Waggon & Horses to reopen

Andreas Rex

Andreas Rex

Banned for smiling
Annon said:
Joined today. I have been in the Wagon and Horses for a meal twice in the last week. Gave them a second chance as they have only just reopened, If they want to stay open they will have to improve, meal not really appetising. They run out of vegetables and we had to wait
for more the roast spuds when we got them looked as if they were boiled and then deep fried. No beer licence they said untill at least christmas so only selling bottled and cans. Not doing coffee. Not very comfortable surroundings and no where to sit and relax after. But I am sure they will get sorted.
Click to expand...
A few of us almost went there on Thursday afternoon, but as it was such a gorgeous day we couldn't justify sitting inside a pub eating a carvery. We ended up going to Apres...which, considering your post, was a bloody good idea! And hi, Annon.
 
A

alecto_56

A few posts under my belt
I too have visited the Waggon, first couple of weeks you could allow for the odd mis-hap but no coffee or tea afterwards makes it a no-no for the designated drivers amongst us. Having read through the other posts that this landlord isn't a newbie to the licensed trade or to the odds and sods in town, it makes you wonder did he do his homework, something else that bothered me on the second visit - well you have to go twice just to make sure eh! the sweets noted were not all avaliable either, I felt sorry for the young ' glasgie' lady who was doing all the hard work trying to keep an eye on things at the servery, attend to the bar and doing the cleaning up. As the afternoon moved on her accent became more strained and a wee tad incomprehensible even to half a jock like me!
 
db

db

#chaplife
Andreas Rex said:
A few of us almost went there on Thursday afternoon, but as it was such a gorgeous day we couldn't justify sitting inside a pub eating a carvery.
Click to expand...
yes, i think we can all thank god that i'm an awkward git for that little last-minute decision change lol..

welcome to the forum, annon :up:
 
db

db

#chaplife
Scottiesgirl said:
Been in the Wagon & Horses and its not a patch on the Radford Bank and its 50p dearer. Wont last.....
Click to expand...
i'm so glad we didn't go last thursday - the bad reviews just keep coming and coming!

welcome to the forum, scottiesgirl :D
 
Andreas Rex

Andreas Rex

Banned for smiling
It's crazy when these places open having had money spent on them as a refurb, only for the owners not to spend a decent amount of money on getting people in the place and making them want to come back. Madness...and all too common.
 
S

shazbo

SHAZ MC
couple mates went on to different nights first said there was only 4 of them and they didnt even have enough veg for 4 people and thecauli was orange been cooked to long another went food was cold they had to warm it up in microwave . can not beat radford nice pub years and years ago gone dowm big style the waggon
 
db

db

#chaplife
shazbo said:
couple mates went on to different nights first said there was only 4 of them and they didnt even have enough veg for 4 people and thecauli was orange been cooked to long another went food was cold they had to warm it up in microwave
Click to expand...
:barf: dear god, that's awful..

i agree, it's hard to beat the radford as far as a cheap carvery is concerned..
 
Andreas Rex

Andreas Rex

Banned for smiling
dirtybobby said:
shazbo said:
couple mates went on to different nights first said there was only 4 of them and they didnt even have enough veg for 4 people and thecauli was orange been cooked to long another went food was cold they had to warm it up in microwave
Click to expand...
:barf: dear god, that's awful..

i agree, it's hard to beat the radford as far as a cheap carvery is concerned..
Click to expand...
Defo...I've never been overly disappointed with the Raddy. That is exactly the worry we had before it turned out to be a scorcher, thus diverting us to Apres; on a Thursday afternoon, would they expect anyone to arrive for a carvery and therefore have stuff prepared, and if they do, will it have been reheated and sitting around for ages?

From what you've said, shazbo, I think i'll avoid going there at all.
 
S

shazbo

SHAZ MC
at least at the radford they know they will have service all the time so there is a continue flow of veg have since found out the night food was cold apparently the hot trolly what food was serve in broke down and the day ran out of veg was a monday at 7.30 so prop didnt expect people to go in on a monday ? i was going to try it but have heard bad things so not bothering
 
A

alecto_56

A few posts under my belt
Have you see this weeks Stafford Post....

There's a sponsored ghost busters night on in the Waggon on July 10th Complete with a carvery meal and first drink all for a tenner, plus whatever sponsors you can round up - fancy dress optional, bet all the old white cotton sheets that gran / mum has in the airing cupboard will see daylight again.

Rita the organiser is going as the grey lady, besides ringing her for a sponsor packs, a little bird tells me they can be asked for or picked up at the Community Resource Centre on Greyfriars Parade - (the shops)

Might be worth going.......... least the spooks can't be worse than anything else in there

By the way talking of carvery's have you tried the one at Festival Park Stoke? If you take the A500 from Hanford to Festival Park A53, bear left just before the Cobridge flyover head as if you are heading for Toys R Us etc, but at the round about bear 1st left - Odeon side and carry straight on you come to the back of the Toby Inn - have a choice eat in or out in the Black Prince boatyard. Can thoroughly recommend it come rain hail or sunshine, opens at 12.noon. Avoid Sundays - stokies day out!
 
S

shazbo

SHAZ MC
my mum worked there years ago in kitchen and has a cleaner and was left on her own many a time said she never saw or heard any thing
 
A

Annon

A few posts under my belt
Has anyone heard how the sponsored ghost sit in at the the Waggon and Horses went
last night. Did many people turn up.
 
A

alecto_56

A few posts under my belt
a few annon so one of the local business folk reckoned said he saw a steady stream go in - tells me that the barman passed out....... not thru drink - seems he was in the cellar when something goosed him.
 
Trumpet

Trumpet

Well-Known Forumite
shazbo said:
at least at the radford they know they will have service all the time so there is a continue flow of veg have since found out the night food was cold apparently the hot trolly what food was serve in broke down and the day ran out of veg was a monday at 7.30 so prop didnt expect people to go in on a monday ? i was going to try it but have heard bad things so not bothering
Click to expand...
Down side of The Radford on a summer Sunday is too many kids running around unchecked.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top