The Cricketers Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food and drink in the bar and restaurant were superb."
• "Food choice and taste excellent. Atmosphere in the restaurant and staff great."
• "The menu and specials very interesting and delicious."
• "Just had evening meal which was exceptional, wish the chef sold the pear chutney, it was out of this world!"
• "The food was beautiful and very tasty and well presented."
• "The food was great with a good selection on the menu."
• "Food was excellent, service was spot on."

Cons:

• "Menu had next to nothing to choose from!"
• "Ordered fish and chips which was very average, fish was quite small and chips were not great."
• "An £8.50 glass of wine that we ordered was in a dirty glass."
• "I wish I had taken a photo of my £30.50 rib eye steak as it was served with cold chips and looked like it was from Wimpy."
• "The food was functional, not great and certainly not exceptional which given the price (£25 for a Sunday roast!!) I would have expected something far better."
• "The only feedback I have is that it is a shame that there were paint chips on doors etc and that the quilt feathers were all bunched up."
• "The fish and chips were excellent but the sea bass with linguine was tasteless and very stodgy."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff all friendly."
• "The staff are extremely helpful and friendly and one member of staff stood out from the rest, and that was Gail."
• "Service was great from the waitress our first evening."
• "Staff were very efficient and friendly."
• "All of the staff were attentive and friendly and if that level of service is extended to staying guests, then this would be a lovely place to stay!"
• "Staff excellent, very friendly & accommodating so overall a very pleasant stay."
• "The staff were pleasant and efficient without being intrusive."

Cons:

• "We waited a long time for breakfast to arrive, we heard others complaining too."
• "3 staff members hard to attract for second cup of coffee (no cafetiere)."
• "They were clearly struggling a bit with service."
• "Rubbish service. Food took over an hour to arrive and no apology."
• "The staff didn’t seem overly bothered about it, nor did they make much (if any) conversation with us."
• "Service was good at the beginning but tailed off towards the end of the meal."
• "Although it was a Saturday afternoon, they didn't have the desert we wanted as 'it sold out'."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The room was nice and cosy and had a huge bed and a large bathroom."
• "The room was very comfortable and well equipped."
• "The room was huge and so well-appointed and comfortable."
• "Lovely little pub with great, comfortable, spacious rooms."
• "The tepees were brilliant, warm and dressed with fairy lights."
• "The courtyard rooms are very clean and comfortable."
• "The rooms were very comfortable and clean."

Cons:

• "Rooms need some love, chipped paint work, way too soft beds."
• "Downside to our room was hearing squeaky floorboards and footsteps from the room above and their use of the toilet and shower."
• "floor in our room not clean, it was the first thing I noticed upon entering, and seemingly not being regularly cleaned."
• "The nylon-type drape folded across the bottom of the bed was bobbly and there were different hairs stuck in it, long blonde, short black, etc."
• "Our only criticism of the room was that it was very dark so we needed the lights on all the time."
• "The only downside was the shower - electric shower over the bath."
• "Room had cobwebs above the bed."