The Blazing Donkey in Ham, Sandwich, Kent

beks

creased-leach wrote: »

Hubby used to drink in there as a teen- before it went upmarket.

Just wanted to but in & mention that there was an infamous local roadsign that read "Ham Sandwich"- but it got nicked so many times they changed it!

It was probably better then! You wouldnt see any teens drinking there now!!! Yes, I was looking forward to telling people I was getting married in a Ham Sandwich! Only good thing though! :cool:

ariarnia - yes, I love that review, it made me laugh when I first read it (and that was when I was just discovering the true horror of the venue we had booked for our wedding!!). I can just picture it all in my head from the descriptions, I wish I could write like that!!

PopeSock

jackieglasgow wrote: »

What did you say that place was called? The Blazing Donkey? Where? Ham, Sandwich. Thanks.X

So not Toto's restaurant in Bury, then?

hippyadam

PopeSock wrote: »

So not Toto's restaurant in Bury, then?

Oh don't start that again! :P

DebtHater

Sorry to hear that OP, I always regarded the Blazing Donkey to have a fairly good reputation around these parts!

It might be worth a quick call to Canterbury registry office, because they recommend this venue as one of their "Kentish Ceremony" venues, and advertise it on the TV screen in the waiting room too. I was there getting married this week and saw quite a few ads for the Donkey......

Personally, I wouldn't book with a venue like that anyways. I find its much more formal to actually get married at the registry office, they have a very nice formal "Drawing Room" downstairs which really sets the ceremony off a treat. Then you could just organise the reception seperately.

Glad you got the issues sorted though!

mrbrightside842

Ooh I followed your other thread on this place, I'm glad you're finally able to name and shame them.

I also love that there's a place called Ham Sandwich in Kent

DebtHater

mrbrightside842 wrote: »

Ooh I followed your other thread on this place, I'm glad you're finally able to name and shame them.

I also love that there's a place called Ham Sandwich in Kent

Its debated as to wether its actually in Sandwich, I think it is but people do argue that its not.

Ham is a village a couple of miles out of Sandwich

berniesmaster

glad you got your money back op, what horrid people!

dacouch

We should get a first time poster along shortly telling everyone how great the Blazing Donkey is...

DebtHater

dacouch wrote: »

We should get a first time poster along shortly telling everyone how great the Blazing Donkey is...

For a general place to eat and drink its nice.

Just seems they are very "forgetful" when it comes to bookings and payments etc

vikingaero

DebtHater wrote: »

For a general place to eat and drink its nice.

Just seems they are very "forgetful" when it comes to bookings and payments etc

My idea of nice isn't a place which doesn't have enough staff, is dirty, an a-hole of a manager/owner and has an inability to serve HOT food. Who wants to eat lukewarm steak???!!!