点评:Organised a day trip to Richmond recently with my husband and our very large dog. Used Tripadvisor to plan the trip taking into account the reviews provided to ensure a successful trip. We did the circular walk encompassing the abbey and castle, town for lunch then back to the abbey. I had only a few dog treats and a water bowl with me as I believed this would suffice being the pub was promoted as dog friendly, I could get him something to eat at the same time we humans ate.
Unfortunately, there was no provision for the dog, not even a water bowl was visible, although there was a water dispenser with glasses at the end of the bar. I asked our server what was available for our dog but my request was derided, claiming he didn't know anywhere that did food for dogs and that the costs and storage would be prohibitive and they're doing ok thus far without it. We are experienced day trippers and there are other establishments that cater very well for dogs and their owners - these are deserving of the phrase 'dog friendly' and are the raised bar by which other experiences are judged.
Our dog became very vocal as he was still hungry after finishing his treats so my husband had to take him outside so as not to disturb the other guests. It was a very cold day and he had to leave his food to stay outside with the dog . I ate half my sandwich then we swapped places so he could eat his food. This was supposed to be a family meal but we couldn't eat together. I counted four signs stating the pub was dog-friendly but there was no provisions for dogs. My appetite and the occasion was spoiled due to this misrepresentation by the pub and we won't be returning.
I have given two stars in my review because the location is good and my husband enjoyed his food.
翻译:最近我和丈夫带着我们的大狗去里士满一日游。为了确保行程顺利,我们参考了TripAdvisor上的评论,并以此为依据规划了行程。我们走了一条环形步道,途经修道院和城堡,然后在镇上吃了午饭,之后返回修道院。我只带了一些狗粮和一个水碗,因为酒吧宣传说可以带狗,我想应该足够了,这样我就可以和它一起吃饭。
然而,酒吧里根本没有狗粮,连个水碗都没看到,虽然吧台尽头有个带杯子的饮水机。我问服务员有什么狗粮,但他却不以为然,说他不知道哪里有卖狗粮的,而且成本和储存费用太高,他们目前没有狗粮也没什么问题。我们是经验丰富的短途旅行者,也知道其他一些对狗狗和主人照顾得非常好的场所——这些场所才真正配得上“宠物友好”的称号,也为我们树立了衡量其他体验的标杆。
我们的狗狗吃完零食后仍然很饿,叫个不停,所以我丈夫不得不带它出去,以免打扰其他客人。那天很冷,他不得不把食物留在外面陪狗狗。我吃了一半三明治,然后我们换了位置,好让狗狗吃他的食物。这本来应该是一顿家庭聚餐,但我们却没能一起用餐。我数了数,酒吧里有四个标牌写着“宠物友好”,但实际上却没有任何狗狗所需的设施。酒吧的这种虚假宣传破坏了我的胃口,也毁了这次用餐体验,我们以后不会再来了。
我给了两星评价,因为酒吧的位置不错,而且我丈夫对他的食物很满意。