THE KINGFISHER Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Everything was piping hot and delicious."
• "Food was amazing and decent average price."
• "Good quality food. The steak was perfect as was the cheesecake."
• "The food was delicious, beautifully presented and a generous serving."
• "Absolutely Georgous 💯 Meal... Beautifully cooked well worth the money!"
• "Food isn’t bad just a tad plain, it’s typical pub grub."
• "The good is always lovely and the menu is wonderful."

Cons:

• "The chicken was the toughest I have ever tasted on my life. It was awful."
• "Food was pretty nice apart from the suet pudding of which the meat was too tough to eat."
• "Ordered the Liver with onions and gravy with mash. The liver was grey and very overcooked, it was like a piece of rubber."
• "Unfortunately the food wasn't great. Beef was tough and overall nothing to rave about."
• "The turkey was the cheap frozen kind and not fresh hand carved turkey as you would expect."
• "awful food, had chicken curry swimming in a puddle of water absolutely no taste bland as anything and the chicken was like rubber."
• "The food was awful I had a burger and it was so poor quality really cheap thin burgers I couldn't even eat it."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was excellent too. We'll be back."
• "The initial server was quick and friendly."
• "Service is swift and pleasant."
• "Staff were very friendly and accommodating throughout, thank you."
• "The service was exceptional. Alan, the gentleman that waited on our table was an absolute credit to the team."
• "Staff were really attentive, friendly and flexible- especially the blonde waitress who served us who was amazing and hardworking."
• "Our orders were taken promptly, served by friendly and attentive staff."

Cons:

• "Overworked, unprepared staff. We let them know where we were sat on arrival. We were told to take a seat and someone would be over to take our order. We waited for over 20 minutes and nobody came over so we left."
• "We waited 50 minutes to be served our meal."
• "The manager had a bad attitude throughout our entire visit."
• "The issues started when our meals arrived and the person bringing them couldn't tell us which was the kids and which was the adults."
• "Service was extremely slow with the waiting staff and waited ages to pay."
• "Started off great, but we had to keep asking for desserts and the bill too."
• "As we paid and left we then overheard the same server making derogatory comments to her manager regarding us which cemented our experience."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "Nice big pub, with lots of space."
• "Lovely clean pub/restaurant with very friendly staff."
• "I love the beautiful exterior, lots of space, outside seating area and playground for children."
• "It's beautiful, spacious and has a calm feel to it."
• "Very atmospheric good background music and elegant surroundings."
• "There is also a play area outside for the kids, along with outdoor seating."
• "Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating."

Cons:

• "Extremely disappointing. The owner will only let you in if he likes the look of you. Very judgemental."
• "Despite the food looking really nice I will Never Visit that pub again."
• "Dreadful place and rude staff."
• "NO seats near the play area. You are supposed leave them and go round the corner... Not family friendly."
• "It was wet, windy and cold outside but no form of heating inside."
• "We got seated by the door so it was cold every time it opened."
• "Guy on front of house was about as welcoming as a hungry rottweiler."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Prices were reasonable and the food was better than standard pub fare."
• "Menu price is moderate, affordable and with generous food portions."
• "Fish n chips toptastikly tasty with mushy peas n curry for less than 4 quid."
• "Food was a great price and it tasted delicious."
• "Very reasonably priced too."
• "The burgers are very nice and a good selection of Ales. Nice atmosphere and a play area for the kids outside."
• "Absolutely Georgous 💯 Meal... Beautifully cooked well worth the money!"

Cons:

• "I don't understand why they think you will pay £7 more for an adults version of the same meal and same quantity."
• "Felt a little ripped off with the cheesecake on the 'specials' menu."
• "Price was on higher side for a family meal and I would not recommend to anyone and I will not return here ever again."
• "So basically it cost me £54 for a meal that wasn't good enough to put in our dustbin...."
• "A large cordial and soda water a whopping £2.25, yes that's £2.25, that's not even London prices."
• "Food was OK, but expensive for what is essentially pub grub!"
• "A little dearer than Lea gate."