Riverside Inn Cheddar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "A great quality, great value, good quantity, tasty carvery."
• "The meals were reasonably priced, arrived at a good time....these meals were amazing for the price and the freshness."
• "Wonderful meal and fantastic bear garden. Really enjoyed the steak."
• "Food was naff, apart from the cheddar on my friends ploughman's which was top notch."
• "Ordered the lamb shank which was nice."
• "The food here is delicious and consistent 😋 I've had the English breakfast and the veggie breakfast and they were both so very tasty."
• "Absolutely delicious food."

Cons:

• "I dont mind paying that amount but I would expect decent quality food. Not microwaved rubbish."
• "Awful food! Cheap, 'Mum's gone to Iceland' vibe."
• "The beer was good but the Sunday lunch was poor."
• "Terrible food. Seafood platter served with raw and still cold scampi."
• "Food was terrible - my ploughman's was warm and limp as though it had been sitting around for ages."
• "Absolutely disgusting food, even at half the price!"
• "Food very poor fish and chips one of the worst we've ever had."

Service

Pros:

• "All finished plates were cleared in good time without making us feel rushed."
• "First and foremost we have to recognize how wonderful the service was at the Riverside inn."
• "The staff are all really friendly and welcoming!"
• "Staff are very friendly, welcoming and helpful."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Ciara and all of the staff were so welcoming! Thank you"
• "Service was super polite and friendly."

Cons:

• "No apologies made by staff for the wait or anything!"
• "All the staff looked like it was there first day."
• "Give 4 not 5 as I think staff need to work on being polite to customers."
• "Asked for condiments and you would think you were asking for your money back."
• "The staff were indifferent and furniture in the garden was worn out as was the decking."
• "Customer service deserves a lot to work on."
• "The waitress really could not care less."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Friendly helpful staff, good choice of Sunday lunchtime meals. The prices... Fantastic."
• "Very good value tasty food."
• "100% would recommend! Excellent food and service!"
• "Food was really good and incredible value."
• "Really good price and good quality food."
• "Food is nice and reasonably priced."
• "It was great and affordable."

Cons:

• "I do not believe the food was worth £10 for Ham, Egg, Chips, and peas, it feels like it cost just about £2 in terms of ingredients."
• "Don't order on the app at this pub as prices 30p more expensive per drink."
• "Over priced, cold and didn’t get the order right."
• "£15 for grilled chicken breast and chips was extortion."
• "For £10 you'd expect something a bit special."
• "Quality of the food doesn't live up to the price you pay."
• "Good drink choice, however a little pricey."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Very clean."
• "The staff were friendly and the place was spotlessly clean."
• "Clean pub, good facilities. Will be visiting again."
• "Lovely and well maintained. It's a lot bigger inside than we thought lol."
• "There was also a nice out door area which was very tidy and clean, top find in your book."

Cons:

• "Female loos could do with a deep clean though."
• "Service was slow and the toilets were disgusting."
• "Lots of wasp in the restaurant, toilets were disgusting."
• "In our post-corona world the cleanliness needed to be better. Our table was filthy."
• "A very long hair within the batter so hygiene not great."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "They have nice fires and the sports on, but it's not in your face so you can choose to partake or not."
• "Great outdoor space for kids or just having a drink in the garden."
• "Lovely pub, mixture of tourists, like myself and the friendly locals."
• "Great service, nice pub, lovely setting."
• "What a great pub, with a great beer garden featuring stream."
• "It's lovely sitting outside in the garden on a warm summer evening."
• "Lovely setting by a the riverside obviously!"

Cons:

• "Had been looking forward to this but so disappointed. Dead quiet no music depressing."
• "Also had an obnoxiously loud PA out in the back garden."
• "Not a great atmosphere."
• "Pub is a little tired around the edges. Stained carpets, sports on the telly, sticky bars."
• "To be fair, it needs a bit of a revamp inside and out in the fairly large garden area."
• "Upon entering the left bar you are hit with the strong smell of bleached bogs which perfumes the bar area and restaurant."

Facilities

Pros:

• "Very child friendly too with s great outdoor play area."
• "Little play area for the children whilst you're waiting for food."
• "Outdoor seating is nice and plenty of space, as well as a play area for children."
• "Nice pub. Has a garden out the back with lots of seating, plus a kids play area."
• "Very helpful and friendly staff, very large and well proportioned beer garden with lots of seating."
• "Recommended especially if you have kids as garden with play area."

Cons:

• "Being local we had visited before and hoped for facilities for disabled users to no avail."
• "The staff were indifferent and furniture in the garden was worn out as was the decking."
• "We have a large motor home 8 metres and this pub car park is small!! Yes it would fit though 👍"
• "The beer garden is large with plenty of benches and an enclosed children's play area."
• "They also advertise as having a 'playground', while not incorrect this is a stretch of the truth."
• "Unfortunately the river could do with a bit of a dreg/clear."