"The food is always fantastic with something for every type of palette."
"The roast was amazing and the soup yummy."
"The food was perfect too there were eight of us and all had different meals which were delicious."
"The food was plentiful and tasty."
"The food was lovely and promptly served."
"Food was excellent extremely delicious and presentation was very good."
Cons:
"Potatoes were soggy and veg as well.. starter not hot and pudding as well."
"The food was overly greasy and disappointing."
"The food was sub-par and arrived luke-warm, priced far too high for the quality."
"Both the main courses were terrible worst scallops, worst pork belly and worst dalphinese potatoes I have ever had."
"Sea bass filets were overcooked, but I ate them anyhow because the bed of potatoes, mushy peas, and tomatoes was inedible and cold."
"The beef wellington was so tough as to be inedible and the turkey was well below average."
"Calamari was stone cold and actually tasted slightly frozen in the middle."
Service
Pros:
"They did give us the wrong drinks but they dealt with it, very professionally."
"All the hosts were so friendly!"
"Staff were great."
"Service was quick when needed and slowed at our request as we wanted to break between courses."
"Fantastic place, relaxed atmosphere, very traditional dark wood and leather furnishings, brilliant food and great staff."
"Service was excellent from staff especially Ben the manager."
"Service was quick and our waitress was always there to help."
Cons:
"No one attending front of house on arrival."
"Unfortunately we had a very disappointing Mothers Day meal as the company had taken on far to many bookings and didn't have adequate staff numbers to deal with the level of bookings."
"It was then further let down by the tardy food itself."
"Staff were working hard but no system of follow up starters came but sister s d son waiting for wine they ordered an hour before to drink with it."
"The staff seem to be rushed off their feet and we had take other people’s empty drinks back just to clear the table."
"Service was a bit hit and miss though - one of the side dishes and a drink turned up only after a reminder when we'd nearly finished eating our main course."
"Very disappointed unfortunately - staff trying their best but severely lacking in numbers as drinks to come with dinner arrived about 20 minutes afterwards."
Ambiance & Location
Pros:
"Brilliant canal side bar and restaurant, close to the town and the local train station."
"The setting and ambiance were perfect. Situated right on the canal, we had a small table overlooking the water on a beautiful evening."
"Renovation looks great as well!"
"It is a nice setting by the canal."
"Lovely refurbishment ambiance is great."
"Nice pub by the canal and very short walk from the station."
"Really nice bar/restaurant, set in a nice location."
Cons:
"We won't be going back next Christmas even if staff trained by then they employ enough and have back ups."
"It can get a bit chilly with the door being opened and closed."
"Disappointed this time to noisy not relaxing for a meal."
"BEWARE the lack of CLEAR signs indicating where you can park without incurring a hefty fine."
"At a weekend it would be a tight squeeze to walk through to the bar or toilet."
"Cigarette smoke was coming in from the patio."
"The men's toilet area was flooded with wee."
Value
Pros:
"Food may not be on the cheaper end, but served as a generous portion and of great quality."
"The menu isn't the cheapest but I much prefer to pay a bit more and have a really super meal that was well worth the money."
"Great food and service when going in person."
"The food was of excellent standard."
"Good value lunch menu as well as a la carte."
"Food was very good, came out in good time."
"The food itself was stunning."
Cons:
"Cheese Burger with bacon and chips cost £17.45 and was ok. Nothing special and we’ve had better at this price point."
"Freshly battered banana blossom cost £17.25. It was really greasy and tasted of chip fat."
"Feels like it should be better given a great location, yet the food feels a bit pricey for what it is."
"Food price point sets expectations, which were missed."
"Steak & Malbec pie cost £18.50. It tasted ok, but had been frozen so the meat lacked any texture."
"The drinks menu didn’t all have prices and wine by the glass was not a clear option."
"Chips were overdone, children's portions were paltry and for the quality everything was certainly overpriced."