Elmwood Farm - Farmhouse Inns Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Meals are large tasty and filling."
• "You get a good quality meal with reasonably priced drinks."
• "Gorgeous food, great portion size."
• "The food was very nice. Liked the chips! My steak was perfect."
• "Amazing roast beef dinner with all the fixings! Homestyle Yorkshire pudding and gravy that was delicious."
• "The food was lovely."
• "The food was hot and the gravy was suitable for vegetarians."

Cons:

• "Dessert came first then it took them 2 hours to serve the rest of the food."
• "Food arrived either cold, or over cooked."
• "The meat was dried up and the veg didn't look much better."
• "All of the chicken meals were dry, over cooked or seemed re-heated."
• "The chocolate sponge did not look like chocolate sponge"
• "The carvery was horrid you couldn’t even eat the beef it was that chewy, the broccoli and new potatoes were hard."
• "Food was awful. Dry and cold."

Service

Pros:

• "Great staff clean."
• "Very helpful and kind staff, especially Margaret who has done our table the last few times we have come and never fails to make us smile."
• "The staff always come across as friendly."
• "The staff were great."
• "LAURA went above and beyond cleared table, cleaned it, check back even brought my daughter a piece of cake thank you laura am in this trade too and really appreciated you today thanks again 😀"
• "Very friendly staff very clean lovely atmosphere."
• "The staff are so nice and nothing is too much trouble!"

Cons:

• "Ordered food and drink on the app at same it food order went through fine never got the drinks order."
• "The service was disgusting."
• "The food was brought by moody staff (one young lad was actually quite pleasant) but a couple of our groups had their plate slammed down in front of them."
• "Staff clock watching, moving our (not empty) glasses."
• "No staff available to show us where to sit."
• "Service was friendly it was very very slow."
• "Plenty staff in bar area but had no interest in serving."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "A great place to eat on your own or with guests."
• "Lovely atmosphere, great staff clean."
• "The Buffet breakfast was fresh, and looked appetising."
• "The atmosphere was calm and quiet despite the business and bustling activity around us."
• "Really lovely warm and welcoming atmosphere too with plenty of seats available."
• "Very clean relaxed atmosphere beers always nice."
• "The atmosphere was ok and the food was very nice."

Cons:

• "Really needs a good clean, the dust and grime on the lights on the walls is not good."
• "The tables and chairs are beginning to look a bit tatty."
• "It's often really warm in here!"
• "The pub was filthy and unbelievably messy."
• "Food that had been on the floor upon our arrival had not been cleaned up."
• "Terrible! Sticky tables, wonky chairs, dirty carpets."
• "Not clean, dirty glasses, slow service, a ‘carvery’ that stops serving carvery after 6:30pm."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "For the price you pay the meal portions are massive and well worth it."
• "A good experience and good value for money"
• "Well worth a visit you get your money's worth."
• "Their carvery is probably the best I've ever had."
• "We had the standard weekday carvery for £7.49, which was very good value for money compared to Toby carvery"
• "The prices are very reasonable which is a good thing especially in today's financial crisis."
• "Good value for money overall, and comfortable seating."

Cons:

• "Many things on the menu were out of stock or parts of meals."
• "The child's sundae was nothing like the advertised picture, it was just dumped in a glass."
• "Combo meal is very poor value! Plant based skewers we disgusting and un edible."
• "Overcharged my wife by £10."
• "Charged almost £3 for a few pathetic chips in a tiny bowl, served with tepid cheap white wine......awful experience! Total rip off!"
• "Kids meals were a little lacking."
• "Food is a little overpriced for what you get but the quality was good."