The Guy Fawkes Arms Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Everything about the pub was perfect."
• "A busy but very comfortable pub."
• "The pub was warm and cosy with a fire burning."
• "The place itself is really cosy and quirky."
• "Nice olde worldwide pub cosy atmosphere."
• "Traditional, homely feel to the pub."
• "Really lovely welcoming old pub."

Cons:

• "Nice pub but very cold, needed the fire to be lit on such a cold afternoon."
• "Although situated in a beautiful village, we felt the inside was a bit disappointing."
• "The welcoming was cold from the bartender."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are all friendly and helpful."
• "All the staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Staff are excellent....fantastic service with a smile all through the evening."
• "The staff were attentive and friendly but also confident to remind people to respond to current safety rules in place."
• "The staff were extremely attentive and polite."
• "The staff are really attentive but not pushy and were all really friendly."
• "The staff friendly and well informed."

Cons:

• "So, sorry will not ever return. Family meal for 6 completely messed up."
• "It is not that the booking was messed up, but the poor response and lack of professionalism."
• "Booked in advance, of which took three people to deal with initially.....eventually confirmed by supposed assist manager."

Food

Pros:

• "The food...wow you have to try the French onion soup to start."
• "Beef shortrib was to die for and the duck breast was equally as good."
• "Mushroom risotto followed by crumble and custard. Delicious!"
• "Quite easily one of the best Moules Marinières I've had."
• "The kitchen sent out amazing food, high-quality restaurant standard in the comfort of a friendly warm open fire pub."
• "The food was delicious and good portions."
• "The full Fawkes Sunday lunch was gorgeous."

Cons:

• "My only complaint is that all starters sounded a little heavy."
• "The beer was ok, choice of three ales and the one we had was ok but didn't match the quality of the food."
• "The steak pie was not good, the meat was hard and couldn't even cut the pastry with the knife."
• "One minor detail, none of us liked the, obviously home made, hummus."

Parking

Pros:

• "Easy parking, 20 minutes walk to the museum which was very interesting."
• "Lucky to get a car park space."