The Spring Inn Reviews Summary

Interior and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely interior, very roomy and nicely decked out."
• "Beautiful pub, lovely Xmas decorations and fabulous grand Christmas tree."
• "The venue itself is bright and lively with a nice relaxed energy."
• "The Spring Inn is a lovely quaint building with lots of character."
• "Really beautiful pub, fantastic decor."
• "Nice setting and warm welcoming interior."
• "The restaurant is warm and inviting with old time furniture."

Cons:

• "Also it was really cold, not sure if they had windows open or something because of covid."
• "The place in general is dirty, the tables sticky."
• "Tables and floor were really sticky, we laid napkins all over it."
• "The busy traffic is a bit of a downer."
• "There seemed to be what sounded like a kids party going on upstairs which was quite noisy at times with kids running about."
• "It's a big space and can be quite noisy with lots of people there."
• "The smell of dogs was awful, the bench that my son grandson and daughter-in-law sat on smelt of dog urine."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Delicious food for good price."
• "Lamb shank was so good."
• "The food was delicious! Cooked to perfection! Generous portion size! Full of flavour!"
• "Battered Codd Fish Fry and Chips were awesome. Desert was delicious."
• "The food was absolutely lovely, I was made a really nice salad by the chef especially for me."
• "Food was excellent, we mostly ordered the fish special which was cooked beautifully."
• "The food - wow. Best prawn and chorizo linguini I’ve ever had!"

Cons:

• "The beef burger and chips was average, not worth the price though."
• "Duck salad was too chewy. Sent it back."
• "Lobster special cooked to the consistency of cotton wool was my last supper!"
• "Both dishes were vile. The 'Hot' salmon salad came out with raw salmon and eggshell in."
• "The roast beef was very rare and very chewy."
• "The lamb kofta let the side down."
• "The crumble was really bad. It was way too sweet."

Service

Pros:

• "Exceptional service. Harrison looked after us from the moment we walked in, until we left."
• "The service was excellent (both in the run up to and during the meal), and we all had a great time."
• "Great, Polite, Efficient Service and the Food was lovely."
• "The service was extremely friendly, and they went above, and beyond to cater for one of our group who had a nut allergy!"
• "The staff are so friendly and very attentive."
• "Friendly staff who are always willing to go above and beyond."
• "Staff are all friendly and a credit to the pub and manager."

Cons:

• "The service was shockingly bad. Our Pepsi’s came out they were pretty much slammed on the table and flat."
• "We waited 45 minutes for someone to take our order and we waited 1.5 hours until we started eating."
• "Stopped here for lunch with a colleague. It was very busy for a lunchtime so service wasn't sparklingly quick."
• "Waitress managed to get drinks order wrong followed by a long wait and the meal order wrong."
• "Service was friendly throughout but somewhat dilatory."
• "Service was dreadful, waited at least 20mins for drinks when it wasn’t busy."
• "Unfortunately the service was poor."

Value

Pros:

• "It's a bit on the pricey side, but quality of food and experience made it more than worthwhile."
• "Under £9 with chips, exceptional."
• "Food great & prices reasonable would certainly go back again."
• "Very reasonably priced as well."
• "Our bill for the food plus a bottle of wine and pint of diet pepsi came to a very reasonable £77 excluding service. Great value!"
• "Obviously not a low cost option but definitely worth a treat for lunch."
• "For value for money I give The Spring Inn 5 out of 5."

Cons:

• "Pricey IMO, sprouts solid and condiments, sauces and gravy appeared some way into the meal."
• "Food is a little expensive but of a higher quality than many other pub restaurants."
• "Quite expensive, won't be rushing back."
• "At £400, I expect much better."
• "Definitely not worth the £25+ price tag."
• "Both times my meal was awful, and really overpriced."
• "One person's meal arrived after the other 13 of us had finished eating."