Over the last few years
Over the last few years, myself & wife meet up with my brother in law & his wife for Sunday lunch every 6 weeks or so. We choose the Hatton Arms as the location is about 15mins drive from both our homes & have always enjoyed a great lunch served by knowledgable, friendly staff.
Unfortunately on Sunday 21st October everything appears to have changed for the worse. The bar staff were poor, taking money for drinks & then forgetting to pour pints of beer ordered, no one informed us our table was ready, we had to enquire several times before being seated.
We ordered 4 roast dinners, 1 chicken, 3 beef, and informed the waitress we required I beef to be well done, 1 rare & 1 medium, which she accepted. However when the meals arrived only the chicken & the medium beef were as we ordered, the others incorrectly cooked. Additionally the roast potatoes served with all 4 meals were soggy & soft, not like the crisp & tasty ones we were used to, also the vegetables were nowhere near the usual standard.
We complained to the Manager & were informed there was a problem with the oven in the kitchen, however this was not mentioned when we placed our order. Finally we ordered a bottle of Shiraz to accompany our meal, however a further delay arose as we were served Merlot & had to wait 10 minutes for the wine to be changed.
To be fair we were not charged for 3 of the 4 meals, however as I explained to the waitress, we are more than happy to pay & also leave a generous tip for good food, served well, as we have done numerous times before, unfortunately the whole experience left us all feeling we are unlikely to return
October 22, 2018
Unprompted review