The Barn at Scorton Reviews Summary

Facilities & Accessibility

Pros:

• "I visited the toilet - no queue & wheelchair accessible, as is all of the venue."
• "Toilets are always cleaned well."
• "Wheelchair accessible as were the toilets."
• "Access for people with limited abilities is great on the lower levels, and there are easily accessible washroom facilities."
• "Its dog friendly and there's a decent sized carpark."
• "Dogs welcome in garden and ice cream parlour."
• "Great garden center, great variety of plants and garden stuff."

Cons:

• "Hygiene needs stepping up in my opinion, lost us as customers, goodbye."
• "As for the ladies toilets dreadful. Unclean no sanitizer the hand dryer was not working no paper towels."
• "Could do with better car park surface, as disabled spaces often full and getting my 96 year old Dad with poor eyesight across an uneven surface is a worry."
• "The only negative is the men's toilet. It seems to have designed on the premise that men don't ever wash their hands and are immune to the thick stench of urine."
• "Having just enjoyed lunch here today with my family, as someone who has mobility issues, I found it a huge struggle to be forced to walk all the way through the full length of the gift shop area just to be able to exit the restaurant."
• "We visited the barn today with our little dog and was shown to the dog friendly area which you have created only to find that it was freezing no heating."
• "I’d give it five stars but it isn’t dog friendly in winter."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "The servers were lovely."
• "Staff were extremely attentive to ensure that everyone had a great time."
• "Friendly, helpful staff and food is lovely."
• "The Wait On staff were very friendly & organised."
• "Staff were very friendly."
• "The staff were very welcoming and attentive."
• "Staff very professional and clearly like working there."

Cons:

• "Most of the staff appeared disinterested and we noticed many people waiting to be seated and being blanked by staff."
• "Not one of the young staff we came across had anything to say or ask or the gumption to take away anything empty."
• "Told the server but she didn’t seem interested."
• "All the staff you come across look about 12yrs old and have zero personality."
• "Think the young staff need to learn how to address customers with a smile."
• "All staff miserable, didn't see one smile."
• "A member of staff who basically did not look interested."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was top notch and we were made to feel very welcome."
• "We both were very impressed by the ambience and quality of the food on offer."
• "The fish and chips were good."
• "The food was delicious but a bit cold, particularly the Sunday roasts."
• "Food was top notch with little wait time."
• "Food amazing. Great choice."
• "Food was absolutely faultless!"

Cons:

• "Burger greasy, £2 extra for a bit of cheese, frozen fries used."
• "Disappointed.We had pork/stuffing sandwich,the pork was like leather and the stuffing undercooked."
• "I ordered pork belly which was supposed to have crispy crackling... belly pork with soggy skin."
• "The pie itself was a disappointment, puff pastry top good, taste of the filling good and cheesy, but the filling was like pureed baby food."
• "The burger and chips I ordered was very greasy, as was the chips."
• "Had the Sunday roast the beef was wafer thin and tasted like cheap sandwich meat."
• "The Barn Sandwich we had contained Chicken, unfortunately this was very dry and hard to eat."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "It was only £3.50 for my sausage and egg barm, reasonably priced!"
• "You certainly get value for money."
• "The sunday lunch is well presented and very good value for money."
• "We found the prices extremely reasonable."
• "For a family of 4 with a drink each and pudding it came to £95 which I found very good value for the quality of the food!"
• "Very good portions (you won't leave hungry) and decently priced."
• "Plenty of free parking, loads of great gifts and good food at reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "We took some desserts away with us which came to £30 (half as much as the main meals cost) and thought these were expensive."
• "A little pricey but that's expected at such a lovely location."
• "Food good, but overpriced."
• "Drinks overpriced (£3 for a so-called 'large' glass of Coke which in reality was actually only medium-sized and the contents were padded with ice cubes)."
• "Food on parr with a weatherspoons but for twice the price."
• "Given the smallest piece of millionaire shortbread (see photo difference in size). At £3.95 total rip off."
• "Then on leaving we were called back in and asked to pay 50p for the 'extra' drink."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "Beautiful interior."
• "Lovely building, lots of seating inside and out."
• "Great atmosphere, everyone chatty, dog friendly :)"
• "A Hidden Gem."
• "Stunning conversion barn with lovely soundings."
• "Nice outdoor area which I imagine in summer gets very popular."
• "This is an oasis in paradise, the surrounding's and other little shops in the area are lovely."

Cons:

• "Chose this cafe for a stopover while heading north, specifically for the covered outdoor seating. Arrived to find seating indoors only as tables outside are uncovered so not useable in the rain."
• "This place was great 5 or 10 years ago but has sadly turned into nothing more than a commercial business trying to squeeze in as many people as possible."
• "Was very busy, but there was a feeling of complacency."
• "Personally feel it was all better pre-covid."
• "The stock of products isn't quite as good as it used to be."
• "Not a place we'd enjoy now, we have been a lot previously."
• "Nice place but so busy, I know it's not the business fault but when you can't move inside it's a bit horrible."