Q + A with our FOH

Great food and a vibrant atmosphere can only get you so far if you’re trying to make it big in the pub world. We think that the staff play a really fundamental role when it comes to enjoying your time with us. That’s why we make sure that every member of the Bathurst team are not only bloomin’ fantastic at their job, but are also pretty cool too. Now we’ve bigged them up, it’s only really fair if we introduce you, right?

I present to you: James, Aisha and Ellie.

How long have you been working at the Bathurst?
J: Only the beginning of July
A: Two and a half years!
E: Just over a year

What’s your favourite dish on our menu?
J: I'd have to go for the burger or deep fried chicken- perfect comfort food
A: It's got to be the rump steak!
E: Definitely the burger with pineapple

What’s your roast of choice?
J: Roast Beef for sure
A: Lamb
E: Pork with extra crackling!

Bathurst pudding of choice?
J: Sticky Toffee Pudding with Ice cream and Toffee Sauce
A: Same for me- I'd always recommend it!
E: Strawberry Parfait

What’s your favourite part of the Cotswolds? 
J: I do a bit of the Monarch's way from time to time with my dog, Molly, as it's a nice little forest to walk through. I used to love taking Molly up past Itlay as a kid.
A: I love horse riding so being in the Cotswolds is ideal. There are so many beautiful walks and bridleways near North Cerney.
E: I love going to the Slaughters and the Cotswold Wildlife Park

Tell me the funniest memory of working at the Bathurst
J: I told the managers they couldn't have their steak rare thinking I was way ahead of the health and safety rules!
A: It's sort of this rule now that one of the members of staff always has to take Keith, our longest running local home after an evening at the pub so I drove him up the road with Ellie, another member of staff. Keith had just got a new cat named Magic and when Ellie went to open the front door he ran out! So our evening consisted of running around shouting 'Magic' to try to catch Keith's beloved cat!
E: None are really appropriate to disclose publicly!

Drink of choice?
J: Ramsbury is always my go-to
A: Fentiman's Rose Lemonade!
E: Same here

Best drink on a hot summers day/ cold winter evening?
J: For a cold winter when the fire is going and the pub is busy, you can't go wrong with a large glass of Shiraz!
A: Lime and Soda with a good hot chocolate in the winter
E: Rose Lemonade in summer. Apple juice and spiced rum in the winter

Favourite pub quiz team name?
J: Les Quizerables
A: Tequila Mockingbird

According to you, where is the best table in the pub and why?
J: I would always go for one of the booths round the corner to have a good chat with a friend
A: The corner table at the end of the bar by the window because you're still very much involved in the pub atmosphere
E: I agree with Aisha; it means you can also watch people through the window coming in and out!

Which local have you known the longest and how do you know them?
J: Keith- He's been present for nearly all of my birthdays insisting on a game of spoof!
A: It's got to be Keith!
E: General. But then again he's my dad!

Favourite dog visitor?
J: Am I cheating if I say my own dog, Molly?!
A: Kevin Bullock's Sandy the border terrier
E: Definitely agree with Aisha

Favourite pub playlist?
J: Best of British Punk
A: Any indie music!
E: A good mix of the Beatles and Johnny Cash

Which season is the best to come to Cirencester?
J: I think Cirencester can give a quintessential image of a countryside summer when the sun is out and the bunting strung up but also there's a lot to be said for the roaring fires and beautiful decorations running up to Christmas.
A: Summer as we have our Sunday BBQs!
E: Winter so you can see the Christmas market

Favourite sport?
J: I think my favourite sport to watch is probably rugby but I love doing cycle touring and recently just got into boxing too.
A: British Eventing (riding) of course!

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
J: I've recently come back from six months in the Middle East and Caucasus but already eyeing up my next trip. I'd like to hike through Central America among the dense forests and the rich history.
A: Australia just so I could say I've been on the other side of the world.
E: Paris, probably my favourite city in the world.

Favourite book? Why?
J: No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy is an old favourite: I remember being hooked on that at every opportunity.
A: It changes very frequently but at the moment it's Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn as I study Criminlogy at university and I love a good thriller!
E: Breakfast at Tiffanys: I absolutely hate the ending but in a weid way I like the fact that it's not your typical ending; nothing falls into place.

That's the infamous Keith in the middle!