The Dovecote Reviews Summary

Accessibility and Staff Helpfulness

Pros:

• "I am disabled and staff couldn't have been more helpful without making a fuss."
• "Staff were friendly and really could not have done more to make us feel welcome and comfortable."

Cons:

• "Forgot my salad, they had no cheese on my chicken after I noticed it wasn't there they said they ran out, and never got my drink I ordered."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "I had sea bream which was cooked perfectly."
• "The portion sizes were very generous for all three courses."
• "Had steak and ale pie and couldn’t fault it."
• "The food was delicious, well presented and nice to see different dishes from the norm."

Cons:

• "Cauliflower cheese was dry, roast potatoes hard and dried up as was most of the veg including the tiny stuffing balls."
• "Ordered the tuxford chicken tasted good but chicken slice was very dry and over cooked."
• "Really really disappointed... only to be told they had had Halloumi in the same fryer they use for gluten free and Vegan items."

Service and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Service was great and although it was busy we felt very well looked after."
• "The atmosphere was pleasant and the time flew by so much that we didn’t want the night to end."

Cons:

• "Went tonight as a party of 16 we booked a table and they forgot to make up our table and we also pre-ordered our food and we had to wait sooooo long for the food."
• "Burnt chicken on first meal so sent back, second meal came with undercooked pastry so sent back."

Special Requirements and Allergies

Pros:

• "Visiting again on Sunday 29th January... asked for a gluten free options... a lovely surprise to see the Dovecote does a full gluten free menu."

Cons:

• "Lovely food, but a recent menu change has removed all but one of the vegetarian options from the gluten free menu."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The food is excellent and very reasonably priced."
• "Food and service absolutely exceptional, every dish spot on and at a very affordable price, strongly recommend."

Cons:

• "Ordered food for a takeaway collection... They forget to give us sauces that were stated on the menu, but other than that we were happy with our food and service."