Been up Kinder Scout today. Absolutely brilliant day up until.................I decided to have a well earned pint in the Old Nag's Head in Edale.

Went into beer garden at the back, left my lad with the bags while I went to get the drinks. Walked in through a door but it didn't look right, so I asked two numpties in the kitchen if I'd entered through the wrong door.

"This is private mate, didn't you see the sign outside? It's big enough."

"Sorry," says I, "Didn't see the sign. My mistake, cheers."

As I walked out to find the correct entrance, one of said numpties shouted, "Get yer eyes tested mate!"

At this I went back in and confronted the pair (as politely as I could), "Is this how the staff here speak to the customers?"

"It's a big enough sign pal." came the response.

To which I replied, "Doesn't matter now cos I'll be taking my custom somewhere else you pair of gits."

As I walked out there were two women who clearly work there sunning themselves at a table just outside. One of them - who resembled someone who had taken a misery pill this very morning - said, "It's a big enough sign, how can you not see it?" and she pointed it out.

I looked in the direction she pointed and there it was, stood on the floor leaning against the wall behind a parked car. Only readable if approached face on...which wasn't possible because of the car.

My gripe?

The repulsive, nay, obnoxious staff who seem to think it's alright to mouth off at a customer because he accidentally walked in the wrong door...even though he apologised.

I therefore nominate The Old Nag's Head at Edale as the unfriendliest pub - in my 36 years of drinking - it has been my misfortune to come across.

How two 'chip monkeys' can have such a high opinion of themselves I'll never know. Obviously not intelligent enough to fry up at McDonalds are they. And just think on folks, if they are this unpleasant to a customer's face, what the hell are they likely to do to your food!!!

:suspect: :suspect:

Anyhow, I got my drink at the Norfolk Arms, Ringinglow.....a proper friendly pub.

Just thought I'd share this with you.

The Old Nag's Head is a sh*thole!!!:gag: :mad: :rant:

I hope the landlord reads this.

and so do i .people get used to treating people like sh one t and it needs to stop:mad:

I would imagine that the Landlord wouldn't give a sh*t being as it's the only pub for miles and has a captive clientelle of thirsty walkers just returned from a tiring 'slog' up Kinder and back.

Of four members of staff I met(within 3 minutes of being there), three of them were pig ignorant gits. That makes 75%, so I doubt the landlord isn't aware of what prats he's employing.

Pay peanuts, get monkeys!!

Hang on a second... I happen to know all of the staff there and they are actually quite nice people. Everybody has their off days and I am not doubting that they were rude to you, but they are honestly nice people!!

And I should know because I serve them their breakfast at the cafe across the road most mornings! Don't want to start an arguement though...

Then please give them my regards at breakfast tomorrow, and tell them (the two kitchen wallies) to either grow up or get to the doctor about their scitzophrenia.

You weren't there. There were complete ar$eholes. FACT.

off day or not, they shouldnt be like that. deserved a bashing.

Fair enough. I only know the two youngest ones well, the others I know by sight and to say hello to. But in my experience they've always been ok... But possibly only because I have control over exactly what goes onto their bacon buttie!!

I agree they shouldn't have been like that, but they are MUCH better than any of the past landlords that have been there in the past two years (all 8 of them!!). Previous staff have been very very bad, the current staff were all brought over from the Wirral from their previous pub when they took the Nags over.

You could try the Ramblers (next to the train station), never heard any complaints about that (but no raving reviews either!!).

Thanks for that sheff_minx.

Didn't know there was another pub. If I'd known that I'd probably have gone there.

Guess where I'll be supping next time I do the Kinder grovel.:clap:

Better idea - save your legs and just go to your local :) Thats my excuse for not doing Kinder in the last 8 years!!

And also because of a story my dad told me... on the day befor emy mum was due to give birth to me, he went running up Kinder. He accidentally took the wrong path and dropped down into Edale instead of Hayfield. Meanwhile I decided to be born... So I don't go up Kinder just in case I go into labor ;)

Kinder is there to be conquered by nutters like me and my lad.

Don't know why though, because half way up I usually wish I hadn't started.

Have just weighed up the two:

Stay on our estate and have a pint amongst the inbred and cretinous, or go out to God's beautiful peaks and drink with other fresh air lovers.

No contest.:thumbsup:

At one time, pubs like the Nags Head would have been run by a proper landlord who knew the business inside out. Unfortunately, these days pubs such as the Nags are owned by large conglomerates who employ a MANAGER. These are two very different types of people to be running a pub. The former will have a vested interest in the pub and will know most of his customers very well, make sure his beer if spot on etc,etc. The Manger however receives a salary, and gets paid regardless of how he treats customers or how crap his beer is. I fear that you how fallen foul of the latter or one of his dopey underlings. A sign of the times I'm afraid and it will only get worse.

Why dont you give em a ring and tell them what you think

http://www.edale-valley.co.uk/nagshead.htm

The last time I went into the Nags was last August (2004) and the staff were great - even let my young brothers into the main pub when the children's side closed at 9. It was absolutely belting down all evening and we had a great time playing cards.

If it's changed hands since then I am very disappointed.

Yeah its changed hands at least twice since then.

It is owned by a company who employ a manager and they seem to have quite a bit of difficulty finding anybody to take on the Nags who is willing to stick at it and make it better. Edale as a place is going down hill and all the businesses in the area are suffering as there is simply nothing to do after about 6pm apart from go to the mediocre pubs. The thing is, without the pubs improving Edale will continue to decline.

Incredibly strict by-laws in the area prevent the cafe where I work from opening past 6pm and from serving alcohol, as it has been proposed in the past to turn it into a kind of bistro in the evenings (keeping it as a walkers cafe in the daytime). The proposals were immediately dismissed by the council due to these regulations, which even dictate the hours and days we have to open the cafe (incredibly uneconomical on a rainy wednesday in the middle of winter!).