The Fighting Cocks Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Came here for lunch, we had a ploughmans, the portions were a lot larger than expected but this was good as the food was top notch!!"
• "Best pie I've had in nearly 40 years and the apple & pear crumble was divine."
• "The seafood platter was superb."
• "Delicious food 😋 and great service. Best onion rings and Apple and Pear crumble I've had in years."
• "The food was delicious, best vegetables I've had with a roast in ages!"
• "Had the Friday fish and chips and it was life changing."
• "Mothers Day set menu roast- delicious food as always."

Cons:

• "Food was ok, really nothing special but my wife's chicken breast dry and inedible."
• "The quality of food really did not reflect the price! Dried out inedible rice, lamb shank like chewing a rope."
• "Our food was tepid and looked as though it had been sitting under the lamps for a while as my burger was dry and the bun/lettuce was droopy."
• "Blackberry and rhubarb crumble, crumble was not crumble, too soggy, custard had skin on it so had been left to stand and whole dish lukewarm not hot."
• "Food is awful, all fried from frozen or reheated, nothing appeared to be freshly cooked."
• "Seafood linguine was dry."
• "We had the cheese burgers from the BBQ in the garden. They were poor quality burgers reheated on the grill for a moment."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was also good."
• "Service was prompt and very friendly."
• "Food arrived quickly and staff friendly and efficient."
• "Lovely waiters and waitresses and the food and drink flowed perfectly - without a hint of being rushed."
• "Staff were so friendly and attentive."
• "Happy and very helpful staff although they were very busy."
• "Excellent food and service!"

Cons:

• "The rest of the staff were also unwelcoming and made me feel like I was a hassle when I ordered a simple round."
• "Customer service however is incredibly poor."
• "The manager is very rude and mean."
• "No staff wears PPE."
• "The table service is slow (and just plain ignorant during our recent visit)."
• "The service very slow, we waited almost an hour for our food."
• "Only 3 tables to be served but hard to get attention of staff."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "It has a reasonably sized car park and a beer garden backing on to a river."
• "Dog friendly, children friendly."
• "Nice setting, really nice sunset over the garden."
• "The restaurant area is gorgeous and there is a great seating area outside for when the sun is shining."
• "The atmosphere was lovely and relaxed and all members of staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Nice old pub, great garden, bordering a narrow river, very nearly perfect."
• "Lovely pub and fantastic garden."