Comments on: Fox and Hounds Peterborough closes

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:29:30 +0000

To Austin; perhaps if there had been more people in there, you wouldn’t have got noticed!

By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:19:55 +0000

I went back with my OH at the weekend and we got glared at for having a bit of a kiss and a cuddle in the corner. This is not what I remember from the pub last year, and will not be giving them my business any more! Vote with the pink pound, that’s what I say.

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:17:42 +0000

Well, I visited the other evening at about 8pm and the place was pretty dead. No change to decor and in the evening, the drab, dull greens are really draining. No change to the lighting; just a step down in bulb wattage might do the trick or different lamp shades. Having said that, the menu was ok and maybe it would be a more buzzing nicer place to sit in the daytime with the sun coming in through the windows. Shan’t be visiting again.

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:48:24 +0000

Looking forward to seeing it again, although according to what Phil the Till says, the decor will still be cold greens and harsh lighting! Bring back the candles and warmth! Maybe I’m just a frustrated interior designer

By: Joff

Joff — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:24:35 +0000

Phil, thanks for that invaluable information – if you can update us when you know more that would be appreciated.

By: Phil the Till

Phil the Till — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:42:25 +0000

For Steph and Austins information, I am visiting this site tomorrow morning to reinstall the till system and to let you know that the ownorship has changed back to the previous owners over the Christmas period…
This site was recently owned by “Orchid” and is going back to “Spirit”, the last owners before “Orchid”!!! Nothing much will have changed at the site itself, and I have looked at it on the web this evening and it is obviosly in good condition. Hope that you will both revisit and enjoy the pub (as that is what we should ALL be doing…not easy at the moment as we all know…). I’ll try and post an entry tomorrow evening to let you know about the management and staff.

PS, the last ex-Orchid site I visited was in Wales and was in excellent condition and Spirit are obviously working very hard to right the wrongs of the Orchid regime.

Cheers for now.

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:44:17 +0000

I read on another site that it reopens on the 27th Jan, I’ll be there to inspect it!

By: Austin

Austin — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:41:16 +0000

I personally thought the food was much better after it was “done up”. Always one of my favourite places in Peterborough to go for a bite to eat. I always found it more gay friendly than most Peterborough pubs and actually met my boyfriend there last year. I hope it doesn’t close down, we go there on our anniversary every month to celebrate and remember how lucky we are x