Jeremy Clarkson's pub The Farmer's Dog 'bans' three key ingredients from its menu

Pub goers have been left baffled after discovering that Jeremy Clarkson's pub, The Farmer's Dog, has a strict ban on three pub staple items. The upmarket Cotswolds pub has faced a string of controversies since it officially opened last summer - with customers complaining of 'overpriced' beers, mammoth queues and now, the prohibition of menu items considered a staple in most UK boozers.

According to a new review in Birmingham Live, the six-month-old eatery does not serve a number of beverages and condiments that some diners would consider staples. 'You can't have coffee, ketchup or lemonade - there's a sign outside the pub explaining they don't serve coffee or ketchup,' the critic said.

The journalist observed fellow customers being refused a latte, before she was later told she couldn't have a cider shandy because the venue also doesn't serve lemonade. With an average rating of 4.5 stars on Google, it's difficult to secure a booking at the Farmer's Dog - with the Sunday lunch notoriously hard to get into.

According to their online booking system, there are no currently no slots available in February or March for a roast dinner. Pub goers have been left baffled after discovering that Jeremy Clarkson's pub, The Farmer's Dog, has a strict ban on three pub staple items (pictured).

The upmarket Cotswold's pub has has been faced a string of controversies since it officially opened last summer - with customers complaining of 'overpriced' beers, mammoth queues and now the prohibition of menu items considered a staple in most UK boozers.

But if customers are lucky enough to be seated for the £32.50 carvery dinner, they had better be hungry - because punters only have an hour to wolf down their food before being asked to give back the table. Writing for the publication, the critic explained that she and her one other guest bagged a booking a month in advance but had been advised in advance that they would only have the table for an hour between 12-1pm.

Elsewhere, the review praised the meal after enjoying a beef roast alongside a wide selection of vegetables. However, they knocked points off their ratings after complaining they wanted a 'thick gravy' and 'more kick' to a horseradish sauce. It's not the first time customers were left shocked by their experience at the pub, which famously boasts exclusively British sourced ingredients.

Posting a review online, TikTok user Alice Griggs shared that The Farmer's Dog also doesn't serve Coca-Cola to punters. She wrote: 'It was really cool. Everything was provided by British farmers so that's why there's no ketchup or Coca-Cola because you can't get that from a British source.'.

In January earlier this year, Clarkson caused a stir after revealing his pub rules for the new year. It's not the first time customers were left shocked after restrictions were placed on the pub, which famously boasts exclusively British sourced ingredients.

The Farmer's Dog has seen a number of teething problems since it first opened, with customers complaining of pricy beer prices and endless queues. Writing on Facebook, the venue announced it would be offering 'drinks and delicious bar snacks only' on Monday evenings.

The Top Gear star purchased the pub, formerly known as The Windmill, last year and has since attracted countless celebrity customers. But despite winning over locals and visitors to the area, The Farmer's Dog has seen a number of teething problems since it first opened, with some customers complaining of pricey beers and endless queues.

More recently, the venue was threatened with the prospect of having to close its huge carpark which is responsible for bringing in hundreds of customers from all over the country. The car park is adjacent to a listed ancient monument, a 1,400-year-old burial mound containing the remains of an Anglo-Saxon warlord, and there are concerns it could be damaged by the number of cars now arriving.

The mounting pressure to close the carpark could prove a significant financial blow to the boozer, with punters travelling from all over thanks to its famous ownership. The Top Gear presenter paid £1 million to take over the pub, which is located within close distance of his base, Diddly Squat, and he has previously spoken at length about it's costly upkeep.

After acquiring the pub lease, Clarkson knew he needed to increase its parking capacity - because of what happened previously when he opened his hugely popular Diddly Squat Farm Shop near Chadlington, which featured on Clarkson's Farm. Fans soon came in their hundreds causing traffic jams, with punters parked for miles around on the grass verges of narrow single-tracks, blocking roads and causing fury among neighbours.

So Clarkson quickly struck a deal with local landowners Edward and Patricia Walker to lease the field with motorists charged £2 to park there - £1 of which would go to the Walkers. The arrangement seemed to be going well with cars flooding in and out since last summer's August opening, all carefully managed by parking wardens wearing hi-vis jackets, as Clarkson's pub tills rang day and night.