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Ramshead Inn, Denshaw, Oldham, Lancashire has been reviewed 2 times and has an overall rating of -10 points out of a possible 10, or -100% negative feedback.
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| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Review |
| 31/03/2009 08:25:40 | Wild PIg | |
| STAY AWAY FROM THIS RESTURANT Its been a very long time since I have had a resturant experience so bad that it has prompted me to sit and write about it on a website. The last was in Italy but hey the sun was shining and the weather was fantastic (and I knew I was being robbed) Well what can i say 6 of us went there last weekend for my wife’s birthday. What we had planned was nice quiet evening with a bit of banter and some good food. The experience started by having to walk in to the restaurant through the 'Deli' to look at the very over priced food. (Was not interested in the deli had come to a ‘restaurant’ to eat!!) We then had to wait for some time in the corridor from the deli to the restaurant while groups of people ordered in front of us. (Waited about 7-8 mins) Once we arrived in the ‘Waiting area’ (A small area in front of the bar with the blackboards on the wall and waitresses brushing past taking drinks to the tables felt like we were in the way!!) we were told that we were to order drinks from the bar then order food from here. The gentleman in question then proceeded to disappear for a coupe of mins then return and then almost look amazed that we had not decided what we wanted to eat, it had only been 2 mins!!! After being hurried in a way in which his body manner demanded an answer, we placed our order, and were hurried to our table. (Just so happed to be outside the kitchen doors) The table was laid nicely but was sticky to touch almost as if it had not been cleaned properly. We sat down and ordered wine, a bottle of £25 wine for myself and my wife (We were not driving!). Couple of beers and some soft drinks. They were bough back sharply and served out. I’m sorry but if you order wine in any restaurant that is worth its money they uncork in front of you and pour the wine and let you taste it. This was dumped at the other end of the table to where we were sitting and the waitress promptly vanished. (I really hate it when they uncork and bring it to you opened) then within 10 mins our starters had arrived, blimey! (Cant complain about speed) they got 5 out of 6 right, apparently garlic bread had turned into garlic mushrooms! So were sent back, then the ‘manager’ arrived and asked what was the problem, told him, and he looked at us as if we had the nerve to complain!! Garlic bread arrived shortly after. Everyone enjoyed the starters which were very nice. AS soon as the starters were finished the empty plates were whipped away, not even asking if we had finished. Very, very rude. (Never saw anyone who worked there with a smile). After 15 -20 mins the mains arrived, we had ordered 4 rump steaks, and two lambs. The lambs were presented brilliantly and looked tasty, those who had the lamb said it was fantastic. The steaks however were another story. The waitress who brought them out did not know which was which. We had to guess by looking and the sauces that we had ordered. Then when they had been put down, we had to swap the sauces around, because they were with the wrong steaks. SO….. £12.95 for a ‘Pub’ rump steak (there must have been 25% fat with mine with stringy meat. Tasted average) with an extra £2 for chips (Greasy and over done) to say all 4 were all rump steaks they were all different sizes and thicknesses. I’m very sorry but I felt I was being robbed whilst I was eating my dinner, not a pleasant experience especially when you know your hard earned money is being wasted. So I decided not to have dessert, my wife had the cheese platter for £5, so a handful of biscuits and 3 really small cheese bits which were nothing special she felt really disappointed with her dessert. During the evening a table on the other side of the room had complained and had been given a very short sharp reply buy the manager dressed in black. (don’t think he was the owner) and so when I paid the £180 bill I was asked was it alright I begrugginlgy said it was average, to which I got the dirtiest look form the manager. To sum up the place is ‘Pub’ through and through (No bar though), a variety of small rooms that have tried to be dressed up nicely to look like a restaurant. The staff were short, sad no service with a smile, and not particularly interested in what they were doing. The food was horribly over priced, for what you got and its trying very hard to be a gastro pub, but in my opinion failing miserably. I would suggest they reduce there prices by 20% to fall in line with other much better pubs in the area and try to provide a much better service if they want to survive through this recession. I was thinking of going back in a month’s time to see if this was a one off but after rereading the review i have just written i think i might go somewhere else. [Report for Removal] | Wild PIg Oldham LAncs |
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| 08/01/2007 21:21:06 | phil tucker | |
| The food at the Inn was adequate but under no circumstances would I return due to the unwarranted aggressive behaviour of the proprietors towards a motorist asking for assistance. It was not so much that they refused to give assistance as the totally unacceptable manner in which they did this. It was raining and foggy, the motorists car was overheating and he had come in to ask if he could have some water. This was given by the bar man but the landlady intervened and demanded that it was given back, the landlord then also waded in. Both of them were extremely aggressive, with the landlord threatening to throw the motorist out as well as threatening physical violence. Other than asking for water the motorist had done nothing to provoke this. On top of this the landlady then proceeded to deliberately give what turned out to be false information about where he might be able to get water within a reasonable walking distance. Visibility was between 50 and 100 metres so it was not possible to see down the valley. [Report for Removal] | phil tucker warrington cheshire |
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