Blackpole Inn — Restaurant in Worcester

Went yesterday 10th August 2014 to celebrate a birthday and an engagement, to begin with four of us went in, this is a local pub but is under different management, went to the bar to find out stop serving food at 6pm. started to order two fish bowls and we were asked for I.D for our daughter said had not got any, that after been I.D once there before never had a problem, however no problem totally understand ordered her a J2O. From then on we watched which made us look like we were doing something wrong. it was extremely quiet in the pub. My partner got up to go to the loo and all the time being watched by this particular bar staff, so as she came out she asked her name as no badges are worn, Gemma as we know did demand why, so my partner said because your watching us all the time we have ordered a soft drink for our daughter you can see she is drinking it, leave as that. A few minutes later our daughter exclaimed there's a man watching us from behind the bar peeping around the post!! so we looked and yes this male head was peeping around the corner watching us!! I got up went to the gents, my intention was to pay the tab, as we did open this with intention of the rest of our friends joining us and staying there the night, as I went into the gents this guy followed me, again peeping round at me!!! we were paying the bill and asked if the old guy who followed me into the pub was management and if so what was his name, so Ray was the landlord!! we told him we were going and were not happy with what had happened, a few members of the public were at the bar at this point to which we told good and don't come back. My partner incensed by this asked why Ray felt the need to follow me into the gents after spying at us from the wooden pillar, his reaction was to call her a DOSEY B1TCH!!! we left the pub to which good all Ray stood in the foyer watching us. However we met on with our friends at the Hungry Horse, and a random couple came up to us and said that after they had observed what had happened in the Blackpole Inn they too decided to leave and said they were disgusted by the incident. I want to add I totally understand about wanting to see I.D that is why we ordered the J2O, but the rest is just very poor customer relations. They must have customers to turn away to be able to treat the public in this manner!! I have given 1 star as I have to rate it...

Great place, proper pub with friendly locals. The owners are lovely and have great banter and relationships with the regulars. Fantastic bar staff and atmosphere and if you time it right (12-3 Mon-Fri) you’ll also be rewarded with that yummy waft of food cooking too 😋There’s a large selection of draught and bottled drinks with a wide range of spirits and mixers with some fab prices and deals. There’s even tea and coffee on offer too. You’ll often find a happy, waggy pooch checking for dropped pork scratchings and a bowl of water on offer in this dog friendly pub with a super beer garden. Traditional pub games are on offer from darts to pool. A fantastic function room is available that’s literally as cheap as chips (in fact nowadays probably cheaper than chips 🤣) and buffets can be catered for too 👌🏻 There’s huge screens in the pub and a large selection of Live sports events are shown here (often followed by a bit of karaoke or a disco 😉💃🕺🏻). They offer regular events and are hosts to many a local fundraiser 👌🏻There’s a wonderful new bright and exciting children’s soft play area that has recently been created for the little tots featuring cars, toys and games and a security gate 😂 Sorry I mean a cute little paddock mini fence to keep them safe and within the area whilst the parents can sit at a table and chill nearby with a pint and pie (may not be available on the menu 😂). All in all a great boozer with a friendly family atmosphere, great prices, staff, food and events….. What more could you want...

Avoid this place if you want quick service, went there only to stand at the bar for fifteen minutes waiting to be served. The barman (although I though he was a she at first, only the bum fluff on his chin gave it away) saw me approach the bar and served everyone that came to the bar after me for which I can only think it was because I was far better looking than him/she. I would like to give him some advice and encourage him not to pursue a CSCS card. His best option would be to apply for a job at McDonald’s because they regularly employ girls that are...