The Dragon Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was very good. We had breakfast, the quality of the food was very good."
• "Food was really good."
• "The food on the night was absolutely superb and beautifully presented, and well worth the price for the two of us."
• "The breakfast was gorgeous with generous portions well worth the money."
• "Food was tasty and the meat was tender."
• "The food was excellent (desserts very rich but incredible!)"
• "Food was of very high quality, prepared with love and care."

Cons:

• "Mains were okay, desserts were a bit of a let-down."
• "Unless the food drastically improves I don't think we'll be returning."
• "Very expensive for what you get."
• "Some of the food was not edible, and the service was non-existent."
• "The food was overpriced and not great."
• "Food is horrible, definitely not worth the money."
• "Food was tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was great."
• "Welcoming professional staff working under difficult conditions but you can feel the smiles behind their masks."
• "Service was excellent and the staff were more than happy to help, really friendly."
• "The staff are great and very attentive."
• "The staff were really friendly. Had a lovely experience and will attend again in the future."
• "Service was spot on, and food was really good."
• "Staff were really polite, service was quick."

Cons:

• "The service was slow and indifferent."
• "We had to chase for the bill, and had to keep finding staff to order extra drinks."
• "Service was very slow. My salad came incomplete. Barely anything on it as well."
• "The service was really slow."
• "Service from staff could be a lot more attentive; it appears a bit rudderless."
• "We asked for water that never came and my husband asked for his blue cheese sauce 3 times."
• "Waited ages to order, orders when they arrived were wrong, had to ask repeatedly for drinks."

Ambiance & Location

Pros:

• "The ambiance is lovely there is good music on and cancels we can’t wait to go again EXELLENT."
• "Lovely atmosphere, the place is clean and tidy and looks well-looked after."
• "The atmosphere was just chilled."
• "A lovely pub with a scenic setting alongside the canal. Beautiful large garden with nice views over the water, there's often a few canal boats moored nearby."
• "Beautiful setting, staff very attentive and great atmosphere."
• "Beautiful location, set in front of a canal."
• "By the canal with gorgeous views."

Cons:

• "The place was really cold and the toilets were freezing."
• "The pub was already very noisy due to the table occupancy, and the saxophone just added to the chaos and killed conversation."
• "Every one and everything was trying to be as noisy as they could."
• "Unfortunately the area we were sat inside was infested in flies with at least 20 in total mainly buzzing around our food."
• "We were also seated in what looks to be a conservatory with very poor acoustics meaning you can barely hear other people on the table."
• "The noise level was like being in a canteen."
• "We were squashed into a corner of a tiny crowded room when there was a whole other dining area empty."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Not very expensive for the Christmas party."
• "The price point is reasonable too - on average you’re probably looking at £25 each for a decent meal and a drink."
• "Good prices for the standard of cooking, value for money."
• "A round of 5 drinks (mix of alcoholic and soft drinks) was about £20, which seemed reasonable."
• "Good prices and food was lovely. Generous but not overwhelming portions made it thoroughly enjoyable."
• "Well priced menu and good choice if options."
• "The food is great - I’ve been several times to try their basic menus and various specials such as the Sunday Lunch."

Cons:

• "For the price we paid we should not have had to get our own cutlery and condiments and order at the bar."
• "For the price my father paid I'd expect a lot more."
• "At £50 per head this was very poor value for money."
• "But wow expensive, it's just pub food and there is a subsidy to pay on a lot of the menu meals, I know things have gone up but wow."
• "Prices were a bit excessive for the quality."
• "The food was a bit pricey, typical gastropub."
• "Very expensive for sub-Wetherspoons standard of meals."