The Cottage Loaf Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "The pub itself is gorgeous and quirky."
• "Quaint but well maintained building with an inner courtyard for sunny afternoons and warm evenings."
• "Lovely old pub, felt nautical with model ship and large beams."
• "A beautiful old Inn that's been beautifully adapted into a gorgeous restaurant."
• "An amazing place! Brilliant pub atmosphere at the front with a quiet dining area in the back."
• "It’s a really nice setting. Quaint and quiet inside with two seating areas outside as well."
• "Olde world at it's best, lovely atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was noisy though - difficult to hear our conversation."
• "Service slow. No atmosphere."
• "No atmosphere. Only couple of table with people."
• "It was very dark inside too and although very quaint and pretty from the outside it didn't feel homely and warm inside for some reason."
• "It's a bit noisy if you want a quiet meal especially by the bar area."
• "Absolutely awful experience in the beer garden at the front today, total shambles in terms of telling people how to order."
• "Please be aware although described as dog friendly, this is slightly misleading as dogs are not allowed inside the pub."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "This was the best meal I have ever tasted ever!!!"
• "Everything was delicious, we were stuffed!"
• "Lovely food and surroundings."
• "Had a wonderful Sunday roast of Shoulder of lamb. Beautifully cooked, the lamb melted in the mouth."
• "The food was gorgeous and well presented!"
• "The food served is cooked to perfection, very well presented and tastes wonderful."
• "All dishes were delicious, beautifully cooked and presented."

Cons:

• "The nut roast which I found very dry."
• "Steak cooked well done was not great too dry and not much flavour."
• "The crab starter had little taste as did the seafood mornay bake."
• "However, both of our dishes were blah, no flavor at all."
• "The quinoa burger looked home made which was great but as soon as you picked it up it dripped oil."
• "The roasties were very disappointing - tough and pretty tasteless."
• "Very very poor Sunday roast, turkey and beef were tough hardly any veg potato and swede purree was like baby food tablespoon of peas and carrots, the extra tasty gravy. had no taste at all."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are very nice and knowledgeable."
• "Oh, the service was also top class. 5 stars without a doubt."
• "The service was amazing."
• "Staff are always friendly and can't do enough for their customers."
• "The staff were very attentive and when my hubby didn't know what beer to have they gave him a taster."
• "The staff were very accommodating - rearranged other bookings for us when we arrived so we could be downstairs due to having a wheelchair user with us."
• "Staff very welcoming and pleasant."

Cons:

• "After a good 45 minutes we still hadn’t had our meals."
• "Service was a little slow (half an hour wait from order being taken)."
• "Staff were rude."
• "Service poor waiter forgot to put order in, instead of owning up to the mistake blamed it on the kitchen being busy."
• "I noticed the manager, I presume them to be the manager, being nasty to nice helpful staff."
• "The way I was spoken to was embarrassing and out of order."
• "We were told there was no availability outside where we needed to sit with us having a dog."

Value

Pros:

• "Good sizes portions."
• "All really tasty, good portions and reasonably priced."
• "The food was good. Service slow. No atmosphere."
• "Prices are a bit on the high side and rewarded with quality food."
• "Prices were reasonable but not cheap."
• "Very good value for money."
• "Good sized portions, varied menu to suit most tastes at a reasonable price."

Cons:

• "Not as good as previous visits, the portion sizes are smaller."
• "I do not think it was worth the money though. It is very over priced."
• "Mackerel lunch was overpriced."
• "Over priced really for the food."
• "Expensive menu typical pudding was £6.50!"
• "Drinks are little pricey."
• "A little pricey for us."