The Fox Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food here was so so good I literally had the nicest steak and ale pie ever."
• "Had freshly made sandwiches with side salad and chips."
• "The food was fabulous."
• "Great food (Steak and Ale pie delicious)."
• "The chicken Sunday meal was faultless, I would have paid double it was that tasty, hot and delicious."
• "Came for Sunday lunch with my mum. I had soup to start absolutely delicious was definitely homemade."
• "Food was amazing and well priced with huge portions."

Cons:

• "Needs better organisation the food was cold and poor quality."
• "Food wasn't hot just warm, it was cooked well."
• "Meat was tough, roast potatoes carrots and yorkshire pudding was all hard."
• "The food was not the best and should have been for the price."
• "Not even a luke warm topping on the base was burnt and tasteless."
• "Food wasn't as nice as we had hoped."
• "Food arrived it looked good but proof was in the eating.... re heated roast potatoes, most of the veg was raw, gravy way too salty."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff really friendly and helpful."
• "Service was quick. The staff are young, friendly, always smiling and take time to have a chat."
• "The staff they had on at the time of our visit were nothing short of on point in every way."
• "The staff were excellent and service second to none."
• "The staff are very pleasant, it was a warm welcome."
• "The staff are super friendly."
• "Staff were friendly and very efficient. Compliments to the chef."

Cons:

• "Staff standing around, chatting to each other whilst waiting to be served."
• "Very long wait for food."
• "Service was laughable 3 youngsters behind the bar didn't seem to know what they were doing."
• "Very poor service."
• "Service appalling, food appalling."
• "But The Fox really do need to improve upon their service, most of the waiting staff were 16-17 years old, and wandered around like lost puppies."
• "Bar staff looked dumbfounded that we should be asking for breakfast at 10.30am."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Nice atmosphere, nice location."
• "This was a first visit as we were passing. It's a big pub, clearly family friendly, with a huge beer garden and a very good menu."
• "Great ceiling area with beams and hung hops which look great and fit a pub theme."
• "Friendly staff, huge car park, lovely village just outside Newark."
• "Absolutely love this pub! 😀"
• "Lovely pub full of character."
• "Nice atmosphere in an ideal location."

Cons:

• "The raised dining area wasn't particularly welcoming."
• "Lacked atmosphere."
• "Didn't really feel welcome and range of lager wasn't great."
• "The new look is a matter of taste, picture hung over kitchen hatch, artex etc."
• "The restaurant part where you eat was absolutely freezing."
• "Garden large but plain with gubbins of chillers, barrels etc exposed."
• "The area in general just lacks warmth and character."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices were reasonable and genuinely a great little pub."
• "Wine, Bitter's and Lagers are very reasonably priced as are the soft drinks."
• "Food available 7 days, and a great selection all at reasonable prices."
• "Good value for money."
• "Meals were very well presented, taste great and good value."
• "Lunch in the garden was enjoyable and represented value for money."
• "We called on the way through on one day and enjoyed it so much we stopped on the way back."

Cons:

• "The full fried breakfast of £6.95, although was very good, it was overpriced for the size of it, wouldn't have it again for this reason."
• "Food pricey for what it was."
• "Prices a crazy steep."
• "Really expensive."
• "Expensive too."
• "Frozen roasted potatoes and frozen Yorkshire puddings aren't acceptable for a restaurant to serve."
• "I don't like being ripped off when I got out to eat and I have to say being charged 5 pounds for a tinned hot dog in a bun that has never seen a grill definitely qualifies."