The Farndon Ferry Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "The staff were all very friendly, welcoming and attentive."
• "The staff were very attentive and friendly."
• "The staff are attentive and genuine."
• "Service was great, every one was so polite and organised."
• "Staff were pleasant & polite."
• "Service was first class. Never without a drink or attention."
• "Service was excellent, friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "Stuff hadn't worn masks and guests were sitting close to each other (regarding Covid-19)."
• "The service was incredibly slow, we had to chase them up for drinks orders and they never took our plates away."
• "Poor service, not once asked if we wanted any drinks, waited far too long for main course."
• "The only thing that was a little off was the service. At first it was super attentive but over the course of the evening, we had to wait long periods of time to catch staff's attention."
• "However the service was atrocious, we were served by three different staff none of whom appeared to have a clue about taking orders."
• "Service was exceptionally slow. Taking over an hour and a half from sit down to Main course arriving."
• "Incredibly slow service, spent just over 3 hours in the establishment."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food really good quality."
• "I had Belly pork and it was very well cooked and tasty."
• "The food was superb, I could have eaten a full plate of the mini fishcakes!"
• "The food was wonderful."
• "The food is beyond scrummy and it is one of the nicest places we have been."
• "Both meals were delicious and piping hot."
• "Everyone commented on how delicious the food was."

Cons:

• "Expensive, somewhat scruffy place that didn’t live up to expectations."
• "As for the bun it was served on, it was stale."
• "Unfortunately when I visited the food was awful and the service took over an hour."
• "The food was good, we all sampled each others."
• "The beef was still mooing, and the pork can only be described as Microwave meal quality, reconstituted, and pretty tasteless."
• "The main course-blade of beef was lovely although a little overpriced for the amount of food. The soup was bland, tasteless and boiling hot!"
• "All the food was overcooked."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The 4 mile circular walk around the river and Marina is really nice."
• "Setting of outside area is lovely."
• "Beautiful views, outside sitting with heating, wheelchair accessible."
• "Outdoor seating and tables. Riverside walks and woodland walks. Perfect location altogether."
• "Beautiful setting and atmosphere, right beside the river and they had a dj playing summer vibes which really added to the atmosphere."
• "A lovely setting by the River Trent & restaurant is well furnished and good car parking space."
• "The riverside setting is superb."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was also somewhat uncomfortable and unnerving as a woman was seen giving orders to young girls and tables where shifted and moved around constantly to accommodate for people."
• "This must be a place for drinks and parties by the river as the food was remarkably unremarkable."
• "It was decent inside but outside was a bit worse for wear."
• "Very disappointing."
• "The atmosphere was also somewhat uncomfortable and unnerving."
• "However there is a large gazebo in front of the window."
• "Always loved this place but when we went yesterday it was really smelly."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Top quality but without the tiny portions or high prices."
• "The 50% off was a complete bonus and the restaurant was full."
• "Visited for lunch during up to 50% menu."
• "All for very reasonable price."
• "We took advantage of the phenomenal January sale offer where all food is half price."
• "3.50£ for a good coffee and cake."
• "The antipasto was fabulous, all the portions were generous with very professional service."

Cons:

• "A bit more expensive than we would normally pay for lunch but you only get what you pay for."
• "We spent over £200, it just wasn't worth it. I've had far better meals from other pubs/restaurants for half the money."
• "But an extra £4 on the bill for a small portion of peas?! Is just extortionate."
• "The chance of us returning are very unlikely."
• "A drink each and a pizza, a burger, and a fish and chips, for seventy pounds is exorbitant."
• "6 crackers and 3 different cheeses - very small amounts with half a dozen grapes and half a stick of celery and a spoon of chutney was definitely not worth £12."
• "Ridiculously expensive."