Part owner Paul, an affable Aussie from Cairns, left in a huff following a row with his business partner over the price of the pub that he was trying to buy outright which was a real shame as he had really transformed the place.
The pub itself is a real eyesore from the outside, a soulless, characterless brick building, situated in Alvecote Marina.
We were pleasantly surprised on what we discovered when we walked in, the bar has been moved back upstairs, a decision I was initially a bit sceptical about but it really works, demonstrated by the fact that there were plenty of people drinking in there on a Wednesday night.
The beer was of good quality too, I was on the Morland Old Speckled Hen and Shelley (noting that she was less than two weeks into a new job) wisely stuck to Coke of the diet variety.
The food looked good with a wide and varied menu though it was a wee bit pricy with steak and chips at £14.95. I'd want half the cow for that price !!
Like at a royal occasion at Buckingham Palace we moved outside onto the balcony though we were greeted, not by throngs of flag waving patriots, but instead by a lovely view of the marina and canal. It was a very pleasant way to spend a midweek evening.
The pub has always been dog friendly (there was an attempt on the world record for dogs eating a Sunday dinner held in the pub a couple of years ago) so it was no surprise when we were joined by a four legged friend as we sat on the balcony, a Jack Russell called Jack. I wonder how the owners dreamed up that imaginative name?!!
Hunger soon got the better of us so we had a decision to make.....£14.95 for steak at The Samuel Barlow or £4.39 for a carvery at the nearby Pretty Pigs? I counted out two lots of £4.39 and made haste !!
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