The gentleman behind the bar is making major efforts with this pub and his service was excellent. However, we were made to feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome by a female member of staff who we presumed was landlady/chef. I was sitting in the only comfortable seat close to the fire and she stood behind me glaring at me for a number of minutes giving me the distinct impression that as an 'outsider' I should not be in the pub's comfy seat and my husband was 'told off' for touching her brass. If a pub is going to create a welcoming lounge-like atmosphere, it needs to accept that pokers in front of the fire may be touched from time to time. This unfortunately destroyed the experience for us, we had been considering returning but we would not do this as we feel that, if we stayed at this pub, we would be treated as 'outsiders' which is a shame. If the lady can develop a different approach then this pub has massive potential. The barman, possibly the landlord, had an excellent welcoming approach but this was destroyed by the lady. We were going to stay longer but, having been made to feel very uncomfortable we left.
vicky
As we were looking looking for property in Weare Giffard we felt it important to try out the village eatery and pub.We arrived mid-week expecting the place to be pretty quiet but what we saw was a lively hub of the local community.We were expecting run of the mill pub grub but what we got could rival any local quality restaurant.The food was cooked to order and everyone in our group choose something different. What we ended up doing was having a taste of everyones meal. Maybe not quite the done thing but rather necessary as all the meals were delicious.Well done. We'll be back.
