The Gate Inn Reviews Summary

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Very good value for money both in terms of quality and quantity."
• "All very reasonably priced, If you are visiting this area of Derbyshire look this place out, you will not be dissatisfied."
• "The food is delicious, well presented & very good value for money."
• "Great value for money, the quality and taste of the food was excellent."
• "Good value too. I paid for all and was a lot less than expected."
• "The food was excellently presented and the potion sizes were huge so great value for money."
• "Good prices for the high standard of food."

Cons:

• "Nice place, lovely food but expensive."
• "Also seems to be getting more expensive for less food."
• "So ended up being an expensive mistake to make."
• "I wouldnt be happy to pay £15 for the 4 small pieces of chicken on my skewer."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff are attentive and helpful."
• "The staff were extremely friendly & very helpful."
• "Friendly staff."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Staff excellent, friendly and professional."
• "Staff very efficient and friendly."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Waitress just said I will tell kitchen. No recompense was offered I was disappointed with this flippant approach to customer care."
• "Loses a star for wait staff taking a long time to sort out taking orders for drinks and paying the bill."
• "Took forever to get served."
• "Waiting absolutely ages for food to come."
• "Service was very slow, this was also mentioned by the table next to us."
• "Food took 40 minutes to arrive even though it wasn't overly busy."
• "Very rude staff! We were sat in a table near people being argumentative who were having a go at us."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The cheesy broccoli and cauliflower was tasty. Lamb was delicious and cooked well."
• "Food was excellent. Group of three and every plate looked and tasted fantastic."
• "The food was beautiful and there is lots to choose from on the menu."
• "The food is delicious, well presented & very good value for money."
• "Food was presented extremely well and amazing to eat."
• "The food was honestly amazing!"
• "The food was fresh and tasty, the steaks are local and delicious!"

Cons:

• "The nut loaf roast dinner and it was really bland, unseasoned and the texture wasn't pleasant."
• "Unfortunately the birthday guests steak was inedible, all fat throughout."
• "Food came out late, carvery was cold, steak pie was very salty so salty that it was nearly inedible."
• "My husband's pasta dish was overcooked and reheated...we had to send it back which we never do."
• "Chicken, chorizo and pasta was a little bland, my friends pizza was hard with too little sauce and too much onion chutney like topping."
• "However i had the mixed grill and all the meets were over cooked and the lamb liver and steak was ruined."
• "Food was terrible. We had Turkey Christmas dinner, vegetables were frozen meat was tasteless."