The Great House Barn Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Efficient, professional and friendly service."
• "Service spot-on - attentive but not intrusive and drinks/food served in good time."
• "The service was excellent: very friendly and so efficient."
• "Service was quick considering it was busy, staff were helpful and smiled."
• "Always busy but efficient FOH and a smooth kitchen operation ensure you never have to wait too long."
• "Great customer service."
• "Staff are friendly and service was very fast even though it was very busy."

Cons:

• "Service a bit slow."
• "Staff could do with a bit more training at the tills, acknowledging a queue of people wanting to pay would be better than standing chatting."
• "Shame that no one came over to ask how the food was, even on our exit."
• "Waited additional 10 minutes no appearance of colleague."
• "No one came to take the order for ages so we assumed we needed to order from the counter."
• "Service was decent and quick but not much interaction."
• "Unfortunately, on this visit I was very disappointed with the service I received."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is excellent as are the choices of drinks."
• "Had a spiced tea, tastes really good."
• "The food we had was well presented and tasty on the whole."
• "Food quality and value exceptional."
• "Food and drink tasty and hot."
• "The food is delicious."
• "Tasty Lancashire hotpot... served with marrofat peas, red cabbage and Beetroot."

Cons:

• "Overpriced scone that appeared to be left over from the day before."
• "Too many dogs running all over the place off lead and running up to people who were not impressed."
• "On one of our recent visits, the piece of cake was stale, not good anywhere, but it's not one of the cheapest places around either."
• "The French toast I had was covered in syrup, far too much."
• "On this occasion, the dampner on the day wasn't the weather, it was a cremated quiche."
• "Had a bacon barm although it was full of thick bacon it needed the fat on the bacon cooking more as it was chewy and not remotely crispy."
• "The Toffee cake was slightly dry and the cream tasted bitty."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Quite reasonably priced and have table service by friendly helpful staff."
• "Reasonable prices, decent quality food."
• "We had a turkey and stuffing sandwich and a couple of tasty cakes at very reasonable prices."
• "Good choice on menu. Highly recommended."
• "The prices for the food are very reasonable especially considering the portion sizes."
• "Very good food and the service is brilliant. Staff always friendly and helpful. Surprisingly not overpriced at all."
• "Good outside seating, reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "We paid £16.95 for three drinks, prosecco and bottled beer, they came warm with dirty glasses."
• "Prices are ridiculously expensive...infact bordering RIP OFF in my opinion."
• "Crazy expensive."
• "However, it is a little expensive and you do have to go next door to the toilet."
• "My only criticism is the price is steep for what you get."
• "It's a bit pricey, but it was a nice Christmas treat and the food was great!"
• "10 quid for two brews and two slices of cake."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "Beautiful location, nice venue."
• "Surrounded by lush green fields and rolling hills, it's a great place to start or end your walk within the area."
• "Set in a very picturesque area."
• "The exposed wooden beams, stone walls, and high ceilings create a charming and cozy ambiance that is perfect for any occasion."
• "It's a beautiful old converted barn. It feels spacious. The traditional beam structure provides character."
• "Amazing historic building set in stunning Lancashire countryside."
• "Catches the sun for most of the day and the building is worth a look for those with an architectural interest."

Cons:

• "Limited Street parking."
• "Parking can be a challenge at peak times."
• "It's always sooo busy though, so parking in that little carpark can be a mate."
• "Fantastic place with one drawback, it's simply far too popular."
• "The only fault is how busy it gets."
• "It can be extremely chaotic in the winter when nobody wants to sit and eat outside."
• "Toilets 200m away in a separate building."

Facilities

Pros:

• "Dog was allowed in too."
• "There is lots of out door seating for dog walkers."
• "Dog friendly in outside seating area."
• "It's dog friendly and walker friendly."
• "Wheelchair friendly access."
• "Toilets available and a free to use medium sized carpark, that can get very busy."
• "All ramp access, though some paving slabs are a bit uneven."

Cons:

• "They don't have toilets, you need to use the public ones next door which aren't pleasant."
• "The toilets were shocking, tidy but no water, notice to use sanitiser."
• "Toilets were in the building next door. Obvious it had been busy they stank."
• "The hand washing facilities are basic and poor."
• "Outdoor seating area was okay, a few remnants of other people's packaging strewn about."
• "If you like dogs in the restaurant whilst eating that's fine (I didn't realise till to late) dogs eating from dinner plates is not for me no matter what."
• "After queuing at the ice cream counter today for a good while... I received what was basically watery cold coffee with full ice cubes in it, it was disgusting."