Duke of Wellington Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff where all vey pleasant and happy to assist with everyone smiling and polite."
• "Service was outstanding."
• "The servers were fantastic checking we were getting on okay with the app, that everything was okay with our meal."
• "The staff are really friendly and attentive."
• "The staff was very polite professional and friendly especially with our daughter."
• "Staff were very good/attentive and fabulous with my little girl."
• "Every member of staff was friendly and helpful, and the meals were delicious."

Cons:

• "Some of the waitresses seemed a little out of place and did forget a drinks order when serving our table."
• "It felt as though are custom just wasn’t welcome, so we didn’t even end up stopping for a drink."
• "I found it quite rude that the waitress was reaching over us while we ate to remove water glasses."
• "Really slow service on a Sunday afternoon."
• "The service is slow and we have needed to ask for things that should be offered like drinks!"
• "Service was a little slow and we needed to ask for things more than once."
• "Requested water for the table. After 3 requests it came after 1 hour."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was superb and given that quality quite excellent value for money."
• "Lovely pub with a good selection of beer."
• "The food came quicker than expected and all 4 of us enjoyed our meals and agreed the food was excellent."
• "Thoroughly recommend this venue for food cooked with an eye on quality."
• "Delicious food at a reasonable price and friendly staff."
• "The food was delicious and the children's chicken meal was cooked perfectly."
• "The food was stunning."

Cons:

• "Shame about the noise generated by a table of fellow diners. Shrieking women make convivial conversation impossible!"
• "The waitress had no idea what gyoza or ponzu was on the prawn starter."
• "Having previously being quite impressed with the food, I was quite underwhelmed with the meals my wife and I had today."
• "The kale was ridiculously salty."
• "Requested mint sauce twice to go with the lamb shank ..it never came."
• "Then they both had the Barbara duck, which was dry and tough."
• "Roast potatoes were reheated."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Large outside seating area in a lovely setting, a must visit."
• "Great decor also, looking forward to going again."
• "The pub is always busy and has a good vibe."
• "Situated in this pretty village next to the beautiful village church, easily found with excellent parking at the rear."
• "The building itself is really nice, and just oozes history."
• "Great outdoors space to eat and drink on a beautiful day."
• "Lovely rustic vibe."

Cons:

• "Good food. Place was a little quiet so lacked atmosphere."
• "It was noisy though due to the design of the building."
• "Very relaxed atmosphere and no SKY Sports blaring out."
• "Too loud in the main dining area, food disappointing bit perhaps due to us not reserving a table."
• "Music from (amongst others) 'The Rocky Horror show' is hardly conducive to eating Sunday lunch."
• "If you are going at night time be warned that there are some large potholes in the drive."
• "The only letdown is that awful potholed car park entrance ! It's been like that for ages! Customer don't want their vehicles damaged! Sort it out!"

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "Very reasonable prices for a this high standard of meal."
• "Prices are commensurate with a quality establishment and represent good value for money."
• "The food matches this and is well worth the money."
• "A little expensive, but what you would expect to pay in a good village location."
• "Very good food and service at a decent price."
• "The food is very good and reasonably priced, definitely recommended."
• "Can assure you ALL were very good, decent portions and value for money."