The Coach Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The group ordered a variety of dishes from the menu and each dish was delicious."
• "The Panna cotta dessert was up there with the best desserts I've ever eaten."
• "The food was not only delicious and succulent, but also beautifully presented with nice details that added an extra level of sophistication."
• "All our dishes were immaculately presented, at the right temperature and, presumably, to Tom Kerridge’s exacting standards."
• "The food was impeccable."
• "Every dish served was delicious and deserving of praise."
• "The food was absolutely phenomenal."

Cons:

• "Mediocre food (not Michelin 1 star standard)...the chips was £8 per about chunky 10(the worst chips I had ..so hard and dry..may be left over from lunch time,really bad."
• "But otherwise mediocre at best food, an above itself attitude and I was still hungry after."
• "Given the price and reputation it should have been... nothing special."
• "The Chicken Kiev which was bland and the fishy Scotch Egg was not for me."
• "The lobster bisque scotch egg was a let down. Both of these dishes I found very salty."
• "The food is bland!?"
• "Very disappointing food....bog standard scrambled egg on a piece of sliced brown bread."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is genuinely warm."
• "The staff were super amazing. Very attentive without being at all over bearing."
• "Service is at the same level, engaging at the right time with the right conversation creating a perfect combination."
• "Staff are friendly and attentive."
• "Service is always top notch with the friendliest of people."
• "Service was very professional and polite."
• "The staff were attentive and friendly and service was brilliant."

Cons:

• "The service this last time was extremely poor."
• "Cold Shoulder was definitely on the menu."
• "Staff didn’t wear masks and there was no sanitiser available."
• "The first 2 dishes arrived after waiting a normal length of time. But for the other 4 we had to wait over 20 minutes."
• "Such poor unfriendly service."
• "Service very very slow won't see us again."
• "Service was quite poor, very slow, not attentive at all."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is really relaxed and most importantly the food is sublime!!"
• "It’s a cosy setting, sitting at the bar gives you a great view into the open kitchen to truly appreciate what goes into every delicious bite of each dish."
• "Friendly, informal atmosphere."
• "Friendly and attentive service and nice chilled out upscale pub atmosphere."
• "Nice ambience."
• "Relaxed atmosphere, no booking and limited seating areas."
• "The atmosphere was cosy, and while the restaurant was small, it added to the intimacy and charm of the dining experience."

Cons:

• "Place is quite small, there’s a few tables to sit and dine at plus they have quite a few seats at the bar where you can sit, just all seems a bit cramped."
• "The restaurant was very cold, radiator off, draughty window behind us."
• "The toilets were sadly quite damp and grubby."
• "In truth the seating is clumsy as it is too narrow."
• "The private room was a bit dark and had a tv on the wall which made it feel a bit cheap."
• "I wasn't a huge fan of TV scattered around the place but I suppose it is a pub."
• "Only negatives were it was draughty and there was little room to maneuver."

Value

Pros:

• "I would consider this an 'upmarket' restaurant but the food is reasonably priced."
• "They’ve started taking same day reservations which is amazing."
• "Definitely worth five stars, this is hard to beat for excellent food that pushes the envelope."
• "It's expensive, yes, but some things are worth splashing out for."
• "Considering the standard of food on offer it's great value for money."
• "What really stood out to me was the reasonable price for a Michelin star restaurant."
• "Amazing food at reasonable prices for a Michelin star restaurant."

Cons:

• "You're looking at spending £100pp without a bottle of wine."
• "Without any drinks or coffee, we were at £120 for 2 people, which felt a lot for lunch, even a special one."
• "All of the above was for 2 of us and cost us £50 with diet cokes."
• "We paid 65£ for a very little portion food."
• "£17 for one beer and one small glass prosecco."
• "2 pints, a glass of wine and tapas (3 plates - 1 of which was chips), just under £80 / person."
• "Bill for 3 people came to £182. We left full and happy."