The Barn Owl Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is definitely home made."
• "Both the starter and dessert were delicious."
• "Food good quality, properly hot and plenty of it."
• "Food portions were generous, everything was homemade (chips were amazing!)."
• "The food was cooked to perfection and the service was amazing."
• "You could tell the food was freshly cooked and tasted great."
• "Food was excellent massive portions really filling."

Cons:

• "The service was poor..I had to ask 3 times for ketchup."
• "Disappointed with vegetable option frozen carrots and peas had no taste also thin fries poor quality."
• "Sunday roast not up to standard roast potatoes were white the Yorkshire pudding straight out of auntie bessie packet."
• "Steak ordered medium came looking well done and small, wrestled with a few slices hard to cut very chewy left more than half."
• "The scampi dish was okay the chips were poor greasy cafe type ones."
• "The burger was pink & the chicken wasn’t cooked either."
• "The beef was tough."

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent service and great staff."
• "Service was great and the waitress couldn’t be more helpful."
• "Very friendly staff, food was prompt and service was great."
• "Servers were attentive and friendly."
• "Considering how busy they were the serving staff were all very patient and friendly."
• "Staff were professional and friendly, service was amazing."
• "Served by a fine gentleman called Lee at the bar. He was very polite and helpful, quick on the bar too!"

Cons:

• "Currently waiting an hour plus for starters."
• "Reason for the low rating is the inn was taking food orders from the tables right next to us but refused to take our orders."
• "After our first drink we tried to order another drink via the button in the pod, after several attempts we gave up paid and left."
• "Service is odd. You order your meal at the bar which is fine but the waitresses can't take your orders for puddings or further drinks."
• "We were greeted by a very grumpy person behind the bar who basically 'told off' our 4 children for being on the bar stools."
• "The waitress didn't inform us who would take our drinks/food order."
• "The staff shouted out the name of the dish being served to establish whose it was."

Value

Pros:

• "It is good value and the food is always tasty, £14 for 3 courses."
• "Great value."
• "The golden years menu that my mother and Aunty had was also brilliant! Amazing value for money!"
• "Food wasn't too expensive, and didn't disappoint."
• "Very good value for money."
• "Good food, great value and generous portions."
• "Good value and choice for the 2 or 3 course pensioner menu."

Cons:

• "The food is very expensive for the quality you get."
• "I think £12.00 for two trifles is a little steep."
• "Too expensive food for this kind of quality food, food wasn’t good."
• "What shocked me even more was the £3.75 each for a flat glass of coke."
• "The only down fall is the price of the food its far too high unfortunately."
• "Food nice but on the pricy side for what we had."
• "Unless you're in your latter years of life and don't mind warmed up food don't bother."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "All this and an ideal setting, what's not to like."
• "Really nice place we ate outside in the goose pod it has heating."
• "Being sat next to a canal can only help the surroundings were stunning."
• "Fantastic location and great view of the countryside."
• "Lovely rural pub right next to the canal so you can watch the boats putter past."
• "Perfect venue on a lovely sunny day on the banks of the bridgewater canal."
• "Lovely views through the large windows over the countryside or ducks on the canal."

Cons:

• "Limited carspaces as people have to park on the road this reduces road space for passing vehicles."
• "Booked a pod to have dog with us but it's impossible for the dog to move, feel like we are in prison."
• "Shame the boat is parked up there spoiling the view from the majority of the pods."
• "The outside seats are as good as in the car park, despite that view in the other direction."
• "Felt a bit squashed between 2 tables with good views (Ours no view)."
• "Lovely canal side location but absolutely no atmosphere."
• "The letdown is the atmosphere. it's quite clinical."