Waddington Arms | Hotel & Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was banging!"
• "Food is absolutely amazing - steak and mushroom pie is the best I've ever tasted."
• "The food was great and they do do a good breakfast and Sunday roast too."
• "We found the food to be better than your usual pub grub without being too poncy and pretentious."
• "Food here is fantastic and never disappoints."
• "The food was excellent."
• "The food was delicious and excellent value for money, I had the pie which came with plenty of chips and very lovely flaky pastry and tender beef."

Cons:

• "It was like dining in a dog kennel."
• "However, I had the steak and mushroom pie, the puff pastry top and bottom was difficult to eat and looked like a massacre on my plate."
• "Food was poor and cold."
• "The room I was in was pokey and small. Decor dated too."
• "Had a meal at the Waddington Arms gave it one star and that was too much ordered steak and mushroom pie got 2 pieces of puff pastry with some meat mushrooms and gravy in between them that's not a pie more like a pastry sandwich some of the chips were ok."
• "The mussels arrived cold and had to be sent back."
• "Very expensive average food."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff, all young ladies were attentive and friendly."
• "Service was great just a couple of things spoiled the experience table hadn't been wiped down and was clearly dirty."
• "The owner is fantastic and the waitress were so nice with us!"
• "The service is also first rate and the staff are very friendly."
• "Staff polite and worked really hard."
• "The staff were friendly upon arrival and were quite busy the whole time we were there but looked after all the customers and nothing was too much trouble."
• "The staff were very attentive and professional and nothing was too much trouble."

Cons:

• "Service not brilliant on a Sunday. Seemed to have too many to cope with."
• "Waited for around 15 minutes waiting to be served and never offered a menu."
• "Although very pleasant and polite service when available, staff were often absent, meaning it was difficult to get extra drinks."
• "Waited 25mins for food order to be taken then had to ask for knifes and side plates to eat bread off."
• "Completely ignored by staff."
• "The service was slow and un-attentive."
• "Service was slow from taking drinks order to bring to our table etc was too slow."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Such a lovely (dog friendly) pub in a quaint little village."
• "Great pub in the heart of Waddington serving a great selection of craft beers and bar food."
• "Really cozy, comforting feel with friendly helpful staff."
• "Great food in a cosy setting, good selection of dishes and a specials board with another group of choices."
• "We left with smiles on our faces and sweetened bellies after being waved off by the staff who worked there."
• "It's always a pleasure to pause here for a drink and a meal."
• "A lovely village pub but don't expect to see a cheery landlord behind the bar, place run by young girls and expect to pay at least £10 for a pint of beer and a large glass of House white."

Cons:

• "Won't be rushing back anytime soon."
• "Not inclined to return."
• "Virtually everything else was awful."
• "We won't be returning and we wouldn't recommend to others either."
• "Returned to the Waddington Arms after a few years and so disappointed."
• "Also no heating on, it was freezing, we were sat next to a cold radiator with temperatures outside of -3°."
• "Lovely vibe but seemed under-equipped to deal with high demand for food and had to turn people away for food despite loads of empty seats."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Prices are reasonable."
• "The food was delicious and excellent value for money, I had the pie which came with plenty of chips and very lovely flaky pastry and tender beef."
• "Fantastic food at very reasonable prices."
• "It was outstanding value for money and I highly recommend you try it."
• "The Beef was cooked perfectly and portion size represented value for money on the cost of the meal."
• "Well worth the price paid."
• "Top-notch gastropub. Great food in decent portions and not too expensive."

Cons:

• "£95 is not worth it."
• "However, I was shocked by the increase in prices on the menu."
• "You get charged for everything asked for a little bit more gravy with my food BOSH £4 asked for another slice of bread for the dippy cheese BOSH £4."
• "Spring roll starter seemed very expensive for 2 spring rolls."
• "It's really expensive for the quality of food you get."
• "Desert portion are too small for the value especially if you want ice cream with your desert."
• "Very expensive average food."