The Nightingale Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The quality of the food is very good, we had the chicken sandwich lunch which was lovely."
• "Visited The Nightingale on Sunday night on our way back home after a day out, probably the best Sunday lunch we have had in a long time."
• "The venison was cooked to perfection."
• "The food was amazing, was very happy and the kids enjoyed all of their meals."
• "The food was good and hot when it arrived."
• "All dishes were absolutely perfect and the service and value was excellent."
• "Food excellent Steak very tender pie delicious."

Cons:

• "High prices for unsatisfactory food."
• "The food was ok but apart from the roast potatoes and broccoli, which were lukewarm, everything else was practically cold."
• "The most disappointing of all was the roasters, waxy, soft and not nice to taste."
• "The pie had no filling and was dry, the steak sandwich was cold and hardly had no steak in."
• "Sorry for £140 for 2 starters 4 mains and 4 desserts not impressed."
• "Good menu let down by poor food."
• "The food is heated on the premises but comes ready made... especially considering the price which was VERY expensive for what we got."

Service

Pros:

• "Arrived on time & looked after by Laura Who was pleasant & helpful."
• "A very satisfying meal in nice surroundings served by pleasant members of staff."
• "Despite all the tables in the section being full, everyone was given maximum attention and Sam L was amazing trying to juggle the workload to keep everyone happy."
• "The staff were efficient and polite."
• "Excellent service."
• "Service was fabulous just been on a seven day cruise and the service put the hole holiday to shame well done the nightingale and your team."
• "Service was good and staff friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Really poor service, bas pointed to an area of tables free from behind the bar with a grunt!"
• "Offers on the app are misleading."
• "Whoever the recent manager has been, created a very unsatisfactory and unsociable experience."
• "Service very slow apparently due to staff shortage!"
• "I asked at the table for a drink, had to go to the bar and be met with bad natured bar staff when asking about my drink."
• "We then waited almost an hour and a half for the table to be cleared after we’d finished eating!!!"
• "Service at the bar spot on. Once seated we waited 10 minutes before acknowledged."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Well recommended - nice cosy country pub restaurant and not overly pricey."
• "The ambience was lovely, warm, cosy and welcoming."
• "The atmosphere is so lovely and cozy."
• "Lovely atmosphere - real fires & cosy seating as well as usual dining facilities."
• "Lovely atmosphere with roaring log fire, country style furniture and pretty fairy lights."
• "A really nice, welcoming inn full of character."
• "The building itself is beautiful and extremely inviting, with period features and (often) a large fire to welcome you!"

Cons:

• "In a few areas it was dimly lit which wasn't fantastic when reading the menu."
• "But you'll need to wear your coat, it so cold in the pub."
• "Only thing missing was a children's playground."
• "Can be a little noisy eating outside in the summer."
• "Outside is not particularly well lit & has cobbled paths & small steps so be careful when it's dark or wet/icy weather."
• "The only negative thing and it wouldn't stop me from coming again was the salt and pepper grinders."
• "The only issues I could see maybe the toilets were upstairs so someone with accessibility issues may have problems."

Value

Pros:

• "For £18.99 it was good value."
• "Overall the meal was good and ok value."
• "Prices very good - 4 of us had starters & main dishes each + a total of 5 soft drinks... Our total bill was £93.50 without tip - very reasonable for amount & quality of food & service."
• "Since we had the New Year's Eve special of £35 for 3 courses, it's good value for money too."
• "For the price it was brilliant value for money."
• "The food was excellent and reasonably priced."
• "Give it a go you won’t be disappointed, download the app and get £20 off a meal."

Cons:

• "Sorry for £140 for 2 starters 4 mains and 4 desserts not impressed."
• "Complete rip off. Went on New Years Day evening and was charged pretty much double when the bill came."
• "Absolutely shocking prices!"
• "Not worth the money, effort or thought."
• "We feel the food is very overpriced, and would only dine there when we have discount vouchers."
• "Expensive below average meal."
• "Even if the meal had been good it was not value for money as the portion size was small."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "100% Wheelchair accessible and facilities for wheelchair users."
• "It has a large Carpark, large outdoor eating spaces and loads of space inside."
• "Parking was spot on for LWB Minibus WAV (Wheelchair accessible) area for dogs (I have an assistant dog), The entrance was welcoming wide enough for a large electric w/chair user too poss. a mobility scooter as well."
• "Ample parking and easy to find."
• "Plenty parking, excellent food and a very pleasant young waitress served us."
• "Pretty location, easy to get to by car, plenty of parking."
• "Completely wheelchair accessible plus floor."

Cons:

• "The only issue was is that we had a voucher for 20% off main meals but when the waitress tried to process the voucher it would not be accepted."
• "Whilst waiting we discovered that our table and surrounding area was infested with ants."
• "The toilets were filthy with tissues everywhere, if they are like that what's the kitchen like!"
• "Didn't realise until after I had paid around £2.50 for 4 slices of onion...... What a joke."
• "The only negative thing and it wouldn't stop me from coming again was the salt and pepper grinders."
• "The only issues I could see maybe the toilets were upstairs so someone with accessibility issues may have problems."
• "Outside is not particularly well lit & has cobbled paths & small steps so be careful when it's dark or wet/icy weather."