Next up, Sunday lunch at The Dog and Gun, Kilby. This one should be short and sweet!
The pub is located in a picturesque, south Leicestershire village. It looked lovely from the outside, with all the charm and appeal you would expect from a country pub. Inside however, it was rather scruffy, plug in radiators everywhere, tired paintwork and tatty wallpaper.
The food was very poor. We all chose the 3 course Sunday lunch menu. Garlic mushrooms were unexciting and small in terms of portion size. The roast dinner was pretty much inedible. Think school dinners! The lamb was fatty and tasted of nothing. The roast potatoes were deep fried, soggy on the outside and hard in the middle. The vegetable were scarce, especially the cabbage and the cauliflower was seriously over cooked. The Yorkshire puddings were ‘Aunt Bessie’s’ (other frozen Yorkshire puddings are also available) and definitely not homemade. The custard was ‘instant’ and made straight from a packet. It was watery, bland and had a very strange texture.
All of us felt extremely disappointed with the food. Sadly the service was no better. We had to ask for our order to be taken having waited an age for someone to come over. The waiter then left the menus on the table and missed one of the childrens’ meals from the order. The only service we received was the food being brought to our table. Everything else we had to ask for…gravy, more vegetables, sauces and even cutlery as this had not been replaced after our starter. Unfortunately, the knives and forks were the last things to be brought to the table which meant most of the dinners were cold by the time we were able to starting eating.
Given that there were eight very hungry adults dining that day, who generally take pride in the amount of Sunday dinner they can put away in one sitting, I have never seen so many leftovers on so many plates. Guess that says it all!
Strangely enough, I won’t be recommending The Dog and Gun for Sunday lunch!
Restaurant 3
Food 2
Service 2
Value for money 2
Total 9/20
The pub is located in a picturesque, south Leicestershire village. It looked lovely from the outside, with all the charm and appeal you would expect from a country pub. Inside however, it was rather scruffy, plug in radiators everywhere, tired paintwork and tatty wallpaper.
The food was very poor. We all chose the 3 course Sunday lunch menu. Garlic mushrooms were unexciting and small in terms of portion size. The roast dinner was pretty much inedible. Think school dinners! The lamb was fatty and tasted of nothing. The roast potatoes were deep fried, soggy on the outside and hard in the middle. The vegetable were scarce, especially the cabbage and the cauliflower was seriously over cooked. The Yorkshire puddings were ‘Aunt Bessie’s’ (other frozen Yorkshire puddings are also available) and definitely not homemade. The custard was ‘instant’ and made straight from a packet. It was watery, bland and had a very strange texture.
All of us felt extremely disappointed with the food. Sadly the service was no better. We had to ask for our order to be taken having waited an age for someone to come over. The waiter then left the menus on the table and missed one of the childrens’ meals from the order. The only service we received was the food being brought to our table. Everything else we had to ask for…gravy, more vegetables, sauces and even cutlery as this had not been replaced after our starter. Unfortunately, the knives and forks were the last things to be brought to the table which meant most of the dinners were cold by the time we were able to starting eating.
Given that there were eight very hungry adults dining that day, who generally take pride in the amount of Sunday dinner they can put away in one sitting, I have never seen so many leftovers on so many plates. Guess that says it all!
Strangely enough, I won’t be recommending The Dog and Gun for Sunday lunch!
Restaurant 3
Food 2
Service 2
Value for money 2
Total 9/20
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