The White Hart Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The desert was a delicious chocolate brownie."
• "Really nice quality food, well cooked and presented, good value although not cheap."
• "The food was brought to table in 3 minutes, which was great and it was very tasty."
• "Had an awesome evening thoroughly enjoyed the food."
• "The buffet that was prepared for us all was delicious and freshly made."
• "The food was excellent and the food exceeded our expectations."
• "The food was well presented and delicious."

Cons:

• "Was disappointed upon the arrival of my fish and chips to be presented with a rather measly sized fish and a minuscule potion of chips."
• "Roast potatoes tasted like they'd been reheated from the day before."
• "Once food was ordered i ordered a mushroom pie but received a chicken pie and once changed wasn't impressed by the pastry or the beef gravy that went with it, the potatoes were not fresh and the carrots were not cooked."
• "Food was rank over cooked steak burger and frozen fries."
• "The samphire, kale, and artichoke were all stringy and tough."
• "Roast dinner was very poor with extremely tough, beef and dry overcooked chicken."
• "The veg portions were inadequate, roast potatoes weren’t crispy and the Yorkshire looked like a pancake. Sticky toffee pud was dry and shy of sauce."

Service

Pros:

• "Professional and friendly staff made the night out even more enjoyable."
• "Our server Hannah was lovely and extremely tentative and was smitten with our baby who was giving off all the smiles."
• "Staff were friendly and seemed very happy with working there and made you feel they enjoyed chatting to clients without pressure which I really like to see."
• "Service was very good no faults there."
• "Anyway the service and food were excellent, it was a real pleasure."
• "The staff there were incredibly friendly and very helpful."
• "The staff are very knowledgeable and the service is excellent."

Cons:

• "A very brisk manageress (female, dark hair, glasses) came up with a defensive attitude… to inform me that I would have to pay double for two pieces of Brie (starter dish)."
• "Looks a nice place, well situated off the road. The place was packed full of people on Sunday afternoon 3pm, but the service was poor."
• "Had to ask twice for a refill."
• "Had to repeatedly go to the bar to order food, drinks and the bill."
• "Unfortunately for the next 50 minutes we were waiting for our food to arrive, no updates from the kitchen or waiting staff, no feedback whatsoever."
• "Service was not good. First they let our table that we specifically booked 3 weeks ago."
• "Service average and staff not overly friendly."

Ambiance and Environment

Pros:

• "The inside has a low ceiling, the place is very clean, cosy and very welcoming."
• "Very popular place to eat and the car park, although fairly big, could not cope and we had to park on the main road."
• "The pub itself is nice with a decent beer garden and play area for kids."
• "Amazing, super-friendly staff, in a fantastic setting with a lovely garden."
• "Lovely food, quick friendly service, and a really great atmosphere!"
• "Beautiful gardens with plenty of outside seating in the warmer months."
• "Atmosphere was very nice beautiful log fire."

Cons:

• "Only criticism would be sharing my booking with other dinners with dogs, felt it was a little unhygienic."
• "A few to many dogs in the eating area for my liking."
• "Greeted by frosty staff, One, Jen, did not even look up from her station when asked for a table."
• "The reason for the 3 stars was the very rude hostess/waitress whom I encountered when I first walked in."
• "It was a bit overpriced. The drinks were overpriced as well."
• "Freezing cold in the conservatory which was swarming with flies."
• "The only disappointment is the messy garden that needs a good mow and tidy up once a week."

Value

Pros:

• "The food is more than just standard pub fare, with quick bites, mains, nibbles, starters and sides all separate menu entries."
• "The food we enjoyed a lot, it wasn’t cheap - but what pub food is these days?!"
• "The food is always excellent, especially for such a price point and the selection of beverages very large and of great quality."
• "The food is sensational for a pub, up there with some of the best, presented with care and packed full of flavour."
• "Prices are reasonable."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and the customer service impeccable."
• "This place is restaurant quality food at pub prices."

Cons:

• "Huge menu ….but only ONE vegetarian dish a slice of baked cauliflower on a small mound of linguine for £16!"
• "Suffice to say the prices for the dishes here are in upper ranges!"
• "Some of the dishes seemed a little expensive."
• "Food vastly overpriced and vegetables with Sunday roast inadequate."
• "The bill was hardly good value for such meal."
• "The pastry of the lentils Wellington was rubbary and the dessert very average."
• "Bit disappointed that they had ‘run out’ of the spicy beef salad at 7pm."