Brindley Farm - Dining & Carvery Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The desserts are humongous really only turn up if you're hungry. Great place. I will be back."
• "Lovely clean family pub, food was amazing, cooked to perfection."
• "Had the most wonderful carvery this lunchtime. Lovely comfortable surroundings."
• "Great carvery fair priced drinks and stunning cake stand with wonderful portions."
• "Food so lovely and not badly priced everything had a taste."
• "Food is very tasty."
• "Everything we had was cooked to perfection and tasted fab."

Cons:

• "A completewaste of £200+ Had better dinners and service on a usual day."
• "Fish and chips weren't the best, fish was really thin"
• "The stuffing tasted uncooked (like mush) and the carrots were rock solid."
• "The only meat available really was turkey, there were the remains of gammon and same with the beef."
• "The pie was hard as nails and couldn't cut on to it."
• "The pie, while large, was overcooked and dry."
• "Food was mostly ok, though they messed up one person's order."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff though under VERY much pressure were extremely nice and doing their best."
• "Craig serving some elderly customers at the bar, taking time and having a little banter was a pleasant change where there's much rushing about."
• "The staff were lovely. Tom was funny and attentive."
• "Brilliant staff can’t fault our experience here"
• "Staff were attentive and very polite."
• "Staff were wonderful."
• "Service was fabulous felt really comfortable here even though I'd never visited before."

Cons:

• "Management’s customer service skills leave a lot to be desired to say the least."
• "Staff absolutely terrible though, awful communication with our mixed up order."
• "Food all over the floor, looks like it’s under staffed and not well kept unfortunately."
• "Booked online in advance, turned up to be told we have to wait for an hour for food due to how busy they are!!"
• "The service was seriously below par"
• "Our table was still dirty and had to be cleaned then told 45 mins for food."
• "Had to wait for ages at the bar to order food and drinks."

Atmosphere and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Lovely clean family pub, food was amazing, cooked to perfection."
• "The dining area was lovely and clean and the staff are friendly."
• "Great place to come with our 4 little ones! Children area is great and nice to sit and watch them have fun!"
• "The dining area was lovely and clean and the staff are friendly."
• "Nicely appointed environment, a good range of seating options"
• "Place is clean and lovely attentive staff."
• "Restaurant was very clean and staff were wiping and clearing tables constantly."

Cons:

• "Too hot in the children’s section, windows that can’t open and staff can’t open the doors."
• "The pub is looking tired, bench seats leather cracking and the varnish is fading on the tables."
• "The glass for the soft drink was a little dirty."
• "Even the things on the table were disgusting."
• "The menus are a little dirty."
• "The play area was disgusting and the wait times at the counter were unbearable."
• "The place was packed with customers and our table was not cleaned properly."