The Lantern Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food worth waiting for, this is not a fast food restaurant. The roast pork was so tender."
• "One of the best roasts I have eaten!"
• "We had pork belly which came rolled, with good crackling plus extra crackling. Melt in the mouth meat."
• "Food was amazing and less than £40 for dinner and multiple drinks/bottles of wine!"
• "Absolutely delicious food - really exceptional."
• "The food is delicious, and the portions very generous."
• "The food was served relatively quickly and we was not made to wait too long at all, the food was delicious and the Roast Beef was lovely and tender."

Cons:

• "Shame. People were nice, but the wait for food was too long, then when it arrived everything was overcooked."
• "Our food was cold and the selection of drinks was minimal."
• "An hours wait for a 'Meat platter' which turned out to be unidentifiable slivers of meat stretched across the plate."
• "Food cold. Served on wooden platters, which I never like for reasons of hygiene."
• "Terrible service. Waited hours for cold dinners."
• "Absolutely shocking, from prices (cheapest main course being £25, standard beef roast dinner £30) to the service."
• "Service was slow and for price of roast lunch at £17 and extra £8 for desert not good value for what we received meat cold, as was veg."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Now under new owners who have decided on a gothic theatrical ambiance which makes it rather dark inside."
• "A charming, tucked away little pub, well worth seeking out."
• "This is a gorgeous little old country pub circa 1610, adorned with little dark alcoves with low lightning, candle lit tables and framed paintings and trinkets across the walls and cupboards."
• "The bar itself is so cosy it has a lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere and decor is so warm and unique!"
• "The interior is warm and welcoming, and the beer garden to the rear is large and inviting."
• "This is such a quaint, cosy little pub."

Cons:

• "This place was not what we were expecting inside, it was small and really quirky."
• "came here at recommendation of others and good reviews. wished I hadn't bothered. Very dark inside with hazardous steps between the rooms."
• "However it was absolutely freezing inside."
• "Inside the little room by the corridor to the toilets we felt a bit forgotten about."
• "The only problem I had, was the water bottle for the table had what looked like silicone in the inside of the bottle at the bottom, and it had gone mouldy."
• "burger was raw and chips so over done and greesey."
• "All in all...avoid this place!!"

Service

Pros:

• "I was at the pub for the first time yesterday and found all the staff extremely warm and friendly."
• "Staff really polite and friendly, will definitely revisit for dining soon."
• "So many local residents introduced themselves and Edward (owner) and Rosy took great care of us."
• "The staff and owners couldn't be more friendly and helpful."
• "I cannot praise the staff enough - both at the bar and service at our table. Really professional, friendly and attentive to their customers' needs."
• "Our waiter was friendly, polite and attentive. Highly recommend."
• "All the staff were so attentive and helpful. Excellent Customer Service."

Cons:

• "service friendly but poor."
• "Will.not be returning as poor service and poor value for money."
• "Won't be visiting again. Dire service."
• "The Manager was unsensible and seemed not really interested in having satisfied guests."
• "Pretty pub and location but there was no bitter available Thursday lunchtime and a very limited selection of uninteresting food."
• "Staff could have been friendlier, found them to be fairly cold and unwelcoming."
• "Shocking service. Went with a group for a baby shower and only my meal didn’t come out."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Very well priced too."
• "the food was great value, well-presented and delicious."
• "The quality of the home cooked food was phenomenal."
• "Food was good and the staff could not have been more helpful or attentive."
• "Food was a little pricey but was well worth it."
• "The entry level red and white wine, vin du pay herault where good value and tasty £24."
• "5 star food and beer choice!!!"

Cons:

• "Drinks a bit on the expensive side - £13 for a large chardonnay!!"
• "But the worse point was that for all this bad service we were charged 12.5%!! Not discretionary, and it wasn't even shown on the menu!"
• "I paid £5 a pint for our first drink which I thought was about right for a country pub. Then when I purchased a glass of white wine at £10 ago, it was time to leave."
• "Poor service, tiny meal, very expensive for what it is."
• "Very expensive for what it was and the roasted cauliflower was extremely overpriced."
• "A nice pub but what has happened to the prices? £30 for a roast per person?!"
• "Absolutely shocking, from prices (cheapest main course being £25, standard beef roast dinner £30) to the service."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Outside accommodation is a mix of quirky and delightful 'glamping' options from a cozy yurt to a super cool airstream."
• "They also have various accommodations you can stay in: a yurt, a gypsy caravan, an airstream and a beautiful 2 bedroom apartment upstairs."
• "We stayed in the stunning apartment above the pub with its own parlour, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom with roll top bath."
• "Both accommodations were amazing! Glad I was in the apartment with the blackout curtains."

Cons:

• "if your looking to book a room here, don't bother!"
• "We were also overcharged for our food & when we questioned it were told it was because we’d been given old menus."