The Cherry Tree at Blackrod Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Happy helpful staff."
• "Thanks to Bradly this evening, it was another perfect meal and service."
• "Service was very good though and friendly staff."
• "Staff were attentive but not intrusive."
• "Service was great, very attentive staff."
• "Cannot fault the staff, polite and friendly."
• "Staff very friendly and welcoming."

Cons:

• "Waited 10 mins for a drink which when it came was wrong."
• "The waitress took her order and started walking off. My Father said 'excuse me' to get her attention to get some more drinks ordered, to which she looked at him, rolled her eyes, and scoffed."
• "A shift change during our visit left hardly any wait staff on the floor."
• "The response I received was, I'll let them know and that was it."
• "Service was amazing tonight. Shame the same couldn't be said about the vegan food served."
• "The wait between courses was too long and the wait to be asked for drinks for too long."
• "However, our recent visit was tainted by poor staff etiquette and shocking attitudes."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was still up to the same standard."
• "Food was delicious as always."
• "The food was excellent!"
• "I ordered the Beef burger, which was absolutely delicious."
• "Every course was out of this world."
• "Delicious Food and a top class experience all round."
• "The starters and main we got was delicious, food was cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "Food was okay, but could’ve been so much better."
• "The main courses were very disappointing."
• "Absolutely Shocking Food Overpriced And Tasteless."
• "The peppercorn sauce i had as part of my meal was extremely runny which was disappointing."
• "Only criticism was the food was salty, a view shared by everybody else on the table barring the person who had pizza."
• "The roast beef... was quite chewy."
• "The only gripe I had, it all looked over cooked and the Yorkshire puddings were burnt and brittle…."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Excellent looking bistro immaculate inside."
• "Great atmosphere and great chef."
• "Lovely ambience in the outdoor area with relaxing acoustic music."
• "Impressive place, beautiful display of Cherry trees etc, decorated to high standard…."
• "The atmosphere was good."
• "The atmosphere and setting both lovely everyone around the room enjoying themselves without too much restaurant seriousness that can sometimes go with higher level restaurants."
• "It's a very unique and nice atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The background music a little loud probably as we were near the front bar but it made everyone talk louder and was not conducive to friendly conversation."
• "Atmosphere- too many children."
• "It was quite crowded, they were not providing service outdoors for unknown reasons, every table was almost entirely 20-40 year old women (low vaccination %), no hand wash, no masks, no spacing, poor ventilation."
• "The music was a little loud."
• "Could do with a more intimate area for couples."
• "We dined outside, which was lovely, but weren't happy with plastic grass and plastic flowers."
• "The Cherry Tree is a couple of plastic Cherry trees in the middle of the room."

Value

Pros:

• "We spent a little under £100 for a 3 course meal for 2 so it isn't cheap but the flavour is incredible."
• "Prices are a touch high, but if you're there for the experience you'll not be disappointed compared to other restaurants in the same price range."
• "The menu caters for most tastes, and the dishes are presented very well but most importantly tasted excellent."
• "Great food at reasonable prices."
• "The food is always... good value."
• "The menu has a choice of dishes to please most people which are good value."
• "Reasonable prices for such great food."

Cons:

• "Wine prices are too expensive! 10-95 for a glass of wine is excessive, for this reason i will not return."
• "Beer expensive with an IPA at over £6."
• "The prices are very high."
• "High quality food that comes with slightly higher prices."
• "The prices are fairly high looking at the portion sizes."
• "I feel it is very very overpriced so make sure you have plenty in the bank."
• "Very over priced for what it is."