The White Lion Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "A lovely, cosy pub with plenty of seating."
• "Fabulous pub in the heart of the village!"
• "Lovely atmosphere. Large, roomy pub."
• "Nice warm pub, quality of ingredients seemed good."
• "Good pub food and a great atmosphere."
• "The ambience and environment was warm and cozy and considering it was busy felt festive and welcoming."
• "Atmosphere always lovely; staff are welcoming, professional, and helpful."

Cons:

• "Standard food and atmosphere. Lacks a bit of character but pleasant enough."
• "The venue was brashly noisy."
• "Not any more, miserable greeting from the landlady/manager who couldn't have been less helpful."
• "A nice little local village pub. I was a little disappointed to see that they now have live music on some evenings, which makes having a quiet drink and a chat somewhat difficult."
• "Part of dining area is quite dark without much natural light."
• "Heating was broken so very cold in parts of the building but obviously this was likely unavoidable."
• "The room itself was very cold and even our hands needed gloves on!! There was no heating on in the room."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was really quick and friendly and the food cooked well."
• "Lovely attentive Waitress. Good service and good food."
• "Really good service our waitress was excellent."
• "Hannah was an amazing waitress! Professional, polite and delightful."
• "Held a wake here. The food and service was excellent and the staff extremely accommodating."
• "Absolutely amazing service! Couldn't have been any better if they tried."
• "We were served promptly with a smile by Libby who was very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "It took a very long time to have our plates cleared from our table and even longer to have our dessert order taken."
• "Met with sticky tables and a waitress that forgot our drinks."
• "Booked for Boxing Day 8 weeks ago paid deposit. Turned up no table ... one was found at 2.20 .. ordered and at 3.10 told we would have to wait for a future 30 min for starter !!!!! Not acceptable.. walked out hungry."
• "Horrendous service again and food not up to scratch."
• "The lady at the TIL tried to charge me £4 for a £2 pot of tea - not impressive."
• "Late and cold food. 45 mins for food to arrive for 3 people when hardly anyone in the pub."
• "Tried to order a pudding (three times). No one at bar, third time only the young man so I waited 30 mins."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Sunday roast is one of the best."
• "Food is wonderful, make sure you're hungry, it's a good hearty meal."
• "The food was exceptional and was very tasty also our waited Jack was very polite and professional attending to our needs."
• "The sausages with mustard grain were lush! Thanks to all involved."
• "My mums vegetarian meal was superb."
• "The food is lovely & costs are reasonable."
• "The food was delicious, it was quick and the service was amazing the whole staff were welcoming upon arrival and when sat down Jason was particularly good, he went out of his way just to make sure we were okay."