Bridgnorth, Shropshire:

This could have been great, and looked it from the outside. Once in, however, it all went a bit wrong; we were pounced upon by waiting staff

We’re just after a drink, is that OK? Yes, but it’s table service, would you like to sit there?

and the whole place was clearly food-dominated, perhaps even more than The Royle. Added to that the most awful music selection I’ve heard in a pub for some time, and it just felt…lacking.