The Waterwheel Pub
In the town of Teller, along the river Virre stands a tavern. It is neither very large, nor very small. It is not elegant nor is it dingy. It caters to both townsfolk, sailors, and travelers. All are welcome, but the owner is very insistent that proper manners are maintained. First offenders have proper behavior explained gently, but very clearly. Further offenses either result in ejection, or if reason cannot be crammed into the skull of the culprits, then a dunk in the water wheel course or the river is the result. Repeat offenders somehow come to the attention of the Vigilants
The pub is owned and operated by the The Steward Family who currently consist of a grandmother, her daughter and son-in-law, and their two daughters and two sons.
The food is good, basic fare, the ale, beer and mead locally produced and a small selection of local and imported wines are also available. During the season of fogs, you can also find Sweet Kiss served.
Most visitors to the pub come for a meal and company. You can find food from early morning until late into the evening, but the stronger drinks are not on offer until later in the day. Foods such as scrambled eggs with bacon and sausage, roasts of pork or beef, rotisserie chicken and duck, along with bread baked in house. Fried potatoes are common additions to a meal as are roasted carrots, and pan-grilled greens. From time to time they will offer a special of the day, usually when there has been a good catch from the sea or the river of fish or shrimp or crab. The food is good enough that the residents of town will often stop to collect a meal or two to take home with them.
As with any good tavern, the information that flows through the customers and the Steward family is significant. Very little goes on in town that is not known at the pub. For the price of a pint, or a meal you can pleasantly learn all that is work knowing about current events. It also a favorite haunt of Dewi when he is in town.
Architecture
The floor is made of river cobbles cemented in place and smoothed to a level surface. The first two feet of the walls are stone, which is then topped with timber planks fitted snugly together, two planks thick. One layer runs vertically on the outside of the building to help shed rain and other weather, while the inner wall is laid horizontally. The roof is pitched, covered with planks then thick layers of sea grass for thatching.
A large stone fireplace is built on the north wall between the common area and the kitchen, and opens both directions. The entrance to the kitchen is just to the south of the fireplace and a long bar is south of that, with kegs, barrels, and the occasional bottle of beverages lined up behind it.
The entrance to the tavern is on the far west wall, and opens onto the main road between docks and town.
Outside of the east wall and accessed by a heavy wooden door is a working waterwheel, hence the name of the tavern. On the south side of the pub is a planked porch, covered with a thatched roof, that is large enough for a few tables when the weather permits. It provides a pleasant view of the Virre
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Pub / Tavern / Restaurant
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