The Countryman Pub and Dining Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The layout is set up to meet Covid-19 requirements with plenty of space, set in a lovely decorated area."
• "The pub is lovely, clean and very welcoming."
• "The atmosphere was lovely as were all the staff and the decor/surroundings were beautiful."
• "It's a wonderful atmosphere, and a lovely place just to have a relaxing drink in the pub side."
• "Lovely country pub. Lounge type bar area separated from two dining rooms."
• "Internally, it's smart, clean and fresh with a turquoise and copper theme."
• "It really is a beautiful place to spend time, lovely clean comfortable seating and decor."

Cons:

• "The Countryman has had a makeover in the grey pallette which seems to have become the standard this decade."
• "The square plates are just a nuisance."
• "Only criticism is for a pub / dining experience with lovely decor they have plastic plants. Which looked cheap and nasty."
• "So cold in the bar area."
• "The new extension has made a huge difference letting in a lot of much needed light."
• "Still no access onto beer garden for pushchairs.. the only access is from the car park.. where cars are parked!!"

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are friendly and extremely helpful."
• "Brill staff who served over 20 of us with no problem and plenty of patience."
• "Service was swift and our waiter knew the extensive menu off by heart including the wide range of daily specials."
• "Emma our waitress was very friendly and informative."
• "Sam our waitress was very professional and made us feel special."
• "The professionalism and courtesy of the staff was second to none."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful. The meal was served hot and in good time, we were neither waiting nor rushed."

Cons:

• "The manager (little short guy) told me, you will sit where I tell you to sit?"
• "Could have quite easily been resolved but staff were not willing to do anything about it."
• "The greeting at main reception was cold without even a smile."
• "First visit, waitress was wonderful however we will not return. Mains arrived and told sides would follow. They did eventually whilst the mains were going cold."
• "Not a good experience for £200 thanks to one very unprofessional waitress who let the side down."
• "On recent visits we've found the service to have slipped very slow service minimal attentiveness constantly having to track down a waiter or waitress for another drink."
• "The service was good apart from one woman with ginger hair and bad roots."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We had mains and puddings, all fantastic quality well prepared, we loved the veggies on the side to share."
• "The food was amazing."
• "Good lovely food very very nice."
• "The portions are very generous and the food was fantastic."
• "Food and drink were excellent."
• "The most delicious food that is excellent value for money."
• "All the food from start to finish was lovely 😍 .. piping hot, all meats cooked to perfection..."

Cons:

• "Food was OK but for the price I expected more."
• "The prices were on the high side, based on the quality."
• "The sauces were very bland. The vegetables completely overcooked."
• "Very expensive for what you get! I had the Turkey roast... It was cold when I got it."
• "The steak was dry and very well done (supposed to be medium), the burger was teetering on the edge of burnt."
• "The chips were very undercooked, looked white and were very hard and the ham looked as though it was sweating."
• "The smoked haddock fishcake had a very strange flavour with no hint of smoked haddock at all and dry."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Prices were excellent and my wife and me will definitely be coming back."
• "And great value at £10.95 each for the 2 courses."
• "The early bird menu is amazing value with quality produce."
• "The lunch menu was delicious food for a very reasonable price."
• "Great food, plenty of veg, chips etc."
• "Nice meal which was well priced."
• "The food was lovely and good value!"

Cons:

• "The food is over priced for frozen vegetables, artificial gravy and flake mash."
• "£6 for a dessert that could fit in an egg cup... I was incredibly disappointed."
• "However food felt overpriced in the evening menu for what was on offer."
• "£15.50 for a pint and a half of lager and three pints of cordial with water!"
• "Food is not bad but the service is diabolical."
• "Very nicely maintained interior in a great old building."
• "Nice venue with great quality food and ingredients. Staff were very friendly just a little bit pricey."