The Riverside at Aymestrey near Leominster Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff are always very friendly."
• "George and the team go above and beyond to make sure that you have a great experience."
• "Waiting staff were all really nice and attentive."
• "Staff were excellent and extremely efficient."
• "Staff are amongst the best I've ever been attended, to, by."
• "Supported by first class professional and friendly service."
• "Super attentive staff."

Cons:

• "Due to the amount of customers the staff were having to attend too his food came out cold."
• "Our little area had no atmosphere at all although the staff did try as much as they were able in the circumstances."
• "It was too busy for the three people running our area to keep abreast of."
• "We mentioned this to the waiter and just got a 'sorry about that'."
• "Looked amazing but after driving 30 mins there, we were not able to get a drink as it was only for hotel guests."

Location and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Benefits from being located right next to the river with plenty of outside seating."
• "This is a hidden gem with a delightful menu and an equally enticing wine list - it is without question one to revisit."
• "Delicious food, cosy atmosphere and gorgeous surroundings with ancient woods, river and rolling hills."
• "It’s a lovely location near a river, and has a great outdoor terrace."
• "A lovely romantic, pretty and festive set up, in a old and homely pub."
• "Location relaxing terrace."
• "Beautiful setting, lovely rustic pub."

Cons:

• "Outside is literally on the river bank which is nice but let down as also beside the A4110 road."
• "A shame really we went for a special occasion and our little area had no atmosphere at all."
• "Found The Riverside lacking as a pub as is predominantly a restaurant so a bit bland inside."
• "It appears to be ‘shoe horned’ into an awkward section of ground by the river."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is to die for."
• "For me, the food was faultless."
• "The food was extremely good value for the price."
• "The food was incredible."
• "The dinner was incredible (my husband still talks about the steak!) and the service was outstanding."
• "Amazing, locally sourced ingredients, cooked innovatively and to perfection, with an amazing reception and service and at an astoundingly reasonable price."
• "The food we had was absolutely delicious - the best we've had for such a long time."

Cons:

• "The only reason for leaving 4 stars is both the cucumber and courgette starter was outrageously tiny."
• "Food on Sunday was a little underwhelming."
• "Unfortunately steak in sandwich rare & cold."
• "However the vegetables were rather bland and the carrots overcooked, and the roast potatoes were clearly the last of the day as they were really hard."
• "The Sunday lunch is overpriced for the quality you receive."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Rooms are clean and tidy and well equipped."
• "The best overnight accommodation I've ever stayed in. It was clean, spacious, tasteful and cosy."
• "Rooms are beautifully presented and clean, very comfortable beds and high quality sheets made for a much welcomed rest."
• "The garden room we stayed in was brilliant."
• "Very comfortable rooms, best in my opinion is 'the stable' has a sitting room, bedroom and bathroom."
• "The room was clean, comfortable and well equipped with nice touches with the drinks and snacks provided."
• "We stayed in a garden Suite which was wonderfully clean, had a great decking area that we managed to enjoy for an hour before it rained!"

Cons:

• "The only minor criticism, is that the rooms are perhaps in need of decorating."
• "The garden rooms are built for people under 5ft. No storage space or shelves."
• "No real ventilation at night."
• "Only negative I found was squeaky floors!"
• "A little small rooms but very clean."