The Sun Inn Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff are great, the food is excellent in price, quality and quantity."
• "staff were friendly and very efficient."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff spent a lot of time behind bar chatting, we were just pointed to our table."
• "friendly chatty staff and the landlady was very hospitable and very friendly and welcoming"
• "Staff were friendly and welcoming."
• "Staff was super friendly and accommodating."

Cons:

• "Just ordering wine was hard because the very young girls serving literally had no clue what white wine was."
• "Staff was mixed bunch. Unfortunately waitress has looked like she wasn't very keen."
• "Spoke with manager no word of apology. No customer service skills what so ever."
• "Booked a table arrived, explained the booking was then told we have no booking for you by the manager"
• "Went for food as a group, we ordered at the bar from a grumpy unwelcoming member of staff."
• "The atmosphere was ok but when you have young staff chewing gum whilst the serve and talk to you, it very unprofessional."
• "We ordered food and the person who took the order was not really listening."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food in the pub was great value as was the breakfast."
• "food is excellent large portions and good choice"
• "Burgers were actually good."
• "what a fantastic selection of cheeses n a huge amount of ham with 3 different pickles and chutney and a wide choice of salad"
• "Food came quickly and was hot and tasty."
• "The food was excellent - we both had brie and sweet onion tart etc. and it was superb with what appeared to be homemade, crisp pastry."
• "All the dishes were generously sized and tasted really lovely."

Cons:

• "The meals taste and appear as though out of a box. Both the roast pork and roast beef were tasteless; roast potatoes were almost white and Yorkshires really seemed pre-made."
• "Steak was so tough so I left a lot, and I Ordered med/rare, so much gristle so left loads."
• "Only my son had burger and it was burnt and bun was burnt also"
• "The fried eggs were snotty (whites not fully cooked)."
• "The food was ok. I sent my meal back because it wasn't as described and instead of telling me they are out of stock they just gave me a teaspoon of salsa for my whole meal."
• "Neither of our dishes the 'beer battered' fish and chips and mushy peas - tasted of anything."
• "The chicken nuggets were inedible even the dog struggled to chew it so they weren't eaten, after messing about with the high chair and trying to make my son safe our food was cold."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "A great place for a family to go on a sunny day. Great play area for children, dogs welcome and the outside area greatly improved."
• "The Sun Inn is a great doggy friendly space with plenty of outdoor seating (as well as an indoor area where dogs are allowed) and lots of dog bowls and an outside tap provided."
• "Great playground for the kids outside."
• "A traditional pub with great atmosphere and live music, you can sit in the restaurant if you want to sit in a quieter area."
• "Lovely beer garden. Nice foods. Nice Conservatory eating area."
• "Great location for Coate water Country Park."
• "The Sun Inn has recently been refurbished and now has one of the best beer gardens in the area."

Cons:

• "The place could do with a lick of paint, people were swapping chairs from other tables as they were wobbly."
• "The table was filthy, we asked for it to be cleaned."
• "Its a shame because location is excellent."
• "Ps, no travel cot available here was the only downside."
• "Was bit confused by the outdoor seating as ended up sitting in the smoking area as we didn't realise the majority of seating was round the back."
• "The place was filthy. Photos attached."
• "It has an outdoor play area which is why we went but that was out of order."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Modern room, deep bath, huge shower, and very clean with thick towels everywhere."
• "I am a light sleeper and the pub is next to a busy road but the rooms are way in the back and I was not bothered by the noise at all."
• "The rooms were very nice, lovely underfloor heating which was nice on your feet when you got up."
• "Rooms are first class, spacious, comfortable, well equipped and very clean."
• "Stayed in the superior double room and was absolutely lovely!! Really bright and spacious with a bathroom to die for!!"
• "Rooms are really nicely, if sparsely, decorated. Surprisingly quiet even though really close to the main road and the pub."
• "The rooms here are fantastic, really well decorated and impressive bathrooms."