St Edmundsbury
The Woolpack Fornham St Martin

The Woolpack Fornham St Martin

The Street, IP31 1SW, St Edmundsbury, United Kingdom

Pubs • Full • Steak • Lunch


"I just wanted to write a review because I used to work at this pub for a couple of months and this is what I have to say about this place. A little background so I applied to work for the boosh bar (the owner of the pub owns the cocktail bar in bury) and whilst I had my interview they asked if I would like to work at the woolpack to get some bar experience. So I said yes and this started the worst experience of my life. First of, the landlord Graham, is the rudest man I have ever met in my entire life, whilst I was working he belittled me in ear shot of guests which max me feel so uncomfortable and frankly like a peasant. When I wasn’t working the landowner would message me on days that I wasn’t working, asking me about my during the morning and evening, trying to discuss topics of conversation which were very inappropriate and not to do with work at all. Such topics as did I have a partner and if we were happy, if my home life was good and wanted to know more than what was exceptable. Whilst still working, I put on a brave face and still went in, but was treated like rubbish the whole shift and could not do anything right in his eyes. The customers who came in were lovely and I enjoyed talking to them when I had time when the landlord wasn’t rushing me around everywhere whilst he stood behind the bar thinking he was the bees knees. I finally left after a couple months of this, I then heard that after I left lots of other people who have worked here have been through the same thing so it wasn’t a one off. Please do not work here if you are looking for a job, there are better places to work and avoid this place at all costs."

Carluccio's Bury St Edmunds

Carluccio's Bury St Edmunds

24-26 Auction Street, IP33 3FA, St Edmundsbury, United Kingdom

Pasta • Steak • Mexican • Fast Food


"Bury St Edmunds is bustling. Couldn't get a table anywhere. Got one at Carluccios. Now I saw why. I used to love this restaurant back in the day. But since the takeover it's got worse and worse. Tonight was a combination of the most lacklustre of services and average food. The menu has been reduced dramatically but even then, one of the starters wasn't available. My wife asked for her favourite the Penne Giardiniere but the spinach balls weren't available. She was offered chicken instead despite it being a vegetarian dish. The waitress/manager never asked if we had any allergies either! Throughout the meal, our empty cans and glasses stood and we're never cleared. We weren't even asked if we wanted more drinks! Considering they need to sell as much as possible, this was crazy. We would have ordered more but apart from asking once as to how our meal was, there was no interest in our table. The Cannoli dessert was squidgy instead of crispy and comped. Worst of all, the manager had accidentally charged us for an entire bottle of Prosecco for £35.00 instead of the single glass £7.50. This was taken off with a brief apology but she did not seem to really care about such a spectacular mistake. It could have easily been overlooked in a bill for 5 people. It was almost a mistake too difficult to make by accident. The decor has been neglected. Most of the light bulbs are dead or hanging out of the sockets. The restaurant was near empty when we left at 21:30pm. The staff were cleaning and tidying up most of the time. In fact, they did this with more intent than checking on the customers. It will be interesting to see what restaurant moves in next."