The Stag's Head Great Doddington Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff are very friendly and polite, knowledgeable about the food."
• "The staff were so attentive we were seated in a very comfortable area with our 2 well behaved little dogs."
• "The staff were very attentive and on the ball when a slight mistake had been found on the menu."
• "Very friendly and helpful staff."
• "The staff were very attentive and lovely."
• "Every single member of staff was helpful, smiley and just absolutely lovely."
• "The staff are always welcoming, helpful, on the ball & absolutely amazing."

Cons:

• "Service was ridiculously slow, although the waitress did apologise."
• "We seemed to be served by 4 different people."
• "The staff were bored and uninterested and there were clearly not enough of them."
• "Our sauces were forgotten."
• "Waited 1 hour from starters to the mains, manager apologised and stated they are running on limited staff in the kitchen due to social distancing."
• "Our drinks order was forgotten."
• "No proper arrangements to seat 16 people despite this being a pre booked meal."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The main courses were great, generous portions without being over the top, beautifully cooked roasts."
• "Excellent quality of food and service."
• "Food was great."
• "The food was delicious and I can't wait to go back again."
• "Food was amazing. Brilliant value for money too."
• "The food was nice and came out with rocket speed."
• "Food was wonderful, service excellent."

Cons:

• "Food wasn't hot enough though!"
• "Fish and chips (disappointingly soggy)."
• "Food left a lot to be desired, expensive as well."
• "Everyone loved their roasts and burger but my ravioli was very disappointing."
• "Staff seem friendly however the food was terrible, I ordered the chef’s special mixed grill."
• "The meal was average the meat nice but the veges undercooked."
• "The roast beef on the menu... was very fatty."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "A lovely country style pub just a shame they serve FROZEN CHIPS."
• "A very cosy pub. Great atmosphere."
• "Beautifully decorated with a lovely garden and dog friendly."
• "It's the kind of place where every corner has a story to tell."
• "This is a wonderful, local village pub. New decor is fresh and stylish."
• "The Pub itself is a piece of art, lovely staff, garden, street view, big car park, lovely design inside."
• "Lovely country style pub with a good reputation for Sunday roasts."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately this has put us off from visiting again."
• "There are no nice tables and chairs or areas dedicated for this use..They are all geared up for food...it was uncomfortable but we made the most of it."
• "Old person's pub."
• "On another note the building is lovely but the toilets are in need of an update."
• "No proper arrangements to seat 16 people despite this being a pre booked meal."
• "Booked a table for Mother’s Day, wanted to add one child and they can’t accommodate, but kept the deposit despite having a waiting list!"
• "Nice decor but that is where it ends."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "For two 2 course meals and one dessert plus two gin and lemonade and two bottles of alcohol free beer all for less than £80. Excellent."
• "The prices are very competitive for the quality and quantity of the food."
• "It's reasonably priced."
• "Always a friendly welcome usually visit on a Sunday very good Sunday roasts reasonably priced."
• "The food was reasonably priced and delicious."
• "You get what you pay for and food this good can never be classed as expensive."
• "The staff are super friendly and really attentive and it's reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "£9.00 for a coke an instant coffee and a fosters."
• "The cokes looked medium size at best, so it was obviously the price that was large at £6.60."
• "Quite expensive, but expected for an independent, high quality pub."
• "The price of the coke cola £3.10 I feel is way too expensive."
• "Paying 15 pound for a roast dinner which includes soggy roast potatoes and frozen Yorkshire pudding?!"
• "An extra portion of veges... was 5.50."
• "Little on the expensive side."

Special Features

Pros:

• "Inside on a very hot day is like an oasis in the desert, thanks to the air conditioning."
• "Dogs have their own menu and in turn, each of our three servers who attended our table made a fuss of our dog."
• "Garden Room is comfortably furnished for canines (fluffy rug by fireplace) and humans (two squashy leather sofas)."
• "Dog friendly it said - well that's an understatement. Dogs have their own menu."
• "The Stags Head held my mothers Wake after her sad passing. They did an amazing job from start to finish very caring and empathetic, nothing was too much trouble for them."
• "I have stopped here several times for lunch with friends and my dogs."
• "Dogs welcome."

Cons:

• "The bar that I was in had no real ale as it used to."
• "Then the wrong sauce arrived."
• "Some of the desserts we ordered did not arrive or were not as described and took a very long time to arrive."
• "The buffet was disappointing. Very basic food, and not much of it."
• "Mini cheese cake... waited close to 20 mins and paid £3.95 for the privilege... embarrassingly small..."
• "Sunday lunch very disappointing, frozen veg."
• "The staff were very welcoming, however it appears that this pub and restaurant is a key place to have a funeral wake due to its proximity to the Crematorium and Cemetery, so be prepared for lots of black clothes (customers and staff) and a mildly subdued visit."