Stag's Leap Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was fab and lovely ales too. Spotlessly clean too."
• "Sunday lunch was excellent."
• "Excellent food all enjoyed our meal."
• "Had a stonebakes pizza which was amazing and excellent value for money."
• "Food was tasty fresh and well presented."
• "Food and service was excellent."
• "The food was amazing: It was ready very quickly. It tasted so good."

Cons:

• "Food was ok but a little overpriced for quality."
• "Visited a few days ago and massively disappointed.. what used to be value for money food has now become anything but with sparse portions and cold bland food."
• "when the food came out my husband had to return his because his steak (which should have been rare) was beyond well done."
• "Starter came with items missing - very poor presentation and bland tasting."
• "Undercooked chips, underwhelming burgers, chewy steak, dry roast dinner."
• "Just had the worst Sunday roast in a long time."
• "The roast potatoes were clearly frozen & not homemade."

Service

Pros:

• "the staff are very friendly and the customer service is top quality, the service is fast and the quality of the food is very nice."
• "The Stags Leap team are always welcoming, helpful and knowledgeable in relation to stocked drinks and food menus."
• "We were served by Harriet and the service was fantastic, very polite and friendly without encroaching on the meal."
• "Service was excellent all food was hot 40+ all meals came out at the same time."
• "staff were pleasant and friendly and we got our food quickly."
• "Lovely dog friendly pub, great food which came super fast (but not suspiciously fast!)."
• "Service excellent especially from Jack... Always a smile no matter how busy."

Cons:

• "Currently sitting waiting for food. So far we ordered over two hours ago and it's not even busy."
• "Stood waiting for food, not even acknowledged for 13 minutes."
• "The food service was poor due to 1 member of the staff with his obsession of policing the exit door to the beer garden."
• "Table wasn’t reserved or highchair prepared."
• "Music way too loud... We were the only ones in the far section. Would put me off coming again but was turned down when asked."
• "Table was booked at 18:30 for my mother's 91st birthday... At 20:25 having still not received any food, we decided to leave."
• "Service took ages due to only having 2 staff on."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Ideal for family meals or an evening out with friends."
• "The pub itself is nice, clean & well decorated."
• "The place is warm and clean."
• "The atmosphere was very nice."
• "The atmosphere is always welcoming and cozy."
• "Pleasant atmosphere, music playing but not so loud we couldn't have conversation."
• "The atmosphere of the pub is cool and pleasant."

Cons:

• "Greeted by a pub full of young men and old blokes watching footy getting drunk."
• "Sorry gone done the pan, more like a teenagers hanging out place."
• "Plus kids, toddlers seem to think its the place to take their shoes on and skid around on the floor... it's not a flipping creche!?"
• "I don't think you should advertise false promotions."
• "Seriously gone down hill since my last visit."
• "Atmosphere very dull and cold."
• "Walked in and the place was dead. Only a handful in. Where has everyone gone?"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Absolutely excellent food for very reasonable prices."
• "Fresh hot food, great service, well presented, good portions, good vegan/vegetarian choices."
• "Prices are very good and the food is of high quality."
• "The food is great and the price too is really good."
• "it was a big portion...excellent value."
• "All meals were served piping hot and the presentation was good."
• "Lovely food, great prices and wonderful staff."

Cons:

• "We initially phoned to book a table but was told that no tables were available. We went anyway and the place was almost empty."
• "Between our family we spent almost £200 on food and drink and I'm sorry but it was definitely not worth the money."
• "for £85 you expect to feel full but we was still hungry."
• "Over priced for the skinny stake as there wasn't enough chips."
• "Nearly £4 for a draught Diet Coke seemed excessive to say the least."
• "We went for lunch today (1st of may 2023) we waited just over an hour for the food they were small portions and the fries were over cooked."
• "Well now I know why they call the ribs riblets. 😐 Did someone else have a go at these first?"