"The food was excellent and great value for money."
"Sunday roast was tasty."
"The food was delicious, and considering how busy the pub was it came out in really good time."
"The food was cooked and presented to a high standard."
Cons:
"Pizza was like cardboard, hard to cut and not very hot."
"The food was awful, even the chips were hard, not fully cooked."
"Kids chocolate brownies tasted more some sort or sponge pudding."
"The beef was so tough however the pork and turkey was cooked well."
"The food was served quickly but wasn’t very warm, veg was rock hard and was average quality."
"Food was average to say the best, service was slow and unprofessional."
"The food was mediocre at best and overpriced for what it is."
Service
Pros:
"There were two men working that day providing excellent service."
"Excellent beer, delicious food and a friendly service."
"Service was excellent, our waiter was David."
"Service was very good and the food excellent."
"Service was excellent, waitress was very polite and courteous."
"The staff's service was excellent throughout the night."
"The service was excellent too."
Cons:
"No tab facilities paid for drinks and food at least six times would it not be easier to take a card and settle at the end."
"Rude and ignorant staff, As soon as we walked in we were rudely ignored."
"Service was terrible. Our food took ages to come."
"Unfortunately for a Tuesday evening the service was shocking."
"Service is a bit slow, the staff completely vanished for half hour when we wanted to pay."
"Only thing was the service was very slow from drinks to desserts."
"Service gone down since new managers took over."
Ambiance and Location
Pros:
"Indoors is all beams and gorgeousness: definitely want to go back when it's winter with a roaring fire!"
"Lovely pub with heated marquee and outdoor heated seating area."
"Lovely pub in a great location by the river and the viaduct."
"With low beams and exposed brickwork this place feels cosy."
"The pub is well known for its wood oven pizzas which are superb."
"Great beer garden with a river running beside it."
"A lovely pub though with various rooms and dogs allowed. Outside capacity too."
Cons:
"It was cold... nobody was particularly happy with it."
"The general look of the pub is that it needs a complete update, the toilet had cobwebs in and the table we sat at was rather sticky even after it had been wiped down."
"The atmosphere was let down by a smokey fireplace."
"Worse thing was my clothes reek of smoke, all night we could smell smoke in the restaurant which was very off putting."
"The live music in the small court yard was very loud and meant we couldn't hear each other."
"Bar area two people sitting at the bar no room to serve incoming customers."
"Restaurant freezing cold, a shame not all was available on the menu."
Management and Staff
Pros:
"The management could not have been more helpful and cheerful."
"Couldn’t have wished for a warmer welcome. The staff were all fun, especially David."
"The staff changes they have made, have made a big difference to the dining experience you get at this old wooden beamed inn."
"Staff are really friendly and make you feel welcome."
"Beautiful freshly decorated pub, very at tentative staff extremely helpful and really nice people."
"Staff very friendly too."
"The staff are very friendly and the service is good."