"The are too few vegan or vegetarian restaurants around, so when I found The Barn Pub Restaurant, I was very keen to give it a try. I booked a table for two on a Saturday evening with the promise of an “All you can eat Around the World Buffet”. Sounded wonderful. Couldn’t wait! Upon arrival things went south almost immediately. We waited at the bar for nearly 5 minutes before someone acknowledged us. We were asked if we had booked and we said we had, but no booking could be found. I managed to find a phone record on my mobile and said that I’d called to book, but got told that they didn’t take bookings by phone, only online! Luckily the restaurant wasn’t terribly busy, so a table was found. We ordered drinks and paid for everything before sitting down. We walked across to the buffet and got asked if we’d been given plates at the bar? We said no, so the person at the buffet had to get plates for us. After that we had to fend for ourselves. On to the food… My idea of an “Around the World Buffet” was soon destroyed by what I can only describe as “Mum’s gone to Iceland, hit the vegan isle, come home and cooked everything by the directions on the packaging”. There was DIY vegan burger (burger, bun, salad and condiments), DIY hot dog (sausage, hot dog bun, condiments), stodgy vegan Mac’n’Cheese, vegan deep fried chicken bits with buffalo sauce, some sort of yellow gravy, mini corn on the cob, deep friend hash browns, deep fried onion rings, and seasoned chips. I have eaten better and healthier vegan and veggie food at Pizza Hut where the pizzas are freshly prepared and cooked and the salad bar has some degree of freshness and healthy choices. I’m glad I went because I know never to go again. They don't have a chef they have a cook. £40 wasted on a very disappointing dining experience."
