Folly Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was piping hot and enjoyable."
• "Fantastic Christmas dinner today. The food was wonderful, the staff worked very hard to make it a special day for us."
• "Food was really lovely, served hot and together with no errors."
• "The food that arrived was hot and fresh."
• "Really lovely food. Roast dinner was perfect."
• "Lovely food, well priced compared to bigger chains and very tasty."
• "The food was great."

Cons:

• "Over priced for size of portions meager salad and served up with no cutlery on table."
• "Me & Wife had a Sunday roast dinner, only two choices of meat Turkey or Beef, food was not hot, warm at best."
• "This pub served the most appalling meal I have ever experienced."
• "Food was nothing short of disgusting."
• "Meal a bit disappointing."
• "Very sub standard food, battered fish cooked to a burnt crisp, chicken in mains salad like rubber."
• "The food was nice but such a long wait."

Service

Pros:

• "And there was a live singer creating a gorgeous backdrop with some absolutely classic songs. Nice touch."
• "The very pleasant and courteous staff made us all feel welcome."
• "Our sever Stacey had very good timing attending the table when we were near the end of our to ask if further drinks were required."
• "The staff members who served us were very nice and had our drinks and food orders promptly."
• "The friendly do anything for you staff."
• "Good food at a good price, friendly welcoming staff and fast service."
• "The staff on the day were as friendly, welcoming and helpful as the people I spoke to via email."

Cons:

• "Service was slow new waitress had no idea waited ages for drinks."
• "Staff were mostly unattentive and we were asked if we needed more drinks only about 3 times over the 2 hours."
• "No one came to give us the bill so we had to go and ask for it at the bar, where all the staff were stood around chatting."
• "Waited a long time before drink order taken."
• "Very poor and extremely slow service on our daughters 17th birthday."
• "Some of the staff were quite rude."
• "Service was a shambles and I don’t think a waitress chewing gum with her mouth open while serving is the best of looks."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Quiet relaxed atmosphere with a slightly older clientele."
• "The atmosphere was peaceful with candles lit all around the room."
• "Pleasant surroundings."
• "Lovely greeting and nice, relaxed surroundings."
• "The folly is always a welcoming and friendly experience, whether you are after a Sunday roast or a quick pint."
• "The pub has a lovely atmosphere and is clean & modern."
• "Such a warm and cosy environment."

Cons:

• "The music was a bit too loud."
• "The atmosphere is aggressively loud to a point where our kid was crying and covering his ears."
• "A bit of a bad atmosphere to the pub, due to poor/no welcome and unfriendly staff."
• "We were all but forgotten."
• "Couldn’t hear dinner conversation."
• "What a disaster of a restaurant! Not even worth one star!!"
• "The whole night was generally ok but not worth £141 for three of us."