The Barley Mow Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Lovely friendly staff."
• "Staff very helpful and friendly."
• "The staff are very friendly and welcoming."
• "Service was quick and staff friendly."
• "Staff for diners were attentive and thoughtful."
• "The staff are very welcoming with a silent but efficient presence."
• "The staff are very knowledgeable and interested in what they are serving."

Cons:

• "Once we received our food, they never came over to ask how it was or if we needed anything else."
• "Shockingly bad, Sat us on a table for six children then half an hour to get drinks they gave us a Sunday lunch menu and said take your time and we will come back and take your order."
• "The young waitress was scruffy, slap dash and abrupt!"
• "They were more interested in saying no and turning us away than trying to welcome guest."
• "The service was appalling and the staff very rude and unhelpful."
• "Cannot comment on the quality of food as we never got that far. They would not accept the voucher because it was a 'band night'."
• "They got all our drinks wrong and I had to go to the kitchen twice to ask for drinks and eating utensils."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "They do great vegan options!"
• "I went for the beef which was delicious with a huge Yorkshire pudding on the side."
• "It was the best roast I have ever eaten in a pub or restaurant."
• "The food was absolutely delicious."
• "Delicious food full of flavour."
• "The food was delicious (really good portion sizes!)."
• "Both dishes were delicious! every part was exceptional."

Cons:

• "They had no bitter which was disappointing."
• "Sadly it’s a miss for me. Needs to be cheaper and less fancy."
• "I believe this is the most over priced place I have ever eaten in!"
• "He was charged nearly £50.00 for a meal for one and it was very poor."
• "The batter was soggy and tasted uncooked, I had to scrape most of it off."
• "I found the chips to be very greasy, I think maybe they were cooked at too low a temperature as they were very pale and had just absorbed the fat."
• "The food was disgusting."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Beautifully decorated and is kept in great condition."
• "Pleasant atmosphere and staff."
• "Stopped in for lunch, seated right away, nice warm cosy pub with a beer garden, pond and huge parking area out front."
• "The place looks great fresh and exciting."
• "Nice quirky decor, it's been changed a lot since before covid."
• "The interior was lovely and well done."
• "Decor and garden are really nice."

Cons:

• "It’s a pub serving pub food in a room just off the bar area and is very basic and noisy."
• "The only downside for me was that the surface of our table for 6 was sticky."
• "The place looked like a building site from the outside and appeared dark and unappealing inside."
• "The deconstructed lemon cheesecake was a disappointment."
• "The bread and butter pudding was unlike any I've seen before (and not in a good way)."
• "The roast potatoes tasted as if they had been cooked and kept warm for a while."
• "From the front it looks closed (entrance is on the side) so may be worth having a big sign up!"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Beer/drinks price reasonable."
• "Their food is terrific, definitely a cut above your standard pub chow and very reasonably priced."
• "Generous servings of high quality food. Reasonable prices."
• "Always friendly staff, delicious food and reasonably priced."
• "Everything was excellent and for a change not overpriced."
• "Food good, reasonably priced."
• "Good food and excellent service."

Cons:

• "I believe this is the most over priced place I have ever eaten in!"
• "He was charged nearly £50.00 for a meal for one and it was very poor."
• "Overall the food was poor with oversized portions not of top quality ingredients and overpriced."
• "Cold very expensive food, slow and confused service."
• "The only fresh cooked item on the plate was the meat the rest seemed to have been prepared earlier and kept sadly same for pudding very disappointing shop bought and poor quality."
• "Feeling I’d spent a lot of money and not been wowed!"
• "We would have given zero star. Don’t bother going there for breakfast, we turned up just before 11 and both ladies working there just turned their nose and said no breakfast at 11."