The Plough Inn Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Our waiter was excellent and very personable."
• "The only positive part of the experience was the friendly and efficient staff."
• "Enthusiastic and attentive staff."
• "The staff were helpful and knowledgable."
• "Very attentive service."
• "The service was exceptional. Very very attentive."
• "The staff are so friendly and welcoming."

Cons:

• "A steak which was virtually inedible, a poor reaction from the waiter and ludicrously expensive."
• "Service manor could be improved, took away our chips without asking just took them away we were slowly enjoying them with our drinks before our next course."
• "The service left a lot to be desired... Drinks were slow to arrive."
• "Friendly staff but we were served by about 5 different people so service was a little disjointed."
• "Unfortunately the management and service is very poor."
• "The service was very slow, considering that less than 50% of the tables were occupied."
• "Service was good although little slow."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The steak is simply magical."
• "Most very enjoyable food, a very good time was had by all."
• "The food was nothing short of perfect with a three course meal including beetroot smoked salmon, pan fried cod in sauce, and strawberry and white chocolate cheesecake."
• "The food was exquisite, delicious and mouthwatering."
• "Had a 200g fillet steak with peppercorn sauce. It was so tender - best steak I have had in a long time!"
• "The roast dinner was excellent - all the meat incredibly tender and the veg perfectly cooked."
• "Fish and Chips were fantastic."

Cons:

• "Burger and chips both were overcooked rather cremated."
• "The young lady who took our order, seemed miserable, could have been a bit more friendly."
• "The steak itself was very nice, as we now go out for fillet at least once a month we’ve decided to rate the Fillet separately each time. On this occasion we both agreed on 8/10, which is pretty high."
• "Dry overpriced steak."
• "The tiger prawn starter didn’t taste good and wasn’t fresh at all."
• "Vegetables cold .. mean amount of meat .. they appeared to have forgotten to season anything."
• "A steak which was virtually inedible."

Atmosphere and Setting

Pros:

• "Had dinner on the outside patio area. The setting was pleasant."
• "The place has a pretty chilled atmosphere, perfect for some Sunday relaxing."
• "A happy and busy atmosphere with bright and beautiful waiting and cooking staff."
• "The space was amazing and had a great atmosphere."
• "The setting itself is good."
• "Cozy interior and beautiful outside area."
• "The outside seating area looked beautiful."

Cons:

• "The carpark is quite small and street parking challenging at busy times."
• "Jumped on the bandwagon of not accepting cash."
• "Ridiculously expensive for no obvious reason!"
• "Arrived at 6pm for a drink, bought drinks and sat down outside, were asked to move from an empty eating area."
• "We were shown to an outside table (not offered the option of sitting inside), where we were subjected to awful piped music, superimposed on the other racket."
• "I don't like the plastic plants in the garden either."
• "It was so loud, It felt very echo and found it hard to hear friends over the table."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Lunch for four people with four beers, two Pimms, a bottle of fizzy water and four good main courses for £100."
• "It wasn't what I would call cheap but for the quality of the wine, the food, the staff and the atmosphere, I will say it's actually really well priced."
• "Price-wise, this is under the 'I don't mind paying good money for good food' category."
• "We absolutely love the food here especially the surf and turf, on the expensive side but worth every penny the quality is fantastic."
• "The Plough Inn is doing exactly what the Pub Trade, our local and national economy needs right now, and they are doing a first class job, 10/10."
• "What a delicious roast dinner we had on Sunday!"
• "Great setting, great service, great food - dogs welcomed."

Cons:

• "A steak which was virtually inedible, a poor reaction from the waiter and ludicrously expensive."
• "Very good quality steak, but poor service, small portions and soooo expensive."
• "The prices are astronomical - my pint was £5.80, my wife's Prosecco £8, and they added 12.5% service without asking."
• "Ridiculously expensive for no obvious reason!"
• "I will agree with others on the pricing being fairly high, especially for the larger cuts of steak."
• "Steaks come with complimentary plate only - absolutely nothing else beware! everything inc chips extras (at a small fortune)."
• "Below average food, lousy service and ridiculously expensive for no obvious reason!"