Pesto at the Dibbinsdale Inn Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very attentive and the service was excellent."
• "Our server Charlotte was the best, she will be missed when she starts her travels."
• "Service excellent as staff are attentive without hovering over your shoulder."
• "staff very good and attentive"
• "Staff were attentive but not overbearing and the food was superb!"
• "Was served by Joel. Who was very attentive to our needs and couldn't do enough to make sure we had a great time."
• "Staff were very friendly and quick service."

Cons:

• "Asked to finish up and leave because it was not very busy before 9pm....How rude!!!"
• "Went for family meal on a Wednesday service was very bad waiting for food and one hour to serve desserts."
• "Hard working servers but not enough staff for customers."
• "Occasionally drinks orders took a while or we had to chase, and there were a few issues on billing."
• "Waiting staff were slow at asking for orders and bringing drinks"
• "Service was shocking; we were only given one menu, one plate and a knife for the table."
• "we weren't even thanked for our custom or bid farewell when we left by any of the staff"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Pesto are always ecsalent great rack of ribs"
• "The food is incredible, the choices on the menu is fantastic and vast."
• "Food tasted absolutely delicious and was reasonably priced too."
• "Excellent chef superb delicately prepared food amazing flavours."
• "The food was exceptional and the lady who served us was amazing."
• "The food from the restaurant is the most delicious I've ever tasted."
• "Food it's all cooked well tasted lovely."

Cons:

• "The food was a bit hit and miss. Some good and some not so much."
• "Carbanara had no seasoning in and on the dry side."
• "Meatballs were substandard on this occasion."
• "the prawns were a bit rubbery and the garlic mushrooms didn't have a lot of flavour"
• "The pork belly meet was tough and over cooked and fat was pretty much not existent and definitely not crispy."
• "The scallop & prawn dish had very little seafood in it and scalding hot so no flavour left."
• "Food comes out all at once and tastes like a £1 microwave meal."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Relaxing, good ambience."
• "Nice atmosphere - usually quite busy and noisy so would be OK for kids."
• "Great cosy place but big enough for large groups."
• "A lovely pub/restaurant setting with a country atmosphere."
• "Great place over all, food and ambience is lovely."
• "The restaurant itself has a cozy, friendly atmosphere."
• "Nice atmosphere and staff made our time here quite enjoyable."

Cons:

• "Just don't like the idea of having to order multiple courses to get a decent meal."
• "The place itself feels more like a large pub rather than a restaurant, was nice enough but I was disappointed not to hear any Italian accents to give it a more authentic feel."
• "Seats hard and uncomfortable."
• "Zero atmosphere. Very long wait for a £4 coke."
• "Neither of us enjoyed our meals and left most of them on the plate."
• "Ok we choose tapas 1 was ceaser salad bit ov lettuce small amount ov parmeson and 2 croutons not worth money"
• "Such a shame since our first visit was so pleasant but we don't plan to be coming back anytime soon after tonight's experience"

Value

Pros:

• "The food and service was amazing. Really good value for money and great choice of dishes."
• "Italian 'tapas' small plates menu which is excellent value."
• "the prices were amazing"
• "Value for money with a great selection of foods to chose from."
• "Excellent tasty meals, very reasonable price, great atmosphere."
• "Really good value, well worth a visit if you're in the area."
• "Set price menu is terrific value for money."

Cons:

• "Over priced menu."
• "Expensive for what it is but food is good quality, a little on the rich side for my liking."
• "It's a bit expensive for the actual quantity of food that you get."
• "For £6.95 the portion size was appalling"
• "Food overpriced and well over salted."
• "I'd give the expensive dishes a miss as you're not getting a value with those."
• "not worth money"

Facilities

Pros:

• "Our room for the night was clean, cosy and comfortable."
• "Nice cosy hotel perfect for the solo traveller."
• "Rooms are comfy and surprisingly quiet to say how busy it can get downstairs!"
• "The room was spotless and quiet."
• "definitely stay here again if in the area"
• "Great hotel and restaurant staff very polite and helpful."
• "Lovely tapas meal two nights ago and great afternoon tea today."

Cons:

• "If you are disabled don't book a room as stairs to rooms very narrow and steep."
• "Parking a problem when busy."
• "Parking can be a little difficult as car park is only small."
• "Some fool parked across 2 bays in its bust carpark meant that we almost didn't get in."
• "The shower kept stopping mid flow and the t.v was tiny."
• "We asked for them to ring us a taxi and they refused said it was managers discretion."
• "Service leaves a little to be desired though."