Hotels near Hoburne Blue Anchor Holiday Park, West Somerset District

My husband and I visited for dinner last evening, and here is my take: My husband’s starter of salad with chicken and bacon was very good but my choice of Brixham crab cake ran into trouble; I got no taste of crab whatsoever and so I asked how much crab should be included in the recipe. The waitress assured me she would ask the chef and the answer was that as no delivery of crab had arrived that day, then my “crab cake” was actually a plain fish cake She removed the cost of this from my bill. I felt very sorry for her having to front a significant error made by the chef who had failed to communicate with her and allowed the menu to go out either through pressure or arrogance. Mains were pleasant but underwhelming; my husband’s pan fried cod on saffron mash was not very flavourful and my ballotine of chicken was just short of disappointing. Our shared pudding of lemon meringue pie on raspberry coulis was pretty good. The waitress was very charming and not at all defensive in this awkward situation regarding the “ no crab “ crab cake ; entirely the fault of the chef. We were not charged for the fish cake but when the bill arrived we were charged for both an extra glass of wine and a plate of mussels neither of which we had The poor waitress explained that someone had sat at our table earlier that day and their bill had unfortunately been added to ours. This was resolved and we added a 10% tip solely because we were impressed by and sorry for the delightful waitress. Sorry chef but even Wivey locals can spot a “no crab “crab cake

If this is the best we can do to showcase British Hospitality in a largely tourist area then I can easily see why pubs and restaurants are closing down at an alarming rate. The bar was dark and dingy, felt very dated and not very welcoming. There wasn’t a single customer sitting in there. There was no-one behind the bar but a man was chalking up the specials board. As we waited he continued to chalk up the board but didn’t bother to acknowledge us or say “someone will be with you soon”. When the barman arrived we asked for two Pimms. He said he couldn’t do Pimms as he didn’t have any fruit. We then asked for two Gin and tonics with lime wedges. He said he didn’t have any limes. I then asked for a pint of ale. He said that ale was off . This pub advertises wholesome quality local dishes with locally produced ingredients. The first item on the specials board was Chicken Dhansak !!!!!! The chicken may well have been local but the dish is hardly representative of local exmoor. The four of us planned on having a few drinks and evening food but after seeing the bar and the presentation of service we left after one drink and went elsewhere.