Widecombe Fair - Pub & Grill Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Absolutely lovely pub, especially since their refurb."
• "Ample parking & plenty of room in the pub itself, so you wasn't sat on top of each other, lovely high ceilings with a pleasant decor."
• "the pub now has more a rustic feel to it which is equally as lovely"
• "The place has had a total refurbishment and is lovely inside and they have a lovely outside area now as well with outdoor heaters."
• "Looks nice since the refurbishment."
• "it was so clean, tidy and presentable"
• "The pub was clean and tidy and very welcoming."

Cons:

• "The whole place looked grubby, the tables were never cleaned between customers and the service was slow."
• "Was served a drink with lipstick on it and when asked for a drink in a clean glass, was provided a glass and was expected to pour the one from the dirty glass into the new one."
• "I was sad to see some of the decor had changed since we last came in as that’s what attracted me there in the first place"
• "Can be noisy."
• "The pub has a very friendly atmosphere, it has a very cosy feeling."
• "The pub was open and very airy."
• "Only problem is that the area for dogs is a little small."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff was very polite, friendly and very helpful and professional."
• "Great service from Lilly. Our food was delicious, felt really welcome- both my partner and spaniel puppy have been treated wonderfully."
• "all of the staff working that day were brilliant and all deserve a shout out"
• "The staff could not have been any more welcoming and friendly, not to mention very efficient."
• "Staff that can’t do enough to make the experience as good as possible."
• "The staff were attentive and polite."
• "The staff were incredible and had great service."

Cons:

• "On arrival we were seated on a small table near the toilet or cleaning closet, we were not allowed to sit where we want (not sure why, as the place was nearly empty, plenty of tables)."
• "We then finally got our drinks after being sat 30-40 minutes"
• "We were either forgotten about or the order hadn't been placed properly."
• "Food lovely but service appalling. My mum was celebrating her 80th, server accidentally knocked a whole glass of coke over her. The service team made us feel like villains especially Lily the Manager."
• "Had to go to the bar to ask for the bill. Paid it, but got challenged by the waitress as we left 'Have you paid?!'"
• "After 20 minutes of being sat there I finally got frustrated and had to get her attention to take our drinks order"
• "Ordered drinks, waited 20 minutes for those."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Couldn't fault anything, the food... well it was delicious!"
• "Food was very nice from starters through mains and into desserts."
• "My brother had the tomahawk and he said it was cooked to perfection and would order again."
• "The food was served really quick and piping hot! My steak was cooked to absolute perfection!!"
• "Top quality food and a great price."
• "I had the rack of ribs, which was to die for."
• "The food was absolutely delicious."