Half Penny Farm - Dining & Carvery Reviews Summary

Carvery and Food Quality

Pros:

• "The cavery is really good a big selection."
• "More meat than you get at a Toby, bigger selection of veg and potatoes and cheaper."
• "The food was amazing and plentiful."
• "Food was good quality and generous portions."
• "The food was AMAZING, every item perfectly cooked and huge portions."
• "The beef today was melt in the mouth."
• "The food was beautiful. There was four meats to choose from and each of them was beautifully cooked, they were tender and melted in your mouth."

Cons:

• "The beef was very poor (gristle)."
• "The food wasn’t very nice had no taste and the cakes advertised were dry."
• "The carvery looked dry and old so we didn't bother eating here."
• "Mash potatoes was a bit watery, Coliflower had cheese on, No mint sauce."
• "Food could do with a little upgrade. Tastes like it’s cheap food."
• "We both had carvery which was £11.49. We were given 2 thin slivers of meat, the veg had seen better days and was soggy."
• "The food was terrible. The new potatoes, roast potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and broccoli were all undercooked."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "The lady serving was very friendly, easy to chat to and also quick service."
• "Service however is great."
• "Staff are all very polite and efficient, food was cooked well with no mistakes."
• "Staff were absolutely first class. Very friendly very helpful."
• "The staff are friendly and helpful and very welcoming."
• "Staff so happy to help jeni will take your order to the next level."
• "The staff were friendly and very good at their jobs."

Cons:

• "Disgusting not suitable for kids !!! My two year old was bulled and pushed over by a 6-7 year old and the manger ( Lisa plant )kicked us out without even finding out the story she said 'she didn’t care'."
• "The lady who brought the puddings was very abrupt."
• "I’ve had terrible service and dealt with rude staff when visiting this place before."
• "Had to wait ages to get served for a drink."
• "One of the waitresses was in a bad mood most of the time she came to our table."
• "Attended yesterday with family will not be returning service at bar utter disgrace queuing outside door staff very arrogant."
• "The waiter we had was not pleasant at all, she just looked so moody and like she didn’t want to be there."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "Came here for the first time and entered to a real nice atmosphere."
• "Very accessible, adequate parking, clean and tidy."
• "This is a family and friendly dog place."
• "The atmosphere was pleasant but now winters coming maybe the heating needs turning up a bit not very pleasant being cold while eating."
• "Lovely quiet place to eat. Great selection of food."
• "Atmosphere was pleasant, and the Xmas decorations were spot on, not to OTT."

Cons:

• "The only thing that spoilt it was, I used the men's loos and people from the tables could see me having a wee, when the door was opened."
• "It's a little noisy due to being next to the main road but unavoidable really."
• "Toilets need to be monitored better as they have been a mess a few times."
• "Its quite depressing to sit in as well as its so dark and gloomy."
• "The window we were sat by was just covered in dust and not cleaned at all."
• "Toilets weren’t clean either."
• "The cleanliness is awful. The carpet was absolutely filthy."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "Small carvery just over a fiver, can't moan!"
• "Good place and lovely carvery food. Reasonably priced too."
• "You won't get a better place for service! Food is delicious, prices are brilliant and the whole package meant we returned 3 times in 2 days on our weekend stay in Birmingham!"
• "Great value for money carvery - cost me approximately £13 for a carvery and a soft drink including bluelight discount."
• "The carvery here really is one of the best I've had in a long time and I wasn't disappointed with any of it."
• "Pricing of the food and drink is also excellent value for money and much less than i was expecting."
• "Excellent food at very reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Cost a lot and absolutely not worth it."
• "We both had carvery which was £11.49. We were given 2 thin slivers of meat, the veg had seen better days and was soggy."
• "The beef was pink and fatty, my partner paid for large carvery with pigs and blankets no pigs and blankets but still charged us for it."
• "Tonight i had lasagne well it was the worst ive ever had anywere it was all pasta and white sauce."
• "We ordered a two meat carvery and that's just what we got exactly one slice of each the potatoes were hard and so was the veg really disappointed."
• "The food was terrible. The new potatoes, roast potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and broccoli were all undercooked."
• "Just had a take away carvery. It wasn't very good."