Reviews of Crossroads Inn, East Barkwith
Review by Dougie Brown on 28th December, 2012
Add your review Date visited: 28/12/2012
This has been a good pub in a good village for many years. It's changed hands several times over the last 15 years, and is now run by the owner who is - for unfathomable reasons known only to herself - hell-bent on upsetting and ostracising her customers, despite their being her bill-payers. We've eaten there a few times this year in the hope that it would have become a little warmer towards customers.
I made a booking in person three weeks in advance of my wife's 60th birthday, for 14 friends and family. I requested the small dining room off the bar, with the fire. This was written in the diary. I dropped in on the afternoon of the event to to finalise seating arrangement, and the owner's first words were,
Her: "Well, if it's for 14, you'll not be using the room."
Me: "The booking's been made for 3 weeks though for the room."
Her: "I've tried calling you this afternoon 3 times to say that we can only seat 12"
Me: "Oh - what number did you dial?"
Her: "
Review by beerdog on 24th August, 2010
Add your review Date visited: 14/06/2010
A lovely pub that has been re-furbished without ruining it's character. The landlord and Landlady were very friendly and cheerful. Most importantly it was a good pint of real ale
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