Huntsman Carvery Dunchurch Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Just the best Carvery in Warwickshire. Honestly, you just can’t go wrong with the food here."
• "Delicious food but you have to be very hungry to go there food is so good you can't stop to eat."
• "Sunday luncheon can only be described as superb!"
• "The meal was absolutely wonderful. The taste was ‘out of this world’."
• "Everything is home made and it tastes awesome."
• "Honestly the best carvery I've ever eaten!"
• "The Carvery itself was exceptional. Meats were succulent and well cooked."

Cons:

• "Great disappointment and embarrassment when we arrived and were told we had to have 3 courses for £24.95."
• "The meat wasn't great, mash was mediocre."
• "Not great. Done it. Once is enough. meat was mostly ok, but my son had 50% fat on his 3 large slices of beef."
• "The cost was well above the quality of food, and the vegetables were sprouts and carrots, roast potatoes were soggy and not crisp."
• "Very disappointing. Only 2 types of vegetables peas and carrots with 1 piece of mushroom."
• "The beef looked under cooked for me, the toasted bread with the pate was too hard, the coffee is always bitter."
• "The food quality was okay, I've had better."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are very attentive and helpful."
• "Staff were very polite and checked on us, good time between courses."
• "The service was excellent. Everything packaged beautifully."
• "John the manager was great, very people friendly."
• "Manager all the waitresses were fantastic polite and courteous."
• "The staff went out of their way to make our meal extra special."
• "From start to finish it was excellent. Attentive staff all extremely polite."

Cons:

• "Excellent meal, but staff couldn't really care less."
• "Great food. Shame the takeaway service is poor. why have a system that clearly doesn’t work."
• "Standards seem to have slipped without Adrian or Dean at the helm."
• "Drinks service was so slow, waiting over 30 minutes on two occasions for our drinks order."
• "The staff are friendly but not very attentive."
• "The service was terrible I ordered a lemonade witch had pipe cleaner in so I shared my partner's drink for the meal."
• "Disorganised service with junior front of house staff."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The restaurant was cosy but spacious, and very clean."
• "Quaint old style pub, lovely and clean, friendly warm staff."
• "The venue is super clean, was really impressed with the levels of cleanliness."
• "One of my favourite restaurants in Rugby. The 'Ye Olde' style of the restaurant is so warming."
• "The location is lovely, the restaurant itself is cosy and the staff are always really friendly."

Cons:

• "OK so it could really do with a refurbishment. But you go there for food not the decor."
• "Atmosphere was strange, very quiet and music playing in the background."
• "The decor was dark and dingy and felt like we were in a scene from a Charles Dickens novel."
• "At first you walk in and the decor is a little tacky and dated."
• "NO vegetarian option?! It's rather ignorant in this day and age to ignore the fact a lot of people don't eat meat."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Starters, the Carvery and dessert all for £25 - a veritable bargain."
• "Fabulous freshly cooked quality produce. Very good value for money."
• "Well worth the money."
• "The cost was very fair indeed and you can go back up for 'seconds'."
• "Exceptional value for money, eat as much as you like from the carvery, plain wholesome food- marvelous."

Cons:

• "Will not be recommending it to anyone, and will definitely not be going again."
• "Very expensive for the quality of food. I wouldn't visit again based on the cost and parking."
• "CHECK YOUR RECEIPT - overcharged £175 as added extra adults and charged the kids as adults."
• "The costs have risen out of what is reasonable for us, as we are pensioners now."
• "Too much food. Less food cheaper prices."