Pooh Corner Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "Remarkable tea room, lovely fresh big portions."
• "An amazing place for Winnie the Pooh lovers or anyone looking for a great lunch."
• "Always love coming here, delicious home made food and lovely outside seating in the garden."
• "Overall, it was a wonderful visit and I recommend to any fans of Winnie the Pooh!"
• "The atmosphere at Pooh Corner is so lovely."
• "A cozy and quaint little find."
• "Highly recommended not only for the delicious food, but for the magical decor featuring all the beloved Pooh and Friends!"

Cons:

• "This place was NOT disabled friendly. There is no disabled parking or access."
• "They’ve got some peculiar Pooh type things from China which do not look at all like Pooh."
• "Only one unisex toilet. I hate having to queue."
• "Parking is a bit of an issue."
• "Parking was a bit of an issue as no dedicated parking area."
• "Quite stuffy with a mask on for those who find it difficult to breathe."
• "The inside of my teacup was stained, the sugar bowl was dirty and the lovely tearoom itself now looked more like a cafe."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are friendly and polite."
• "The staff were so welcoming, friendly and efficient."
• "The staff were incredible and made it feel so welcoming."
• "Staff couldn't do enough very friendly and attentive so would definitely go again."
• "The staff were very polite and helpful."
• "Staff are friendly and helpful!"
• "Very friendly staff."

Cons:

• "The manner was the worst ever!"
• "Long mins went by before a staff member welcomed us, however the waitress was walking in & out in front of us."
• "Had boiled water spilt on me accident yes!!!which can happen to anyone but there was no remorse and a very delayed reaction to do anything."
• "Fairly busy when we arrived and it took a while for the staff to seat us even though there were plenty of spaces visible."
• "Although the young waiting staff remain friendly, service was very slow, with most tables enquiring after their food at least once."
• "I asked a lady a bill and waited for 20min."
• "We did have to queue outside the gate for about 10 or 15 minutes."

Food and Drink

Pros:

• "We ate Pooh Toast, Scones, Tea and a Milkshake for under £15."
• "The best porkpie with piccalilli i've had for a long time!!"
• "The best ploughmans lunch, very tasty."
• "The tea was lovely, the food delicious."
• "The scones were wonderful, just right in size and the amount of cream."
• "Food was fantastic, the staff were lovely."
• "Lovely food, friendly staff..great to have a pretty salad and good quality crisps on the side."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the food was disappointing. Slightly stale bulk ordered cakes."
• "Food mediocre and like the items in shop completely over priced."
• "Only a small amount of cream and a small jar of jam."
• "Hot chocolate was lukewarm."
• "Food was cheap, quality was same as price."
• "Didn’t have the food we ordered got the vegetarian option which wasn’t what we ordered."
• "Food portion are just on the side of ok for the price."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "Most important of all, the price of souvenirs are really reasonable."
• "For 2 baked brie meals a toastie meal and 3 coffees came to just over £38 so pretty good value for money."
• "Prices are really good."
• "Great food at reasonable prices."
• "Food was great and at a decent price, I never once felt ripped off."
• "The scones were so fresh and the clotted cream was incredible - great value too!"
• "Food is good and well prepared, cakes are delicious."

Cons:

• "Very small cafe and you will most likely need to wait for a table."
• "Shop was a little disappointing."
• "The gift shop didn’t have anything that special to buy, I think they would benefit in the future in making custom merchandise."
• "The Pooh shop is small but has a lot of Pooh stock. The prices on some were really expensive but I had expected that."
• "Loo was dirty with a wet used bath towel hang on the door."
• "Very busy place so go when it home."
• "Very small inside so definitely try and sit outside if the weather will allow it as for me it was a bit too small inside."

Accessibility and Convenience

Pros:

• "It's open 7 days a week and there's normally some parking to be found in the high Street."
• "Parking nearby is relatively good. They're dog friendly too."
• "Easy on street parking close by, were seated at a table straight away and didn't wait long for our meal."
• "Really lovely little place, garden has plenty of seating, lovely food, reasonably priced, lovely gift shop, friendly staff and helpful with printed info on how to find pooh sticks bridge and free car park."
• "No wait for a table outside in the courtyard."
• "If you're traveling from far definitely come by car."
• "The famous Pooh Bridge is also only a short walk away."

Cons:

• "This place was NOT disabled friendly. There is no disabled parking or access."
• "Parking is a bit of an issue."
• "Parking was a bit of an issue as no dedicated parking area."
• "There is only one toilet which serves everyone and the whole time we was there there was a queue of at least three people! That needs addressing."
• "Booked our table on line but got the wrong date. We were advised this happens all the time, so take care when reserving - you can't reserve if less than 24 hrs."
• "It was a hot day on our visit and they have no air con and no fans."
• "Beware they will not serve anyone tea and cake after 3:30 but they close at 4pm."

Overall Experience

Pros:

• "The surrounding area is also very nice with beautiful countryside."
• "The cafe waitresses and or owners were happy to help and we were able to take our little pooch in which was lovely."
• "The gift shop is amazing. Quality Pooh toys."
• "Thank you for a memorable experience."
• "Somehow, magically, the whole place is exactly in-keeping with the tone of the world A A Milne created."
• "The shop itself is interspersed with displays of wonderful old books, toys and memorabilia which was a fascinating journey through Pooh history."
• "We will definitely be back."

Cons:

• "The manner was the worst ever!"
• "I shall no be recommending visits again or even going myself."
• "Our journey to this once lovely little tearoom that takes over an hour to get to and was always worth every minute will no longer I'm sad to say be on my list of places to visit."
• "The whole place is one massive disappointment and has completely lost its way sadly."
• "This is just a cafe and a souvenir shop. It could be anywhere."
• "This place has been SPOILT. . if its not broken leave it alone !!"
• "Searched for the pooh sticks bridge but gave up after nearly an hour of fruitless driving of the same route."