The Grove Lock, Leighton Buzzard Reviews Summary

Location & Setting

Pros:

• "What a glorious upmarket pub located on a lock on the Grand Union hotel near Leighton Buzzard."
• "Lovely location in a mature setting for a lovely afternoon lunch and walk."
• "Set beside the canal, the pub has a great ambiance."
• "Nice pub situated on the canal."
• "Lovely setting."
• "Great canal location, with a warm welcome from the lovely staff."
• "Really nice food, great rural location and good atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Slight downer was that it looks like they've been the victim of a fly tipper but overall this didn't spoil the views."
• "It's unfortunate because it's close to a major road, a mainline railway and multiple airports, including Luton."
• "Needed to use the EV charging but was blocked by one car."
• "Some customers had left their old rubbish like fag ends & cigarette boxes on the grass, made it look unsightly."
• "The door leading to the garden made lots of noise slamming next to our ears."
• "Tables on the other hand are all worn and actually sat on a splinter they have so much rot and falling to bits.... needs an urgent upgrade."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was typical of a Fullers pubgrub offering, but was good, tasty and served by very pleasant staff."
• "The food was a bit basic but of good quality and well cooked."
• "Food was amazing worth the money."
• "Fabulous meal here today."
• "All the food was delicious, but especially the pork crackling with the roast and the apple and pear crumble for dessert."
• "Food was very tasty, hunters chicken, would love to know what cheese they used it was nice and strong, ate everything on plate."
• "The food tastes amazing!"

Cons:

• "Do not order the coconut rice pudding, my partner could not even finish it as it was disgusting."
• "The burgers were over cooked and dry, gammon and eggs over cooked."
• "Food was bland, had haddock and chips, not much flavour."
• "For our visit the food was terrible."
• "The sharing bar board consisted of a slice of bread, 1 scotch egg, 1 small sausage roll and a small pork pie. All for the amazing price of £15. Wasn't worth £10."
• "The adults food was below average, extremely expensive, overcooked and under seasoned but edible."
• "The roast turkey was inedible."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are very friendly and attentive."
• "The service was really good and I really liked the layout of the pub."
• "Great pub with awesome staff. Recommend getting a table on the upper mezzanine to get a view over the canal."
• "Really lovely and welcoming staff, warm and cozy inside with accessible outside seating area."
• "Staff friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were attentive to our needs."
• "Staff were very polite and friendly."

Cons:

• "Food took an absolute age to arrive one by one."
• "We were asked if we wanted sauces condiments, none arrived."
• "Our waiter was surely and had an attitude."
• "Service was slow and I personal."
• "Service slow."
• "Service was a bit 'weird'."
• "They walk away from you while still talking to you."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great value for money too."
• "£25 a night with every thing you need, 10 mins from Cheddington or Tring station straight into Euston London."
• "Fair selection on the menu and reasonably priced."
• "Prices reasonable too."
• "For what you pay its worth it."
• "The food was well priced and very tasty."
• "Good size meal and value for money."

Cons:

• "A bit pricey though for what it is."
• "Overpriced mains for the size of the food."
• "Food was pricey for what u get."
• "Very expensive and below average on quality. Especially for the price."
• "Good food but VERY pricey."
• "Prices are quite high considering what you get."
• "We never go back again. Beers and food both are very expensive."