The Red House Reviews Summary

Category: Gastropub

Address: 1 Wolverton Rd, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8BG, United Kingdom

Phone: +441908990139

Rating: 4.3
based on 146 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was absolutely delicious and you could tell the chef really cared about the food he served."
  • "The food is on another level. Eight of us went and the food was simply epic: great portion size, quality was exceptional too."
  • "The food was amazing, the steak was cooked to perfection, the lamb on the shank just fell off the bone."
  • "The food was gorgeous!"
  • "What amazing food. The prices are what you pay for freshly prepared food."
  • "The food is always delicious."
  • "Went here for the Sunday carvery and the food was excellent, highly recommended."
  • "The varied choice of dishes means that we can choose a different dish every time we visit."
  • "The best Sunday roast I've founded so far in Milton Keynes."
  • "The food that was served was very good."
  • "Had a great Lunch experience with my friend yesterday. We both had a different burger from the menu, which were both delicious."
  • "The steak and ale pie is one of the best I've tasted."
  • "Excellent home cooked food. I had a duck breast which was beautifully cooked."
  • "One of the best carveries we have been to fantastic choice of meats and vegetables all cooked perfectly."

Cons:

  • "Roast was reasonable except for the beef which was unedible."
  • "Unfortunately when we did sit to eat our dinner it was cold."
  • "Luke warm carvery, so cold by time I got back to my table."
  • "The carvery was shocking. The potatoes were hard and dry, mash potato lumpy, meat was cold, veg was cold and soggy."
  • "Sadly, I made the wrong choice when I visited, and didn't get the carvery."
  • "The portion sizes were tiny for the price, and the quality was shocking."
  • "Food was terrible. Ordered cod coujons and chips for c£8. Turned out to be what I can only describe as birds eye fish fingers and McCain oven chips served in a cheap plastic fake basket."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service from Pedro was absolutely impeccable, he was accommodating to my dietary requirements as I’m currently pregnant and was so polite and friendly."
  • "We had a lovely waitress called Angel who was very attentive."
  • "A very friendly welcome with good service and great food."
  • "The welcome the service and the food is 10/10."
  • "The staff were very friendly and dealt nicely with a table sat next to us who complained for almost no reason at all."
  • "Service was great, food come out pretty quick considering was a work meal of maybe 25 or more."
  • "Staff were excellent all round, whilst the atmosphere was warm and welcoming."
  • "Staff were all great, food was really good and came out without any errors."
  • "The staff were so professional with the recent covid hanging over our heads."
  • "Service was polite and efficient but more choice for fussy buggers like me would be appreciated!"
  • "Staff were all polite and attentive."

Cons:

  • "Young untrained waiting staff. They did keep apologising for not knowing answers to our questions."
  • "Very slow service waiting for food and drinks."
  • "Service was a bit disjointed and slow between the outside bbq and indoor kitchen and drinks."
  • "The service was slow and no care was given. Plates were slammed down in front of my children."
  • "The service was terrible they kept on nearly forgetting our drinks orders."
  • "There was also an extremely long wait on being served which didn't help."
  • "Service was really bed. Waited 15 minutes before we got served, then waited another 10 minutes for drinks and another 15 before we could go get carvery."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

  • "As soon as we walked in I loved the place, the atmosphere and decor were perfect."
  • "Amazing. What a lovely place, staff are great and the atmosphere awesome."
  • "It's nicely decorated inside, and it's still nice to see a food place up that end of Newport Pagnell."
  • "The Red House has recently gone under new management and has been comprehensively refurbed to a high standard."
  • "Doesn't look that exciting on the outside but great inside."

Cons:

  • "The back garden is large but needs some seating to distract from the two large skips!"

Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "The venue seemed nice and clean."

Cons:

  • "My visit to the ladies toilets was appalling. No toilet paper, no soap, nothing to dry your hands after washing."

Management and Staff

Pros:

  • "My family and I visited for dinner on Wednesday evening and had a fantastic experience- the waitress who was called Lily really made the experience for us."
  • "Absolutely brilliant pub/Restaurant, staff very friendly and professional."

Cons:

  • "Johnny the manager is very Unprofessional, his attitude towards members of his staff was totally unacceptable."
  • "1 stars, was working there for a few weeks, 1: don’t work here it’s terrible and no staff are friendly towards you."

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