The Bushel by Greene King Inns

Great place with friendly staff and excellent food right in the centre.

Nothing on this occasion :-)

Location /parking and character

We found The Bushel a very welcoming environment for our one night stay. All the staff were extremely pleasant, friendly and helpful. Our room was very clean and comfortable and the dinner and breakfast we had were really tasty. We loved the feel and decor of the pub, centrally located and with parking too. Perfect!

Nothing to dislike

The location was excellent, free parking for residents and the staff were friendly

Soiled towels were found in one room on checking in, propping the door open to the room. They were then kicked into the corridor (didn’t want to touch them!) These were mentioned three times to members of staff to get them removed, but when we checked out the next morning they were still there! Unacceptable considering how badly soiled they were. We attended a music event and got back to the pub at 10.15. We ordered drinks at the bar, but were less than impressed to be told the pub (not just the bar) was closing in 15 minutes, they had no port behind the bar, one of our party wanted a coffee, but was told that wasn’t possible because the machine was in the kitchen and the kitchen staff had gone home! Despite being residents we were still hurried up and given a 5 minute warning to finish our drinks or take them back to our rooms! Finally at breakfast one of our group asked for poached eggs when filling in the breakfast sheet the night before. We were advised that might be possible depending on the chef’s attitude in the morning! At breakfast ONE very sad looking egg yolk (minus any white) appeared on top of one of two huge slices of toast. When asked ‘Only one?’, the response was ‘That was what was on the order sheet’, but I saw it written and it said ‘eggs’. Another one was offered but at this stage we decided to leave it. Fortunately our group of 4 managed to find some humour in all of these situations, but other guests may not be quite so easy-going. In essence, the staff are pleasant enough, but just don’t seem experienced or geared-up to run the ‘inn/hotel’ side of the business. It’s a shame because the pub & surroundings are actually quite nice. I doubt very much we’ll stay here again.