The Wych Elm Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Very tasty chicken and beef roasts with plenty of veg."
• "The Sunday roast are also fantastic."
• "The food is delicious and excellent quality, with excellent choice and a fantastic wine list."
• "Food looked and smelt great."
• "The food was outstanding, high quality and freshly cooked to perfection."
• "The food is excellent. Lovely Sunday roasts, and proper home-made pies with all-around pastry."
• "The food always excellent."

Cons:

• "The food was ok but not very exciting."
• "The fish really wasn’t great, and was quite tough in places which is rather unpleasant."
• "Food was practically inedible."
• "Not the food coma experience I’ve come to expect from a roast lunch to be honest, so for that I have to rate this roast 3 out of 5."
• "The only slight disappointment this time around was that the food really did seem quite hit and miss."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are really friendly and helpful as are the regular customers."
• "Loved the way the waitress brought us table water within seconds of sitting, that’s quality service which is hard to find these days."
• "A cheerful and gracious place with courteous and warm customer service."
• "Staff were so friendly and the food was fantastic as usual."
• "The staff are the very best though - that’s what makes the difference to us."
• "Staff are always so friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are polite, attentive and efficient."

Cons:

• "We waited for a long time for our plates to be cleared and then again for the desert menu and they weren't busy."
• "Service was a bit slow as pub was packed."
• "We did have some difficulty attracting the attention of the staff a couple of times."
• "The staff were so rude! Felt rushed the entire time."
• "Staff were extremely friendly and helpful (although a little forgetful once!)."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The garden is a green and tranquil."
• "Love sitting in the beautiful garden as really relaxing."
• "The pub has a really nice, friendly and chilled out atmosphere."
• "We always enjoy the easy-going, friendly atmosphere when we visit."
• "This is the epitome of the English pub experience."
• "Lovely pub with a homely feel and nice big beer garden perfect for summer afternoons."
• "The Wych Elm is a really nice pub with a great garden."

Cons:

• "No more lovely floral displays in the garden courtesy of his wife."
• "When dining is happening there's not a huge amount of table space, however, and sitting at the bar is pretty crowded."
• "The fire didn't really need to be blazing as it was quite a warm day. There was no obvious ventilation either, so the conditions were perfect for spreading covid."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices are reasonable for the area too."
• "Good range of reasonably-priced ales and wine."
• "Excellent value, excellent service and lovely food."

Cons:

• "A single gin and tonic is basically a tonic with an utter dribble of gin."
• "I'd order a treble but for the cost! Don't drink spirits here."
• "Nice food, over large portions, a bit expensive and service slow."
• "I don't mind spending £40 on a bottle a bottle of wine with a meal but just not one that retails at £7."