January 2025

January has been surprisingly busy in the pub after what was an amazing December! We have welcomed locals and visitors alike and have enjoyed some enthusiastic support and feedback. To quote two 5* Google reviews from January “Great Traditional English Pub. Really good atmosphere. Great staff, Thank You.”  and “Excellent food. Lovely service. Great with the dog. J”
 
We’ve continued our regular popular events – Sunday roasts – always in demand, the Big Quiz (which this month raised £267 for the Ukraine Freedom Company), Tuesdays ukulele nights, a Folk music evening and perhaps the highlight of January our Burns Night, a fully booked evening and massive success with everyone with Scottish connections (or not) enjoying a great atmosphere and inspired menu. The super-popular monthly ‘Community Supper’ was again absolutely packed out with people from the village enjoying the company of friends, a really warm atmosphere and delicious two course meal prepared and cooked kindly by local resident Angus who runs Greenfingers Garden Centre Café in Exmouth and who volunteered to take on the challenge to cater for 70 diners (at no charge) with a team of volunteers who helped make the evening run smoothly!

For January, a traditionally quiet month in the catering industry calendar, it was a good month and we had the time, space and funds to refurbish our customer toilets too!
 
So, goodbye to January and welcome February where we have more planned with another special 2 or 3 course special menu over the month which is looking very appealing. We also have a romantic Valentine’s Evening dinner planned with bookings coming in fast so book your table soon - and we are reintroducing our popular ‘Happy Hour’ 5.30-6.30pm Wednesday to Friday on selected popular drinks including this time the popular real ale Gun Dog. With all this and half term to look forward to we think it will prove to be a busy month. We're now recruiting for a friendly, enthusiastic Front of House Assistant to join our team. If you're interested, or know of someone who might be, please do contact us for more information.