The Village Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Probably the best Sunday roast I've bought on the island."
• "The pork ribs and the crab and lobster soups were really good."
• "Every dish is superb and well presented."
• "The food is the best I have ever had."
• "The food was really lovely, home made, huge portions and very good quality."
• "The food here was wonderful."
• "The food was really good and the portions were huge."

Cons:

• "Very disappointing meal at the Village Inn."
• "The food was bland and overpriced."
• "The sunday roast: Veg was very good and generally well cooked, plus lots of it. The roast beef, however, was shocking."
• "The food is awful. The pasta came congealed and cold."
• "The roast beef, however, was shocking - fatty, very tough and didnt taste great."
• "Absolutely disgusting Sunday roast today. Swimming in gravy. Left most of it."
• "Same quality of food as if you were eating in Morrison's... Very bland, frozen chips, pastry I could have knocked a nail in with."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff extremely friendly and helpful."
• "Service very friendly and efficient."
• "Fabulous fish and chips served by very friendly and helpful staff."
• "All the staff were so pleasingly attentive, nothing was too much trouble."
• "The young man that served us was very attentive and was very friendly."
• "We were extremely well looked after by the staff that were working."
• "Staff were efficient and friendly."

Cons:

• "Quite an abrupt man behind bar."
• "One of the employees behind the bar was rude and dismissive."
• "Barman was exceptionally rude about my intolerance to dairy."
• "Met with a very abrupt and rude barman who came across like he didn't want to be there."
• "The sole member of serving staff seemed extremely stressed and unfortunately quite abrupt."
• "Service was very bad."
• "Waiter attending was completely unprofessional."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Fantastic atmosphere and a great setting."
• "Live music added to the lovely atmosphere, found it a very comfortable couple of hours."
• "It was busy with a nice village atmosphere."
• "Great tasting food and lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was friendly, welcoming and warm."
• "The atmosphere in the pub was cosy."
• "Welcoming, cosy and full of happy customers."

Cons:

• "Although very nice inside... they had 3 gas fires on most likely contributed to them being nearly empty."
• "Inside is cozy but dark."
• "But there was no heating apart from the fire."
• "The outside area is tired."
• "No atmosphere here, just want you in & out as quickly as possible."
• "Unfortunately, its one of those places that when you are standing at the bar you are invisible."
• "Pub was full and it looked great. Unfortunately, its one of those places that when you are standing at the bar you are invisible."

Value

Pros:

• "Serves good food and drink with good service at a fair price."
• "Big portions and great value for money."
• "Both were excellent with big portions at very reasonable prices."
• "Good value, highly recommend this place."
• "The food is great value for money."
• "Food fabulous and reasonably priced."
• "Excellent Sunday lunch! Delicious meat and a variety of veg for a great price!"

Cons:

• "Very overpriced! Just under £9 for a kids meal which was just as awful."
• "Despite it being advertised as open all day... lunch is only served till 14:30... massive disappointment."
• "The menu prices are fairly expensive so overall not good value."
• "Completely overpriced."
• "Expensive for heavy pub fayre."
• "Definitely not worth £14.50!"
• "I would agree that the prices are a wee bit high."