The Haycutter Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Setting

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere, beautiful food."
• "Lovely place in the middle of the English country."
• "The decor was warm and inviting."
• "It's hard to find fault with this pub."
• "Lovely Sunday summers evening spent at The Haycutter with friends."
• "A homely local pub serving high quality restaurant food."
• "This lovely country pub and we loved the circular walk."
• "Just an absolutely lovely country Pub, with sunny and expansive garden."

Cons:

• "Service was slow glad we were not restricted on time."
• "Service was slow to begin with."
• "Why not 5 stars overall? Well, it was close, but the beef steak main lacked flavour."
• "They ignore customers as I was standing with my food at the bar."
• "Food was OK, service was slow."
• "Service is very slow and haphazard."
• "It was a lovely sunny day we had booked. Pub was very busy. Carpark full."
• "We had to wait an hour and a half for 2 meals then 20 minutes for another 2."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Highlights for me were the crispy beef salad main, and the sticky toffee pudding desert which were delicious."
• "The food was nice not perfect but pretty decent."
• "The food that was served was good value for money as portion sizes were good and food was fresh and cooked perfectly."
• "Really good Sunday roast. Great vegan nut roast too."
• "Food was outstanding in taste - would certainly visit again."
• "Great setting for a Sunday dinner. Staff were attentive, pleasant and friendly."
• "Best sticky toffee pudding ever and even gluten free! Very happy customer!"
• "The food here is unbelievable. One of the best roast dinners I've ever had."

Cons:

• "£23 for a cod loin with seafood stew turned out to be mainly potatoes."
• "Why not 5 stars overall? The beef steak main lacked flavour."
• "We just had desserts & drinks but as we were eating outside the outdoor heaters & blankets were a great addition."
• "Service was slow to begin with. Delicious game pie and chocolate torte."
• "The food took noticeably longer than what was expected."
• "Food was good when you get it but the service on our last visit the worst I have had anywhere ever!!"
• "We had to wait an hour and a half for 2 meals then 20 minutes for another 2 then they forget to cook a kids meal."
• "Althought an absolutely beautiful place- the food is really really bad."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "We were looked after very nicely and efficiently."
• "Service was friendly, but a little slow, maybe short of staff?"
• "The staff were quick to find us a table inside when the wasps turned up."
• "Staff very friendly, made a fuss of puppy and came to check on us and food."
• "Courteous, engaging and communicative staff that were unfazed by the busy evening session."
• "Staff super friendly and helpful."
• "Very happy as always with service and food."
• "The staff excellent and the food great."

Cons:

• "Always packed out on weekends so I thought the food would be better."
• "Service was slow to begin with. There were a few tables with people seated but we didn't receive our drinks for the first half hour."
• "Busy on a Sunday, only 1 server for the main bar area so service was patchy."
• "Unfortunately the only thing letting this place down is the staff."
• "Servicing of customers is not great here. They ignore customers as I was standing with my food at the bar."
• "Came across the pub on a dog walk so we booked a table a week later for lunch. Food was OK, service was slow."
• "One of the best roast dinners I've ever had, the lamb was incredible! The atmosphere is great, nice pub to go with the lads for lunch."
• "Shocking service, waited two hours for food, and when it eventually arrived 5 out of the 6 meals had to go back because they were cold."