The White Lion Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Excellent traditional pub, a lot more parking spaces and now there's a much brighter and airy feel with their latest refurbishment."
• "The restaurant was clean and attractive."
• "Lovely country pub with nice decor and staff"
• "Decor is beautiful very homely and cosy"
• "The White Lion is a lovely rural pub on the edge of Delamere Forest one of the largest areas of woodland in the country. There's a warm welcome waiting for you after a day exploring."
• "Cosy village pub with a real fire, friendly helpful staff, good choice of beers and wine selections, excellent menu and specials board, great atmosphere and the decor is easy on the eye, can get busy at weekends booking is essential."
• "The pub is fantastic, full of character. Open fires."

Cons:

• "It was a cold winter evening and the radiators weren't on and the fires weren't lit"
• "Very uncomfortable and cramped"
• "A strange and disappointing experience in a place that used be reliable and enjoyable."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly welcome as we walked in"
• "The staff were super and coped very well with our meal and drinks orders"
• "the waiting staff were attentive, but not hovering over you"
• "The staff were attentive."
• "The team at the white lion delivered exceptional service and food"
• "Looked after by Charmain and staff, very attentive, friendly."
• "The staff were really friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "No apology offered at all"
• "service was not good staff don't know how to smile and how to talk to customers"
• "Service was terrible. Took an hour after ordering to get our food"
• "Once we were seated the service was so very slow. Waited over an hour for mains and then had to wait an extra 10 mins for condiments (mint sauce, ketchup etc) and asked for these twice."
• "The service we experienced was poor in comparison to previous visits."
• "Service was slow. Took the best part of an hour to receive our food."
• "service was very slow not to mention a tad unfriendly from one particular waitress"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was ok, but nothing spectacular"
• "Been several times for Sunday lunch, which has never disappointed."
• "We enjoyed a very tasty Sunday lunch."
• "Food lovely;Cajun chicken burger and fish and chips."
• "The food was delicious - would definitely recommend the fish & chips or scampi!"
• "the vegetables were cooked to perfection"
• "Food was wonderful, obviously Christmas dinner fayre but there were a few interesting and alternative options available such as baked cod. There beers here are great, a nice wide range of lagers, bitters and real ales/IPAs etc."

Cons:

• "The Menu was quite expensive and sadly not very good."
• "chips looked like they had been scraped from the bottom of the fryer"
• "The food wasn't that hot and we waited quite a while for it."
• "food and menu seemed very amateurish and very microwaved"
• "Food average"
• "the bill was still over £70... not cheap and not impressed!!!"
• "the quality was absolutely dire!"