The Bickerton Poacher Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Had the most amazing meal last night."
• "The food was great, we all had different meals and were all very pleased."
• "Fabulous food."
• "An excellent Sunday lunch at a reasonable price, thank you."
• "The food was excellent, had a great Sunday roast and the bakewell tart is amazing."
• "Our evening meal was perfectly cooked and tasty."
• "The food was amazing especially the sausages."

Cons:

• "The food was barely edible."
• "Ordered the mushroom and pepper curry... No mushrooms to be found."
• "The steak they was chewing gristle and was just a cheap cut not good at all."
• "The quality of the food was very poor and much of it was inedible, including the nut roast."
• "The pasta dish isn't even what was described."
• "Food was cold and place had no atmosphere."
• "Cajun burger tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were amazing, had a warm welcome, nothing was too much trouble."
• "Excellent friendly staff."
• "Megan and Olivia were great and were so apologetic."
• "Delicious food, nice atmosphere, courteous staff and good view."
• "Staff are the friendliest I've ever encounter, nothing is too much trouble."
• "Polite and friendly service."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Was served wrong order at breakfast after waiting 20 minutes but could not change it."
• "Used to love it here and go regularly but recently it has gone down hill. The service is poor."
• "Staff were a little slow bringing menus (we just got our own in the end) and taking our order."
• "Most of the staff were surly and clearly not enjoying their job."
• "Not really appropriate for bar staff to be bragging loudly and laughing about driving down a 30mph road at 60mph."
• "Place had no atmosphere. Gone down hill from last time we have been it was always great and staff were too."
• "No orders taken at table, had to order at bar and pay."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Lovely spacious clean room, above a very busy pub/restaurant, and surprisingly quiet!"
• "Beautiful and comfortable room."
• "The rooms are very clean and spacious."
• "Lovely pub beautiful surroundings and really nice staff with family environment."
• "The rooms were brilliant - each one themed differently."
• "The room is decorated beautifully especially the bathroom."
• "The room was very well appointed and the huge bed very comfortable."

Cons:

• "Would not stay here again though due to kids running around with torches banging on tents at night."
• "The room could do with an update, as the carpet had a rip in it and the room wasn't as tidy as expected."
• "The facilities are basically a shower in the pub toilet so not up to usual campsite standards."
• "No where to hang clothes and some of my stuff had got a little damp in the bag I was carrying."
• "Mould on all window frames, poorly sighted furniture, the most uncomfortable mattress ever."
• "Very Poor room.. (The duck room) .... Dated uncomfortable... Cheap tea bags and coffee ... No decaf.. TV would not stay on... Room looked like it was put together from a car boot sale."
• "Only thing I could fault was the toilets for the campsite could do with an update."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Very reasonably priced."
• "I had the steak and ale pie and it was possibly the best I've ever had and at a very reasonable price."
• "All the meats and trimmings were full of flavour and overall reasonably priced."
• "All day Sunday carvery is very good and cheap at a tenner."
• "The food in the pub was delicious, good choice on the menu and fairly priced."
• "Based on value for money and the cost being a little more than average the food also is better than average."
• "Camping available at very reasonable rates."

Cons:

• "The food and drinks are overpriced for what you get and it has become a self service pub."
• "It’s very pricey for what you see on the plate."
• "Food was just 'ok', highly priced for mediocre food."
• "Drinks expensive though."
• "However £15 for a non electric pitch having eaten there is very excessive."
• "We called in for a carvery cost £42 for 2 dinners blimey nearly fainted when I asked for the bill."
• "Food was fine but a little over priced for the quality."

Ambiance & Facilities

Pros:

• "Lovely old English style pub, cosy and warm."
• "Stayed on the campsite, had a little park on site too which is always good for the kids."
• "A lovely large pub with lots of outdoor seating and a great children’s play area."
• "Awesome pub with good food (and omg, the brownie was amazing)."
• "Absolute beautiful country pub, excellent food and entertainment and extremely clean."
• "Lovely pub with its own little bowling alley in a superb location for walks along the Sandstone Trail."
• "Great pub.Beautiful location."

Cons:

• "First impressions in the car park were not great, there’s a lot of broken glass all over it!"
• "Place had no atmosphere. Gone down hill from last time we have been it was always great and staff were too."
• "The portion size was large, which suited my appetite and the flavours, including the mushy peas were good."
• "The quality of the food was very poor and much of it was inedible, including the nut roast."
• "The best dining experience I've had in a pub."
• "The pasta dish isn't even what was described."
• "Food was cold and place had no atmosphere."