Honeystone Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very friendly service."
• "Lively pub, decent food and a very lively, happy atmosphere."
• "Great for families, great for couples."
• "Dogs allowed too! Super range of drinks, non-alcoholic and alcoholic!"
• "Play area for children."
• "Great little family area for children to play."
• "Nice atmosphere."
• "Friendly and smiling when taking orders and serving."

Cons:

• "Noisy with uncomfortable seating & there doesn’t seem to be enough staff waiting over 45mins for main course."
• "This place is really a crèche with cafe food not a restaurant!"
• "There was no drinks menu to select from."
• "It's a shame as we have been using this place for a number of years."
• "The beer garden covered with what appeared to be long-standing rubbish and cigarette butts."
• "Pub was very noisy with very small babies and children."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff on the bar are helpful and polite and on top of their game."
• "The staff were all lovely friendly and welcoming."
• "Staff were friendly and quickly accommodated 12 of us without question."
• "Service at the bar was very good and the lady brought the tray of drink over."
• "The staff were friendly, the food was cooked well, and arrived at our table hot."
• "Staff quick to welcome me."
• "The staff were very warm and friendly and very helpful."

Cons:

• "More bar staff needed to be on duty as the time waiting to be served was too long."
• "We had to wait nearly an hour for our deserts."
• "Service was a little slow but bearable."
• "Had to wait over 45 mins for our dinner."
• "Service was appalling. Food took over an hour to come."
• "Service was awful, manager was horrible."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Brilliant burger and chicken burger with loads of crispy hot fries."
• "The food was lovely."
• "The food was beautiful but unfortunately the staffing levels were very low."
• "The food was delicious."
• "The food was reasonably priced and tasted excellent."
• "My partner had the toast turkey, which on the whole was very enjoyable."
• "The menu offered all the classic pub grub while offering deals too."
• "The food was filling and tasty but my eldests turkey didn't come with the pig in blanket."

Cons:

• "We had hunter's chicken for main which was ok, but pricey for what is it."
• "Food was good although my dad had gammon said it was very chewy."
• "Food plain, no flavour, broccoli vastly overcooked."
• "Food came before my cutlery."
• "The macaroni and cheese tasted like cardboard."
• "Very disappointed with the sliver of bacon and I mean this when I say it no cheese on it at all."
• "The food was not hot when it arrived at the table."
• "The pub was fairly quiet. However, it still took about an hour for our food to arrive."

Facilities and Extras

Pros:

• "The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Some nice vegan options on the menu."
• "Campervan stopover as well. Just tell the staff your number plate and you can stop for 24 hours."
• "Booking was easy, parking was a nightmare, then we were advised, the parking meter was U/d and we could ignore."
• "Great food for great prices. Staff were friendly."
• "Table service would be useful, especially for those with young children."

Cons:

• "We had to wait another 20 minutes for the dishes to come out and one of them was the wrong thing."
• "One really good point is they allow dogs in the restaurant so you don't have to sit outside with your furry friends."
• "The pub car park is not owned by the pub, so you will have to pay £2 ish to park."
• "Parking spaces were taken up by campers using three spaces."
• "No one asked how the meal was during or after."