The Plough Inn Normanton on Soar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was all absolutely spot on."
• "Just had a lovely meal at the plough. We had the steak and kidney pie it was delicious."
• "Fabulous beef lasagne with garlic bread, chips and veg."
• "A great selection of tasty food with different menus for sitting inside and out!"
• "Food presented well & was tasty."
• "The food was excellent and the portions with the sharing sides were very generous."
• "The food has always been lovely whenever I have visited the Plough."

Cons:

• "Without doubt, the worst quality food and service ever experienced from any pub!"
• "The food and drinks are VERY overpriced for what it was and the portions small."
• "Chicken with Tarragon - probably one of the most underwhelming, unappetising plates of food that I have been served."
• "I had pork escolopes which were like boot leather."
• "The fish was as thin as a pancake and tasteless."
• "The salad that accompanies it was also dry."
• "The food was terrible, just frozen veg and reheated pie / lamb."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely staff giving great service, couldn't have been better."
• "Staff good, service good."
• "Service was excellent staff very attentive."
• "Staff very professional."
• "Had a good meal, pleasant attentive staff."
• "Service was top notch and the staff were really excellent."
• "Fantastic welcoming service."

Cons:

• "Waited 20 minutes for a drink, 50 minutes for the food."
• "Too successful for its own good, very busy with a 90 minute wait for food."
• "The staff seemed pushed enough as it was, there didn't seem to be enough of them."
• "They didn't accept card in our bar though so guests had to go to the main bar which was a bit frustrating."
• "The subsequent service was dreadful, left without drinks, plates not cleared."
• "Slow service when it was just us in the restaurant."
• "Service was not only appalling but slow to react."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Seating area to enjoy drinks down by the riverside which is nice on a sunny day."
• "Nice view from the garden by the river, nice friendly staff nice relaxed atmosphere."
• "Lovely traditional canal side country pub with a modern feel."
• "Love going here on a summer day for a drink and lunch by the river."
• "A lovely pub in a lovely place with a beer garden directly on to the river soar."
• "The surroundings are lovely with the river running alongside the carpark."
• "Beautiful setting. Seating outside overlooking the river."

Cons:

• "It is in a small village location with, what seems to be, a small village mentality of 'we don't want outsiders in here'."
• "Would never return not even for a pint or the view! Totally disappointed!"
• "Reception quite scruffy and uninterested."
• "Then came the killer blow no syrups for coffee which the supervisor ALEX thought was funny."
• "The standards have certainly dropped since my previous visit which was probably about 2 years ago."
• "Lukewarm chicken starter, front of house rude and didn’t greet us when we arrived."
• "Lacking a bit of atmosphere."

Value

Pros:

• "Good food and reasonably priced."
• "The food is very reasonably priced."
• "Great value for money gorgeous setting alongside the water."

Cons:

• "The food and drinks are VERY overpriced for what it was and the portions small."
• "Estrella £4.70 a pint though."
• "A little overpriced at £2.40 for a small cup but there was a piece of chocolate with it."
• "The drinks are very expensive."
• "Now relatively expensive and not so good for a family."
• "The Plough is not cheap pub food, you can get much cheaper elsewhere, and better quality."