The Royal Forester Country Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Every thing was cooked to perfection."
• "one of the best burgers i have eaten to date."
• "Crushed Avocado and eggs on toast was amazing."
• "Food has such flavour and texture, the business better hope they don't lose him!"
• "Food was tasty, well presented and fresh."
• "Great quality food."
• "The food is exceptionally good, I had pork loin with a cream sauce and the hubby had fish and chips."

Cons:

• "The third person in our party who ordered the pea and leak risotto said it was watery and tasteless."
• "It took a long time to get food and when it came it was overcooked and very oily."
• "the food was average certainly not worth the excruciating wait."
• "Breakfast was disappointing because my poached eggs where rock hard."
• "The gravy was extremely watery and just tasted like cold oil."
• "The avocado & chimichurri bruscetta looked disgusting and tasted even worse."
• "The fish & chips were very oily and served with stone cold peas."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is friendly and the waiting staff are lovely."
• "Staff welcoming and helpful."
• "The staff are really friendly and helpful."
• "Shaun is always there overlooking staff and operations which shows in a positive way."
• "The staff that work there are so friendly and happy even when a thunderstorm comes and switches off everyone's power in the area!"
• "Staff were very good and worked well as a team."
• "Excellent service."

Cons:

• "When we complained to the staff they didn’t really listen and carried on clearing the table."
• "The service was pretty slow though and the place wasn't particularly busy."
• "No one came over to our table during the meal to check if everything was ok."
• "chef seemed to spend most of his time on his phone."
• "When we complained to mark he was very rude and unhelpful."
• "We were made to feel such an inconvenience to the senior member of bar staff."
• "The man behind the bar... had a terrible attitude. Abrupt and quite rude."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The menu is a little more expensive than some places but still worth it and good value for money."
• "Fantastic vfm anyway, but even better on the midweek 2 courses for £10 offer."
• "From start to finish I had the best experience, Excellent food, excellent drinks, good value for money, amazing atmosphere and faultless staff."
• "Unbelievable value."
• "Could not believe how cheap the food and drinks were, all freshly made to order."
• "2 courses for £10, which is very good value."
• "Good value for money."

Cons:

• "the prices are deceiving and you have to buy it for two or more people."
• "Quality of the food is good but pricey, surely a few vegetables on the plate would not break the bank."
• "It is more expensive than most of the other pubs in the area."
• "Nearly £6 for a pint of beer."
• "the price altogether was 81.00, with that type of shite, I'm surprised anyone goes in there for a Sunday lunch."
• "For £11.95 each for the Roast Beef meal it was quite frankly disgusting."
• "A pint of Guinness is £4.80."

Ambiance and Comfort

Pros:

• "It is a lovely old pub."
• "Nice pub plenty of seating inside and out."
• "It's Gastro pub surroundings are cosy, comfortable and relaxing."
• "Great location for a beer and some grub after a walk in the forest."
• "The room was fairly large with a nice big bed and good linen."
• "The rooms are clean, the bed and pillows are comfy."
• "A space tucked away, ideal for these sunny days."

Cons:

• "Sound travels, the doors are loud, the key turning is a noisy process."
• "Benches most uncomfortable."
• "There was a dog left barking in room next door. It woke us up."
• "The decor was painted dark blue which l suppose is trendy but when the weather is damp or cooler it makes you feel cold."
• "Most kept their coats on."
• "Only drawback is outside area we sat in was against the road fence and prone to vehicle noise."
• "The main reasons we didn’t enjoy our time at the pub was it was soulless, cold and had the look of being very unkept, borderline dirty."