Sheffield food places to avoid

[Bilge]

This is NOT the Thornbridge pub, which is the CS on Derbyshire Lane. The one we are talking about is on Baslow Road! Thornbridge's Cross Scythes scored five, top marks.

 

They are both Thornbridge pubs. The Totley one is more 'gastro', the other one just a local pub.

[paula4sheff]

Needless to say - they're all worth avoiding like the plague. Which is good, as you might well contract the plague should you eat in any of them!

[Naive]

Take a look on their FB page.

 

Looks to me like a whinge fest against the Star.

 

If the owners had sorted out statutory paperwork and record keeping, then they wouldn’t have the problem. Personally, I’d prefer to deal with a company that has written food management procedures, rather than one who bleats on social media.

 

A company that hasn’t done its job properly, moaning about a local paper that has. You couldn’t make it up.

[jaffa1]

This.

 

Some of those ratings are close to a year old, if they haven't bothered to sort things out in that time they should be named and shamed.

 

The Norfolk Arms (Grenoside) hasn't been doing food for that long so they've soon got their kitchen into a mess by the sounds of this.

[slh73]

They are both Thornbridge pubs. The Totley one is more 'gastro', the other one just a local pub.

 

No theyre not. The only Thornbridge pub in Totley is the Cricket Inn. The Cross Scythes on Baslow Road has nothing to do with them

[paula4sheff]

Looks to me like a whinge fest against the Star.

 

If the owners had sorted out statutory paperwork and record keeping, then they wouldn’t have the problem. Personally, I’d prefer to deal with a company that has written food management procedures, rather than one who bleats on social media.

 

A company that hasn’t done its job properly, moaning about a local paper that has. You couldn’t make it up.

 

Yes- it's odd how people are criticizing The Star as "never letting the facts get in the way of a good story" - when all they've done is print the facts!

 

How often do food premises get inspected for hygiene? I was under the impression that it was two or three times a year.....yet apparently this place has waited 18 months since a 'paperwork error' to get another.

[EmmaJones76]

Looks to me like a whinge fest against the Star.

 

If the owners had sorted out statutory paperwork and record keeping, then they wouldn’t have the problem. Personally, I’d prefer to deal with a company that has written food management procedures, rather than one who bleats on social media.

 

A company that hasn’t done its job properly, moaning about a local paper that has. You couldn’t make it up.

 

Have you read the FB post properly?

 

They were not the owners/landlords at the time of the inspection. They have only been in there since October (which was three months ago), not their fault if the council has a backlog of inspection is it?

 

A lot of people on that status supporting them. They have even put a supplementary post on there last night explaining this backlog.

 

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Yes- it's odd how people are criticizing The Star as "never letting the facts get in the way of a good story" - when all they've done is print the facts!

 

How often do food premises get inspected for hygiene? I was under the impression that it was two or three times a year.....yet apparently this place has waited 18 months since a 'paperwork error' to get another.

 

Once a year according to the FB post the Cross Scythes put up, and even that isnt happening due to the backlog.

[Bilge]

No theyre not. The only Thornbridge pub in Totley is the Cricket Inn. The Cross Scythes on Baslow Road has nothing to do with them

 

Sorry, I stand corrected, thanks. It had loads of their beer on the one time I went in and the decor looked their style.

[jamesogt]

 

How often do food premises get inspected for hygiene? I was under the impression that it was two or three times a year.....yet apparently this place has waited 18 months since a 'paperwork error' to get another.

 

If you score 4/5 and score well structurally they come less often. I have worked places that have had a 5 year gap between visits.

 

They tend to concentrate, as you would expect on the lower scores bringing the lower end up as opposed to repeat visiting places that have been shown as OK.

 

Scoring 5 is not difficult, if anyone needs to know how I will happily pass on my knowledge for a small fee My job is in food and of the 35 I oversee we have only one that has 4 stars, all the rest were 5 or Scottish equivalent. As mentioned structure and systems score highly so if they are OK you score well.

 

Sorry, I stand corrected, thanks. It had loads of their beer on the one time I went in and the decor looked their style.

 

Maybe go back and edit the original post as not everyone will read the full thread.....

[Starlc]

Zing Vaa???? Not been there since 1982 and it was very nice back then....I was wanting to go again actually

 

it must have been great as it has been a 35 years since you have been !