Not wanting to be a particular defender of this pub but I would still say that your friends or your own experiences do not reflect mine. I ate there last Saturday night when the pub was heaving and the food was perfectly acceptable. I would also note that there have never been less than four real ales on when I have visited, in fact there were six on last weekend, The pub is also listed in the 2007 CAMRA good beer guide.
Tim --- In [email protected], "Steve Haywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 19/06/07, timlewis77uk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I find it difficult to agree that the Foxton Locks Inn is 'dreadful'. > > It is a extremely popular and the beer has always been good when I > > have tried it. Never tried the food but it looks OK at reasonable > > prices (Perhaps I am too used to London prices!) > > > Popularity is no indication of a good pub any more than it is a good TV > programme, or a good book. When I said it was dreadful, it was because the > ambiance which IS awful. It is - literally - one of those plastic pubs where > ersatz canal 'memorabilia' is made of... well, plastic. However, since you > mention the beer, it's OK mainly because it's mainly keg and lagers which > you can't really mess up. On my one and only visit to see the place I had a > pint from the pump - Tiger, I think it was - that I had to take back, so > badly kept was it. And the reports I've had from friends and relations - > remember, I'm a Leicestershire lad - are that the food's execrable : pies > not defrosted properly, chips barely cooked etc etc. This is not cheap, even > by our London standards. Food you throw away is the most expensive you can > buy. > > There are much better places to eat at Foxton. > > Steve > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
