Eagle & Child Inn Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly staff nothing was too much"
• "The staff were extremely welcoming and helpful on arrival"
• "Every member of staff, whether front of house or passing through, was friendly, helpful and professional"
• "greeted by lovely and attentive staff"
• "staff are very good and well mannered"
• "staff all friendly"
• "Friendly and helpful staff too."

Cons:

• "It took us a while to get someone's attention so we could order a second drink."
• "After ordering 2 drinks was told not to sit at the tables as these were only for people eating however there was no other place to sit down."
• "Although the service was a little slow they did the best they could to serve all of us."
• "We sat for 20 minutes before someone came to take our drinks order. We sat for an hour and a half before our main courses even came."
• "Service extremely slow."
• "The only complaint I could have is that the noise level was a bit higher than I would like."
• "The slowest service I think I’ve ever come across."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Breakfast and dinner was wonderful too."
• "I was treated to lunch by family yesterday and have to say the meal was delicious."
• "The restaurant has an amazingly refreshing menu, delivering high quality, flavoursome food at reasonable prices."
• "The food was delicious,we ordered all of the tapas menu"
• "The food was of exceptionally high quality. The starters were unique blending high quality products producing amazing flavours and textures."
• "Always a delight to the taste buds."
• "The food was absolutely amazing and it is such a shame."

Cons:

• "Nice place but it's very much a chain affair with nice but over priced food."
• "The food is incredibly over priced."
• "OK food. Premium prices."
• "Some excellent food served, but not value for money."
• "For the price you pay, it just wasn't enough quantity or quality."
• "The small fish and chips was all batter and no fish, the large fish was better in amount but average quality at best and just plain bland."
• "The food was average, the onions rings and gherkin were super greasy and left an aftertaste in the mouth which was unpleasant."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "views over Rammy from the restaurant are beautiful"
• "great views of hills with historic Peel Tower in the distance"
• "the ambiance amazing (love the tree branches with lights)"
• "Love the new decor and layout in here. It's so much brighter now."
• "Loved the view from Tawny Owl room over to Peel Tower"
• "The garden area is fantastic with home grown fruit and veg, chickens and environmentally friendly with bird boxes and bug hotels."
• "Fabulous view from our table in the conservatory."

Cons:

• "I went for Christmas dinner, but there was no Christmas atmosphere."
• "The shower drain was completely clogged and overflowed."
• "Room was cold and lacking in atmosphere."
• "Poor. Room was cold and lacking in atmosphere."
• "Very disappointed tonight. We sat in the extension which has a lovely view of Holcombe hill, but unfortunately a view of the kitchen door where we sat and watched a bucket of fly riddled bones for an hour before it was removed."
• "Since new management, staying here the drains come up when showing which is dangerous, there is mold round the bottom of the basins."
• "dining room rather noisy- needs some absorbing soft furnishings"