The Dog & Partridge Marchington

Do not trust this place with dietary requirements. A shame as the food was lovely. However, we asked for gluten and dairy free meals, for a starter we were told the Pate was safe. It arrives with 2 slices of bread and a chunk of butter. We point it out and the waitress says "Ohh yes don't eat your bread". We had two sisters in our company who are incredibly gluten intolerant, one will have seizures and the other will end up in hospital with one or more throat abscesses. After the starter we double checked for the main courses. I think triple checked as I went and asked another waitress just to be sure. I assume she checked with the same chef as the answer was "yes" (their meals were safe). One main course arrives with a Yorkshire pudding placed straight on top and I think we learned the stuffing had gluten in it too. At first the original waitress wanted to take the plate to "remove the Yorkshire" we expressed the importance of no gluten and she took it away saying "Ohh don't worry, I understand" in a rather flippant/irritated tone. She returned with a cut down meal with no stuffing or Yorkshire pudding. The other main, the sea bass, arrived with some sauce that we didn't know whether to trust. Time will tell on that one. A real shame as a nice location and my was lovely.

Amazing country pub, very good food. Coeliac friendly menu. Great choice of drinks, all in a lovely period pub.