A pub landlord has hit back at a one-star review questioning his German-inspired menu saying his chef wife is "more German than Hitler was".
A diner was left less-than-impressed by the menu at the Three Pigeons Inn in Graigfechan, near Ruthin and left a scathing review on Tripadvisor about how the food was not what "it used to be". That's despite a solid rating of 4.5 out of five on both Tripadvisor and Google since the 350-year-old pub was taken on by owners Nik and Julia, North Wales Live reports.
Nik, who has previous form for coming down hard on negative reviews, was quick to respond to the diner named Dave. Dave initially took to Google to leave his review: "Friendly enough staff, unfortunatley [sic] the food was only mediocre, portion size was good. The menue [sic] choice was limited, not really the traditional pub it used to be."
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Nik didn't hold back in his response and wrote: "Jeez, you obviously had your tongues cut out before visiting, I was going to say sorry for being different but I’m not, maybe you should stick to Wetherspoons." If Nik thought that was the end of it, he was much mistaken. Dave then decided his comments deserved to be on Tripadvisor too and he took a second swipe at the pub, describing it as "a blend of faux German and terrible".
In his second review, the unsatisfied diner wrote: "This pub used to be a hidden gem. Now its a blend of faux German and terrible. The landlord (I think) was rude and full of himself, the food was far from authentic. I was advise [sic] to stick to weatherspoons [sic].
"Poorly maintained and not the place it used to be. Stay clear if you are looking for a decent meal."
Incensed Nik branded Dave a "liar" in response and makes a compelling case for the authenticity of his menu. He says his wife, who works as a chef at the pub, is "more German than Hitler". Adolf Hitler was Austrian by birth, but renounced his citizenship in 1925 before becoming a German citizen in 1932.
In his response, the landlord wrote: "Oh dear, another bad review from a liar who didn’t like my reply to his Google review, so left his first Trip Advisor review especially for us! 'Faux German' & 'far from authentic', haha, my wife (the chef) is more German than Hitler was!!!!! Lots of love from the rude & full of himself Landlord."
Nik says he "doesn't suffer fools gladly" and that he was once given a mug by a local customer with "rudest landlord in Wales" on it after he responded in a similar fashion to another negative review. In February this year, he responded to a review which complained the pub "lacked the cosiness" he remembered and pleaded with the landlord to "save this place before you run it to the ground".
Nik replied with: "Offensive, slow witted & incredibly rude manager…….. I’ll have to get another mug made to go with my 'Rudest landlord in Wales; one!!!"
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