Dilke Arms Table Table Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was gorgeous. A few of our party had the battered cod which was fresh and well cooked."
• "The food was good and the ambient was really cosy and warm."
• "Service was very friendly and the food was delicious and excellently priced."
• "Food was hot, and of very good quality, prices are reasonable, plenty to choose from."
• "Food was piping hot, well presented and delicious."
• "The food we did eat we enjoyed."
• "The food was exceptional - hats off to the chef!"

Cons:

• "Turkey pre packed taste."
• "Gravy insipid."
• "The food was very greasy."
• "Food was appalling."
• "Steaks were the worst we have ever had, one was totally inedible and had to be sent back."
• "The only vegetables on the plate were sprouts which not everyone eats."
• "Food wasn't great, the rice with the curry has like a slab of rubber and the kids meals were pretty poor too."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are woulderfull veary helpful, & pub is beautiful."
• "Cannot thank them enough for their service."
• "Our waitress was fantastic. Drinks and food arrived quickly and with a friendly smile."
• "Service was friendly and efficient."
• "The staff were fantastic, serving our party and taking care of the special cake and sorting it all for us."
• "The staff were friendly and we were served in good timings."
• "The service was fabulous and all the staff were really chatty and friendly."

Cons:

• "The whole experience was disappointing and unfortunately we won't be returning here again."
• "Service wasn't consistent."
• "Mains took an hour and half to arrive after the starters."
• "Service was really bad."
• "Waited for 45 mins for main course."
• "Service was abysmal."
• "Waited an hour before i found our waitress to chase it up."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The bill was very reasonable considering the quality of the food."
• "Visited for Sunday lunch yesterday. Have to say, for the price, it’s extremely good value."
• "However, for 2 meals, 2 starters and 2 pints of non alco drinks, total £19."
• "Very pleasantly surprised to find friendly attentive service, tasty food at decent prices and big portions!"

Cons:

• "Value for money very poor."
• "Foods pricey and it's bang average."
• "Views are great and food is nice, but very overpriced for portion sizes."
• "Very expensive for what we got."
• "Over priced for bog standard food."
• "Food was average and expensive for what it was."
• "Considering how poor the food was, it was very overpriced."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Lovely pub."
• "The pub itself is sensibly arranged and clean with a calm ambiance."
• "Had a lovely meal there with the family."
• "This is a lovely place for a meal. We were celebrating my husband's birthday and we sat outside."
• "The place is clean and looked after."

Cons:

• "It was freezing inside everybody had coats on."
• "The women’s toilets were absolutely vile as well, and the restaurant had only just opened when we got there."
• "The whole place seems like it needs maintenance."
• "The place also looks very grubby and dated, definitely needs refreshing."
• "To eat our food in the freezing cold, no apology for poor service or lack of care or consideration and to find the floor all lifting, building crumbling, toilets dirty and in poor shape and just run down."
• "There are also no paper towels in the toilets."
• "Women’s toilets looked like this just after the restaurant opened on Mothers Day! Smelt horrible and looked like they hadn’t been cleaned."