Botley Hill Farmhouse Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Very tasty, great quality food."
• "The food was great."
• "Food was amazing, as was service, very accommodating and friendly."
• "Fantastic Sunday roast of locally sourced products."
• "Excellent food at a reasonable price."
• "We all enjoyed the food - fresh, hot, tasty and a great selection of veggies with the roast."
• "The food was exceptional."

Cons:

• "The pub food was of a decent quality although nothing exceptional."
• "Worst steak I've had in a restaurant ever."
• "The roasted red onion tart unfortunately it was not a tart but a round of puff pastry topped with red onions."
• "Sunday Roast was disappointing… Some vegetables were undercooked."
• "The food is nice but some dishes are a little dry and unimaginative."
• "Sadly the Sunday roast was lacking, the pork was very fatty, very little meat, and weirdly the veg didn’t taste of anything."
• "Food is pretty bland and nothing exciting at all."

Service

Pros:

• "Awesome and friendly staff, big shout out to the ladies at the farmhouse."
• "Our waiter, Damian, was friendly and very efficient - thanks Damian!"
• "Fantastic service! Great attentive team that made our afternoon special."
• "The service is excellent!"
• "Very good service and not rushed at all."
• "The staff were very friendly, helpful and we couldn't fault the service."
• "Service excellent, friendly waiters."

Cons:

• "The only thing we did not like: if you sit in the back garden you are not allowed to order food or ice cream from inside the restaurant but from the 'garden shed'."
• "Food was nice but.... the service was not so much."
• "Service is slow."
• "Unfortunately the waitress made us wait 20 minutes to order."
• "Once seated, it took a further 15 minutes for the menus to be brought to us."
• "We were looking forward to a nice Sunday afternoon meal and sit outside to enjoy the sun, however they did not serve food outside due to staff shortage."
• "Furthermore who really wants to take tea and cake in a plastic tent in the corner of a car park ?"

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "Large garden seating area outside overlooking the beautiful valley style hills and countryside."
• "The sunsets are to die for."
• "It's an old countryside Bistro pub.. beautiful view at the outdoor seating backyard."
• "First visit to this lovely restaurant but it won't be my last. The food was absolutely delicious, service excellent, friendly waiters. We sat outside on a warm summer evening surrounded by beautiful countryside."
• "Lovely country pub with great views and food."
• "Great Country views to add."
• "Beautiful setting for a restaurant in an ancient farmhouse."

Cons:

• "The Pub with so many rules."
• "A large part of the garden is only available for drinks too."
• "Nice views but it did not feel very spacious."
• "We were moved on from the outside table which over looked the rolling countryside and the only option was to sit indoors or in a makeshift greenhouse."
• "The benches in the garden could do with an upgrade and something more comfortable."
• "Half the food was unavailable."
• "The tables are very small even for 2 people to share."

Value

Pros:

• "Not a cheap meal out but worth the extra cost for a brilliant meal."
• "Also, 5.50 for a pint of beer? That's fine, but also 5.50 for a pint of shandy?"
• "Price - As much as you will find from an independent pub doing more with local produce."
• "Food has been lovely, price reasonable."
• "Prices reasonable and standard of meals good."
• "Coming from London I would say the pricing was great and affordable for the quality."
• "Yes it ended up £35 a head, but the size of the plates, quality of the local produce, atmosphere, staff friendliness, Setting I would go back every week."

Cons:

• "Very expensive and very small portions... lasagna especially and the brownie desert which looked like a taste sample."
• "There were two sizes of fish, we ordered the big size, but sadly when they came they were small, and we were charged for the big size."
• "I would say the food is equivalent to a Wetherspoon's, but more expensive."
• "The vegan burger doesn't come with vegan cheese, and the fish and chips comes with a tiny pot of tartar."
• "The umbrella's were inadequate as they were quite small so didn't provide enough shade."
• "Only (small) gripes, couldn't get website to take bookings so had to ring (no big deal) and they are closed Monday and Tuesday, that the kitchen closes 3pm Saturday, and finding the place, on my sat nav, the postcode doesn't take you here (not their fault)."
• "Do you take reservations or not, what is the policy, do the staff know the correct policy at the moment."