The Evenlode Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food being served looked nice though so we'll definitely consider it for a family lunch in the not too distant future."
• "The pub food was spectacular."
• "The food was excellent, worth every penny if not more."
• "The food was so nicely presented and tasted so delicious with lovely portion sizes."
• "Great English carvery for just £4.95 per person."
• "The sticky toffee pudding was the best I have ever had, but far!"
• "The food was absolutely delicious and really nicely presented."

Cons:

• "I had pasta and found the sauce had no flavour."
• "Food was not great either."
• "They served us one chicken burger with just a piece of chicken on a bun for £14 and the chicken was raw."
• "The food was appalling, there wasn't even enough vegetables to feed one of us."
• "Food was very poor quality. Roast Beef inedible with chopped up veges semi raw."
• "Disappointing food. Thai fish cake special was bland and watery."
• "Food was poor - hunters chicken was not cooked to the right consistency."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely smiley staff member serving on The bar, very attentive and happy to bring drinks to the table too."
• "Courteous and helpful staff team."
• "Really personable, efficient and professional operation at the Evenlode Hotel under the watchful eyes of Dave the proprietor."
• "The staff, particularly the Manager were outstanding. cheerful, helpful and spot-on with everything."
• "The staff are very good and professional."
• "The staff were fantastic and dealt with our large table efficiently."
• "The waiters and waitresses are polite, friendly, witty, and helpful."

Cons:

• "We were seated quickly but not offered any drinks."
• "The service was very slow as we had to wait 45 mins for our starter."
• "Had to chase staff for drinks/clear table etc...."
• "Staff moved at a snails pace and our waitress (mid 20s) didn’t seem to want to be there and had a poor attitude."
• "The service here however is terrible."
• "Service very slow..Took 20 minutes to get ordered drinks."
• "Disappointed with the service so slow, and the food is average."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The place itself is very tastefully decorated and very clean."
• "On the positive, if you're only looking for a place to get a drink, the decor on the inside is lovely and they have some great ales."
• "Lovely buildings, well decorated bar/restaurant and room."
• "The place itself is lovely, the outside area is nice and spacious with a few options (garden, patio, field), and parking is great."
• "Really well decorated!"
• "Lovely place, very well decorated."
• "The restaurant is sympathetically decorated to the period. Nice."

Cons:

• "Not really child friendly anymore. Food seems overpriced. But worryingly the grass area is littered with broken glass and plates."
• "We did not like the loud distracting plumbed music."
• "The atmosphere is ok, a bit Instagramy if you get what I mean."
• "Can be noisy at peak times due to road but pleasant on a nice evening."
• "Horrid place horrid people. If you look, speak or talk different, and by that I mean non-western, your will be treated despicably."
• "Quite downmarket in a strange way."
• "More convenient for the road than for Thames path."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great English carvery for just £4.95 per person."
• "Takeaway menu very reasonably priced."
• "Excellent value for money."
• "REALLY good food (and they catered to our dietary needs) (gluten free / Low Carb)"
• "The food was nice but things were missing from the menu."
• "The food was amazing."
• "The food was fantastic, some of the best I have had for a very, very long time."

Cons:

• "Food seems overpriced."
• "Food was good. Priced a little high considering quality."
• "They served us one chicken burger with just a piece of chicken on a bun for £14 and the chicken was raw."
• "altogether overpriced."
• "Massively over priced food, and to be honest not very nice at all."
• "The restaurant used to provide a good selection of nice food that justified the slightly higher pricing than most places."
• "At £15 a plate we would not recommend for Sunday roast."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "We stayed in room 6 which was clean, spacious, modern with good facilities and large bed."
• "The rooms are clean and tidy and finished to a high standard."
• "Room very clean, comfortable and spacious. Bed was extremely comfortable and I got a great nights sleep."
• "The rooms were lovely and much nicer than other hotels of a similar price in the area."
• "The building itself and decoration is pretty, the room was clean and tidy, really nice comfortable bed."

Cons:

• "Make sure and ask for a room at the front or back as ours was above the beer garden and we had visitors under our window until late making us close the windows due to noise and cigarette smoke."
• "Our room was at the side of the main road and single glazed. We got virtually no sleep on the first night."
• "Room was good but could have done with wardrobe type space."
• "We were sorry that there was no breakfast, which was a let down."
• "Stayed here in Aug 23 and despite being advertised as soundproofed there was a lot of noise from the bar below."