The Bowling Green Steakhouse Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was perfect we had the steak and it was cooked perfectly very tender and full of flavour."
• "The food was delicious and they weren't skimpy on the portion sizes."
• "Great T bone steak and some tasty calamari."
• "The food is proper home cooked pub grub. You really can’t go wrong eating here."
• "Sunday lunch was fantastic, the beef was beautifully cooked and plentiful."
• "The steak was cooked to perfection for us especially as we find it difficult to get a steak cooked to blue as we do."
• "Food was amazing by far the best pub grub I've had yet."

Cons:

• "Steaks were not cooked to the usual delicious standards and the t bone was verging on raw."
• "The starter garlic bread, lovely, and mushroom rarebit, terrible (2 mushrooms swimming is a vile sauce)."
• "The ribeye was horrible, my partner left nearly all of it and he eats most things."
• "The rare steak was medium well-done, the burger was overloaded with cheese and bacon and didn't really work."
• "The dauphinois potatoes were was so tasteless."
• "The potatoes had a green tinge to them carrots were cold and full of water, the gravy was very lumpy."
• "Food is underwhelming. Ribs were way too sweet, pasta with garlic prawns lacked flavour, mixed greens under-seasoned."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff excellent and polite, restaurant clean and prices were bang on."
• "Very friendly staff and locals who are welcoming."
• "Staff was very polite and friendly, food was absolutely amazing."
• "Lovely, attentive and friendly staff."
• "Staff are all very friendly and professional, serving a great selection of dishes in excellent time."
• "The staff were so friendly & helpful & we will certainly return when we are next visiting Ashbourne."
• "The staff were incredibly attentive and friendly."

Cons:

• "Service a bit lacking towards the end of the meal took forever to pay the bill."
• "Ignored on arrival because everyone was 'out the back' and then again when wanting to order."
• "Both orders were completely mixed up so we’re not cooked to how we like."
• "Waited for an hour for main course."
• "Our order got confused, which didn't help."
• "Having ordered food for 4 people only 1 starter we were left waiting over an hour for 1 baked camenbert."
• "Service was slow."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A really lovely atmosphere and decent food."
• "This pub has a great atmosphere and ambience."
• "Great atmosphere."
• "Very nice atmosphere in the pub too."
• "The atmosphere is warm and welcoming."
• "The girls serving were really friendly and the atmosphere in the pub was really welcoming."
• "Vibrant atmosphere and friendly staff make this a place I highly recommend."

Cons:

• "Too many dogs for my taste."
• "The meal was made worst by having a dining room full of noisy kids and inconsiderate parents."
• "The bar area where we were seated was rather cramped and loud."
• "It is a shame that the only entrance has steps making wheelchair access all but impossible."

Value

Pros:

• "Great value for money."
• "The price was very reasonable."
• "Really good food, not one complaint and reasonably priced."
• "Prices were reasonable and drinks were good."
• "The price for the quality was impressive in these price rising times."
• "Food top notch and not a small portion in sight good value."
• "Normal pub prices but the food was amazing."

Cons:

• "Can be a bit on the pricey side."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Heavily recommend booking as they had to turn away several people whilst we were eating."
• "Booking is a must as the best places are always busy."
• "Adequate parking across the road."
• "You can book online which is great as you can choose a time suitable to you."

Cons:

• "Firstly we arrive and they didn’t seem to know about our booking even though we had a confirmation email."
• "Parking could be better but plenty of space on the road."
• "It is a shame that the only entrance has steps making wheelchair access all but impossible."
• "Really disappointed that there were no baby changing facilities."