The Boot Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Went for Sunday roast, the food came out quickly, hot and delicious."
• "Lovely to get back for our monthly old boys reunion. Food absolutely fantastic (I had bang bang chicken salad) absolutely delicious and plenty of it."
• "Went there on the 4th July with my other half, I have to say the food was excellent."
• "All the meals were tasty and well-presented"
• "The food was excellent! Such an authentic Sunday roast! We had lamb, pork and beef at our table and everyone hoovered them! Delicious! Great choice of desserts too!"
• "Food was tip-top, decent portions, and reasonably priced"
• "The food was really excellent."

Cons:

• "The bun was also stale"
• "The pie was also disappointing as it lacked flavour."
• "the dish was soooo bland, even the gravy was tasteless"
• "both the beef burger and chips had been cooked from frozen"
• "Chips that had the potato fried out of existence so they were like hollow sticks with oil."
• "The starters were good but don’t have ‘the Boots famous roast beef roll’ it was cold, pale and insipid and the meat was tasteless."
• "Food was average - had a chicken roast and the potatoes were inedible."

Service

Pros:

• "The service and attention to detail from Zoe and the team was incredible"
• "Staff and service was ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️."
• "The service was fast, friendly and efficient."
• "Fantastic service and lovely staff"
• "The service is so friendly, from booking call to table."
• "Service has been truly excellent every time we've been"
• "Service was fantastic and nothing was a hassle."

Cons:

• "a strange claim and that there's nothing he can do"
• "Seemingly overworked staff twice forgot food orders which left the party out of eating sequence - not good."
• "Service bloody appalling an hour wait for the starters."
• "Very strange reaction and very rude"
• "Service was very very slow, food at best average, with 2 of the party who had the scampi, suffering with food poisoning for 2 days after."
• "Service was very very slow."
• "The waitress didn't check on our meal and the experience spoiled my son’s birthday."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "Really nice place in a beautiful village."
• "the atmosphere was so calm and nice"
• "A beautifully located family friendly pub."
• "The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming."
• "Beautiful pub which suits the whole family."
• "Fantastic place for a family meal."
• "it is a beautiful pub in a lovely location"

Cons:

• "the pub being laid out very poorly"
• "Not particularly busy at breakfast, had to ask if it was coming 40 mins later"
• "Dogs in the restaurant was very off putting."
• "Pub was a little noisy for me as they cater for families and children."
• "Outside in the front door by the outdoor tables there were a lot of cigarettes on the floor and ash trays completely full."
• "The tables were absolutely packed together so I could hardly move."
• "Unfortunately there was another group in the dining area who were shouting rather than talking to one another."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Not the cheapest beer, but I still enjoy having one or two after a grueling shift at work."
• "Huge portions so the price of £18 for roast beef was justified"
• "Food was produced promptly and hot. Good portion sizes."
• "Price wise we thought it was good value actually"
• "Really good value and great friendly service"
• "The food is delicious, and good Value."
• "The food is delicious too (and the kids portions are just right)!"

Cons:

• "Food is nice enough but this place is vastly overpriced"
• "They are charging central London prices and the food certainly doesn't merit this"
• "Prices had risen significantly since pre lockdown, especially for food"
• "paying £21 I would have expected a lot better"
• "this disappointing meal cost £18 but honestly was not worth more than £8"
• "We thought it was over priced, and probably wouldn't return"
• "Awful food, poor service, disgracefully over priced."

Family and Pet Friendliness

Pros:

• "The outdoor play area is great for kids as it's enclosed"
• "So few pubs make use of their outdoor spaces for families."
• "Kids area is great, and lovely staff."
• "There is a great garden outside with a bouncy castle for the kids and lots of play equipment."
• "Great kids menu and place to take kids. Loads of play equipment in the garden and a bouncy castle!"
• "The Boot is also incredibly child friendly - there’s a huge play park and a massive bouncy castle which was a big hit with the little ones!"
• "Very popular with families as there's a bouncy castle and playground in the garden."

Cons:

• "Dogs in the restaurant was very off putting."
• "Pub was a little noisy for me as they cater for families and children."
• "DISABLED PARKING Well signposted very very poorly"
• "Apart from that I can't see what the fuss is about, it's in a lovely location, but it's a bit run down, ever bench in the garden looks like its about to collapse and only 2 umbrella's, so if it's a hot day there's no shade"
• "It does not even deserve 1 I would give 0 if possible Outside bar is filthy behind as are the wooden benches and the artificial grass ordered 2 diet cokes out of a 99p bottle which cost £7 NO ICE on a 30 degree day waited 1 hour for food absolutely no customer service get your own cutlery sauce serviettes spoons even though 6 young people milling around chatting food poor cold Yorkshire AVOID THIS PLACE IF YOU CAN JUST DRIVE ON BUY ITS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO HOW THEY WERE VOTED BEST FAMILY PUB I DO NOT KNOW INSPECTOR MUST HAVE GONE ON A GOOD DAY UNLIKE ME AND MY FAMILY SO EMBARRASSING."
• "When a function is on it would help if you didn't have to access the pub via the loo passage from the garden as the usual access is blocked."
• "The tables were absolutely packed together so I could hardly move."