The Pigs Ear Dining Room review by Sarah
Eat and enjoyed it.
The Pigs Ear is a lovely pub, which benefits from not being done up as an All Bar One, with a cosy, and a bit cramped, down stairs informal dining area and a first floor more formal dining area.
Service - We were seated promptly and friendly but after that it was a bit down hill. The waitress really did not know very much at all, when asked what wine would go best with something she went away and had to ask the bar man and when asked if we could have a dish from the bar menu she had to go and someone else. Anyhow, eventually, orders were taken and wine and bread appeared.
Food - The starters were good. My partner liked the pate very much and my oysters was very good apart from one which was only some grey residue in a broken shell and generally looked so ‘iffy’ that I could not bring myself to eat it. When this was taken up with the waiter she just looked at it and said, well, nothing. The steak was perfect medium, as ordered, with skinny chips which is my favourite and the beef stew was equally great. Poached baby pineapple was fantastic for pudding.
Then bill - a bit steep I thought and studied it closer to discover an extra £22 bottle of vine that had not been ordered. When this was pointed out the waitress she was very apologetic and removed it but still left a bit of a sour taste.
The bar - After this we went to the bar to finish of the evening. I was made the worst Irish Coffee I have ever seen, actually so bad I could not help laughing and the barman, who admitted not being the best Irish Coffee maker, just took it away with as smile. I then ordered a whiskey, Mcallan 10 yrs, which was the smallest measure I have ever seen, barely covered the bottom of the glass, which at £5 is a bit steep but at this point I just laughed, paid and drank it.
All, in all it was an enjoyable evening and I think I'll come back but the service could do with some attention and the bar staff some training.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Overall rating 
Food 8 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 6
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