What an unbelievable experience I have just had at the Queens Head Unbelievably BAD may I add.
Having just been to this pub for Sunday lunch, we booked easily, and were welcomed as we arrived. We all had the roast, which was quite tasty. This was looking like a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon for all. How things can so easily go wrong.
I visited the gents after the meal, and noticed a very scrappy printed piece of paper hanging on the wall containing about 7 or 8 jokes. I read this and to my astonishment these jokes were very inappropriate. One of them was clearly racist, and others of a sexist nature. I admit that a lot of people may not be offended by these, but some people would certainly be myself included.
I assumed that no establishment could ever have put these up themselves, so assumed it must have been another customer. I took it down and politely mentioned to the waitress that I didn't think this was very appropriate, and that a customer must have put it up as a joke. She explained that the landlord was actually responsible for publishing this material, which was a total shock to me. I gave the paper to the waitress and returned to my table.
A couple of minutes later, the overly aggressive landlord arrived at my table and unleashed a very aggressive tirade towards me and my party. He claimed it was his pub and he can put up what he wanted. Never once did he even ask what my motives were or ask what was so offensive. He continued that if I didn't like it, I can get out of his pub. He continued to shout that these jokes had been published for 2 months, and nobody else had complained (which I find amazing to believe)
My party and I sat there in a state of shock. Firstly amazed that someone in the service industry would be so openly racist in his apparently amusing material. Secondly, that he would be so aggressive and argumentative with his customers.
Afterwards, a number of other customers in the pub approached me seemingly sharing my shock at the landlords attitude.
How this place is still in business I have no idea. If he treats everyone like that I have no doubt he will insult everyone who enters his door. I will never return to this pub, and would advise anyone else to seek an alternative. People like this create a negative atmosphere, and don't deserve to be in business. read more