The Spyglass & Kettle by Greene King Inns

As a family of 9 we decided to go to the Spyglass and Kettle for Boxing day. We had gone the previous year and had a lovely meal. I had unfortunately filled the festive menu selection form in incorrectly!! (Senior moment) However Jo the manageress, with a laugh and a bit of banter, was superb and got us all sorted. We all had a really lovely 3 course meal. Compliments to Jo and all the waiting,bar and kitchen staff.

OK. A review of two halves. Positives first. Staff are wonderful. Really attentive and genuinely free and efficient. Food excellent. Room, oh dear. See photos. We did report this immediately but response was ‘yes we have another room like this’. I feel sorry for the great staff. Great location and so many good things, but Greene King need to sort the accommodation.

Myself and a group of friends ( 20 senior citizens) just had the most fantastic afternoon of entertainment watching and indeed joining in with a MADNESS Tribute act in the beer garden of the Spyglass. It wasn't overly loud and yes there was plenty of drinking taking place but the atmosphere was absolutely superb . I am a local resident and aware that not everyone is as happy as myself but this was a couple of hours of harmless fun and was over by 8pm .Some people must be so bored with their lives they have nothing better to do than moan moan moan . The pub has been there for years and is the fulcrum of the local community ( in my opinion ) providing jobs for local people and superb entertainment year round , long may it live ! Pubs are under immense pressure to survive, my hat goes off to Manager Jo Botta and her team including Jess Emily Luke , all the bar and serving staff and of course Pierro . Thanks for all you do . Terry Nicholas