The Bush Inn Shimpling

Apr 28th, 2023

Apr 15th, 2023

Apr 10th, 2023

Nice place , bar bit slow to get served , food was ok . Good entertainment, lovely owner
Jun 10th, 2022

First I must say that this pub has recently reopened with new owners. I visited with my partner on Sat 15 April 23; one week after it had reopened. We had made a reservation thinking it may be busy but it was pretty quiet. There was one person at the bar and two other couples eating. We ordered drinks at the bar on arriving, a bit slow but not bad. We were shown to our table. After 10 mins a waitress arrived to take our order. We hadnt received any menus so I asked for 'a couple of menus'. We were told that they did not have menus and that all the options were on the chalk board in the bar area. The waitress started to read out the options but this was too fast to understand. We asked the waitress for a few minutes so that we could look on the board and make our choice. The waitress left and we got up to check-out the board. While we were looking at the board, a lady came out of the kitchen area who I assume she was the owner. She was immediately very rude and aggressive to me saying that she didnt appreciate me being rude to her staff. I was shocked as all I had done was ask for two menus and then said we would look at the board and choose. This lady informed me that the waitress was in the kitchen in tears. I asked what I had done to upset the waitress but she would not answer or give me any details of what I was supposed to have done. I offered my apologies if I had done or said anything to upset the waitress and asked her to speak with the waitress to find out. She refused. The other diners, who had witnessed this exchange were shocked. This lady was so rude that my partner and I decide to leave. I paid for our drinks then returned to our table to collect our coats when the lady said, very loudly, thats for the best. I very calmly suggested to her that maybe she should have spoken with me to find out what had happened before being so aggressive and rude. I can only assume that I was mistaken for another person. My partner and I both left and will never return. I cannot speak for the food as we never eat there.
Apr 17th, 2023