Sophie F.
1/5
Absolutely disgusting company.
Took our first pub on in December, we already ran successful event businesses and food businesses so having a base and expanding was what we were hoping for.
On moving in we saw the windows upstairs were rotten, and very draughty. So instead of fixing them they screwed them shut (this is essential to know for later on in my story). We reported more things such as leaks coming through electrics from the bathroom upstairs anytime we got a shower (this happened at least 10 times), each time it was never fixed or the route problem seen to, it was bodged to the point that they broke our bath in the end. This wasn't the only leak, as a pub it was very food led so when our kitchen ceiling collapsed and flooded we reported this. The work men came, fixed the ceiling but not the leak so left us now knowing where the leak originated, then the work men dragged their tools out and damaged one of the doors making a fire door unable to be used as it got stuck on said wall.
We moved in and all the top kitchen was condemned or unusable so we replaced a lot as much as our budget allowed.
People from other local pubs reported us to our BDM over nonsense and he took their work as gospel and put us on probation due to no fault of our own.
We had a fire in the downstairs kitchen due to electrics not being up to standards and we had to stop using the kitchen by mid February due to the extractor cutting out therefore all gas cut off, electrics cut out on the fryers and it then ended up tripping our coolers in the cellar so we made the decision to stop doing food until the electrics were looked at.
A fire safety officer came out and did an annual survey to then in the end tell us it had failed again, something we was unaware it failed in the first place. We had not enough smoke detectors, only two break glass points and no way to alert us of a fire if it happened in the night, leaving us with no escape route if there was as all the windows were screwed shut! Maintenance management came out and we have them on camera admitting their mistakes that they missed a report that had been done in September 2024...three months before they let us sign! They then in the same day wanted us to close shop within the house leaving us homeless with three children, we argued this and they gave us 4-6 weeks to leave.
We were told the pub was getting sold, so people who donated their art work and photography came and collected it and if the pub was to reopen they were going to bring the items back, this was reported back to our BDM who threatened us with additional costs.
On the last week of trading I had a private booking for the full pub for an engagement party, again this was reported to the council and my BDM and they threatened to revoke my licence.
We had so many plans for the pub but are now homeless with three children who had to change their schools and leave friends behind, I've had to give our family dog away and had to leave all my possessions almost behind and sell up all our businesses.
20k we spent and have nothing to show, we are now lucky enough to be travelling the world in our camper but would have loved to stay at the pub.
The way a lot of the community and admiral and our BDM treated us was disgusting and I would advise everyone to stay clear of the shit show that is admiral taverns.
We were closed by the 24th March and moved out on the 28th. Shortest landlady in history through no fault of my own.
