"Fantastic food and service, we had a 3 year old with us and the staff were so friendly and helpful."
"The food was amazing, fresh beautifully cooked and served."
"Food was brilliant as usual, try the billionaires fries."
"Tasty food for a family meal out. Brilliant food."
"Food was delicious and hot on arrival."
"The food was excellent."
Cons:
"Very disappointing to honest. The food and drink were very overpriced."
"Food a tad pricey and portion size a bit mean."
"What a huge disappointment with the peas being cold, chips like scraps and the fish was with skin on covered in salt and not a nice flavour at all."
"The meat was dry and tough and the roasties tasted like they had been warmed up a couple of times."
"Food was a little disappointing. The prawn and feta dish had a tomato base which was utterly tasteless."
"The steak dish was tough and tasteless."
"The gravy on are roast dinner was just oil from the meat."
Service
Pros:
"Service is good."
"Prompt and friendly service."
"Staff were very friendly, food was delicious and really good portions."
"Excellant service & we were table of 10."
"Staff very attentive and friendly."
"Staff could not have been more attentive."
"Service was welcoming and attentive."
Cons:
"Service had taken a noticeable downturn in the last year, most of the staff seem to be more interested in their social lives than concentrating on customer service."
"Service slow. Surly blonde waitress/bar person with no personality."
"Service from main attendee wasn’t great either, not particularly friendly."
"The service was terrible, after a long wait for our meal we had to ask the waitress what had happened to our food."
"Took 20 minutes to take the drink and food order, forgot the kids drinks."
"The service was very slow and the restaurant wasn't that busy."
"While service was friendly the staffs attention to their customers was not exemplary."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Fantastic traditional pub, staff and manager friendly, welcoming and appreciate your custom."
"Nice and Beautiful countryside pub & restaurant to Enjoy Meal."
"The pub is a old one in the centre of Irby. It has a pleasant timbered interior with a dual aspect open fire."
"Nice to sit outside in the sunshine and enjoy a late lunch."
"Good location and nice Ambience."
"Gorgeous interior and so comfortable."
"The surroundings are lovely and easy on the eye."
Cons:
"Management need to take a good hard look at how things are being done."
"Very faux decor, rather dark inside even on a sunny day."
"I truly am a dog lover but found the number of dogs in the bar area a bit too noisy even from our seat in the restaurant."
"This is the only pub I know that doesn't serve food outside on the front tables when the sun is shining .... and their excuse was we haven't got enough staff as we didn't know it was going to be this busy .... may I suggest watching the weather forecasts on telly ?? And it wasn't busy the pub was empty ....... poor attitude poor planning"
"Unfortunately the table opposite were noisy, the children were in and out of the garden so it wasn't very relaxing."
"The waiting staff were not very welcoming or attentive and definitely not service with a smile."
"Service was slow and seemed like the 2 on shift didn't get along very well."
Value for Money
Pros:
"This is a really nice place for a reasonably priced lunch with family."
"The food and drinks are a little expensive, but were tasty and you get what you pay for."
"Probably costs a lot but compared with similar establishments worth every penny!"
"Lovely relaxing atmosphere. I would pay a bit extra for a nice meal."
"The lunch menu was great value for money and was very tasty."
"Friendly service and very good value for money."
"We all agreed that food was nice and the wine was a fair price and good quality."
Cons:
"The food and drink were very overpriced."
"We had a meal with friends. Bill was £98 for 4. We all felt it was over priced and not great value for money."
"Lovely outdoor area but we didn't really think the food was value for money."
"Very poor value for money!"
"In this highly competitive market, there are much better value restaurants with similar offerings in the local area."
"Went for a Sunday roast, service was good, a pint of Pepsi Max was £3.80! Too expensive."
"The food was ok but seemed over priced although the amount you got was good."