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Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:

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> Are the windows big enough to be seen in? Asking

> for a friend...


There's a few people on here HMB who probably went up on the soft opening night to 'be seen' sat in the front garden. Thinking about it, half of those people requesting to 'eat their food out the front cos it's a nice day', more than likely just wanted to 'be seen' attending the long awaited reopening yada yada. All the predictable suspects, wanting to spend 20 quid on a basic meal so that people can stare at them. Don't get me stared.


Louisa.

Louisa Wrote:

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> Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:

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> -----

> > Are the windows big enough to be seen in?

> Asking

> > for a friend...

>

> There's a few people on here HMB who probably went

> up on the soft opening night to 'be seen' sat in

> the front garden. Thinking about it, half of those

> people requesting to 'eat their food out the front

> cos it's a nice day', more than likely just wanted

> to 'be seen' attending the long awaited reopening

> yada yada. All the predictable suspects, wanting

> to spend 20 quid on a basic meal so that people

> can stare at them. Don't get me stared.

>

> Louisa.



Sadly Lou, this place just doesn't have that cache.


I think they sat staring at each other, and I swear as I passed a woman mouthed "H E L P !" at me.

I'm in two minds, in a way its a shame that it didn't get a recognisable facelift, but many will like that it retained the old character.


I thought the Irish bar manager from the Plough was taking over? If so I'd suggest he will get his staff in order and all will be fine in due course.


The food will just be the food you'd expect from MB unfortunately.

Had a meal on Saturday as part of the soft launch. Glad it was 50% off as it was pretty uninspiring stuff. Dry sourdough and asian style chicken wings for starters. They were out of steaks so guinea fowl for mains which was ok but salty and portion size not worth the full ?17. Sticky toffee pudding for desert was fine.


Service was very chaotic but I'm sure this will improve. Men's toilet had a burst tap and the whole floor was flooded. There were also problems with the card machines which meant that dinners had to quick up at the busy bar to pay for dinner.


Won't be eating here again, but a good pub for drinking.

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