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“Aug 21 - took friends over in NI to the Mournes - as...”

written by on 22/08/2010

Aug 21 - took friends over in NI to the Mournes - as you do and thought we'd give the Percy French a try - since it was beside the Slieve Donard Hotel and 'supposedly' a little upmarket - at least according to the prices!! It was about 2.45 so the lunch rush was over, I'm sure - if there was one. We were shown to our table quickly enough and ordered our food. Well overpriced for quality and quantity. I do not expect a huge ' working man's dinner' amount but a Caesar salad starter for £8.00 in which you had to hunt for the Parmesan and three small strips of chicken -I'm still looking for the bacon that was included. Absolutely minute serving. I don't normally eat a starter to avoid being too full to eat my main course -but there was no chance of that happening here! The staff was young and personable and probably inexperienced and the place was frankly grubby. The ladies' toilets were not in a very sanitary state and looked as if the area hadn't been checked over or cleaned properly for some time.The decor looked very faded indeed. The glass paned doors from the hall were filthy with fingerprints etc and quite off putting. Two tables beside us lay uncleared for the entire duration of our visit and it wasnt until five tables were dirty that the staff decided to clean up. That is unfortunate if you are paying these prices. I could have gone down the road to less salubrious surroundings and had a finer experience for more value for money - and clean tables too!! I'm not normally a complainer but felt this time it was warranted.