The Spread Eagle Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is amazing and cooked to an excellent standard."
• "The children's food was excellent too and it was all very reasonably priced."
• "Visited to try out the new vegan menu and I can say it was absolutely fantastic. I have never eaten such tasty vegan food."
• "The food was lovely and well presented, I had the sea bass which was cooked to perfection."
• "The food was exceptional and just the right portions. It was very tastefully presented on the plate."
• "The food was very nice and tasty."
• "All meals were excellent, reasonably priced and there is a good selection."

Cons:

• "Service and food quality in my latest experience very poor."
• "The food presented was missing some of the elements ordered."
• "Both burgers for mains... both were overcooked and dry."
• "The food was disappointingly tasteless although hot, well cooked through and nicely presented."
• "The fish was overcooked. Batter hard and fish dry."
• "The food is consistently poor & badly cooked."
• "The food was very good, as expected."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are always friendly and welcoming."
• "The service was excellent, covid measures were strong but not intrusive."
• "Great tasting meal, great atmosphere, great service."
• "The staff were very friendly and couldn't do enough for us."
• "Staff are attentive and service is very good."
• "The staff were all incredibly friendly and helpful and there was always someone available."
• "Smart and friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Service was terrible. When I complained I was told everyone says it’s there birthday …. And I should off complain at time and not next day."
• "The service was slow and staff had to be asked to bring the food out and then again the desserts."
• "We waited for ages for someone to take our order, 3 starters and 2 mains we wanted were sold out which was ridiculous at just 3pm."
• "Staff tried to serve meals before the starters dishes were cleared off the table."
• "When we did order drinks, it took 3 times of repeating and showing her the menu which drink I had requested."
• "The service was incredibly slow and multiple times we felt as though we had been forgotten, long gaps between courses, dishes getting forgotten and drinks orders not being taken."
• "Service was a bit slow but may be because there were so many of us."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The quintessential English pub."
• "Very cosy pub in a picturesque village."
• "Lovely place to eat in a nice village location."
• "It’s in a fantastic location and if you are lucky enough to have some fantastic weather the outside seating is great."
• "Dogs allowed in bar area and in large beer garden."
• "The quaint ambiance was still very much there as one would expect from a pub which has been around for centuries."
• "The pub is in a lovely spot in the pretty village of Rolleston on Dove and it's situated next to the river."

Cons:

• "Mind your head on the beams on the ceiling if you are tall!"
• "Only downside is the toilets are upstairs, not sure if they have a downstairs disabled loo?"
• "However toilet facilities were up a flight of steep stairs, even though I asked for disabled."
• "Not a child friendly pub, my friend's child has autism and was told to leave for being too loud."
• "Couldn't hear my partner to have a conversation and there were some young children on another table as well."
• "The big table in that area had some very loud rude people using a lot of language."
• "Unfortunately there has not been a lot of time and effort put into making the pub look attractive. It is looking very tired in certain parts of the public areas."

Value

Pros:

• "It was all very reasonably priced."
• "They also had a weekend treat menu that made the courses affordable."
• "Food was good value for money, good portion sizes and flavoursome."
• "The cost of the meals and drinks were very reasonable."
• "The food was a reasonable price for the quality."
• "All meals were excellent, reasonably priced and there is a good selection."
• "Quite happy to pay for quality."

Cons:

• "Very expensive. Will not be back."
• "A little on the pricy side. Busy lively place."
• "Food was nice, but was quite expensive for saying it is mediocre pub food."
• "Drinks are a little expensive but beers are very well looked after."
• "Yes we had a discount/loyalty off but even at £60 + for 2 still poor."
• "The prices are not low."
• "All in all rather expensive for what it was."