2 /5 Derek Jones: A group of us wanted to have an early Christmas dinner and we found the Fountain Inn, that offered what they called a "Walk-in" Christmas menu or an order and pay in advance offering. We did the "Walk in" menu.
When you walk into the bar and restaurant area it looks warm and welcoming, complete with a Christmas tree, decorations and lights, all very welcoming. However deep down the bar and restaurant was grubby and dirty. The olde worldy, shabby chic look is just an excuse not to keep a place clean and tidy. The tables were all sticky and the gents toilets absolutely stunk! Reports from the ladies were the same, complete with a blocked toilet!!
The service in the restaurant was passable, but not exceptional by any stretch. We booked a table for 4 for 2pm, served at 2:15, with food arriving at 3pm! For a walk in menu we waited a long, long time. When the food did arrive we found it to be dry and tasteless. The turkey was very nice, but the rest was either sitting on the pass for a long time or was a day (or two) old. Very disappointing.
Maybe if we had the non walk-in menu the food may have been fresher and better. For a so called walk in menu we waited far to long and the quality was poor. The total bill for 4 people was over ÂŁ110.00 for a very sub standard lunch in a rather sub standard place. Pity...