with a blob of salsa on the top and a tiny container of sour cream, it looked awful. The lady from behind the bar spotted it straight away and took it back to the kitchen, when it came back there was more sour cream and cheese had been added and melted onto the chips it looked the way it should and was delicious. My sons burger was big, juicy and perfectly cooked, he said that the relish on the burger was amazing, the chips were chunky and delicious. My Bubble & Squeak was absolutely amazing! It was clearly hand/home made, the egg on top was perfectly poached and the veg was fresh and cooked to perfection. My only comment was that the veg wasn't griddles but honestly I didn't care. So many places use frozen meals and veg, it was so nice to eat fresh food freshly prepared 🥰 Please don't change, keep on doing what your doing using fresh produce, its...