The Whippet Inn Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was lovely and the staff couldn’t have been better if they tried."
• "It was a wet cold day but the welcome and warmth inside was just wonderful."
• "The place had a great atmosphere with quirky bits of decor."
• "Nice atmosphere and a boujee place to eat."
• "Delightful food in a relaxed and uplifted setting."
• "Beautiful interior and ambience with attentive and knowledgeable staff."
• "An unassuming building from the outside but a well decorated interior that is cosy."

Cons:

• "Sadly I would say this place was style over substance and is not good value for money - expensive for the quality."
• "What let the experience down was being in a small room with noisy people and overloud music."
• "Doesn't look much like the photos on the website, wasn't 'adult' as they claimed."
• "We walked into the main dining room, waited a while for someone to come and attend to us... we didn't feel welcome or comfortable and were completely ignored."
• "One thing we did notice was the choice of decor which was 'interesting'."
• "Very strange when going to a restaurant. The place is by itself down a side road bit what was off putting straight away was a bouncer on the door?"
• "The 12.5% service charge can be removed but are people really going to ask."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were very knowledgeable and friendly."
• "Really helpful and friendly service."
• "The waitress was so attentive & friendly hence the stars."
• "Staff were so attentive, friendly and kind."
• "Service was impeccable, atmosphere was fantastic."
• "Staff were friendly and very funny too."
• "The staff were friendly, welcoming, knowledgeable and attentive."

Cons:

• "Poor experience all round, staff are scruffy and more interested in chatting about trivial subjects between themselves."
• "They did even offer any compensation for ruining my evening so failed on customer service too."
• "Firstly i was disappointed with the narrow choice on the menu, and the food we had was, well… not as good as We were expecting."
• "Food was average at best and table service slow."
• "Visited on a Sunday and was disappointed with the limited menu."
• "The only one that showed any attentiveness was the young lady but sadly not our waiter."
• "A couple of the staff members were very pleasant, but service was slow and a lot of the staff were inattentive."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The fish with brown prawns was very good."
• "Every dish is worth trying."
• "The food superp and the ambience in the room and restaurant is fab u lous."
• "The food is amazing and well priced!!"
• "Great food - really delicious."
• "Sublime food. The steak was fantastic and cooked to perfection."
• "The food was delicious with the most tender, flavourful beef I’ve ever eaten."

Cons:

• "Ordered a Fillet Steak blue. The size of the steak was visibly inferior to my last visit."
• "The monkfish and grilled pousin needed more seasoning, the scallops needed more seasoning too."
• "Starters were tasteless."
• "We shared a prime rib of beef on the bone and, honestly, it was so fatty and drab."
• "The food was not to its usual standard."
• "The steak itself was unseasoned and extremely chewy."
• "The accompanying elements were overwhelmingly greasy and the meat itself poorly cooked."