The Peacock Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We really enjoyed our roasts and the beer was good."
• "The service was great, very friendly and the food was delicious."
• "The best curry I've had in years and excellent local Peak Ales to accompany."
• "Quality food and excellent value."
• "The food was amazing, I have never seen a fish this big."
• "Probably one of the best pub meals I’ve had recently, great portion size and really very tasty all at a good price!"
• "The food was excellent, large portions, all freshly prepared, with nicely chilled local cask beer."

Cons:

• "The fish was luke warm in the middle and really greasy and honestly not that good at all."
• "The beef in The Beef Sirloin Sandwich was sadly not very nice!"
• "Any local chippy takeout is way nicer, faster and much cheaper!"
• "The food arrived and looked as though it had be thrown together."
• "The food is absolutely atrocious never see owt like it when you’re paying a lot of money out for something you expect to standards."
• "Utterly appalling dining experience... the land lady was colder than the food."
• "Stale food with a complete disregard for presentation."

Service

Pros:

• "Came in and was served by Keekee… what an absolute gem. She is a true credit to the team."
• "Very friendly and helpful staff. We will most certainly come back again and again."
• "Young girl behind the bar serving was very pleasant and helpful."
• "The staff that serviced us were lovely."
• "The staff were great and helpful we would definitely go again."
• "All staff were extremely friendly. If you're looking for a cosy, traditional pub then this is the place to go."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Good food but young workforce of staff running around like headless chickens at times not sure what to do next."
• "The waitress began clearing the table while one of our party was still eating."
• "Person serving wasn't very friendly, no smile and distracted."
• "The customer service was very poor. The waitress didn't smile once and seemingly didn't want to be doing her job."
• "The staff behind the bar seemed massively overworked and as a consequence were not friendly or courteous at all."
• "The man who served me was so abrupt and rude as well."
• "Unfortunately the staff were quite unhelpful and unfriendly."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "Great pub. Right next to the market."
• "Cozy venue with large outdoor area."
• "The place is lovely with loads of older worlde features and fittings with WiFi."
• "Lovely pub to stay right in the heart of the high street of Bakewell."
• "Fantastic outdoor seating / beer garden."
• "A lovely village pub in the heart of Bakewell."
• "Delightful little pub in the middle of town."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately we were sat in a separate room, that leads to both loos and the outside areas, felt a little like sitting a darkened corridor!"
• "The Peacock isn't a terribly welcoming or atmospheric place and very much geared to feeding tourists."
• "The place smelt of cooking and was not a pleasant place to sit to enjoy our drinks."
• "Because only drinking had to sit at the back of the pub near the toilets. The whole area stank or pee."
• "The decor was on the dark side throughout."
• "By 8pm it was clear we were out staying our welcome as the lights were being tested by being switched on and off in the cold area we were seated in."
• "We sat at the back of the pub, which had the misfortune of carrying a citrus odour from the toilets, which for me doesn’t complement the dining the experience."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great and reasonably priced food, good range of beers and lagers."
• "Not too expensive relatively quick service."
• "Meals lovely, great value."
• "Serve lovely roast dinners and hot grub. Food is very reasonably priced drinks are slightly more expensive but it's a lovely welcoming atmosphere."
• "Kids fish and chips were really rated by my daughter and would be enough for an adult."
• "Good food friendly staff."
• "The food was first class, steak and ale pie superb."

Cons:

• "Prices on the menu are very high for a pub, £16 for a burger, £9 a sandwich."
• "£4.50 for average beer in plastic cups. Enough said."
• "Food and drink is just so expensive. Nearly £9 for a panini and crisps; nearly £4 for a pint of coke."
• "We had 2 fruit ciders and 2 panini sandwiches with chips and it came to £48. Absolutely disgusting."
• "This place is so expensive beer is expensive and so is food tinyest portions you've ever seen."
• "The bill arrived at £91 which we thought was expensive for what was at best just standard pub grub."
• "Our drinks were a little on the expensive side."