Hawthorne Farm - Dining & Carvery Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We had nachos to share, was excellent."
• "Food and meats were excellent on the carvery."
• "The chicken combo was nice, but onion rings had no onion in."
• "Food was hot and tasty."
• "The meat served was succulent and veggies etc lovely."
• "The food was absolutely lovely! I had Macaroni Cheese with BBQ burnt ends which was delicious!"
• "Visited today for a carvery and it was absolutely delicious!"

Cons:

• "The man serving the meat was so slow, we waited 30 mins in the queue to get served and the amount he gave us was very disappointing."
• "Roast potatoes that I literally couldn't cut."
• "Yorkshire Pud was tasteless, roasties dry with little flavour, peas dried up and cranberry sauce had no cranberry flavour and tasted like sugary jelly."
• "Everything tasted extremely salty too."
• "Food very poor went midweek lunch. Carvery was Stingy on the meat, vegetables dry and wrinkly."
• "Ordered a curry. When it came there was a 'plateful' of rice & a bowl of curry that firstly was clap cold & secondly there was very little of it."
• "The Yorkshire puddings were disgusting. I couldn't cut through it."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff really friendly despite being run off their feet."
• "Staff were very friendly."
• "Staff are all friendly."
• "The guy on the carvery was working very hard and still smiling and cheery with everyone."
• "Denise J was incredibly attentive, friendly and looked after us."
• "All the staff were polite and very friendly, our waiter, Olly if I recall correctly was really nice and went above and beyond to make sure we had all we needed."
• "The staff are very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The guy behind the bar was miserable and seemed unhappy in his work."
• "There was a very rude man, middle aged and wore glasses with very little hair."
• "Horrible experience! We waited for the carvery to be greeted by the rudest server."
• "Staff don't really know what to do, we had dirty plates for about 40 min."
• "Terrible experience! Very busy not sure why! Everyone was complaining including staff!!!"
• "Food service was slow. As customers were complaining about their wait."
• "The staff couldn't care less, just saying 'there isn't any'!"

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Lovely, cosy, welcoming place. Staff were helpful and polite."
• "The deco was clean and tables where kept clean throughout our stay."
• "Nice Greene King pub that turned a boring stay at the nearby Travelodge into a pleasant evening."
• "The restaurant was kept very clean and tidy and the toilets were very clean."
• "Open early Sunday morning, ample parking."
• "The seating area is great, love the big booth tables near the carvery."
• "Outside space was also very good and being able to watch planes taking off from Leeds/Bradford Airport was an added bonus."

Cons:

• "Kids area very poor. Food took ages to arrive and was really overcooked!"
• "Tables very sticky and unhygienic."
• "There does seem to be an issue with flys when seated in certain areas."
• "The whole place needs emptying fumigating and putting back together."
• "The table was all sticky and dirty won't be going back."
• "Disgusting establishment, food all over the floor, dirty tables."
• "Tables weren't even cleaned, despite us asking many times before we ate, and nobody cares!"

Value

Pros:

• "I paid £8.99 and received a very small plate."
• "The portions are good, I think it is great value for money and the desserts are amazing!"
• "Prices were very fair Mon-Fri with the carvery going up a little for the weekends, but still compares well to lesser carverys."
• "Good food at a sensible price."
• "I would say the cost is cheap around £12 each on average for mains on our visit."
• "Good value and clean."
• "The food is very tasty and also affordable, the carvery is always full and the food is always hot which you don’t get at most places!"

Cons:

• "Poor quality and 'increasing prices' just because other people are is not acceptable."
• "Over- priced. Such a shame as first visit 6/7 years ago was fab and good value."
• "This for over £11 too without drinks."
• "Had a meal there today I had the big farmers burger two thin beefburgers dollop of coleslaw slice of tomato some brown gloop pretending to be barbeque sauce all for the grand sum of £12.99 rip off."
• "Been today for lunch and it was not good, Price gone up."
• "No disabled spaces in the car park then you get idiots like the one in the poverty spec audi in the picture taking up two spaces right by the door on a busy Sunday afternoon."
• "Limited beer selection."