Woodman Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is very nice and not as expensive as some other places."
• "Enjoyed a lovely meal with family tonight. Fish n chips x 2 and steak n chips made by Bec's. Food was delicious and came out in good time."
• "Food was excellent and of great quantity!"
• "Really enjoy coming to the Woodman, premium gin and tonics available. Pizza is really good."
• "The food was awesome and I can particularly recommend the jumbo prawn starter!"
• "Food is always lovely and served within a good time."
• "The food was really good which was made by Rebecca and Tristan we really enjoyed the meal."

Cons:

• "Ordered Sticky Rack of Ribs, and it came like it had just been boiled in water and the sauce was like water."
• "It was the pizza and drink night that we came for, it was also my birthday so we had booked a table for 9, only to be told that there was only 2 pizza doughs left."
• "The lasagne which was very average and tasted like the sauce in Heinz beans."
• "The fish hardly had any fish in it and the batter wasn't nice at all."
• "The pork was watery, the sauce was water and hardly tasted of anything."
• "Lamb chops were small with hardly any meat on them."
• "Some meals were barely warm."

Service

Pros:

• "Welcomed with a smile as soon as we entered the building, very friendly service and Holly was attentive throughout our visit."
• "Service was excellent. My little one is picky about how much cheese she has on her pizza... the staff went out of there way to show them making the pizza and let her put her own cheese on."
• "Jack the landlord is a big asset to the pub & takes time out to talk to you & makes you feel welcome."
• "The staff could not do enough for us."
• "Staff are always smiley and attentive."
• "The customer service was excellent by Jack and he went above and beyond to make our time there amazing!"
• "Great service at the bar and table by Holly and Abi."

Cons:

• "Went there last night, ordered food and was told it would be 30mins. Four visits back to the bar to enquire what had happened to it I was told I 'was being rude' for simply stating the facts."
• "Arrived 6 pr booked for meal for 6.30 still waiting at 9 o'clock then told could be another 50 minutes because got new chef."
• "Good atmosphere. But food was below average ordered mixed grill chicken was cold, steak tough no call back from staff."
• "Service very slow over an hour waiting for our food and the last item out was a pizza which only takes 10mins to cook."
• "Service was shocking 40 minutes for first drink."
• "Staff didn't know what they were doing, no direction."
• "Very slow service."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "There is such a wonderful atmosphere now."
• "The Woodman has the perfect family atmosphere."
• "Great atmosphere and value for money."
• "The atmosphere here is really good and the food is spot on."
• "This lovely pub is always a pleasure to visit."
• "The place is so lovely and clean."
• "The surrounding gardens are kept really well."

Cons:

• "It reeked of tobacco."
• "Lost its character since the refurb. Kids running around after 9pm."
• "Local on a housing estate. Can be a little bit noisy at dinner with families in."
• "It doesn't feel like a real pub to me... Just an eating house."
• "The decor leaves a lot to be desired with split chairs and old sofas."
• "A 3 hour wait for food is disgraceful."
• "The overall impression when we first arrived was that staff were totally out of their depth, with mountains of uncollected glasses and deserted tables that were still sitting uncleared."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Would definitely book again."
• "Definitely going to go back. Excellent value for money."
• "Great value for money."
• "Breakfast sandwich was awesome & all very reasonably priced with hot drink discounts."
• "I ended up staying for the Wednesday curry deal which was very tasty and well-priced."
• "Food is of a good standard arriving reasonably quickly and being tasty and not expensive."
• "The food was very nice and the service was excellent."

Cons:

• "You have lost so many customers to rival pubs due to the 'viciously high' bar prices."
• "Drinks were expensive and disgusting."
• "Six pound for a childs pizza that was burnt."
• "Small portions average price."
• "NO STEAK, NO BURGERS, NO GAMMON, NO FISH, NO PIES, THIS WAS FRIDAY EARLY TEA TIME."
• "I was disappointed as the potato was very small and not much salad. It certainly wasn't worth the money on this occasion."
• "Overall we were very disappointed in the service and over priced food and wouldn’t return."