The Greenman Fownhope Hereford

Stayed here as part of a shooting party and need to give a word of warning - I stayed in Room 6 which was terrible - tiny with a really soft old mattress and the bedroom and bathroom windows both had broken mechanisms meaning they would not shut and it was a cold night. Stained blind in the bathroom. Scriffy threadbare carpet in places and the smallest bathroom I have ever seen with a 10 inch step down into it. Tiny TV ( Ipad size) with no remote to even turn it on. I know its an old and characterful pub but I have stayed in many old pubs before. Had this room been charged to me at say £60 a night max B&B I could probably say I got what I paid for, but with dinner ( wasn't massively boozy) and B&B being charged to me a £250 that bill was really OTT. Breakfast was a buffet with "powdered " scrambled eggs and coffee was a flask of HOT water and Nescafe sachet's -I asked about a "proper" cup of coffee but was told it would take too long to turn on the coffee machine (?) I decided to skip it and get breakfast elsewhere. When I went to pay they would not take cash (or they thought I must not be trustworthy) - I thought that was still legal currency in the UK? Other guests in the party had a few decent rooms in the courtyard which had been refurbished and were really nice - just don't book Room 6 (and go elsewhere for breakfast unless it made to order and the coffee machine has had a long time to wake up)

First time we’ve visited The Greenman. We had a fab meal; the food was fantastic, especially the chicken breast. Extensive wine menu, friendly and attentive staff. Highly recommend to anyone in the area. Thank you for a lovely evening! We will be back

Wow, what a lovely pub, warm welcome, great service and excellent food, well worth a visit. After a long walk through the woods we got the The Greenman and had to stop, despite no reservation they found us a table and made us feel really welcome, including treats for our yorky

Friendly, clean, excellent location and the best Sunday roast I have ever had. And I’ve eaten out a lot! Dog friendly and staff were welcoming. Good beer and I would highly recommend. We had the roast lamb and it was just exquisite. I’ve visited before and just had a drink but please please do eat here on a Sunday. You won’t be sorry. I’ve paid twice as much for food half as good.

Lovely pub, great decor. My friends ordered the crab linguine, but couldn't taste the crab at all, also felt the portion was too small for the price. (Verging on starter size) My fish was lovely and just enough. The table next to us complained they needed another side of vegetables because there just wasn't enough. So if your very hungry I would suggest order a few sides to compensate as the portions are pretty small. Polite service but extremely slow. Probably 30 minute wait for our desserts... !

We had an excellent stay. The food at dinner and breakfast was delicious. The service was excellent and we found everyone friendly and helpful. This is why I have given 5 stars however there are a couple of things we would change if staying again. The hotel is old and can be noisy during service times as can the road outside the hotel. We were in room 5 which had a bath and hand held shower. The plug on the bath did not work and the only way to use the shower head was to sit in the bath. We did report and we were offered a shower or bath in a different room but they couldn’t fix during our 2 night stay. The second is the emergency lighting is in the main part of the bedroom and is a very bright green. This could easily be located in the corridor to the room. Again we report and it was covered for our second night which stopped a lot of the light. One more thing is the hairdryer in the bathroom is useless, another hairdryer was in the wardrobe and I used that but there was no mirror. Just minor faults that could be rectified and would make a big difference.