{"id":3655,"date":"2010-08-30T18:49:51","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T17:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2010-08-30T18:57:06","modified_gmt":"2010-08-30T17:57:06","slug":"stuffed-eventually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=3655","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed, eventually"},"content":{"rendered":"

Restaurant review: The Rose Revived, Newbridge, Witney, OX29 7QD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The in-laws came down from Worcestershire today, so we toddled down to the Rose Revived<\/a> for lunch.<\/p>\n

The Rose Revived is a country pub\/restaurant with accommodation. Part of the Old English Inns chain, the pub is located about halfway between Witney and Abingdon, on the banks of the river Thames.<\/p>\n

The location is an idyllic spot for a visit; surrounded by rural countryside on the northern bank of the gently-flowing river, this must be a lovely place to sit and sip and take in the scenery on a warm evening.<\/p>\n

But we were there, on Bank Holiday Monday, for lunch.<\/p>\n

Our table was booked for 1.15pm and we walked in at… 1.15pm.<\/p>\n

There were long queues at the left- and right-hand bar, but we chose wisely and were served drinks quicker than the folk in the other line.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, as we ordered our drinks, we were told that there was a waiting time of one hour for main-course meals.<\/p>\n

Gulp!<\/p>\n

I’m not sure we really considered walking out. We had, after all, booked to eat at the Rose Revived; it wasn’t as if we were opportunist drop-in punters, we wanted to be there.<\/p>\n

By 1.25pm we had ordered (2x Lamb Shank, 1x well done Sirloin Steak, 1x Cumberland Sausage and Mash and 1x Peppered Mushroom suet pudding and mashed potato) and sat back to sip our drinks and while away an hour with conversation.<\/p>\n

Sadly, 2.25pm came and went.<\/p>\n

So did 3pm.<\/p>\n

One hour and 40 minutes after ordering, our meal arrived.<\/p>\n

At this point it’s worth noting a couple of points<\/p>\n