The Walton Fox Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Great pub; really nice ambience and traditional decor make you feel right at home."
• "Nice atmosphere and decor."
• "The place is lovely and well decorated! Cozy atmosphere and lovely service and staff."
• "Relaxed atmosphere, and super dog friendly."
• "Such a lovely atmosphere in the pub as well."
• "The atmosphere was cosy, yet classy."
• "The pub itself is really oldie world -ie, cozy and has a lovely atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The only downside for me was that the paving outside was uneven in places and needs repointing."
• "Dining area cold even with fire on. All radiators were switched off."
• "It was hard to read in the dimmed lighting."
• "The carpark was covered in solid thick ice and after having a bad accident last year I was so scared to walk on it."

Service

Pros:

• "Our server, Lisa, was very friendly and attentive."
• "Our waitress Megan was very welcoming and had a good sense of humour, she couldn’t do enough for us."
• "Service by Megan was excellent, very friendly and helped with choosing wine."
• "The staff were welcoming and looked after us even helpful with our choices and questions well worth a visit."
• "All the staff were super friendly and our waitress Megan was exceptional - nothing was too much trouble."
• "Service was prompt but above all friendly and welcoming."
• "The staff were very welcoming, friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "The service was a little slow to begin with."
• "The pub was not full by any means but we still waited at least 45 minutes for our food."
• "We got there 5 45 and was messaged table ready at 6:20 then supervisor came to tell us table was ready and also the kitchen was closing in 30 mins."
• "Ordered drinks a few minutes later at the table, 20 minutes later the starters arrived and had to remind them that we were still waiting for drinks."
• "Seated quickly but slow to take drink order and then slow to receive order."
• "15 minutes after finishing our main course we had to remind them that we wanted to ordered deserts."
• "Upon arriving it took us 10-15 minutes before our ordered drinks arrived."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The vegetarian Penang Curry, it was very tasty, would highly recommend."
• "The food was delicious we both had a trio Sunday lunch."
• "Food was faultless as was Elle, our server who looked after us."
• "The food was excellent as I had one of the best gammon steaks i've had for a long time."
• "Food excellent! By Terri."
• "Our meal was cooked by Paul, it was hot and very tasty."
• "Food was impeccable, mention to the chefs Shona & Niamh."

Cons:

• "Main course was dreadful."
• "Poor service and poor but not inexpensive food."
• "The food was just average for the price."
• "The calamari was a bit lack lustre, neither hot nor crispy, and a little more rubbery than I prefer."
• "The food was average, my husband had roast dinner and the meat was fatty just wasn’t nice."
• "The mash and veg were cold and the pie was very watery and bland."
• "The food came out cold as well."

Value

Pros:

• "The weekly lunchtime deal is an absolute bargain at £15 for two courses."
• "Always been a fabulous place to eat, thank you!"
• "The signature burger was amazing and the children's menu had a good choice."
• "Overall a good experience and worth the money."
• "Prices were very reasonable."
• "Had the 3 course lunch for £18.99 and is worth every penny."
• "Even better value than usual with the January 50% off mains offer."

Cons:

• "Prices seemed a little high for what we had; a service charge was added to the bill."
• "Very expensive. £5.10p a pint."
• "Paid £75 per person."
• "The service charge being automatically added especially after spending £250.00 on food and drink makes the meal expensive."
• "On both occasions the mains portion size left me extremely disappointed and feeling hungry and short changed!"
• "The portion size with the main courses.. was extremely stingy!"
• "Small sandwich with a smaller piece of chicken. Certainly not value for money."