The Stag Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Excellent food, I had the camemburger myself which was incredible as were the chips which came with it."
• "Loaded fries were huge and delicious too!"
• "Food was delicious. The speciality dish Steak Hogie is my favourite."
• "I had butterflied chicken, sweet potato fries and salad. Portion was plentiful."
• "The food was really good and we'd definitely eat here again."
• "Food was plentiful and tasty."
• "Always love this place. Food is always great."
• "Food was very tasty but service lacking."

Cons:

• "The jacket was soggy greasy, and was so hot, was like it had been microwaved 5 times."
• "The burgers were overcooked (burnt), swimming in grease and had the smallest amount of camembert in them."
• "Food carvery very expensive for ok food roast potatoes weren't very nice dry and reheated."
• "Big portions - food is nothing amazing but not awful."
• "If you like cheap bread that gives you toast as flat as a pancake."
• "The food was pretty much ok although the lasagna was mediocre."
• "Food was nice, service good. Found it odd that sauces were in sachets in the restaurant."
• "Awful food came out with vegan cheese on it but didn’t say that on menu gross!"

Service Quality

Pros:

• "The service was nice and quick, the food and drink was quick to order."
• "Staff were very professional, however the sweets were very stingy."
• "The staff gave us a nudge when it was time to go to the carvery so that we all ate at the same time."
• "Staff friendly and helpful. My 93 year old Grandma asked for a scampi and chips."
• "Lovely service and fairly priced."
• "The ladies serving us were welcoming and efficient so credit to them."
• "Service was quite good (shout out for the cricket fan - you know who you are!)."
• "A REALLY nice place for a meal. Service is friendly, helpful and efficient."

Cons:

• "Only negative is that the sole barman is filling restaurant and bar orders on his own, which makes for slow service."
• "Wasnt asked if we wanted anything else, left with nothing, upside is they refunded us."
• "Busy evening so staff were a little stretched but they were all really welcoming."
• "Staff were friendly but some could do with more training in hospitality."
• "Terrible experience. The service was very slow, food was not to a good standard AT ALL."
• "Bug bear was children got served their food last, then at dessert were forgotten."
• "We had a family lunch there yesterday and had had to wait till restrictions allowed us a table of 9."
• "Sadly for the second time in 5 weeks I'm very disappointed."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Nice clean accommodation, friendly staff."
• "Brilliant and varied daytime/bar menu - catered fabulously for multiple food allergies."
• "Really enjoyable night and hard to beat a carvery. Really decent portions."
• "Great pub, don't know about the rooms though. Good range of well kept bear and good food from breakfast through."
• "Stayed overnight in the accessible room. Nothing to fault."
• "A fantastic pub atmosphere with nice clean decor with a touch of cosy."
• "Excellent carvery with good joint of beef cooked just right for me and decent sized slices."
• "Very clean, fresh and spacious. Staff are very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "This was unfortunately more like a busy cafeteria than a restaurant - noisy and lots of coming and going."
• "The Stag is a great place to eat a carvery and they don't even wait for a Sunday it's on every evening. Very busy though."
• "Noisy atmosphere, compares to a factory canteen."
• "No tables in restaurant and asked to try bar got a low table by the door staff didn’t seem bothered."
• "We visited The Stag and Breckland Lodge after the reopening after COVID-19."
• "Firstly, the food is good, I had a carvery and this isn't a regular thing for me, but the food was very high quality."
• "The standard of the meal is just first class as Airways. And the staff are so friendly and helpful."
• "One of the best carveries I've ever had! Big portions for each item though so if you want everything."