Wig & Mitre Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Amazing part of the city, steeped in character and charm both inside and outside the pub."
• "Very well situated less than a 2 minute walk from Lincoln Castle and cathedral."
• "Great meal in a very nice pub near the castle and the cathedral."
• "Excellent position at top of Steep Hill, Lincoln."
• "The Wig and Mitre is located on Lincoln's Steep Hill just a few steps from Castle Square and the historic Castle and Cathedral."

Cons:

• "However, prices are unreasonably high (paying for central location to Lincoln cathedral and castle) and a bit soulless."

Service

Pros:

• "Must say the lady that I expressed this to was completely sympathetic and understanding and made our drink to correct hygiene standards."
• "Service was excellent. I'm gluten intolerant and this was catered for across every meal."
• "Initial perceptions of the staff were that they were very accommodating, pleasant, chatty and nothing too much trouble for them."
• "The service was exceptional, a very polite lady, nothing too much trouble."
• "Staff were all really welcoming and friendly."
• "Friendly and very welcoming prompt service."
• "The staff were excellent and the service very good."

Cons:

• "We saw the bartender, Mark place his dirty fingers inside the glass after making the drink, in attempt to clean the inside of the glass !!!"
• "After waiting for 10 mins I had to approach staff to get a breakfast menu, food took an age to arrive and I had to approach staff to get toast which they had forgotten."
• "The service was terrible! It was over 40 minutes before anyone came to take our drinks order."
• "Generally thought the staff were quite rude, not just to me but other patrons."
• "Visited early evening on a Sunday was told there weren't enough staff so they had stopped taking food orders."
• "Rude and incredibly unhelpful staff."
• "Disgusting and highly unacceptable especially during a global pandemic !!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was absolutely delicious, generous portions and good value for money."
• "The food was extremely good, cooked perfectly."
• "The meal last night was excellent, the flavours, herbs and general taste was fab, and the cheesecake beautiful."
• "The food is just so good! Beer selection is good but food is especially recommended."
• "The food was incredible we had beef chateaubriand and it was beautiful the meat was flavourful and melted in your mouth."
• "The food is always exceptional, very tasty, well present and with a fair price."
• "Fish was perfectly cooked."

Cons:

• "Food choice and quality could have been better. Somehow I was expecting better, after having read reviews on Good Food guides."
• "Sunday lunchtime nothing special, over priced, average quality food and very little fresh produce."
• "Burger, cold."
• "The filling, rather gristly, was grudging in quantity and lacking in taste."
• "Bad food. Very bad."
• "The chips were all hard and undercooked and the fish was well overcooked, not great."
• "Fish wasn’t cooked well. Pie of the day was almost a soup, overly oily and greasy lacking in taste."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Food and service was good, as well as the atmosphere."
• "great place to meet up with friends, with a great atmosphere, fab decor and a proper old English building in a city heaped in history."
• "GREAT ambiance, excellent food, exceptional service."
• "A really lovely traditional pub."
• "The place is cozy."
• "Lovely old building with lots of character."
• "Nice building, cosy pub atmosphere, polite and helpful staff."

Cons:

• "Such a shame as the place used to be really special."
• "Unfortunately it's been spoilt by being taken over by a chain pub brand, food is the usual reheated rubbish."
• "A real disappointment to be honest, come as part of part of group that have been coming bi monthly for 6+ years, sadly this our last."
• "Nice pub, but overpriced, below average food."
• "Food pricey now please note the fixed priced menus shown on the photos no longer apply and it is Al a carte and some good some average and pretty small."

Value

Pros:

• "We would highly recommend the ‘Wig & Mitre’ and would not hesitate to revisit on any future trips to Lincoln."
• "Would definitely recommend!"
• "Can absolutely recommend the place."
• "Cannot recommend highly enough!!!"
• "This place has been my best experience in the UK by far and if we lived in Lincoln it would be our daily pub!"
• "Very impressed with the Wig and Mitre. A true gem you must visit when in Lincoln."
• "Relentlessly excellent, we have dined and quaffed here several times."

Cons:

• "Experience spoilt by realisation that when we got home that we believe that we had been overcharged."
• "And when you consider how much they charge for it, I think it's well overpriced."
• "Food and service was good, as well as the atmosphere however for what it is, it is massively over priced."
• "However, prices are unreasonably high (paying for central location to Lincoln cathedral and castle) and a bit soulless."
• "Nice pub, but overpriced, below average food."
• "A bit pricey but good quality and is in the middle of town."
• "In all great value and a lovely pub/restaurant."