Flying Horse Clophill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The steak was perfectly cooked and such good quality."
• "The food was delievered fast, highly recommend!"
• "Every bite was better than the last."
• "The food exceeded the expectations when ordering."
• "Aged ribeye steak was very good and medium rare as requested."
• "The food was amazing and the 'dirty burger' was outstanding."
• "All empty plates. Makes a change for my fussy eating 3 year old son!!"
• "The food provided for our guests was delicious."

Cons:

• "King prawns were extremely small but the sauce was delicious."
• "Unfortunately we all found the food average at best."
• "The food is horrible and overpriced for what you get."
• "Cod was completely unseasoned, oily and the tartar sauce was tasteless."
• "My rare steak was blue at best and the chicken burger dry and burnt."
• "The roast potatoes on both roast dinners were over cooked and very hard."
• "The fish was served skin side up... the top that should have been crispy was a bit soggy."
• "The food has not improved much and is expensive for what you get."

Service

Pros:

• "The waiter Scott was very attentive to our table!"
• "Service was amazing and the food was delievered fast."
• "We were served by Olivia who provided us with a pleasant service."
• "Staff were friendly and efficient."
• "Absolutely brilliant lunch with our family. We were served by Briony."
• "Everyone working there seems genuinely happy to be at work!"
• "Had a very nice time. We turned up early but were made more than welcome."
• "Service was excellent, eventho it was busy our food was out within 15mins."

Cons:

• "We waited an hour for our food. When I asked the waitress where our food was she replied 'we are busy and we have new chefs cooking'."
• "We waited a long time for our drinks orders to be taken."
• "Service was so slow, we were sat for at least 20 minutes before we were asked what drinks we wanted."
• "Service was slow. Brought out our mains before anyone had cleared our starters."
• "Service was understandably slow, but we felt relaxed."
• "No meet and greet, left standing at reception until we asked for assistance."
• "Food took around 45 minutes to arrive at the table."
• "We waited quite some time for a first drink then again quite a while for our food."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The pub aesthetic is beautifully furnished in plush deep rich colours and extremely pleasing to the eye."
• "The atmosphere was spot on."
• "Overall atmosphere was really lovely."
• "Atmosphere was warm and welcoming."
• "A very nice friendly person. The decor is very good all staff very friendly."
• "Really nice decor, friendly staff even though the service wasn't great."
• "Very nice country pub. However, was really busy for a Sunday afternoon."
• "It was full of flavour. I Would go back for more.... literally nothing to adjust change or make better, keep it up!!"

Cons:

• "Guests at a table close to us were a little loud but not a major problem."
• "We were waiting 10 minutes to be seated despite having a reservation, with no greeting or acknowledgement."
• "We were seated for nearly 40 minutes before we received any food."
• "We sat in the bar area which was forgotten about by staff - 3 tables around us had been uncleared."
• "A friends meal had No Couscous in the salad as stated so waitress obliged by getting some from the kitchen."
• "We were sat for at least 20 minutes before we were asked what drinks we wanted."
• "The steak i had was fatty and not “well done” as requested, this was taken away and another steak cooked."
• "We visited for a birthday treat for my mother in law... The whole meal was cold and salty."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "I’m also a very firm believer of 'you get what you pay for' but in this case, I would say you get fantastic value for money."
• "Had the best Sunday Roast dinner."
• "Very friendly staff and good atmosphere inside."
• "Wot a find, we had Sunday lunch here and all of our individual courses were an event in themselves."
• "First time I’ve visited the flying horse and I was impressed with the staff, service provided and of-course the food was amazing."
• "I absolutely loved this atmosphere."
• "Great food, good swift service."
• "As soon as I walked in I could see an improvement from before...The service was excellent."

Cons:

• "Did cost 100 pound for the meal which was a lot for 2 people."
• "Scallops were good but not good value."
• "The ingredients seemed low value."
• "For the price, I expected a lot more."
• "The one thing I did like was the fact that there was ample parking."
• "Quite busy, which was no surprise as the food was excellent. There was a small problem in the kitchen which caused a small delay."
• "We had brought friends & I wish I hadn’t bothered. Was going to call today, but have added on this feedback instead!"
• "Good atmosphere, the place looks very nice, toilets were well kept, music not too loud."