Thursday 27 August 2009

Fountain Pub Reopens

Against all the odds, the Fountain Pub is due to reopen this weekend.

Caterer.Com Article

9 comments:

Unknown said...

Hope it works out for them.

I've missed The Fountain, t'was one of my favourite places to eat in and around Tenbury. I drove by a few weeks ago, was sad to see the carpark/garden overgrown.

Anonymous said...

The fountain is not open once again this blogg as caused confusion
please put your facts right WR15

@WR15 said...

I was told by the new owners 4 weeks ago that they would be opening this weekend. Coverage was also in various newspapers. If they didn't open there must have been a last minute hitch. We could have waited and published the news after the event, but as this was a good news story it was worth taking the risk in publishing early (the same conclusion was reached by the various local papers) I cannot imagine that this article could have caused much in the way of confusion.

@WR15 said...

PS: I hope you will also be writing to the Advertiser and Caterer.com.

Anonymous said...

The blog was clear. It said "the Fountain Pub is due to reopen this weekend.". It did not say "the Fountain Pub will reopen this weekend."

zoo said...

As a former member of staff at the Fountain I would like to add my best wishes to the new owners. However I hope that comments that I have heard recently,regarding the last owners are not repeated on this or any other site. It was a dreadful experience for all concerned and now it is time to turn the page and move on.

Unknown said...

I actually went back to the Fountain last night, first time since the reopening. It was quite busy! All the tables taken in the dining area and the bar area filling up. But I'd say if you are looking for a meal out I'd give it a miss. Didn't seem to have much of a menu. So we nipped down to Shamraj instead.

What actually happened with the old owners?

Unknown said...

I tried to get a pint there last Thursday. I arrived at 1800. No one about. All doors firmly closed. No opening times displayed. No phone number displayed. At 1805 a member of staff arrived. Incredibly, he didn’t know whether the bar opened at 1800 0r 1830!
So . . . I went to the Pembroke instead. I sometimes do wonder whether or not local businesses actually do want customers.

@WR15 said...

When I drove past last Sunday, the car park was full and several more cars were parked along the roadside, so they must be doing something right.