The Lamb Inn Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Good service, smiling staff on a hot day, what's not to like."
• "The waitresses were lovely and very sympathetic."
• "Staff were friendly and they have chickens, guinea fowl and guinea pigs in an enclosure in the back garden which is pretty cool for the kids."
• "Absolutely fantastic, quick service, great staff."
• "Great food and service, very welcoming staff."
• "The staff are very friendly and accommodating."
• "Excellent service."

Cons:

• "We called twice and emailed to make a reservation and no one answered the phone nor responded."
• "Customer service is severely lacking. Not at all impressed."
• "Staff friendly but unsure who has ordered what, serve your meal without letting you know they have run out of part of your meal."
• "Didn't step foot inside before having my head bit off by a rude snappy Australian barmaid."
• "Service was slow offering cutlery and clearing tables."
• "Waited 15 minutes at a dirty table before menus were distributed and dirty dishes cleared."
• "The staff were nice but the kitchen is painfully slow."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food that we had was of very high standard, fish stew and Apple and berry crumble we would recommend to anyone."
• "The salad was amazing."
• "The main attraction of the food also lives up to standard and is of an excellent quality!"
• "Food is great and at a fair price."
• "Both meals were very tasty."
• "Every dish was cooked perfectly."
• "The food was excellent and at a good price too."

Cons:

• "They cannot, and will not, fry an egg."
• "Eton mess was served just a load of liquid one tiny piece of meringue."
• "The food was lacking flavour for their prices."
• "2 small not very good roast potatoes, lots of under cooked cabbage and the rest of the veg was cold!"
• "Nice pub but was very disappointed with the haddock n chips, it tasted nice but the size of the fish was very small indeed."
• "The fish stew and paella were quite expensive, but sounded stuffed with seafood. Sadly they weren't."
• "The paella had none of the advertised king prawns or crab and one langoustine."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Lovely garden and a great surroundings."
• "Lovely location also."
• "The decor was stunning. Ideal for private events."
• "It's a very nice setting and the standard of interior is good."
• "Comfortable surroundings, good outside seating area, with a play area for children."
• "Really lovely interior."
• "Clean interior with country feel."

Cons:

• "We arrived at the Lamb Inn at 6.30 on Sunday. There was only 6 tables in use at the time but we were told we couldn't eat as they didn't have enough staff and we should have booked."
• "We were crammed like sardines on a table which left 2, of us With no, chairs."
• "We could take a table inside or wait... In the rain (her actual words!!)."
• "Great local place, understand it has to be dog friendly but we walked in for a drink one night and couldn't sit in pub bar as reserved for people with their dogs."
• "Seems it's a place friendly for dogs but I for one would have preferred different sitting as a particular dog kept barking to the owners dismay."
• "We are here on the Easter bank holiday Sunday... Granted the place was busy, but that's no excuse for the staff being unhelpful."
• "The peace and quiet was ruined by loud music being played not what you want in a country pub garden."

Value

Pros:

• "Food is great and at a fair price."
• "Good food portions. Not too expensive."
• "Great food, not overly expensive."
• "The prices were comparable."
• "Not overly expensive."
• "Food was tasty and reasonably priced."
• "Very reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "It's really expensive but very nice."
• "Costing £16 per dinner totally overpriced."
• "Food on pricey side."
• "2 pints £12 !!! cider."
• "Also really expensive for veggie food."
• "Bit pricey for a pint."
• "Overpriced at £84 for 3 mains and starters, 2 wines 2 cokes!"

Family & Pet Friendliness

Pros:

• "Firstly, dog friendly."
• "Good car parking, childrens' play area, very good rural pub."
• "A great place for families."
• "They’re also very accommodating and friendly towards dogs, which was handy for us."
• "The big beer garden with its child play area means you can enjoy your afternoon/evening while keeping an eye on the kids."
• "They had a small climbing frame and slide for the little ones."
• "Very nice garden lovely planting of shrubs and wild flowers and very child friendly."

Cons:

• "Nice pub with friendly staff however the children's play area has an open exit with no gate straight into the busy car park.....so dangerous for little ones."
• "Dog friendly (if you are ok with dogs)."
• "Great local place, understand it has to be dog friendly but we walked in for a drink one night and couldn't sit in pub bar as reserved for people with their dogs."
• "Seems it's a place friendly for dogs but I for one would have preferred different sitting as a particular dog kept barking to the owners dismay."
• "Even though dogs are allowed in, I would have thought you would have been offered a water bowl/the dog possibly given a treat."
• "Also allowed others who arrived after us to smoke around people eating."
• "The peace and quiet was ruined by loud music being played not what you want in a country pub garden."