The Plough at Euxton Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Venue

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere and staff very friendly and helpful."
• "Great atmosphere with very friendly staff."
• "Welcoming and bright."
• "The place has a lovely atmosphere and the staff are very welcoming & friendly."
• "Nice relaxing atmosphere, after we asked them to turn the background music down!"
• "Lovely venue and atmosphere."
• "Welcoming, friendly staff, lovely venue and atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The tables always feel sticky to the touch and the smells coming from the kitchen are quite off putting."
• "Beer garden is nothing special."
• "Sadly the Plough is showing signs of age and is in need of a bit of a refurb."
• "Generally the whole place doesn't feel clean!"
• "The outside garden tables were dirty, full of fallen leaves."
• "A mixture of heavy metal and rock booming out of speakers in the afternoon did not bode well."
• "Once inside it’s pretty drab to be honest."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was really nice and we had great fish and chips and the pup had sausage which went down a real treat."
• "Service was very friendly. Would go again."
• "All staff were so friendly and warm, apologised for the error and went out of their way to make sure everything was great."
• "Service was good, tables were nicely spaced apart."
• "The service we received was second-to-none."
• "Staff were very attentive and accommodating to our needs."
• "The service from all members of staff courteous and friendly."

Cons:

• "Waited 1 hour from ordering for two salads and a fish dish."
• "The service was very slow and waiting at least 20 minutes for our drinks to arrive after ordering them."
• "Service wasn't great considering it was really quiet."
• "Waited ages for a table whilst staff were busy chatting behind the bar."
• "Nobody came to take our drinks order, had to flag down a waitress."
• "We waited ages for our starters to arrive."
• "Service is abysmally slow, which if a 1-off could be excused but it's been the same on the last 3 visits."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fantastic food. Highly recommended."
• "Food is just ace, always tasty and always hot when it come to the table."
• "The haddock and chips were large and tasty."
• "Lovely food, well presented and service with a smile."
• "The food was bespoke as requested and of exceptional quality and quantity."
• "The food arrived fresh, hot and very good."
• "The food was excellent especially the roast beef dinner."

Cons:

• "Will defo not be returning here absolutely disgusted with the quality of the food."
• "Unfortunately those who had eaten some of the bad looking pork were very ill with food poisoning."
• "The food was not up to the previous standard."
• "Pasta dish was hard in places like it had been microwaved."
• "Food was not up to usual standards."
• "The meals received were edible but nothing to write home about."
• "Food seems to have gone downhill."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Absolutely outstanding and great value."
• "It was well priced, good quality food and portion size."
• "We always get a good value for money meal here."
• "Despite being a pub the food was restaurant quality at reasonable prices."
• "Menu was varied with traditional and modern dishes and reasonably priced with a light bite section which seemed to offer excellent value."

Cons:

• "Even more astounded by having to pay £7.95 for a small bottle of Prosecco."
• "But considering the competition around these days it's very pricey pub food."
• "First time we visited, we got a pint of beer and a pint of lime and soda, very expensive."
• "The fish pie cost £11.95 shocking!"
• "Extremely expensive and not good service or value for money."
• "The ciabattas were not cheap!!!!"
• "I’m shocked that the management here would charge £3.50 per kid and £4.50 per adult to use it! Daylight robbery!"

Staff Attitude

Pros:

• "Dom was great behind the bar."
• "The staff are the usual friendly and tentertive."
• "The staff were laid back and very friendly."
• "Staff really friendly and reasonably priced."
• "Welcoming, friendly staff, lovely venue and atmosphere, with a varied menu full of delicious food, all cooked beautifully."
• "Staff are very friendly and always welcoming."
• "Very friendly attentive staff, well worth a visit."

Cons:

• "Staff somewhat unfriendly."
• "Staff are minimum waged and mostly unhappy looking teenagers."
• "The pub did not feel very friendly or professionally run."
• "The management seemed to be leaving one young waitress to deal with all the complaints."
• "The waitress quickly became dismissive and uninterested and the manager was unhelpful."