The Anchor Inn in Merthyr Tydfil

We arrived for breakfast with our 6 month old baby, where the waiter approached us and said that people were leaving shortly and we could be seated in the next few minutes. We then stood by the bar waiting for a seat, (there were no spaces left even by the bar to sit and wait) when a couple having coffee stood to leave who kindly gave their seats to us. We started getting the highchair ready for the baby and made ourselves comfortable, to which we were approached by a member of staff with blonde hair appearing mid-thirties in age who told us to leave as a couple sat on a breakfast table by the bar (big enough for dining) had been waiting for this seat. It was extremely unnecessary to wait for us to make ourselves comfortable before telling us this, and also not to be shown to alternative bar seating seeing as we were already stood waiting with a baby for 15 minutes. We left feeling extremely unwelcome, and also bumped into the couple who gave their seats for us who were confused why we had to leave the seat. In hindsight it worked out for the best as the inn was very hot, no air con even in the middle of August, also as seen by the food hygiene rating on the door there is definitely room for improvement. We were left with the impression that “if you’re not a regular you won’t receive the same service” again very unwelcoming.