The Little Owl Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is top notch and well worth the price."
• "Food is pretty good, especially for pub food."
• "We all had roast dinners, all were good size portions and reasonably quick service."
• "The Crispy Buttermilk Chicken Burger was especially tasty with the chili jam."
• "The food was excellent, country pub with a spice of upper class."
• "The food was very good and when the time came to pay they were very obliging."
• "Absolutely loved this place, the food was cooked really well and tasted so nice."
• "The food in this pub restaurant was stunning. Every single one of our party of 10 thoroughly enjoyed it."

Cons:

• "If I was being ultra picky I'd say the roast pork was slightly on the dry side, but very tasty."
• "Service was great, just the waiting time for the food was too long as for half full place."
• "The sirloin steak on the menu was appealing, however, it was terribly cooked."
• "Food was ok. Nothing outstanding."
• "Nice place for a drink but not a great place to eat, had the linguine and I have had better microwave meals."
• "The hunter's chicken was over cooked and not chewy won't be ordering that again."
• "Opted for a quick meal before an early morning flight...Had nice welcome at Little Owl and they squeezed us in although very busy."
• "Had evening meal 2 nights running - ordered a Greens and Grains salad which was absolutely delicious BUT 1st night I had it with prawns which were watery and tasteless, 2nd night with chicken which was dry."

Service

Pros:

• "Good friendly staff, and nice service. Would definitely return."
• "Our server was professional and friendly. She resolved my dietary restrictions right away."
• "Phoebe our waitress was friendly and attentive to our time."
• "Service was great, just the waiting time for the food was too long as for half full place."
• "Thanks Paula for looking after us all so well again tonight."
• "The service was great, lots of choice on the food and drink menu and our food was lovely."
• "Good customer service and the staff are friendly and willing to help you out if required."
• "The service was really good seated quick in nice clean area and order taken quick for drinks food and the bringing of food the serving staff were very professional and gave an excellent service."

Cons:

• "Service was great, just the waiting time for the food was too long as for half full place."
• "We were surprised that when our bill arrived it was subject to additional VAT?"
• "Unfortunately, it was my fiancee's 50th birthday, we booked 2mths in advance, only to be served terrible food."
• "Absolutely awful, it was my fiancee's 50th birthday, we booked 2 months in advance, only to be served terrible food."
• "Such a shame really enjoy this little pub within walking distance from home, but Friday evening changed all that."
• "I ordered the 'Prime Beef Burger' which was missing the mayonnaise and relish so was dry, and the onion rings were cold to the touch."
• "The restaurant was fairly quiet all evening, which made the slow service here particularly frustrating. We waited well over an hour for our food to arrive."
• "We found our first visit in quite a while to be a very pleasant experience, the staff we're friendly, and when we chose to amend our order they were courteous and accommodating."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Lovely pub we have been to a few times, very cozy and friendly atmosphere."
• "Really good selection of drinks, cosy vibes and nice service."
• "It was a bit noisy, but I enjoyed experiencing the true feeling of being in a pub."
• "The Little Owl is a wonderful, warm pub that feels like you are actually in the country with its setting."
• "Wonderful place to have a meal with friends and family or a business lunch. Lovely open fireplace."
• "It was busy as expected being next to the Holiday Inn hotel. Staff were friendly and the service was great. The atmosphere was relaxing and cosy."
• "Such a lovely atmosphere in here it's like walking into a warm cottage."
• "Been there many times never had a bad meal or experience. Luke and his team are fantastic."

Cons:

• "It was a little difficult to navigate the tables but me and my guide dog managed it!!"
• "The food, however, was a little disappointing... This was definitely not fine dining and does not justify their price tag."
• "Ordered steak medium rare - it came medium (was too hungry/ not enough time to send it back) although it was tasty."
• "The only grumble is the 'triple' fried chips. They should be sold as just chunky chips, there's nothing triple fried about them."