Address: 5 Northampton Rd, Ecton, Northampton NN6 0QN, United Kingdom
Phone: +441604414521
Rating: 4.2
based on 130 reviews.
Atmosphere & Character
Pros:
"This is a lovely pub with lots of character."
"The grounds surrounding this restaurant are lovely and well maintained."
"Whereas the bar area is cosy and chilled; perfect for us today with having a baby in tow."
"It’s a lovely pub with a sophisticated feel to it."
"Lovely country pub with a lot of history going back many hundreds of years."
"The restaurant is comfortable but also has a sophisticated feel about it."
"Great interior makes for a nice atmosphere."
Cons:
"The decking area is a bit uneven and poorly lit."
"The pub toilets need a serious makeover."
"Really not impressed, such a lovely building on the outside, no character left inside."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Sea bream was perfectly cooked."
"The food is amazing."
"The food was very good and prepared to a high standard."
"The Sunday lunch was home-cooked and tasted amazing - great value."
"The food has been great time and time again."
"The food was absolutely lovely."
"The food was excellent."
Cons:
"And in general the food was mediocre."
"Breakfast was basic and very greasy, dinner not good."
"Food disappointing, new potatoes were old and orange slosh as accompanying seasonal veg of two sprigs of broccoli."
"Ham was pale and tasteless and the few chips were overdone, like rubber and some were dark brown inside."
"The beef was gristly, the cabbage overpowered by cinnamon, and the yorkshire greasy."
"The risotto lacked seasoning, so was very low on flavour."
"Visited restaurant with friends for a meal which, in my opinion, was the worst meal I have had in a so called rated establishment."
Service
Pros:
"We found the staff to be extremely friendly, helpful, and attentive."
"The staff was very attentive."
"The staff were very welcoming and attentive."
"The staff were friendly and polite."
"The staff were friendly and helpful."
"The staff are very friendly and the service is good."
"The service was excellent and staff were exceptional."
Cons:
"Service was pleasant but slow and mask not worn which made me a little anxious."
"I found the staff very unhelpful to say the least...."
"The service was slow. A large party or full restaurant would have been good reason for a delay, but there was only 7 guests in the restaurant including us."
"We wait an hour for our food to arrive after we ordered it, nobody came to offer us drinks at any point after we first ordered."
"The staff came across as kurt and almost irritated by the inconvenience of customers."
"Staff not wearing face shields or masks considering Northampton is a Covid19 hotspot."
"I did however find the staff extremely inattentive and very slow to respond to anything."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Prices are very reasonable. Highly recommended."
"Just had a meal here from the two for twelve pound menu."
"Very very nice rooms and service at great prices."
"The meals are a little on the pricey side but its well worth it because the food is fantastic."
"The food is very good and reasonably priced, portions are very big."
"Overall a great stay... definitely worth the £70 for a double room and breakfast."
Cons:
"Around £25 for a meal with drink at the bar. More for a restaurant meal."
"The bar prices seem really expensive, £5.50 for Guinness and £6.50 for a single g&t are town prices, not a village pub prices."
"For the price £110 for 3 adults and 1 child it really wasn't worth it."
"Think it was very overpriced."
"For what you got it was very expressive."
"£10:15 for a gin & tonic and a small bottle of non alchoholic lager!"
"Food was massively over priced for what they served up."
Accommodation
Pros:
"The room was clean and comfortable."
"Just loved TWE comfortable room food amazing staff couldn't do enough for you would definitely stay there again."
"Rooms were clean, comfortable, quiet location."
"I slept soundly the whole night."
"Lovely large room, very clean."
"I would stay again quite happily."
"The room was clean and of a standard that I would expect."
Cons:
"I stayed for 2 nights my room wasn't even cleaned on seconed day."
"Rooms are a little draughty and WiFi is expensive."
"The baths are tiny, there was a random office chair in the room where you'd expect an armchair of sorts."
"The rooms are OK they need up dating and a deep clean there was mould on the ceiling or something green ish in colour up there above the tv and in the bathroom the bath hadn't been washed out properly."
"Room disappointing for 4*, No comfy chair only a black office chair."
"Mattress on bed needed replacing, didn't get much sleep as kept rolling together, and was uncomfortable."
"The room looked as though it had not been used since before lockdown and all the coffee's and Milks were either out of date or about to be out of date."