The Strafford Arms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The venison is exceptional, highly recommended."
• "I had a beef burger, and the bacon was honestly overdone, but it didn't matter as it was still amazingly tasty, with such a lively bacon flavour."
• "The steak was amongst the best I have had and my friends were all very pleased with their food as well."
• "The Afternoon Tea was delicious."
• "Food as always was fantastic."
• "The food is cooked by proper chefs."
• "Food was lovely, service was second to none."

Cons:

• "Fish was mainly all batter and not very tasty."
• "The main - the sauce was cold."
• "Some of the mushrooms were too tough to eat."
• "Tasteless and cheap! Cold fish and 3 chips, cold soup with a skin on."
• "Food not as advertised."
• "The chips on his plate were so big that they alone can be their own meal."
• "We ordered roast dinners and the beef was very chewy for both people who ordered it, and the Yorkshire puddings were burnt for everyone."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff very friendly and welcoming."
• "Really look after you, our Autistic son had a melt down and the waiting staff were great about holding our meals until we were ready."
• "A lot of young staff who were all attentive and efficient."
• "The people who served us were really attentive."
• "We had an amazing waitress called Eleanor, she was very attentive and incredibly friendly."
• "Big thanks to James, Darcy and Alissa who served us on this occasion."
• "Staff were attentive and friendly."

Cons:

• "The waitress/manager was very rude and defensive."
• "The staff didn’t even care!"
• "No body asked us how our meal was, a massive let down."
• "Sadly we won't be returning unless they get some chefs who can cook the menu they present."
• "Very disappointing, heard good things so went for Sunday lunch. Bit disappointed to find a limited Sunday menu to start rather than the one we read on the website."
• "Staff where rude, left empty glasses on tables and basically ruined the day the atmosphere from them was shocking."
• "The service was shoddy felt like the staff didn't want anymore custom."

Ambience

Pros:

• "This place also has lots of character and is done to a high standard."
• "Absolutely amazing atmosphere, the ambience is great for any type of meal; romantic, family gathering, or celebration."
• "The view is spectacular."
• "Situated in a nice rural location the setting creates a good impression."
• "Cheerful welcome, lovely decor and real fire that the staff had bothered to light and tend."
• "The pub is so beautiful and has all sorts of events taking place!"
• "Lovely atmosphere, warm and welcoming."

Cons:

• "Whilst the food was lovely I wouldn’t recommend anybody hosting a party / gathering at this establishment."
• "Nice pub out of the hustle and bussle of traffic, food was a-bit over priced for what it was."
• "We were really squished into a corner where people were actually standing on my friend's £300 coat."
• "One slight concern is that the Children's play equipment, although adequate, does appear to require some TLC as its structure (made out of wood) seems to have seen better days."
• "Parking is available but not best of layouts in car park can imagine a few dings happening lol."
• "The car park is very tricky to negotiate when busy."
• "We were booked at 1.30 (email confirmation) we were informed when we arrived that our booking was for 2pm and that our table wasn't ready because we were 'early'."