The Golden Lion Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really delicious roasts and puddings."
• "All food was fresh and made on site."
• "The food was excellent, presented well & tasty."
• "The food was amazing and after we had eaten my very fussy little eater exclaimed that it was the nicest meal she had had all holiday!"
• "Everything we chose to eat was exceptional."
• "The food served was a clear notch above traditional pub food, with well cooked dishes, decent portions, proper veg, and lots of local ingredients."
• "The food here is absolutely delicious!"

Cons:

• "It was very unfriendly, unattentive."
• "Food was ok but over priced almost £20 for a burger."
• "The meals served were difficult to see the difference between beef, pork and lamb because of the gravy which swamped the plate."
• "Having a vegetarian roast that meant no meat - basically an overpriced plate of veg."
• "The portion size was small for £6.95 and it was served on a plate which meant it got cold quick."
• "Vegetable were over cooked."
• "Food here is to be avoided unless you like to be ripped off and have no idea of what good is."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is above average with a smile."
• "Great service, great atmosphere, great food."
• "The staff were very accommodating given they had a number of groups booked that evening."
• "So attentive are the staff we managed to get served twice!"
• "The staff were most helpful and attentive, the service was second to none."
• "The staff went the extra mile."
• "The staff were really helpful and attentive throughout the 3 hours we were there."

Cons:

• "Not a good place to pop into just for a drink."
• "The staff seemed rushed to get customers through the lunch time session."
• "The barmaid was incredibly rude to one of my guests."
• "Forgotten mains, beef roast- barely out of the field!"
• "The young woman working with him spoke quite abruptly, she needed to brush up on her people skills."
• "The staff apparently was still recovering from the night before and dropped our food on the floor so we had to wait for more."
• "Service was bad. Slow and erratic."

Ambience & Decor

Pros:

• "Nicely laid out, accessible and doggy friendly."
• "This place is an absolute corker! Clean, inviting, relaxed, comfortable and joy of joys, no music!!!!"
• "A lovely log fire and beautiful award winning floral displays in the summer."
• "Sat in the very light and comfortable conservatory area."
• "A lovely surprising venue, the feel of a proper local pub outside the centre of town."
• "This pub has a very cosy and vintage decor."
• "Spotlessly clean. Ample parking."

Cons:

• "First thing to hit you was how unnecessarily dark it is inside, you could hardly see what you were eating."
• "It wasn't cosy but was clean."
• "Decor was very dated, and chairs disgusting state of repair, ripped and dirty."
• "There was a large amount of cobwebs in the window."
• "Decor little old school but in-keeping."
• "The only minor downside was that the heater directly over our table wasn't working properly, and it got chilly pretty quickly!"
• "The beef was cut into slithers which I felt was a bit mean given that the menu doesn't mention slithers of beef."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Average prices."
• "The prices were unbelievably reasonable especially for this part of the world."
• "All at a very reasonable price!"
• "The food prices are also very reasonable given the portion sizes and food quality."
• "Food quality was fresh, well prepared and excellent value for money."
• "Amazing food, fair prices."
• "Excellent value for money, plenty of space between tables and plenty of space for our large greyhound to lie down out of the way."

Cons:

• "Lovely meal however, expect to spend a fortune!"
• "It was expensive and a disappointment."
• "Having just checked the receipt this morning, we were charged for 7 desserts! Funny that when there was only 6 of us!!! One of us didn't have a dessert."
• "The only special thing about the Golden Lion is the prices, especially the puddings £6.95 each and £1.95 for a scoop of ice cream."
• "Lunch time menu was standard choices for lunch but just a sandwich with a few chips £9?? Nothing special just really basic."
• "The food was slightly over-priced for what it was."
• "Undecided as to whether to be back as not sure as to whether it was value for money."