The Old Fleece Reviews Summary

Ambience

Pros:

• "It offers a very warm atmosphere and ambience."
• "This beautiful country pub is classic while still remaining elegant; providing the perfect atmosphere for any couple."
• "Ambience brilliant."
• "The building is beautiful and lends to the relaxed and warm atmosphere."
• "Gorgeous rustic vibe with exposed brick and wooden beams."
• "Really cosy country feel with lovely open fire."
• "Relaxed and welcoming atmosphere in a warm and sunny setting."

Cons:

• "Just a little too noisy for my personal choice when we visited on a Friday night but would highly recommend if you like that buzz!"
• "Extremely noisy as windows don't shut properly."
• "The only thing I can ever slate The Old Fleece for is that during summer the place has loads of flies buzzing around inside."
• "In summer I have now learned to always cover my drink as there are reliably several large flies circling most tables and they will dive bomb your drink."
• "It's alright, but it's on a busy main road and parking is a pain. It also lacks views."
• "The only (minor) downside of this particular venue is the road 10 metres from the courtyard when sitting outside in summer."
• "Outdoor seating is right next to a main road."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were fantastic, so friendly, nothing was too much trouble, wonderful service."
• "Staff were very friendly and attentive."
• "Staff are very good as service is second to none."
• "We visited The Old Fleece with a client and were bowled over by the great service."
• "Service always with a smile."
• "Food arrived quickly and service was impeccable, very attentive staff."
• "Excellent customer service."

Cons:

• "I felt that the staff were not suitable authorised or trained to deal with this (although they did their best)."
• "It's clear they forgot about us and didn't prepare our mains."
• "Service was very slow."
• "Table service was good though we had to queue to pay."
• "Waited 20 mins to have a food order taken."
• "The bar-staff downstairs were clueless and unable to help."
• "No apology or explanation when I paid for my drink."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Excellent value for money."
• "Some very well prepared food."
• "The Gloucestershire meat was particularly good."
• "Seriously good food and the service is awesome!"
• "The food was amazing 👏. I had a sirloin steak. I asked for pink and it was pink!"
• "The food was absolutely delicious."
• "Food is fantastic."

Cons:

• "Small portions for the prices charged."
• "The baguettes were the super cheap low quality variety, you can buy in packs and the chips where frozen oven baked ones."
• "The burger's were rather over cooked and quite dry."
• "The food was normal pub fair, nothing special but paid premium prices."
• "Crumble very dry as only offered custard, not a fan of custard would have preferred cream."
• "Peas were reheated and fried, burger cooked from frozen still oozing pink juices."
• "Very low grade food Very disappointing."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The serviced apartments are comfortable and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending them."
• "The loft: Incredible 2 bedrooms, bathroom and living area/kitchen spread over 2 floors."
• "Apartment had TV, Internet, dishwasher, hob, coffee machine, ensuite, crockery and pans, heated mirror - the works."
• "The apartment is very well equipped."
• "Stayed in one of the apartments for a weekend. Accommodation is good. Location brilliant."
• "We stayed in 'the studio', it was very clean and a lovely room."
• "The accommodation had everything you could ask for, with a kitchen and lounge area and two huge bedrooms with very comfortable beds."

Cons:

• "The stairs to the bedrooms may be a little difficult for some."
• "The apartment was disappointing, like the owners weren't really qualified to be offering accommodation."
• "Noisy, run down, no WiFi, poorly equipped kitchen, poor privacy, limited access for cars, no air-conditioning (very very hot when we stayed), cheap TV with very slow internet connection."
• "Kitchen poorly equipped with plates, cutlery etc so why the massive dishwasher."
• "Outdoor seating is right next to a main road."
• "The only thing that we found was no purpose disabled bay, or a specific parking area for staying customer's even though there is onsite parking."
• "Basically, don't stay here unless you have no other choice."