The Duke of Wellington Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Lovely waiting staff too, can’t fault it."
• "Excellent and friendly service."
• "Service was great - all were welcoming and friendly."
• "Big shout out to Frankie for excellent service."
• "The staff were so incredibly welcoming and nothing was too much trouble."
• "Staff were fantastic. Really friendly & helpful."
• "The staff congratulated us on our anniversary and bought us a card."

Cons:

• "After choosing this pub to spend the day in before my wedding on the 22nd of December, I had a disgusting experience from the staff."
• "I'd ordered some onion rings that didn't arrive with our order and I had to re-request."
• "Staff can be rude at times."
• "Some heathen had left the changing table covered in poo."
• "Service was good except waiter brought us glasses for table water then forgot to bring the water to the table."
• "The waitress confused a four-cheese pizza with four cheese pizzas."
• "Rude and racist! Non white and non British customers are most definitely not welcome in this local pub."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is delicious with fresh ingredients and great presentation."
• "The gammon roast was sensational and I’m still dreaming about the warm ciabatta with garlic butter."
• "Tremendous food and lovely staff."
• "Food was really delicious and good quality."
• "Food is always better when you're hungry but my lamb and my wife's pork were perfectly cooked."
• "Prawns to start with were very good and had lots of flavour and the roast beef as a main was exceptional."
• "The food was tasty too!"

Cons:

• "The food is awful!"
• "The Vietnamese salad my friend had was pretty poor - lacking sauce and flavour."
• "Everything was seriously over priced and the quality of the food was average at best."
• "Undercooked and over seasoned 'risotto'."
• "The food was poor not even harvester standard yet we were charged Michelin star prices for what’s was sub standard food and sub standard service."
• "Pub food at fine dining prices but without the quality."
• "The food was substandard fodder."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "A very charming pub steeped in history and character."
• "Great service at this characterful and spacious pub with plenty of outside seating."
• "The pub itself is beautiful with lots of period features."
• "It's an attractive pub with lots of different areas to sit inside and loads of outdoor seating on the terraces and bear garden."
• "Excellent service and beautiful gardens."
• "The place is gorgeous, it has a huge garden and outdoor area, beautifully furnished, in the nature."
• "A beautiful pub with such friendly staff."

Cons:

• "The main road makes it a touch noisy to sit outside."
• "Came away hungry...."
• "We went for lunch and were really dissatisfied with the selection on the menu."
• "The food was ok, and took a really long time to get to our tables."
• "But food is usually good and it is a lovely cosy winter pub."
• "The old pub building has been ruined with pool tables and fruit machines."
• "Friendly and cosy pub but the food is ridiculously expensive."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Fair pricing too."
• "As they say you get what you pay for. Well worth a visit."
• "Overall a nice pub, with decent food at a reasonable price."
• "We were also pleasantly surprised to find drinks were not too expensive."
• "Prices were very reasonable, and most of the tables were reserved which has to be a good sign."
• "The value was also amazing and we would fully recommend this to any one visiting the area."
• "Food was tasty and generous portions."

Cons:

• "Food very good, but not exactly cheap."
• "Everything was seriously over priced and the quality of the food was average at best."
• "Over priced for what it was."
• "A burger meal costed over £13, it was nice but not worth the money when you could easily get a meal for half the price at other local pubs."
• "Only had a beer and a glass of wine so cannot comment on the food but the drinks were ridiculously expensive."
• "Small portions, over priced for what it was."
• "To top it all off everything was seriously over priced."