Meadow Farm - Farmhouse Inns Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "Staff are really helpful."
• "The staff are very friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are always friendly and happy to help."
• "The Staff that served us were lovely."
• "The staff friendly and professional and the venue itself was spotlessly clean as ever."
• "The young man on the carvery was so kind & helpful."
• "The staff were all helpful and attentive without being pushy."

Cons:

• "Never have I ever come across such miserable waiting staff."
• "When speaking to waitress they weren't interested in anything we had to say."
• "The staff were all telling us different things and the young lady with the infection control t-shirt was having to pick up the pieces from the other staffs lack of knowledge."
• "Absolutely rubbish service, I only went in for a drink, and it turns out you have to get in a line for food and drinks, was only informed by the rude gentleman by the time i was at the bar."
• "Staff quality - Poor, waited with no-one at the bar to be served whilst 2 members of staff were on their mobile phone."
• "Table staff walk round with a face like thunder, can really really tell they hate their jobs."
• "Management couldn’t care less."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The roast potatoes were delicious, the meat cooked so good."
• "The food was superb (Carvery)."
• "Lovely friendly place a free kids area and delicious food."
• "Food plentiful and gorgeous."
• "The 14 hour slow cooked beef and turkey were very tender."
• "The food was spot on."
• "The food was lovely & very filling."

Cons:

• "The sausage was bigger than the steak and I couldn't find the difference between the gammon and the pork."
• "Do not have the pie's on the menu!! My friend had one and the pastry was rock hard."
• "Food wasn't very good, chicken overcooked on the chicken medley, the chips were as well."
• "Sausages were hard and overcooked on my mixed grill and onion rings were missing."
• "The carvery was extremely bland so we were disappointed with 'the main highlight' to the place."
• "Food disgusting no Turkey, Yorkshire puddings dry awful food."
• "Food was just passable, some of us had suet pies from the menu. These were rock hard."

Facilities & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "It has a fantastic outdoor play area for older children, a huge field for football in the Summer, and an indoor play area for older and younger kids."
• "The venue itself was spotlessly clean as ever."
• "Massive car park. Play areas indoors and out."
• "The place is very clean and well presented."
• "Brilliant disabled facilities."
• "Meadowfarm is very clean and inviting and has supported the local community to the best of its abilities through the pandemic."
• "Carvery looked great, well refreshed and everything was piping hot."

Cons:

• "Ladies toilets was very dusty on the toilet roll holder top of the doors and fans in the ceiling not been cleaned well at all."
• "The furniture a bit sticky."
• "children's area a disgrace, really mucky."
• "Dirty menus & grubby furniture which isn't nice!"
• "The play area was very dirty."
• "The pub looks dark and outdated."
• "Nobody clearing tables, had to do it ourselves."

Atmosphere & Experience

Pros:

• "Lovely place, food was excellent despite our arriving at 10 to 11 when breakfast was about to finish."
• "Lovely atmosphere, good food and reasonably priced. The staff are great."
• "Enjoyed a lovely full English breakfast with great company in great surroundings."
• "Lovely meal, calm and relaxing atmosphere."
• "Great family friendly pub."
• "Family friendly, lovely atmosphere and courteous staff."
• "Fantastic friendly staff & great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The place itself is awful worst place I have ever been kids running wild, running into tables."
• "But we couldn't help noticing from the second we walked in how depressed and over worked the Staff was, we even seen 1 member walking out crying."
• "General Ambience - It was cold and not very welcoming."
• "It's just the environment that spoils it for me."
• "Its ok... service is slow but that is pretty average anywhere for a weekend."
• "Place rundown and unclean. Staff overworked, and didn't seem well managed."
• "The vegetables were dried out and very hard or sloppy and overcooked."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Lovely friendly place a free kids area and delicious food."
• "Good prices for food and drink and accept blue light 💙 so it's a win-win!"
• "This place is fantastic food is exceptional value especially the carvery three course starter small carvery and desert for £10."
• "Food is value for money. You can get a 'mountains' worth of food for less than a tenner."
• "Great food at very reasonable prices."
• "Very tasty and hearty meals, value for money."
• "The carvery is lovely with massive portions and decent Sheffield prices, not expensive."

Cons:

• "So basically my dad paid £8 per person for a plate of veg."
• "The carvery is always hit and miss whenever I have been, veg is either over or undercooked."
• "Food was average at best and certainly wasn't worth a 40 minute queue."
• "Food we did have was terrible and the service was no better."
• "All together I would say that the real value of the plate was around £4...."
• "The food we had off the menu on Tuesday was cold."
• "Food was just passable."