The Barley Mow Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Egham

Address: Barley Mow Rd, Englefield Green, Egham TW20 0NX, United Kingdom

Phone: +441784480210

Rating: 4.4
based on 150 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was good and everyone friendly."
  • "The service was immaculate."
  • "Great service tentative staff the food was nice however lacking portions of the main attraction on the plate."
  • "Excellent customer service. Food and presentation of the food was amazing!"
  • "Friendly and welcoming waiting staff."
  • "The young lady who served us could not have been more welcoming if we had gone to her house to eat."
  • "Service was brilliant - very attentive and they really seemed to care about whether we enjoyed it."

Cons:

  • "Really poor service."
  • "Food was good but the service us absolutely terrible."
  • "The experience was great until…. Just before an hour into eating we were advised we would have to vacate the table on the hour."
  • "Overpriced and bad service."
  • "Service was hit and miss."
  • "I appreciate it can get very busy everywhere this time of the year, but the service was extremely slow."
  • "Service was good and everyone friendly but unfortunately food wasn't great."

Food

Pros:

  • "Everything perfectly cooked and presented."
  • "Chicken liver pate was beautiful and creamy, Thai curry mussels fresh and flavourful."
  • "Great Sunday roast. Fine quality beef with a generous portion and bottomless vegetables and gravy."
  • "Delicious food including the gluten free and dairy free options."
  • "We had the stone bass, probably the best we ever had."
  • "The food is next level for pub food."
  • "The cheese souffle was as light as a feather."

Cons:

  • "Had the malabar seafood curry, for a guy the dish was tiny."
  • "The restaurant was very noisy, and needs repairs."
  • "Ordered plain macaroni cheese, it arrived with bacon - an unwelcome addition."
  • "The fries were a let down. Frozen out the bag and chucked in an air fryer."
  • "The roast pork was nowhere near those standards though…lack of seasoning made for an extremely bland plate of ‘Meh’."
  • "The garlic bread was burnt, macaroni cheese was watery."
  • "Absoloutely the worst fillet steak I have ever eaten. Fatty, tasteless and badly cooked."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

  • "The venue itself is a lovely pub with a gorgeous view overlooking the green to the front."
  • "The pub atmosphere was lovely & relaxed."
  • "Lovely relaxing atmosphere :)"
  • "Located near the lovely green it's ideal for both the view and parking."
  • "Great atmosphere inside and out."
  • "The atmosphere is brilliant, tables are set up well and not squeezed in."
  • "Great atmosphere and lovely setting overlooking the village green."

Cons:

  • "There is no or limited parking but an easy cab ride from Egham or walking distance from anywhere in Englefield Green."
  • "Parking was a nightmare."
  • "Atmosphere - only four stars because of inconsistent temperature."
  • "The male manager with the ponytail is below average though."
  • "Been here a few times for drinks and found some of the bar staff to be hit and miss with their manners and service standards."
  • "Nice dining area at the rear though a little dark now that they've added covered outdoor seating behind it."
  • "There was so much smoke coming from the kitchen into the restaurant. The smoke effected my eyes."

Value

Pros:

  • "Washed down with a bottle of wine and a pint of bitter, the whole lot came to less than £90."
  • "The happy hour is a great deal, 5-7pm on selected cocktails!"
  • "A good beer selection and a comprehensive wine list to choose from."
  • "The food here is delicious, totally appropriate for the price point."
  • "Quality food and reasonably priced."
  • "First visit since its renovation. It looks great- a very comfortable and smart bistro style decor. Food was very good too. Generous portions and very tasty. Bill was reasonable for the quality."
  • "Nice pub good food but food is expensive, yet beer surprisingly reasonably priced."

Cons:

  • "£5.25 is the most expensive shandy I have ever purchased."
  • "Come for nice venue and drinks but the food is not worth the cost."
  • "Bit on the dear side though, so not a cheap drink or dinner out."
  • "Over priced for the portions food ok portions getting smaller every time."
  • "Also if you are ordering the crispy beef, which is very tasty, don't bother ordering the main course size as it is almost exactly the same size as the starter (what a rip off)....but it tasted nice, maybe I was unlucky."
  • "Pleasant but overpriced. Portions small and annoyingly a tip was added to the bill."
  • "Nice Decor but completely over priced."

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