The Greyhound Finchampstead Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food on the menu was special, tasty, and well presented."
• "It's refined, bold and brilliantly executed."
• "Great food and fantastic service 😊"
• "The food was fresh and hot."
• "Really great food. Melt in the mouth roast beef."
• "The flavour of the Pumpkin tart was incredible and one of the best dishes I've ever had at a pub."
• "The food was delicious (sauce was a tad salty), vegetables were gorgeous and the beef wellington... mmmmm."

Cons:

• "The menu doesn’t change much."
• "The reality is 10 of the plates were cold but we ate them anyway as we were starving."
• "Awful went there yesterday menu was horrible we all had roast beef which was slimy, potatoes were either hard or mushy and the meals were luke warm complained to the waitress who went to see the manager who in turn offered us free desserts he couldn't even be bothered to come and see us."
• "The food was average. £21 for a beef Sunday roast where you get two medium slices of meat; the veg had little to no taste."
• "The food was very bland, not gastropub standard."
• "The crab ravioli from the specials had nice source, but the crab tasted like sand."
• "The roast chicken was so dry it tasted like cardboard."

Service

Pros:

• "Some of the staff were great and apologetic for the litany of errors."
• "Service was on a level you'd associate with a Michelin star."
• "The staff were great, as one of my guests was a vegetarian and didn’t want anything on the menu so she asked the waitress if the chef could make her a dish up which he did and she thoroughly enjoyed it so thanks to everyone in the restaurant for your great service."
• "Excellent service, great location and plenty of parking."
• "Really wonderful food and dining experience at the Greyhound. The service was second to none and Alistair deserves a special mention for looking after us so well."
• "The service was excellent and food was delicious, I will definitely be back for more."
• "Fantastic food and the best service that I have had in a long time."

Cons:

• "Rather shocked to be charged a 10% service charge on bill at the end especially when on returning home checked pub website and found that it says in the small print at the bottom of the online menu ‘A discretionary 10% service charge will be added to tables of SIX or more’."
• "The food is very expensive, and having awful service is really not what you expect."
• "Service was terrible. Bread never arrived."
• "They were understaffed, management knew about the booking but just tried to push through and save themselves the pay of getting in an extra pair of hands to help."
• "Service was ok - but considering how few customers they had this evening - would have expected more/worried how they'd have coped on a busy evening."
• "Slow service, food was OK but no where near value for the prices charged."
• "Quite possibly the worst service I have ever received, the staff were rude, unhelpful and childish."

Ambience & Decor

Pros:

• "Inside the seating areas almost look too nice to sit in!"
• "Great food, welcoming environment, nice atmosphere."
• "Really chilled out restaurant even though there was an engagement party going on also."
• "The outside and inside of the pub are gorgeous! Especially the outside in the sunshine!!"
• "The Greyhound is a comfortable bright and inviting pub. It is busy without being crammed so full of patrons that you cannot enjoy a conversation. There is an outdoor area too."
• "Interior is modern, plush and upmarket."
• "Lovely ambience & decor, friendly & professional staff and a super menu."

Cons:

• "It was quite cold in the restaurant. I don't think I'll be going back. This was a business lunch - money to spend but not enough value for a return visit."
• "The restaurant had several flies, making for a disturbing eating experience."
• "Arrived and tables and chairs in a dirt state."
• "The volume of background noise was too high to be able to have a conversation across the table with my wife."
• "Lots of noise from passing traffic even though we sat in the lower area."
• "Came here last wk we were going to eat outside but the wasps were bad I was surprised they hadn’t cleaned the tables or seating area at the back along the fence line leaves all over seats & tables looked very untidy."
• "The smell and noise of a petrol-powered hedge trimmer took over our Sunday peace."

Value

Pros:

• "Here it was cheaper and a much much higher quality of food."
• "All the dishes were great value."
• "I can certainly recommend. In my opinion, a gem!"
• "Great establishment with great food and drinks. All experiences through multiple visits with the staff have been positive and delightful."
• "Food, fish, burgers and pasta all superb. Local beer equally so."
• "Great food, and great value."
• "The staff are always wonderful and the food is exceptional for a totally reasonable price."

Cons:

• "The food was very expensive, and having awful service is really not what you expect."
• "The food was decent but pretty expensive."
• "Underwhelming, food did not live up to the price or decor."
• "We spent £184, and for that, the food was average."
• "It’s not cheap - £140 dinner for two with booze. But it’s worth it."
• "The food was decent but pretty expensive (~£16 per main dish)."
• "Slow service, food was OK but no where near value for the prices charged."

Menu Variety

Pros:

• "The food on the menu was special, tasty, and well presented."
• "If this were my local pub - I would be extremely happy - decent beer selection, good wine list, regular activities and music."
• "Only improvement would be to make the menu clearly highlight the vegetarian and vegan options 🌱"
• "Good menu with good vegetarian options."
• "Much better menu than normal pub food, and it was very, very good."
• "Lovely garden and decking area, menu had great choice."
• "Service with a smile combined with expert knowledge of their awesome Chef's, awesome menu made my visit here feel very bespoke."

Cons:

• "The menu doesn’t change much."
• "Nice pub some of the stuff on the menu doesn't live up to its description. White bait no spice. Scallops and prawns no parmesan. Cambert no apricot."
• "Sadly have found the menu very limited for vegetarians."
• "Disappointing menu, booked asking for Al La Carte menu but told when we were they no!"
• "Very hot day no salads on the menu which had 3 fish dishes difficult to find something I liked."
• "The rosemary fries were just chips, no rosemary, the flat iron chicken looked like it was road kill."
• "Came here last wk we were going to eat outside but the wasps were bad I was surprised they hadn’t cleaned the tables or seating area at the back along the fence line leaves all over seats & tables looked very untidy."