The Earl Of March Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Best food I've ever had from a pub."
• "The food was cooked to perfection and all three courses were a delight."
• "The locally sourced food was cooked to perfection and well presented on well warmed plates."
• "Food and service was both exceptional!!"
• "Food is amazing in terms of presentation and taste."
• "The food here is AMAZING."
• "The food was presented beautifully and was absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "Roast beef fatty and grisly, roast potatoes overcooked, yorkshire overcooked."
• "The children's roast pork was inedible as it was incredibly tough."
• "The vegetarian options were very poor."
• "The lobster was possibly the smallest I have ever been served."
• "The thrice cooked chips were certainly not as described."
• "The rest of the vegetables were tough and I couldn't even cut the leeks."
• "The roast potatoes were partially raw."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff went above and beyond to ensure we enjoyed our lunch."
• "Lovely staff, attentive and helpful."
• "Excellent value and friendly but relaxed and unobtrusive service."
• "The service was excellent."
• "Staff provided friendly efficient service."
• "Brilliant service."
• "Staff are friendly and Informative."

Cons:

• "We waited a long while for the first courses to come and when they did the soup was cold."
• "20 minutes until order taken. Another 35 minutes until the food arrived."
• "Service, whilst friendly, was a bit slow and inconsistent."
• "The staff were very pleasant, however the food service was extremely slow."
• "Service was slow, no one checked up on the table we had to call them over each time we needed something."
• "The service was chaotic and our waitress had long stick on nails that meant she couldn't even pick up the slates that pass for plates."
• "Service was slow and arguably as cold as the venue."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The views across the meadows were beautiful."
• "We ate out in the garden, which looks out onto the stunning South Downs, so big tick there too."
• "The location is unbeatable when sat outside during the summer."
• "Looking out over Goodwood whilst having lunch on the terrace is one of my favourite things to do in Chichester."
• "Gorgeous interior decor, although we were sat outside for covid restrictions on a nice terrace with pleasant views."
• "The restaurant has a wonderful relaxed luxurious atmosphere."
• "Nice view of the field from the beer garden."

Cons:

• "Would need a bit of a refresh outside to hit 5 stars for me, its a bit wild but nice enough."
• "Outside seating area poor due to road noise, so best to eat indoors in their large restaurant."
• "Personally I'm not keen on eating off slate, or being presented with a raw duck egg with my starter."
• "Quite a bit of poncy stuff on the menu, but perhaps I'm stuck in the past!"
• "Mobile phones hanging out of back pockets doesn’t look great."
• "If you're eating outside bring a coat because it can get a bit chilly and I didn't see any heaters."
• "It was cold, no music."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Free on site parking."
• "All reasonably priced."
• "You absolutely get what you pay for, and worth every penny."
• "Food was amazing on all levels and value for money."
• "Excellent value and friendly but relaxed and unobtrusive service."
• "Their light lunch menus is really reasonable priced."
• "Its a fine dining pub so it's not the place to go for budget prices, but the food was worth every penny."

Cons:

• "Really delicious food but expensive...as it's fine dining...despite it being a pub! But the service is terrible."
• "Meal expensive not value for money. Even more upsetting as my Mother's birthday and it spoilt what had been a super day."
• "Food is expensive at nearly £20 for most main courses and the dishes are extremely small."
• "I realise that sometimes less is more, but £27 for what we had was far too expensive paying more for the display than the actual food."
• "Nice place but overpriced."
• "A bottle of cider £7.50 in a free House! menu was a little restricted, small portions which carry a premium £71 for 2 drinks, olives and bread and 2 mains."
• "Also, £13.60 for two bottled ciders is extortionate."