The Woodman Inn Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere. Recommended 👍 🤠"
• "Lovely decor and staff friendly."
• "This is a gem of a pub. Delicious food, cosy atmosphere and attentive service."
• "Great atmosphere, eating in the bar when there's live music is a bit challenging, but this is a lovely homely country pub."
• "What a gorgeous country pub and restaurant. Interior design is so stylish whilst retaining exposed stonework, with lots of wood, glass and leather in the stunning extensions."
• "Set in the picturesque village of Parkend the whole pub has been beautifully refurbished recently to the highest standards."
• "Very nice pub restaurant as well with seating outside to the side front and back set in a lovely area."

Cons:

• "The only real down side is the bar area. It's awkward and dated."
• "Not a welcoming atmosphere - more like a clinical operating theatre!"
• "Hot day and being sat in the conservatory part out the back was a little sweaty!"
• "Even 2 people talking quietly are REALLY REALLY NOISY."
• "A little bit too brightly lit for a cosy atmosphere."
• "Not impressed with the 're-vamp'. Seem to have spent an awful amount of money to strip it of any character it once had."
• "Was little disappointed that dogs were everywhere that afternoon. Love animals. Don't like that I had to step over them to get into the pub then bar."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely staff and good service."
• "The service offered by the owner and his staff was excellent. Friendly without being intrusive and attentive."
• "The staff allowed us to use their landline to make as many phone calls as we needed."
• "The staff were very friendly and very helpful the owner was very nice."
• "The staff were very polite as well and made sure services was quick!"
• "Another thing to mention is how polite and helpful the staff are."
• "The staff were lovely and helpful."

Cons:

• "When we left our thanks were ignored."
• "Early 20 yo blonde person behind the bar was nothing short of rude, not very helpful or welcoming."
• "We weren't acknowledged when we entered, finally told that there was no food available and told to sit outside and someone would come for the drinks order."
• "Food was decent, but waitress was very snobby and rude absolutely appalling service."
• "We were admitted with distain on our prompt arrival."
• "Service was slow, which let the rating down, even though there seemed to be plenty of staff."
• "We were informed rudely by the woman in charge that the kitchen was now closed and not open until 5pm."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The scampi was hot and crisp, not soggy as you get sometimes."
• "The burgers and trimmings were great."
• "Food was presented lovely and tasted great."
• "The Sunday roast was extra good, and the cuts of turkey were utterly tremendous."
• "Everything was cooked to perfection, very tasty and generous portions."
• "The food was very good."
• "Chicken burger was absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "The chicken burger was average."
• "Truly awful meal."
• "Today's Sunday roast, roast potatoes were hard as bullets really tough cooked more than once and veg was cold and was served on cold serving dishes."
• "Mash was rock hard and tasteless. 100% microwaved packet or sat under a hot lamp for 20 minutes."
• "The pizza was not cooked with large wedges of uncooked tomato."
• "The pie had no filling and looked like a Pukka pie you get from the football."
• "My son had a medium rare steak - it was undercooked for his liking."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Much better than the local campsite cuisine and cheaper prices."
• "The food was really great value, fresh salad, and both my wife and myself thoroughly enjoyed our experience."
• "The drinks were quite cheap as well compared to other pubs."
• "The food was absolutely stunning and was very good value for money."
• "Really good food at a good price."
• "The food was very pleasant and I can recommend the posh fish finger ciabatta, which was tasty, filling and very reasonably priced."
• "Lovely service, food. Great prices for what you get."