The Three Pigeons has really changed, it’s not a place for a comfortable stay. Our welcome was very cold, seemed like we were bothering the hosts. The beds and pillows are very uncomfortable. We were provided one towel per person for a week long stay. The hot water went out and the hosts were very difficult to locate. We tried to reach out to the host through the phone numbers that were provided and knocked on the door. We never heard a response from the host about the issue of the hot water. We decided to leave because we had been outside hiking and without hot water for the entire day with no communication from the hosts.
There is no longer a food service, they do not serve food at the pub anymore.
We were told to leave our skeleton key in the apartment and leave the doors unlocked during the day while we were out.
There was a dog barking on the property so loud that it woke us up from sleeping. We noticed how thin the walls are when another guest was staying on the other side of the apartment and we could hear every conversation very clearly. The overall feeling was that it was not a comfortable stay.
It’s very disappointing to fly across the ocean to visit friends in the area and have to find alternate accommodations after a very cold welcome and uncomfortable stay. There were plenty of ways to handle the hospitality issues, but they just weren’t addressed at all. It simply felt like we were a complete bother.
I would never recommend this as a place to stay, check out the cabins seated right below the Three Pigeons. Entirely...
Read moreWhile driving north my colleague and I thought we'd figure out where to eat in Ruthin. I scrolled through the map, saying "Indian, Chinese, Pub fare" and stumbled across the Three Pigeons Inn, outside the town. Looked like a decent place. I always find that more removed places have a bit better grub. Well this menu caught my eyes with the half German food selection. That was enough. We both agreed. German food it was. It's not too far from Ruthin. It's only a couple miles down the country roads. We were greeted in the car park by a very small chef. Kinda Umpalumpa sized. Nice kid in an apron that directed us to the entrance. (Turns out he's a darts pro. Bullseye after bullseye all night.) The place was tidy and had a warm feeling. The pub section has a great collection of beer pump badges. The owner was very nice. Our food selection was the Fleischsalat, the XL Krakauer and the Jaegerschnitzel. It was amazing. Now, if you're not used to German food, it might seem a bit heavy. But, if you enjoy a big sausage with crispy chips, mustard and sauerkraut, or perhaps a breaded fried flat piece of pork, with chips, mushrooms tomatoes and some sauce, or Fleischsalat (google it, it's bloody lush), this is a great place. Toilets were tidy. Prices were right. Staff were friendly. Got there after a couple tables put in orders so it took a little while for the food, but we weren't in a rush so no bother. Totally understand, especially if this like many places is suffering staff shortages. Overall, 5 stars. If I can burn off the calories tomorrow I just...
Read moreI was invited to dinner by friends on Tuesday night at your restaurant, I didn't want to complain as I was not paying the bill, but the person paying did point out to staff that him and I where with disappointed our main courses. I had the Trio of chicken, to be honest the plate was given to me was a joke really, at best it was reheated it was dry one of the pieces of chicken was part of a wing and the other to were no bigger. There wasn't enough food the plate for a child never mind an adult. The vegetables that came with where hot but raw, cauliflower was uneatable. My work college that was with us had said he had been in for lunch with his family a week earlier, they eat from the same menu and couldn't fault it, he had the gammon last and had the same again but it was nowhere near as good. I have to say when I got home I had to cook myself some food. I think you should be made aware the plates where cold. We where the only table in the restaurant, there was six of us on the table and the waiter served the whole meal from the end of the table passing plates back and forth down the table, it was very unprofessional really, I could have under stud if restaurant was full but...
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