The Boars Head Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Absolutely fantastic service from Owen!"
• "The service was excellent and we weren't kept waiting in between courses."
• "Staff were very friendly and polite and service was quite quick."
• "Excellent food, very high quality and excellent service."
• "The service was brilliant, all waiters and waitresses very attentive and friendly."
• "Staff were very professional and our waiter was superb."
• "Service was excellent:) there was a mixup with my main course, but it was dealt with very elegantly and fast."

Cons:

• "The starters didn't come out until 45 minutes from when we sat down."
• "However after being shown to our table we asked for a few minutes to view the drinks menu, I think the staff forgot us as it was 30 minutes before I managed to get the attention of staff to take our order."
• "Major failure this Christmas Eve evening as, despite being seated at our table for around 7:30, our main still hadn't been served by 9:35."
• "Unfortunately no one asked if we wanted a drinks refill and when our meal plates were taken away a desert menu wasn't offered."
• "Arrived on time for table. Table not ready for 20+mins."
• "I have to mention the slow service."
• "The waiter spilled three drinks over my Son."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Menu is very good and food is well presented and delicious."
• "The food was excellent and well worth waiting for!"
• "They do nice meals not too much and not too less just enough."
• "The food is always on point, never any issues!"
• "The food was fresh, tasty and well priced."
• "The food is excellent and is around £17 mark for a meal, good value really as it's cooked fresh."
• "The food was absolutely excellent."

Cons:

• "We both order the crispy belly pork and when it came it wasn't crispy at all."
• "The children's chicken burger is flame grilled...so smokey. 1 of our grandchildren didn't like the charred taste."
• "The mushroom bruchetta was not value for money."
• "Food we ordered was very good quality but we were both surprised by the lack of food on my husband's plate when his belly pork was served."
• "The Yorkshire pudding we're cold in the middle."
• "We ordered the mushrooms which were inedible and tasted like mud, the popcorn chicken was mainly batter with very little chicken the size of a tennis ball and tasteless!"
• "Roast potatoes were par boiled yet barely roasted, roast veg was burnt, pork belly wasn't rendered nor crispy."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is always cosy but vibrant."
• "A fabulous, safe, evening out. All covid secure. Had meal in the Teepee, was lovely atmosphere and food & cocktails lush."
• "Lovely large outdoor seating area that is fantastic in the warmer months."
• "A stunning venue, both inside and out, can imagine in the summer it's a popular place to visit, beautiful outdoor seating areas."
• "A lovely atmosphere."
• "Lovely atmosphere and very clean."
• "Fantastic atmosphere and delicious food."

Cons:

• "What really disappointed us was the amount of flies in the conservatory part, both my wife and daughter did not finish their meal due to flies landing on the meals."
• "We were in the conservatory which was freezing, for a place that gets very good reviews, we could not give a good review for our experience."
• "It can get a bit stuffy inside even on a rainy day."
• "The atmosphere inside the tipi was great, a little on the dark side so those with poor eyesight struggled to see the menu a bit."
• "Was a little difficult to hear myself talking with most customers in the conservatory area."
• "The small middle section was very noisy."
• "Main course took an hour to come out, dessert then took a further hour and didn't come out together."

Value

Pros:

• "Superb value."
• "Highly recommend the Bottomless Brunch, amazing value."
• "You definitely get what you pay for. Great quality of food and very kind staff."
• "Food delicious with good gluten free options."
• "Great value for money."
• "The lunch menu offered fantastic tasty and well prepared food and was superb value."
• "All the meals were fabulous, great value for money. Really tasty, lots of flavour."

Cons:

• "It was expensive. Service however was excellent."
• "Your not on the doorstop either and next time I will save my petrol."
• "Not worth the money that you charge."
• "Can't see us making the specific Taxi journey out there again!"
• "The food is not bad at all, but given the price it feels like they’re trying very hard to be something they’re not."
• "Very expensive, but delicious... you pay for what you get!"
• "It's not the cheapest place."