The Aperfield Inn Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was great, the menu was varied."
• "The service was swift and first class."
• "The staff were incredibly thorough with hygiene control due to the current situation we all find ourselves in."
• "The staff were very friendly, one server recommended the Berries and Cherries Old Mout Cider, it was so nice and refreshing."
• "The service was outstanding, we been served by Jemma, a young and kind lady."
• "Friendly and helpful staff."
• "The staff were extremely accommodating, especially the manager Sarah."

Cons:

• "There were lots of diners arriving and most were aimlessly standing around waiting for someone to approach them!"
• "The lady serving us... was moody, miserable, unfriendly and inattentive!"
• "Our latest visit saw the place looking really dirty with uncleared tables and very slow staff who just didn’t seem interested."
• "Nobody seems to know what they are doing and they appear to walk around aimlessly whilst ignoring customers."
• "The service was terrible. The server was doing one task / one table at a time."
• "It was understaffed 1 girl serving food 1 boy on bar."
• "Good food but let down by one very unhelpful miserable waiterises."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really nice dining area, exceptional staff, fantastic food."
• "The food is always as good as the beer!"
• "The food was excellent."
• "Lovely people, gorgeous food and fantastic time had by all!"
• "The food was hot and tasty."
• "The chef had cooked the meat to perfection; just a little pink."
• "The food was perfect, I had hunter's chicken schnitzel, the BBQ sauce was just beautiful, bacon cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "The kids pizza looked like a bad home economics project."
• "Quite hit or miss. I have had a truly scrumptious lunch here and yet the next time it was boringly like school dinners."
• "The chicken was so dry and overcooked it was a joke."
• "The reason it was cooked this way is because the fish was off."
• "The Sunday roast... was so cold."
• "The vegan burger was burnt and impossible to chew."
• "The food was absolutely terrible, it was more like fast food the quality was terrible too."

Ambience & Decor

Pros:

• "The restaurant has beautiful decor and it gives off a homely feel."
• "Enjoyed a lovely business lunch of two courses, nice setting, comfortable and with the open fire made it welcoming."
• "The garden was nicely arranged, no tables cramped together and with mix of sun and shaded areas to suit everyone."
• "Lovely pub with a nice relaxed atmosphere, staff where friendly."
• "A very welcoming gastro pub in Biggin Hill."
• "Ample parking, warm and cosy, ambience, clean and spacious washroom."
• "What a great place to eat, drink and be cosy at The Aperfield Inn."

Cons:

• "Our latest visit saw the place looking really dirty with uncleared tables."
• "Some of the spaces in the pub were not kept properly."
• "The wall was dirty with paint peeling off, the desk was sticky and the cutlery, as well as, the glasses were not cleaned properly."
• "As soon as I entered the toilets the stench hit me."
• "Unfortunately this place needs a make over. Chairs were stained or ripped and it had a general air of neglect."
• "The table was clean however the window bay was not."
• "Our latest visit saw the place looking really dirty with uncleared tables."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Prices a little on the high however this seems the norm and you pay for what you get."
• "Overall the price was very reasonable :)"
• "£110 for 4 people having just mains and 4 rounds of beer and wine. Reasonable."
• "The food is good and appropriately priced."
• "For a reasonably priced traditional pub meal experience The Aperfeld was fine."
• "The food was exceptional and I would highly recommend that it is well worth attending the Aperfield Inn for a great experience."
• "These toilet's at The Aperfield Inn are the cleanest toilet's I've even been in."

Cons:

• "The sheer size of it was the most disappointing and not value for money."
• "Worst meal ever eaten there."
• "Will not be going again, my poor elderly (not to mention ill) mother charged for parking."
• "Plus the prices you pay for average food is disgusting."
• "My poor elderly (not to mention ill) mother charged for parking because she came in the back door and didn’t realise she had to pay for parking."
• "However I was shocked when a week later I received Parking Charge Notice of £85.00."
• "A very disappointing evening spent at this pub, we were refused food whilst others around us where placing orders and being served."