Old Beams Inn Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Entered a tardis! I've driven past this tiny looking pub many times, but on walking through the door it opened into a beautiful, huge, bright space."
• "Lovely atmosphere, friendly and welcoming staff, good selection of drinks including some local ales."
• "As soon as you walk in to the old beams, you get a vibe its friendly and relaxing atmosphere."
• "Lovely thatched roofed historic pub."
• "Inside is lovely with oak beams."
• "A beautiful old thatched Inn that used to have real character, is now nothing but the front."
• "This is an amazing 11th century building which hasn't been altered too much."

Cons:

• "The small children's play area was in a poor state of maintenance so a bit disappointing for both us and our granddaughters."
• "We were sat in the conservatory area and it was very cold."
• "Garden is lacking as is all decking with tables made from used pallets which are rough and could be easy to get splinters in your hands."
• "The marquee seemed a bit tired and the view wasn't particularly inspiring."
• "Very quiet, feels halfway through a refurb."
• "Decor is bland in the restaurant."
• "The place was cold, my wife had to keep her coat on."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely friendly staff who were very helpful."
• "Both the waitress and waiter happy and friendly, service quick."
• "Helpful and chatty staff."
• "The staff were fantastic, friendly and totally professional and helpful."
• "Efficient, helpful, friendly staff."
• "The staff from David front of house, Chef Nick, bar staff, waiters and waitresses were brilliant."
• "Staff were great and couldn’t have been more friendly or helpful."

Cons:

• "The meal was average, though a bit expensive for what it was."
• "I feel I have to share my experience of simply trying to book a table. I cannot comment on the actual food, service or venue as I haven’t had the opportunity of even speaking to someone who knows what they are doing."
• "Service is terrible, had two courses and was in there for over two hours."
• "Really expensive drinks, and none of those on tap were available (bottles only for cider or ale)."
• "Food was good but service absolutely appalling."
• "The bar manager was very friendly but my god was the service slow."
• "Very poor customer service and poor meal."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The carvery was delicious, the best ever. Very generous portion of meat."
• "The food was good, served promptly with a smile."
• "The food was delicious! I wish I could have ordered a second helping!"
• "Good selection of food and snacks also a good selection of real ales and lagers."
• "We had a carvery, best one I've had in a long time. Food was gorgeous."
• "I had the Wild mushroom, Fava bean Risotto. Delicious."
• "Food was great (I had the lamb pasta/merghez and sister had the cheese and bacon risotto, both of which were rich and tasty)."

Cons:

• "Food going cold."
• "The lasagna was mediocre and the chilli was so bland."
• "Food was cold and dry and tasted like it was made a day before."
• "The familiar smell of hour old steamed vegetables and tired roast potatoes, and a frankly lazy menu of Sunday roast or nothing."
• "Very poor, mediocre food. Baguette with stale cheddar, a few token salad pieces & too many chips."
• "The only thing I didn’t like was the bbq ribs not soft as others where they fall off the bone and the lack of bbq sauce well that was something else."
• "My fish and chips were just terrible I presume it was frozen and deep fried from a supermarket."