Had a large group of friends catching up for lunch today, which made for a lack of enthusiasm from the management team at the pub we went to today. It was called The Cowdray Arms in Worth, Crawley, which I can imagine on a sunny day would be a perfect setting. Unfortunately it was raining today, but that certainly didn't dampen our moods.
We all arrived at the pub gradually, within an hour of each other, and immediately the staff started moaning that we hadn't pre booked a table (I'm sorry - do you want my money or not!!). Drinks we sporadic, on occasions they arrived about half an hour after we'd ordered them, sometimes not at all. We all ordered our food, and it came about an hour after we had ordered - they couldn't cope with a full restaurant. They had one member of staff who was great (although slightly unprofessional as she kept moaning about her manager to us) and seemed to be doing all of the running around, and then her manager who was the grumpiest person I have ever come across in that industry, and just kept telling her off. She was not impressed that we were all there, and even tried not to give us feedback cards (as she knew we would complain!). However, I must say that the atmosphere in the pub, apart from the manager, was perfect. It was jolly, fun and noisy, just what we were after.
They slightly messed up the dishes, as I had chips and my friend had sweet potato fries, which was the wrong way round but easily swappable. A couple of people's meals were cold, probably because they'd been sat waiting for too long, and there was certainly no consistency with what was in 'The Ultimate Burger'. The southern fried chicken burger was a little spicy but to a good extent, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The one thing I really don't get in restaurants, is how stingy they are with mayonnaise! What is with the tiny pots they give you, yet ketchup is going begging. I'm pretty sure they're around the same price in supermarkets!!
A few of us ordered deserts, one of which (Victoria sponge cake) came for 50p extra with a coffee which was a steal. Although it was a bit too sweet, it complimented the brownies which were really rich, and the dish would easily have been big enough with half what was on the plate, only due to it's richness.
All in all a successful day, and a great way to finish the weekend (before a 3 hour drive back home).
So once again, shattered and in need of a lot of sleep (and hopefully some healthy home-cooked meals this week).
SD
Paigey x
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