The Ram Inn

It was not a good start when arriving around 5 pm to The pub to find three people working on the bar, a huge pile of dirty glasses waiting to be processed and very few customers around. All of the staff appear to be young and didn’t take charge of anything. There was a reasonable weight while nothing much happened to check in. The rooms are quite small with low headroom on the upper floor and very limited storage. Towels, sheets and toiletries were all to a high standard and the bathroom was also well finished. The price point seems very high for what is being offered. There was no milk provided for the tea and coffee. Extra points for providing fresh coffee and both a café and an espresso machine. There is also a fridge in the room with a well stocked bar (but no milk). My main complaint is that breakfast STARTS at 9 am. The doors are locked until then and there was a queue of about 10 people all waiting to get in at 9 am and all a bit annoyed about it. As someone woken at 6:30 am by a food delivery van that was sitting with its engine running and refrigeration compressor fan whirring right outside my room, but not offloaded until well after seven-I was awake for several hours thinking about breakfast before I could go and get some thing to eat or even go and ask for some milk to make a cup of tea in my room. Several couples only had a continental breakfast because they couldn’t wait for a cooked breakfast because of the late start. Compressing everybody into starting at 9 o’clock also put pressure on the tables and they’re not enough tables in the breakfast room for everybody to sit down leading to one couple being pushed into another area. The waiting staff were a bit slow and disorganised and also suddenl were hit with requests for drinks and food. Breakfast itself was good with a range of high-quality ingredients, fresh fruit and good choice of hot breakfasts-however the timing was extremely inconvenient and delayed our ability to get going in the morning to do the things we had come on holiday to do. Whilst I appreciate it may be convenient for some people to have breakfast after 9 o’clock And being able to do it even up to 11 o’clock is good, the forced late start is clearly in the interests of the business and not of its customers. There are better places that are more responsive to their customers and better priced.

We visited The Ram Inn Friday 18th April. I checked my bank statement to find that they had charged me £29.19 for two pints of Harveys bitter and one large glass of sauvignon. I would have expected to pay something in the region of £18-19, maybe £20 at a push. These drink were ordered and paid for at the bar. I have contacted the pub to query their pricing but to date they have chosen to ignore me. My advice for anyone visiting the pub, if you are buying at the bar agree the price before you proceed because it seems to me they put a service charge on everything even when purchased at the bar in person. I for one will not be visiting the pub again and neither will my family.

Charming hotel. Lovely pub hotel, lots of character but a bit tired in places. Cosy bar area and nice food. Delicious breakfast.

The Ram Inn is a lovely country pub with great rooms. The staff couldn't have been more helpful in looking after everything for us.

Charming inn Our sixth visit, the Inn is based in an enchanting village , just a few minutes drive from Glyndebourne Opera House, Every room is completely different, some very small, others offering plenty of space. Breakfast excellent. Staff willing, if sometimes a bit amateur. Slightly irritating that guests cannot run up a tab , but have to pay for any expenditure on odd coffees or beers on the spot: a bit unsophisticated.

Apart from the double bed in our room being two single beds- a little uncomfy at times. The staff, location, rooms, settings, food- all excellent!! The staff and manager went above and beyond in making our stay as comfortable as possible. 4/5