The Akeman Inn Reviews Summary

Ambience & Design

Pros:

• "The pub is large and perfectly designed, blending the old part with the newer part."
• "Nice intermit romantic candle light setting."
• "The inside of the pub had a really nice ambience - warm lighting, chilled out music."
• "The building is lovely and well appointed. The garden looks fab although its autumn now."
• "The Akeman have created a lovely area with heaters, to make the experience as relaxing and enjoyable as possible."
• "The restaurant interior is beautiful with beams and wooden floors."
• "Everything about the Akeman inn is tidy, clean and nicely thought out."

Cons:

• "The place looked like it needed a good clean as the wall right next to our table had food marks on it."
• "We were seated in the dingiest part of the restaurant."
• "That bar was freezing!!"
• "The outdoor seating area... could have used a tad more light."
• "It was very noisy, with loud groups at 3 tables."
• "Sadly we won't be ever coming back for a bonfire night here."
• "Was disappointed at not getting the outdoor table we'd requested when we booked 8 days previously."

Service

Pros:

• "Service very good as well."
• "Beautiful place, great service, lovely atmosphere."
• "Great food, we had the BEST waiter."
• "Service great."
• "The staff were helpful and welcoming."
• "The staff where just so accommodating and warm."
• "Professional, polite and overall brilliant."

Cons:

• "Food ok, service terrible, we had to wait so long we were thinking of leaving and going to McDonald's."
• "No one took our drinks order for 20 mins."
• "Waitress lovely but too much, we were there to spend time with our family not her."
• "The service was very slow, it took an hour for our burnt halloumi fries (as a starter) to arrive."
• "Very slow service - not busy but only two staff on, both with poor attitudes."
• "Service started OK but deteriorated through the meal."
• "Really slow service, gave up waiting for table to be cleared at end of meal after 30 minutes."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Lovely shakshuka! Nice level of spice, great flavours, and the eggs were cooked perfectly."
• "Amazing food and table service."
• "Food was lovely and very tasty."
• "Delicious food! Pizzas cooked in front of you. Steak was perfect."
• "The food was just lovely, the scotch egg is really recommended."
• "I had the triple roast which was delicious. Everything cooked to perfection and the Yorkshire puddings were enormous."
• "The food was A+ (thank you Chef Adi!), honestly a level above some of the food we've been served in more expensive restaurants."

Cons:

• "The daily specials haven't changed in months... Today they served a cold sticky toffee pudding."
• "Bruschetta a bit burned and very few tomatoes, chicken chard."
• "The pizza was basic, cheese not cooked well and the brownie for desert wasn’t a brownie at all."
• "Starter came out burned and inedible."
• "The burgers ordered for the table were also overcooked."
• "Our vegano pizza was literally cinder black burnt on the bottom."
• "The flatbread starter was cold and the hummus tasted like Sainsbury's own brand."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Was it value for money? Certainly was and to be honest, the next time we go north along the A41 we shall certainly be stopping for lunch."
• "Good social distancing measures in place, with the availability of outdoor seating and a one way system."
• "Great menu including a 'chips with peppercorn dip' in the nibbles menu."
• "The beer was good, both local brewed 'Vale Breweries' and craft ales on tap."
• "Fantastic home made food, attentive service and a home baked bread which was to die for."
• "The food is extremely high quality home grown/ locally sourced."
• "Food is delicious and a good choice of vegan options."

Cons:

• "I went to another restaurant which was cheaper and made me feel more welcome."
• "A lot of the menu was pretty pricey."
• "We thought it was quite pricey for just the three of us and one alcoholic beverage."
• "It is expensive with a starter Scotch Egg (which was very tasty) was £8."
• "Terribly overpriced for a pretty average roast."
• "Very small portions. The £12.50 nourish bowl had very few things in it and was essentially a side salad."
• "Food was poor. 1 small chicken sandwich in which the chicken was overcooked and tough and 1 slice of bread was dry all for £8.75."