The Station Tavern

If you like service with a scowl, this is definitely the p!ace for you. Called in for a pint only to be served by the most miserable, unwelcoming landlord l've ever met. Why do these people enter the hospitality industry with this kind of attitude?

Against my better judgment, I booked a room at the Tavern in May 2022 for September 2022 and paid £60.00 deposit (on a room costing £130 per night) as all other decent accommodation in the area was already booked out (it was the NYMR Autumn Steam Gala weekend). There were no terms and conditions attached to this goodwill deposit. Unfortunately, I became unable to travel on the date I had booked and so notified the landlord "Taff" by email of the cancellation a week before the date of the reservation, and requested a refund of the deposit paid. He refused to make any refund. I suggested to him that as the room was booked during the NYMR Steam Gala weekend, he would have no difficulty in reselling it, and that if he did resell the room, he should make the refund. He emailed me back that he WAS willing to make a refund in such circumstances. As I didn't really believe him - given the negative comments made about Taff by almost all other reviewers, I got a friend to enquire about availability on the night in question on the previous evening, only to be told that there were no vacancies on that night, i.e the Tavern was full (my room had been resold) - as I suspected it would be. As I hadn't heard from Taff I emailed him to enquire about my refund only to be told that he hadn't managed to sell my room. So .... in addition to Taff being worthy of an Oscar for being the most despicable landlord in Yorkshire (according to most TripAdvisor reviewers), he also tells as well as sells porky pies. What a surprise! My advice to everyone is keep well clear of the Station Tavern as everybody I have subsequently spoken to says the place is filthy, decrepit and appallingly run, so I think I have been spared an ordeal. On reflection, the loss of my deposit may have been a blessing in disguise, as it would in all probability have ruined my holiday.