Ego at The Fox, Haslington Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food great and lots of it."
• "I had a entire vegan meal and it was to die for!"
• "Both [the sharing platter and mixed grill] were good."
• "The food was amazing and well-cooked."
• "The food here is amazing so tasty and good size."

Cons:

• "We ordered calamari fritti, it was terrible."
• "The chips are soft and oily and the fish is over fried."
• "The king prawn and chilli linguine was over cooked and salty."
• "The carbonara was child portion sized and the sangria was very watery."
• "Portions were very small for adult meals as well as the children's."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very friendly, helpful and professional."
• "Service was prompt and friendly."
• "The staff are attentive and helpful, they know all about each dish."
• "Waiter Meghan surprised us with dessert creations saying 'happy birthday' on the plate."
• "Service was second to none. The food was gorgeous."

Cons:

• "The waiter served us non alcoholic cider, then got our order wrong."
• "We had to go hunt to ask for our bill which they got wrong."
• "Waited over an hour for Sunday lunch, it wasn't busy, all the meals came out cold."
• "Been a few times. Never been perfect. Might be the last time tonight."
• "Had to prompt for service all the time. Waited an hour for the starters."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The ambiance was homey, comfortable and beautiful!"
• "Service brilliant and the atmosphere lovely, you could tell everyone enjoying their time here."
• "The restaurant itself is relaxed and has a nice atmosphere throughout."
• "Great atmosphere and decoration."
• "The place looked gorgeous inside."

Cons:

• "The chairs were broken and the restaurant smelt of smoke coming from the rowdy crowd of locals near the bar."
• "The music was inappropriate, dance music with a thumping bass, very annoying."
• "Felt squeezed in, which spoilt it for us."
• "Staff weren't very attentive."
• "The food was ok but the service was not, we asked for the children's meals to arrive with the starters but they didn’t."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The quality and quantity of the food was very good."
• "Food and drinks came to about £230, all enjoyed the food."
• "Food, service and staff all fantastic together with superb decor even the restrooms are worthy of a picture."
• "The food was delicious and excellent value for money."
• "Fantastic place and could become the heartbeat of the glorious village!"

Cons:

• "Having said that the food was nice if a little overpriced and portion sizes were not great either."
• "Sorry to say tonight was awful, we both had the pizza, hardly any cheese, chorizo 6 tiny pieces."
• "The pricing was a bit on the expensive side."
• "Very pricey for what you got."
• "Thought the food was overpriced but well presented."