The Four Oaks Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The outside area and bar looks fantastic."
• "Always drove past this pub not giving it a thought but I'm glad I went in this time. Lovely staff, nicely decorated and a good atmosphere too."
• "Lovely buzzy atmosphere, great service from friendly and professional Lydia B and Emma."
• "The interior is very cosy and has a lot of space."
• "The venue is perfect warm hospitable and comfortable."
• "This place has been refurbished beautifully."
• "The pub looks amazing with the new refurb."

Cons:

• "Rather an unwelcoming environment to the average local."
• "Wrap up warm! Parts of this traditional pub don't seem to have any heating at all."
• "The only thing what I will suggest it's separate smoking shelter:/ we went with 4y old for a dinner and guy next to us was smoking entire hour.... annoying especially when you not smoke..."
• "The downside is the dogs you let in. This doesn't seem hygienic with food."
• "Slightly too noisy for my liking 'cos I'm old, but then the place was packed."
• "I have marked the atmosphere down, as we were sitting in an area close to the bar and felt a bit out of the main restaurant area."
• "Our only criticism of the decor would be of the faux fur rugs scattered on the backs of some seating."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely buzzy atmosphere, great service from friendly and professional Lydia B and Emma."
• "Food was great quality .... Not rushed as we had to wait a little while but this was fine as we weren't in a hurry and by not rushing the food wasn't compromised."
• "Our waitress Sarah was friendly and had answers to all our questions."
• "The service we had from all members of the staff was exceptional very accommodating very friendly and very professional a credit to the company."
• "Service by Aliyah was of the highest quality throughout. Very attentive and professional."
• "Staff were excellent, knowledgeable and friendly."
• "The service was exemplary in every respect."

Cons:

• "No apology from management, the bill was adjusted eventually but I went home hungry."
• "They were very busy (Father's Day) so seemed to struggle to serve a full pub of tables timely enough."
• "After a few minutes the waiter advised that the starter is no longer available."
• "When we asked were it was the staff we very rude and said we were unreasonable for asking for more vegetables and gravy."
• "Long wait for drink at bar, one girl working flat out on table orders."
• "The waiter just dumped us as far away from everyone else and left the menus on the table."
• "Waited ages while waitress try to find us a seat."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "A good choice of meals and the restaurant layout is nice."
• "Both filling and great value for money midweek."
• "The food first class."
• "The meals are well presented and the wine list is awesome."
• "Food was great quality .... Not rushed as we had to wait a little while but this was fine as we weren't in a hurry and by not rushing the food wasn't compromised."
• "The food and the service was nothing short of excellent."
• "The food we ordered was great, good menu for drinks as well."

Cons:

• "The food and drink was a complete disappointment and it wasn’t particularly cheap either."
• "The Sea Bass was very small."
• "The veg Wellington was just a mass of stodge the pastry was under cooked."
• "My steak which I ordered medium rare came out mostly well done."
• "The honeycomb butter that accompanied it had a weird taste, neither sweet nor sour."
• "The fish was nothing like a curry."
• "The food was not good at all, especially for the price paid."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Both filling and great value for money midweek."
• "Social distancing well organised. No car parking charges."
• "Parking is free."
• "Food is reasonably priced."
• "The main meal and dessert was lovely and good value for the quality of food given."
• "Food is reasonably priced and seemed good quality."
• "Had a great time, the food was lovely and reasonably priced."