The Wayfarer Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambiance

Pros:

• "Great pub, lovely atmosphere, fantastic selection of real ales."
• "Atmosphere very warm."
• "Friendly attentive staff make this a great pub/ restaurant to visit and we will be returning again."
• "Visited here several times and it's a great place with a great atmosphere."
• "Its dog friendly as they have a lovely outdoor area too!"
• "This is a perfect, old, traditional pub which is packed with character."
• "A great pub with a fantastic atmosphere!"

Cons:

• "Really unpleasant. Took us ages to find our way into the pub."
• "We ended up sat on a freezing cold bench for over 1.5 hours before we could go in."
• "Unfortunately, we were placed outside this year in a cold tent."
• "Service slow today whilst burning in the sun."
• "Ruined by background noise!"
• "Not very welcoming, 'go sit over there', we felt like an inconvenience to the staff."
• "The 2 stars off was for the quality of the food. It was really poor."

Service

Pros:

• "Very kind, excellent service."
• "The manager salvaged the Wayfarer an extra star over the one star review the food and service deserved here by apologising and knocking 40% off the bill."
• "Very friendly and efficient front of house team."
• "Amy and Cameron (behind the bar) are also happy to engage is conversation whilst your are being served and go above and beyond to make you feel welcome!"
• "Staff were friendly and attentive and were more than happy to stop and chat with Grandad and the children who love a good chinwag!"
• "Staff were lovely and accommodating of individual requests and dietary requirements, such as vegan options."
• "Service excellent, table booking through the website faultless."

Cons:

• "Service was very poor. We had a dirty glass, food took over 1 hour to arrive despite not many people there."
• "Long waits for drinks and food."
• "The service was substandard in fact rude at times, plates not cleared away for ages."
• "Poor drinks service, waitress didn't know what she was delivering or to who."
• "Service was shocking, we had to ask for the wine menu twice."
• "The service was way too slow we had three courses and it took longer between all courses than it took to eat all three."
• "Appalling service, waited 30 minutes for our drinks as staff where talking to themselves."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Nice cosey pub with excellent food, attentive staff and great drinks selection, including ales brewed on site."
• "Absolutely perfectly served Sunday roast."
• "The Sunday Roast Sharing Platter was amazing!"
• "They have fantastic pizza, I hope they are still making it!"
• "Main course was tasty."
• "Food was delicious from beginning to end, beautifully presented and amazing flavours."
• "The food was absolutely lovely from start to finish."