The Sloop Inn

I called the inn around 1500 on the day of our arrival (we were walking the Offa’s Dyke Path and were at Monmouth around 8 miles north of the property at the time) to enquire about what time they served food until. A lady answered and was very terse and unfriendly to the point I was obliged to ask if I’d somehow offended her to which she tersely and ironically said “No”! However, upon arrival the reception we received was more cordial; the room was clean but a bit faded and musty smelling and the bed very comfortable. The evening meal menu looked a little unimaginative and dull but one of the two specials of the day took my fancy - fish pie and veg - which pleasantly surprised us with its good quality, decent meal size and plenty of firm, fresh veg. The following morning’s breakfast was served by a very friendly and attentive lady and tasted good if consisting of standard fare and no fruit available.

We arrived after the pub was closed but the landlord was kind enough to serve us some food and a pint, giving up some of his own time on a Sunday evening.

The cleanliness was terrible in our room ,from dust everywhere to cobwebs in every corner ,there was dead flies on the window sills ,must of been an infestation of flies in the bathroom as they were all ovsr the bath