Lock Keeper Brewers Fayre Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Very good prices, good quality food."
• "An excellent pub style menu with starters, mains and desserts."
• "Food has improved massively! We were a party of 6 and we all really enjoyed the food."
• "The chicken and pulled ham pie was described as delicious."
• "Proper home cooked nice quality food at a really reasonable price."
• "The food - when it arrived - was hot and delicious."
• "The food was delicious and the serving staff were amazing."

Cons:

• "A very poor meal, very few chips, they were also Luke warm, the Gammon was small, with quite a lot of fat around the edges."
• "The turkey was dry. The veg was definitely frozen."
• "Chips looked & tasted like they were cooked last year. Chicken tikka was like water, the chicken was mushy the rice was microwaved to the point it didn't break up & the nan bread was rock solid."
• "Food was cold some overcooked or undercooked, the mashed potato was so runny and sloppy the texture unedible."
• "The roast dinner was very poor, with components ranging from desiccated to raw."
• "Dreadful food for evening meal. Ordered rump steak cooked medium rare. Sent it back as it was well done."
• "The food was pretty awful and the beer was no better."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are always very friendly and attentive and happy to do anything for you."
• "The lady at the bar called Nat was lovely, the young man who bought our food out called Oliver was also lovely."
• "Great find on a day out in Derbyshire me and my partner had a lovely meal served by a very helpful and friendly staff."
• "The service was excellent, all the staff were smiling and polite."
• "Service was friendly. Short staffed at breakfast, but still personal service."
• "The service was very good and although a few items went back this was dealt with politely and efficiently."

Cons:

• "The manenger here was rude to us and seemed to gives us dirty looks as he walked past."
• "Service was terrible, table of 10 and we waited 50 minutes for our meals, no one came to see if everything was OK."
• "4 different waiters came to tell us NONE of the original meals we ordered were available."
• "Absolutely discussed with the service today stood for a good 10 minutes this morning waiting to be seated."
• "Waitress looked at our dirty pots and walked away."
• "Had to wait over an hour for our food and when it arrived it was cold."
• "We got shown to our table and was told our waitress would be with us to take our order. 20 minutes later, we left."

Ambiance & Facilities

Pros:

• "Good all rounder with the indoor and outdoor play areas allowing you to outfox the British weather!"
• "The Fun Factory is excellent value for money and very well set out."
• "This is one of the only pubs in the local area that has kept it's indoor play area for the kids."
• "For the kids, there is an inside soft play area and an outside playground."
• "Great play area indoor for kids."
• "We came for the 'all you can eat' breakfast and really enjoyed it. Good, hot food that is replaced regularly. Lovely continental selection. Plenty of fruit, yoghurts and smoothies."
• "Every day they have a different buffet meal choice as well as a full menu."

Cons:

• "Another problem I had with the restaurant is that the floor was not swept."
• "Tables around us were not cleared so was surrounded by mess, and the toilets were disgusting."
• "The smaller area was sparse with little in it."
• "Kids area outdoors ruined by everyone smoking in it."
• "Sat near the toilets they smelled of wee while eating every time the door was opened they need a good clean."
• "The car park was full of rubbish and it was all just minging."
• "And toilets are filthy. (All areas of them. )"