The Navigation Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really tasty food."
• "The food was lovely, felt like it was all prepared with care."
• "All three courses were delivered without error and tasted delicious!"
• "The chicken, gammon and leek pie which was rammed full of the tenderness, sweet and salty Gammon, lean chicken and leeks cooked to a perfection."
• "I really enjoyed the food delicious and fresh ingredients."
• "The food was absolutely delicious!"
• "The food was fantastic."

Cons:

• "With an expensive menu and poor quality of food."
• "The food menu has good choice and the options sound great, but the food itself was disappointing - This was the consensus of our group."
• "Food definitely cutting corners in removing or reducing ingredients which spoils the meal."
• "The veggie main was quite disappointing."
• "The food wasn't great to be honest. I've had better pork belly, and the missus wasn't overly complimentary about the halloumi burger either."
• "The food when it came out wasn’t particularly special for the price."
• "The quality of the food is basic."

Service

Pros:

• "Certainly enough staff and work very hard behind the bar."
• "Staff friendly and efficient."
• "Staff were friendly and appropriately attentive."
• "The service once we were sat down was good."
• "Service always with a smile."
• "Service was very friendly and accommodating."
• "Staff were attentive and friendly, and service was quick and accurate."

Cons:

• "Service is slow. The food quality can be improved."
• "It took over 10 minutes to get served and despite there only being one other person waiting at the bar they managed to serve us out of order."
• "We were not really greeted on entry, we were then seated and totally forgotten about, we had to flag someone down to take our order."
• "The service was ok but felt like the waiting staff didn’t really want to be there or us bothering them!"
• "Service was, er, 'casual', but as they automatically add 10% service charge to all bills then the staff don’t exactly have to make any effort."
• "Some staff most unhelpful busy chatting instead of serving us."
• "Service was shocking - took over 15 minutes for my wife to get a glass of water once we arrived."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The surroundings are beautiful."
• "Lovely pub in a great setting."
• "Place is beautiful. Atmosphere is great. Awesome place to take the other half."
• "Atmosphere was calm and the view over the canal adds to the overall charm."
• "The dining room at the back of the pub looks out on to the canal through huge windows."
• "Sitting outside on the balcony area on a sunny evening, drinking a ice-cold cider and enjoying one of their superb pizzas. Amazing."
• "The location is beautiful especially on the sunny day we went on."

Cons:

• "It isn't the first time we've encountered the same restaurant manager's brusque/rude attitude, he lets the place down."
• "An awkward situation for us which the restaurant manager dealt with like it was our fault."
• "Oh yeah and no track and trace information asked for!"
• "Not socially distanced as I would have expected."
• "Inside was hot and busy... no thank you."
• "It's definitely the worst smelling pub I've been to by a canal."
• "When the weather is nice you can enjoy the sit outside right next to the canal."

Value

Pros:

• "Very reasonable price for a meal for 5, including drinks, starters and puddings."
• "Great value, great choice and just outside Milton Keynes it’s easy to get to."
• "Prices were very reasonable given the quality."
• "The food was reasonably priced."
• "Very good value for money, but do book ahead."
• "2 for 1 pizzas, and the vegan option was bangin!!!"
• "You pay a little more here than other pub restaurants, but it is worth the difference as the food is delicious."

Cons:

• "It’s overpriced."
• "Was shocked at the astronomical new menu prices! Over £20 for a Sunday Roast!"
• "Equally prices are on the high side too."
• "Pod booked for 7:45, dessert received at 10:40, the place was busy but surely they are prepared for this each year."
• "The portion size is so small didn't have items on menu."
• "The beef roast was £17 which I do think is a little pricey."
• "The food was expensive and the portion sizes were small so value for money was low."