The Poachers Barn - Scarborough

What is going on with this place. Used to be a great little quiet pub, but in last couple of years it’s had more landlords than customers. Come on Marstons, sort it out. Now it’s got more wannabes in change. Place has gone

Nice pub and staff were friendly, just disappointed with the food. There was hardly anything on the menu available. And when the meal came out it’s was missing items felt a little ripped off the hunters chicken was nice but the fries were very greasy. Unfortunately won’t be eating there again. But definitely for a drink as great bar.

This pub is under very new management and we called in for lunch while in the area on holiday. Our meal was really lovely and the manager and staff are so friendly, would love to return and would highly recommend, veg chilli was to die for and very flavoursome. Thank you Carla and staff xxxx

We thought great a local pub when we moved here. But to be honest it's appalling. I think we have had at least 4 managers and nothing has changed. The whole pub needs a complete overall. The urinals generate a terrible smell which can be smelt in the bar area. Last time we went for a quiet drink, the bar was populated by drunks (not unusual) who spent time shouting that they had been barred. The group on the table across from us decided they'd have argument. This resulted in the individuals attempting to get other people (strangers involved) in the argument. We had attempted to sit in the restaurant area which was empty. Unfortunately we had dogs so this wasn't allowed. We have attempted to support this pub on many occasions. But frankly it never changes.

Copy of email sent to Poachers Barn... had no response. On Saturday 19 August 23 we, myself, my husband and daughter, came into Poachers Barn for lunch. We have been before and not been happy with the experience, however we follow the page on Facebook and comments had been made that management had changed and the food was excellent, we therefore decided to give it a try. The visit was to take our daughter out for a birthday meal, we do not live in Scarborough but she does. We ordered a coffee and two soft drinks, we could not have coffee or tea because you had no milk, no big problem, my husband had water. He is diabetic and therefore has to be careful with his diet choices. For our food we had, Steak and Ale Pie (very kindly swapped the chips for mash), Mixed Grill with no peas (my husband has an allergy), and Hunters Chicken. The pastry on the pie was so hard and overcooked it was inedible, the Mixed Grill came with Peas, and the steak and chicken were overcooked. the Hunters Chicken was overcooked and dry. We tried to eat the meals but unable to because of the comments made. The barmaid was really good, she was welcoming and took our orders professionally and politely. The pub was clean, warm and comfortable. When the barmaid cleared our table I complained about the Hunters Chicken, she went to the kitchen and returned with a comment from the cook that there was nothing she could do about the dry overcooked chicken because she has to use a probe. No apology. We had intended to have further drinks and desserts, we however moved on to somewhere else. My husband has tried to make comments on Facebook and has had his comments deleted and been blocked from the page, surely we have a right to make comments about our experience. I would be grateful to hear your comments on this episode of errors.