The Poacher and Partridge Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The rustic homely feel of the Poacher & Partridge combined with the friendly staff made for a great evening."
• "The views were amazing, the decor was brilliant, and there were ample seating areas, especially outside."
• "Huge garden with play area looking out over beautiful fields."
• "Beautiful location & the dining areas are stunning."
• "Lovely beer garden."
• "Awesome views out back over fields."
• "Nice outdoor areas surrounded by green fields and trees. Great kids' play area with slide and climbing things."

Cons:

• "The place itself is VERY noisy. I could hardly hear myself thinking."
• "Some inside tables did seem a little close to one another."
• "Secondly on a Sunday the place seemed overrun with large families with children making the restaurant extremely loud and messy."
• "We would really have liked to have been able to see what we were eating! The lighting is probably a modern style but definitely not conducive to a restaurant."
• "The only downside to this whole experience were a couple of wasps who did not want to leave us alone."
• "We were surrounded on all sides by smokers in the covered area outside."
• "Do have to watch out for the wasps in the summer."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was also great."
• "Staff well versed and attentive thou not overpowering or intrusive."
• "The food was excellent, service attentive and nothing was too much trouble."
• "Staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Vanessa was our waitress and she was a delight. Extremely friendly and helpful."
• "Cannot fault service good guys."
• "The staff are very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Great pub. Great food and drink but the staff are so so rude."
• "We waited one hour for our food and the manager was very rude."
• "We were quite abruptly told we could not be seated for ten minutes."
• "Clearly there must have been a mistake in the kitchen to which staff were not willing to own up to, and no effort was made to remedy the situation."
• "Drinks were forgotten about, and we had multiple servers for our table who weren't sure whether we had looked at the menu."
• "We waited a long time to be served as the waitress thought it was more important to lay up tables."
• "Service was slow despite us arriving between lunch and dinner time."

Food

Pros:

• "The food was tasty and the service was attentive."
• "Delicious lunch, of medallions of beef,it was so yummy I forgot to take a photo."
• "The pizza was very tasty and the kids enjoyed their meals."
• "The food is awesome."
• "Food was delicious as always and service was good considering they were super busy."
• "The food was second to none - honestly it was amazing."
• "£9 for a huge burger and fries we thought was a bargain."

Cons:

• "Food was nice but small portions and very over priced."
• "The spicy chicken kebab was burnt on one side and the pitta bread although cooked it was cold."
• "The steak was horrible. Very difficult to chew."
• "Every single one was cold!"
• "Pizza was not as nice as expected."
• "The food we ordered was cooked well but the portions served were very limited."
• "Had worst fish and chips I've ever tasted. Overcooked and obviously been kept warm for a while."

Value

Pros:

• "Obviously you pay a little bit extra to be at an Elite Pub, but I would say it's worth it."
• "All worth every penny."
• "The food was delicious and a good price too."
• "The price of everything is 100% worth it for the quality of the food."
• "Prices extremely reasonable."
• "Nice enough that it feels like a treat, but affordable enough that it's not bank busting."
• "Food is excellent value for quality and quantity."

Cons:

• "£10 for three deep fried vegetable balls with a few lettuce leaves, couple of slices of onion is not a salad."
• "Unfortunately very pricey. £15 for a pretty small burger & chips (Aberdeen Angus)."
• "£180 for 4 starters, 4 mains, 2 alcoholic drinks and 3 soft drinks was rather pricey for the experience we had on that day."
• "However, I like many others were seduced by the two for one offer on the pizzas. Once we sat down had two drinks each, one side salad and a desert the bill came to nearly 70 pounds!"
• "A £45 charge for a table inside a pre-fab garden shed is nothing short of a rip-off."
• "For four average dishes (one of which burnt and partly cold) and just one pint of beer (oh and tap water) we paid £80+ which is not cheap given the overall experience."
• "The only negative is the food is quite expensive for what is standard pub grub."