The Roebuck Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We had 2 different toasted sandwiches and they were really delicious and great value for money."
• "Brilliant lunch - tasty food (the BBQ chicken burger was delicious), welcoming and efficient service, and clean/covid-secure."
• "Probably the best pie I have ever eaten. Full of filling, perfectly flavoured, best quality and the service was amazing."
• "The home cooked steak and ale pie my partner had was delicious."
• "Excellent food, both quality and quantity, with great service attending everyone with care and speed."
• "The Lamb pie absolutely delicious & a good portion."
• "fabulous chicken roast dinner and superb chocolate brownie in fact best ever brownie I've had."

Cons:

• "Food was lacking beef tough you had to find the veg on your plate."
• "The food has too much oil. Our side salad had so much oil on it that it was dripping off the board."
• "Undercooked and under seasoned scallops, overcooked pigeon, overcooked hunters chicken."
• "Food wasn't too bad but definitely overpriced for what you get."
• "Had a vegan burger which was very dry and rather disappointing."
• "The rest of the meal was horrific!! The veg was over cooked, the roast potatoes (garlic and thyme) possibly the worst potatoes either of us have eaten."
• "The battered fish was mushy and inedible, the eton mess desert tasted disgustingly of chicken(!) and was also inedible and left on the plate."

Service

Pros:

• "Ambience of the place is nice, front of house staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Staff very friendly."
• "The staff were great and could not do enough for us."
• "Popped in for breakfast/work meeting, very welcoming and friendly."
• "Fantastic staff, very attentive and nothing was too much trouble."
• "The two chaps who owned the joint and staff who were running the show, they couldn't do enough for us."
• "Service was brilliant, staff are very friendly and welcoming to our dog."

Cons:

• "They had 3 staff serving & the pub was full, very busy. The two men were useless, seemed to just be wandering around."
• "Sadly, our lunch had not appeared after half an hour."
• "Service: it took an hour from when we arrived for the food to arrive."
• "Very poor slow service on a quiet wednesday lunchtime with only three other tables occupied, we had to keep going and finding the seemingly only bar staff on duty."
• "spoke to the barman across the room.... 'sorry we dont have an scotch eggs' thanks, surely I should of been told this at ordering."
• "wasn't even asked if my meal was ok, I make a point of bringing up how terrible the meal was, to which I get a vacant look 'I'll let the chef know'."
• "Over sensitive time keeping They wanted to charge for an early check-in by 10 mins and then shut the pub before closing time."

Ambience & Decor

Pros:

• "Pub is dog friendly clean and welcoming."
• "Great atmosphere and decor."
• "The pub is gorgeous. Really well put together and clean."
• "Interesting, stylishly modern interior. Different styles in different areas."
• "The Inn is in a very nice out of the way location and the garden area is a decent size."
• "Sat in the garden, plenty of tables there and also under a roofed deck."
• "A good, traditional, cozy country pub surrounded by beautiful countryside with exceptionally clean tables & facilities catering for all ages and muddy species."

Cons:

• "Love the fact that it's dog friendly, but the drawback is barking during your meal and the smell of wet dog in the air after their walkies."
• "Poor seating arrangements in that everywhere is a walkthrough to the garden and so you are frequently disturbed during your meal."
• "The decor is modern but already looking a bit shabby."
• "Though the pub feels a little tired and unloved, ironing board in view of where we sat and a big pile of cardboard boxes just left in the way."
• "It was freezing cold as none of the log fires were on."
• "We found it a bit cold in there."
• "Food is very limited unless you want a burger."

Value

Pros:

• "Stayed here a few day ago and I am very pleased with the service. The room was lovely and the food was great. I think this place demonstrates great value for money."
• "Priced really fairly too."
• "Evening meals very good and reasonably priced."
• "All of this for under £15! The meal came in good time and my steak and Stilton pie was gorgeous."
• "Very good value, especially considering the quality of the food, and excellent service."
• "Free parking right outside which is almost unheard of and free WiFi too!"
• "Unbelievable home cooked real food not found these days."

Cons:

• "Food totally overpriced for what it was."
• "Good but extremely pricey!! You can buy three litres of coke for the same price as what they charge for a pint!!"
• "THE FOOD WAS NOT VERY GOOD.NOT A LOT OF CHOICE."
• "No word of apology."
• "Abrupt, rude landlord who didn't seem interested in our custom."
• "Over sensitive time keeping They wanted to charge for an early check-in by 10 mins and then shut the pub before closing time."
• "The food feel well sort of expectations."