The View Reviews Summary

Location and Views

Pros:

• "Lovely location overlooking the canal basin."
• "Even on a very rainy day like today the view was lovely."
• "Excellent views of the marina and rolling green fields all around."
• "Can see why this place is called The View! Such a lovely location!!!"
• "Beautiful location with good food."
• "The name is very apt because the view is stunning from this restaurant."
• "Amazing view and food served on hot plates as it should be."

Cons:

• "Nice food not much of a view 😉 if I was to be picky."
• "The view was okay but if the balcony was 45 to 90 degrees to the right then it could of been better (cars and tables in the viewline wasn't expected)."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Meals are huge and a good choice of menu."
• "Visited here for the first time today for Sunday lunch and it was delicious."
• "The food was hot and tasty. He had the Ultimate breakfast and I had Eggs Royale."
• "Felt like a happy place with energetic staff. Food was great."
• "Food is of a good quality, but could be one tier better in my opinion."
• "Excellent food and very attentive friendly staff in a very covid safe environment."
• "Absolutely superb 👌 1st time going, food and hospitality really nice and definitely will go again."

Cons:

• "Sadly, breakfast sausages were poor quality and initially served undercooked."
• "Went for Sunday lunch for a birthday and wasn't impressed. The food though was poor."
• "On this visit the Biscoff sponge was flavourless."
• "The quality of food doesn’t seem that great anymore."
• "Sadly not the rating I wanted to give this place as it's usually fabulous but we ended up here for a late morning coffee and tea cakes."
• "Ordered a jacket potato. It was cooked but not hot."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "The staff were very friendly and nothing is too much trouble."
• "Our servers could not do enough for our group."
• "Staff were friendly and really helpful at all times."
• "The staff were lovely and friendly."
• "Friendly staff and solid food."

Cons:

• "My only gripe was that tips were added to the bill, giving us no choice but to pay."
• "Staff were unattended, tables were left unclean and we had to ask them mop table before sat down."
• "It was over 30 degrees that day it was packed, staff run off their feet."
• "The service and staff were appalling this morning."
• "Service is 3.5 stars. It lacks polish, staff very young and perhaps lack experience to make the service memorable."
• "Really underwhelming!! We are fairly frequent customers of The View and have always raved about it. However, our last 2 visits have been rather disappointing and underwhelming."

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

• "As a wheelchair user it was very accessible with a nice, clean loo."
• "There was also a lift inside, for those who struggle with stairs. It is definitely worth a visit."
• "The venue has it all. Fantastic food, superb view and staff and owners that go above and beyond to make your experience the very best it can be."

Cons:

• "The car park is gravel, some well packed so I had to choose where I parked very carefully to make my transfer from car to chair safer."
• "A group of six of us, there were round tables of eight, but they’re not very practical for people with reduced mobility."
• "One thin chicken strip in a chicken wrap with wilted lettuce which was inedible (the lettuce that is not the chicken) seemed a bit tight."
• "Very Covid Safe. Well organised, with friendly safe and plenty of space. As for the food ( breakfast) excellent quality and instead of tea/ coffee had a fruit smoothie, which was very refreshing. Toilet facility very clean but G/F only."