The Polecat Inn, Great Missenden

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UPDATE:
Closed, taken over by Oakman Inns and refurbed, with a new dining area built out back this continues.on the food front and all tables were laid out for dining in a drunker-unfriendly manner, although solo imbibing was not frowned upon. Fuller's London Pride, Darkstar Hophead and Malt Moderation on the three handpumps - the latter with a note stating the brewery was only 888 steps away (it's on the same stretch of road). £3.95 for the Malt so not overly pretentious, but it lots its appeal as a pub a long time ago.

13th May 2017
This trades more on its food trade than wet, but given the closure of the nearby Kings Head, this makes the effort with four locAles - two from nearby Malt and two other Bucks brewers' efforts in Rebellion IPA and Vale Brill Gold, although one of the Malt offerings (Voyager) came in at a premium price of £4.10. The main bar area is a little bit 'Granny's front room' with china plates hung on a mustard-coloured wall to the left and some taxidermic displays, including a mounted fox's head sporting sunglasses. which may not be to everyone's taste. Standard tables and chairs abound with some upholstered bench seats against the entrance walls and the bar has a flintstone construct with some nice (original) dark wood. The small area opposite the bar has a low, sagging ceiling (which suggests the building has been added to over the years) as well as a small inglenook fireplace. Dining is located in a separate room accessed past the bar. Bonus marks for the local ales, but it's a little soulless so not a destination venue by any stretch.

On 15^th June 2019 - rating: 6
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