The Supper Club

Organisers:  Colin Ellis - supper@ashbyu3a.co.uk - phone 01530 272592
and Mike Stow - phone 01530 469152

This group aims to visit local pubs and restaurants for an evening meal and and social conversation. We normally meet on the 4th Thursday of the month at 7 pm for 7.30 (This is a fortnight away from the Lunch Group). We will jointly decide on venues.

Everyone is welcome, all we ask is that you sign the sheet by the display board at the monthly meeting prior to the supper, or contact Colin or Mike, by phone or by email, so we can book the relevant number of seats.

If anyone is interested in coming along, but has been discouraged by problems with transport, it may be possible to arrange lifts. Please contact Colin or Mike on the numbers or emails above.

There may sometimes be a limit on numbers depending on the venue's ability to cater for larger numbers, in which case places will be offered strictly on a first come, first served basis. There may also need to be a cut-off date for bookings. This will be stated on the bookings list.

26th February – Ferrers Arms, Lount

This was our first outing since November last year but hopefully does not set the standard for the rest of 2026. On arrival (7 for 7.30) we were told that our table was not ready and we waited until 7.45 to be seated. After 10 mins the manager came to say that he only had 10 pre-orders but there were 12 of us. Colin pointed out that the extra two names and their choices had been phoned through a week ago. The starters arrived at 8.10. At 8.45 the first of the main courses arrived, and one was immediately sent back for being incorrect! The last main was served after 9pm. Only 4 people had ordered a dessert, but they had run out of one choice despite it being pre-ordered over a week ago!

Many of us enjoyed the actual food, but for others some meals were a combination of overcooked, undercooked or just plain cold. Not great. At least the company was excellent and we all enjoyed getting together again.

The final straw was that Marstons have been offering 30% off main courses, but the vouchers were refused because we were more that 8 people on one table despite the fact that we were paying individually. After a strong complaint the manager agreed to manually adjust the bills.

Hopefully the Priory in Loughborough will do much better next month.