"Lovely meal at the earl of Strafford! Had really nice service in a relaxed atmosphere."
"We had the lamb shank for lunch and it was delicious."
"absolutely beautiful food in a lovely setting."
"The food was absolutely wonderful. I had the stroganoff which was rich and creamy with lovely tender beef."
"Great food and amazing staff."
"Food good, the 4 of us had 4 different meals and we all enjoyed them."
"The food was lovely."
Cons:
"The main course was either cold or shocking."
"Beef was like boot leather. Turkey and Pork equally as dry."
"Our meals were awful, I had pie but all the meat was in a big lump in the middle and the gravy was more like jelly."
"Unfortunately my classic burger was a let down."
"The beef had obviously been kept warm and was that awful grey colour."
"The food isn't awful, but it's very overpriced for the quality."
"The food was a big let down. I had pie and chips the pastry wasn't very good and the chips were soggy."
Service
Pros:
"Lovely attentive staff and gorgeous food."
"Service was great and I would definitely return."
"Service was attentive, but not smothering, perfect balance."
"Staff were very attentive & the manager made a real effort to make sure we had enjoyed ourselves."
"Paige went above and beyond with the service she gave us."
"Staff were friendly & apologetic."
"The waiting service is excellent and extremely attentive…"
Cons:
"Also the sarcasm from the management in relation to peoples review’s says a hell of a lot."
"Didnt get asked if all was ok? Didnt get asked anything really."
"They said the Manager was out and if we waited for an hour we could speak with them then, what a lame excuse."
"Reduced staffing meant it took 3 hours for 2 courses."
"After having to chase up our drinks order on multiple times and then the attitude of staff."
"Service was pretty bad. We ordered three rounds of drinks throughout the night and each took a long time to come, we had to ask for two rounds more than once."
"The service was absolutely appalling waiting 2 hours for the main course to come out and served by inexperienced staff who acted as though they wanted to be elsewhere."
Ambience & Decor
Pros:
"The refurb is lovely."
"The inn is so unique with its look and you can't help but be taken in by it."
"First timer, very impressive building with some original detail."
"Lovely place and definitely worth a visit."
"The event was well organised and had a beautiful welcome board."
"Fantastic decor, fantastic staff and exceptional food."
"Beautiful location. Lovely on the inside."
Cons:
"Unfortunately there were few other customers in and the decor is very dark so it wasn't a particularly good ambience."
"The only downside for me personally was that there was no cask ale on yet as it was still settling."
"The gravy was awful!! who puts strong herbs in gravy?"
"Such a beautiful building with so much potential yet serving microwaved food."
"The quality of the food was pretty poor, nothing like what it was pre-refurb."
"Atmosphere wise, it's apparently been refurbished recently. I disagree, there aren't two chairs the same and they're equally uncomfortable wooden ones."
"Place looks dull and lifeless and in need of a refurb."