On Tue, 17 Nov 2009, Mary-Ann Johnson wrote: > On Tue, 17 Nov 2009, Clarke Brunt wrote: >> And did we all make an effort to support it while it was open? > > Well, as much as I 'support' any pub... we went in there for a meal, which > was indeed very nice. It looked a lot like they were aiming to do almost > restaurant-level food, rather than 'pub food', which would have made a > nice addition to the dining options available in Milton. I was hoping to > go back last weekend, but had to go elsewhere instead. I hope it's not > closed indefintely again. Well if they really were planning restaurant-level food, they will struggle without at least a decent deep clean and lick of paint. The interior had become what I can only describe as uninviting and would not have inspired me to think that the kitchen was any cleaner. But also, compare the effort one of our pubs makes with delivering menus to many local homes frequently, with some "under new management" boards which if you use the routes in and out of the village that I routinely use, you'd never ever see! People are rude about "marketing" but some simple and cheap publicity combined with properly sprucing the place up and making sure people know it's been spruced up is probably key to getting people to try it again. Last Scores on the Door inspection was 14.3.2008 - if I was the new management and thought I was doing better, I'd be asking them to come back for example. Heather