The Fox & Hounds Reviews Summary

Category: Inn

Address: Markham Road, Markham Rd, Wroughton, Swindon SN4 9JT, United Kingdom

Phone: +441793815415

Rating: 4.3
based on 116 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Our waiter was very attentive nothing was any trouble and he brought my Daughters birthday cake into the Dome with a Happy birthday hat on it was lovely ! Great experience 👍"
  • "The staff in this place are extremely friendly and helpful."
  • "We received excellent customer service."
  • "The staff were very friendly and welcoming and the food was very good too 😁 will definitely be going again."
  • "Very friendly and considerate staff, first class."
  • "Staff Very Helpful & Friendly, Good Quality Presentation of Food & Drinks."
  • "The staff were very friendly and helpful. The garden area was very pleasant."

Cons:

  • "Service was beyond poor and the manager was hostile."
  • "Poor service, warm beer & a packed bar & function literally sat at our dinner table made for a poor experience at the Fox & Hounds."
  • "The staff were half asleep, uncommunicative and slow."
  • "We booked a table over a week ago for a specific event. When we arrived the staff were rude, abrupt and unsympathetic."
  • "Food was at best acceptable and service was poor though it didn't appear to be the fault of the waitress - she just seemed to lack proper training."
  • "We had to wait over 45 minutes for any of our food and none of the staff would come over and explain the wait."
  • "Very disappointed with how my young family and I were treated at a recent event."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Beautiful made to order roast."
  • "The food was fantastic and the people who run and staff it were so kind, welcoming and helpful."
  • "All food was home prepared and tasted proper yummy."
  • "Quality meat served with excellent, enormous Yorkshire puddings and delicious roast potatoes and a side dish of vegetables."
  • "The food is freshly cooked and mostly homemade, exceptional."
  • "Sunday roast mixed meat, decent slice of each. Roast was cooked well and very tasty, with plenty of gravy."
  • "The food is lovely, the staff are fantastic and very helpful!"

Cons:

  • "2 people had luke warm food."
  • "After taking our order came back to say 3 of or orders had ran out, had to reorder, fillet steak and lamb hangers were over cooked."
  • "The food they brought was disgusting, the potatoes soaked in oil, the burger meat fried so much that it had the texture of stone."
  • "We paid £17/18 for two slices of unseasoned and overcooked meat, potatoes and vegetables."
  • "The food was overpriced and poor quality."
  • "Ploughman's lunch was tasty but pricey for the smallish portion size."
  • "Absolutely disgusting, do not stay here even if you are desperate."

Ambiance & Decor

Pros:

  • "Lovely village pub with car park, nice setting and atmosphere."
  • "The lighting made the whole experience quite magical and unique."
  • "Loved the decor, very warm and friendly atmosphere."
  • "A very welcoming pub, loved the sparkle in the place."
  • "The pub has a charming look about it and that continues as you go inside with the low ceilings and beautifully decorated walls."
  • "The room was lovely, the beer gardens are beautiful and the staff were absolutely perfect."
  • "We thought the decor, cleanliness and atmosphere of this pub were second to none."

Cons:

  • "Granted.....it's had a make over but TBH the styling was probably by B&M bargains as the obligatory 'Love' paraphernalia & 'Calm Down' nonsense was spread throughout."
  • "Note; animal heads on plaques adorn some of the walls. Not really to my tastes but I can overlook them - others might object more strongly."
  • "Loses a star for the interior design which, in my opinion, is a bit too modern for a historic pub."
  • "Privacy: people would walk past window continually and in hotel description there was no mention of chickens and geese in pens outside of window, the 2 cockerals would crow continually from 4am for a least 4 hours."

Facilities & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "The room was nice with good facilities."
  • "Rooms a bit small but very clean and tidy."
  • "Beautiful view from our room which was clean and fresh."
  • "Room excellent and exceptionally clean with super views."
  • "Toilets nice and modern and very clean."
  • "Sparkling clean toilets."
  • "Lovely room, perfect bathroom, comfy bed."

Cons:

  • "The room was nice with good facilities. Very disappointed however that my room was not serviced after the first night."
  • "There were hairs on 2 of the dishes, which the manager wiped off and claimed it wasn't there."
  • "No where to hang clothes, fire door was behind bed wall would slam loudly when guests came in and out."
  • "Breakfast is just a snack without coffee and tea, in the morning is nobody around if you need to ask or to request something."
  • "The breakfast disappointing bag outside the room first morning second morning Saturday just offered a choice of two pastries in a small brown bag."
  • "The sofa bed is too hard / uncomfortable to be called a bed."
  • "Seated in an additional area under a shed like roof."

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