The Snakecatcher Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "One of the best meals we've had in a long time."
• "The turkey, ciabatta, brûlée were so good."
• "The food was fantastic and probably some of the best I have ever eaten!"
• "Brilliant food very tasty and plenty of it at reasonable price."
• "They had a cast variety of Beers and an even greater variety of food which I recommend the kebab sizzler."
• "Best burger I've ever had."
• "The food came much quicker than expected and was delicious."

Cons:

• "The food was OK although my ciabatta was so hard I could barely cut through it."
• "The fish and chips bit too oily and overdone."
• "Massive dry flavourless chips."
• "The fish pie was slightly salty for my taste."
• "Food here was very poor though and the chips were dreadful."
• "Extra potatoes were too salty and garlic beans were burnt and tasteless."
• "The burger was tasty but over salted and extremely well done to the point where the outside was charred so severely it hurt my gums to bite into it."

Service

Pros:

• "Service really fast with polite friendly staff."
• "Staff are really friendly and helpful."
• "All the staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Service with a smile from Alice made our lunch complete."
• "Staff were all very friendly, would definitely come back."
• "The staff were very accommodating."
• "Friendly helpful staff couldn't do enough for us."

Cons:

• "Staff were unfriendly."
• "Service was awful. Took ages for anyone to take our drinks order."
• "Awful service, waitresses didn’t want to be there."
• "Service was haphazard at best."
• "After meals were served no one revisited us to ask if our meals were okay."
• "Terrible experience management was rude."
• "Service was very slow and we had to chase up our order."

Ambience & Facilities

Pros:

• "Nice back garden that we didn't find the first time, with a garden bar."
• "Outdoor area is really nice with play area for kids and plenty of sitting."
• "Beautiful pub in the heart of Brockenhurst."
• "Great pub garden with children's climbing frame which my kids loved, music playing too which made it an enjoyable atmosphere."
• "Lovely pub/restaurant in a beautiful part of the world. Lovely ambience and great food."
• "This is a great road side pub with ample garden seating."
• "Lovely garden with a patio bar and a little children's playset."

Cons:

• "Feel the plastic trays, which the food come on very unhygienic."
• "Cosy atmosphere. Calm, apart from the intense music in the background."
• "The acid house music from the kitchen was so loud we heard it at the back of the garden."
• "Ate here tonight (6.4.23). Booked in advance but both tables offered were near the door and very cold/drafty."
• "The tables were not completely clean and the interior is looking a bit worn."
• "Unfortunately, it was far too hot to sit outside, and I didn't want to be mobbed by wasps."
• "Table position poor in Saloon rather than restaurant with others diners."

Value

Pros:

• "Something for everyone on the menu and well priced for what you get."
• "Great food at reasonable prices."
• "Good menu selection, great food and service."
• "Portion sizes are huge and good value."
• "All in all, good value too."
• "Food was good value as well."
• "Reasonable prices for the area."

Cons:

• "Nigh on £50 for poor food (2 adult mains, 1 child, and one beer). No thanks."
• "Very over priced..it cost just under £15 for my disappointing lunch, not worth it."
• "Food is a bit pricey but very good."
• "Expensive food with steamed veg which was almost raw."
• "Soooo expensive and not worth the money by far!"
• "Steaks on hot stones are also terrible and overpriced."
• "A complete rip off and will never return."

Menu Variety

Pros:

• "Went for a quick lunch and they had an interesting veggie menu."
• "They now have an upgraded outdoors where there is small play area, another log cabin bar to order from and on any given day more dogs than you can shake a stick at."
• "Great home cooked food, really good portion sizes."
• "Food utterly amazing and good portion sizes."
• "Lovely staff, very welcoming."
• "The scallops were huge and fresh."
• "Had Sunday lunch here with friends in one of the two dog-friendly gardens. Brilliant menu, great service, excellent food."

Cons:

• "Veggie and vegan options were just plain strange."
• "Limited menu could offer pizzas and more vegetarian/vegan options."
• "Vegan options poor and even if I wanted chips or sweet potato chips as a side dish or extra they're cooked with the fish so not vegan friendly."
• "The vegetarian burger I had, had an unusual flavour."
• "Not much choice of vegetarian dishes."
• "Unfortunately many of the specials were sold out."
• "Vegans, avoid this place like the plague."