Address: Mill Ln, Great Haywood, Stafford ST18 0RQ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441889881747
Rating: 4.5
based on 249 reviews.
Staff Service
Pros:
"The staff were helpful and very friendly."
"All the staff at the whole site were really friendly and helpful!"
"Staff very nice the lady who served us was running round as it was very busy but still had a smile."
"Staff were friendly and wore masks as did most customers - Covid safety was being taken seriously."
"Great food and ice cream - and all the staff are lovely."
"Have always found the staff to be friendly and helpful."
"The staff are friendly and helpful."
Cons:
"Staff are rather aloof but nevertheless quite efficient."
"The male staff on duty we found very abrupt."
"MASSIVE queue!!! Took nearly 30 minutes to get through the door, service was SO slow."
"Nobody clearing tables."
"The last time i was in i witnessed a member of staff clean a table but then failed to even check under the table or the chairs!"
"Service wasn’t the best as a member of staff was rude when we had asked for the table to be cleared away."
"On the several occasions i have been here without fail you will find dirty tables AND dirty floors!"
Location & Setting
Pros:
"Wonderful place to visit for a beautiful walk and great activity days for all the family."
"Marina, canal and boats and several easy picturesque walks, both short and long."
"Lovely place situated next to canal with friendly staff and good food in large quantities."
"Lovely location beside the canal with lots of outside seating."
"Great view of the canal and passing narrow boats."
"Stunning views along the Canal side."
"On a nice day it's great to sit on the decking overlooking the canal watching the boats go by."
Cons:
"I have sat outside alongside the canal which is slightly under the trees. I got pooed on twice and had to move the table and chairs three times to avoid the pigeons pooing on our food."
"Don't think the marina is accessible to visitors the grumpy man at the centre told us it was private property and we shouldn't walk around there which we didn't know."
"Shame as we're on a Narrowboat break and have our Spaniel with us.... won't leave her outside unattended so meant 1 of us had to also wait outside."
"We have always loved coming here the staff are usually very friendly and the tea cakes amazing, however when we visited yesterday we were served at 11.28 and were told by a very officious lady at the till that we couldn't have tea cakes after 11.30."
"Sadly we have had two awful breakfasts at canalside in the past month."
"The walk through from the shop to the field was a very disappointing Halloween display."
"The shop was very expensive."
Food Quality & Price
Pros:
"Snacks a little pricey but meals, baked potatoes and hot sandwiches good value considering setting and quality of food."
"The portions are substantial."
"The vegan breakfast was almost perfect."
"The food was yummy too."
"The food was excellent in quality and quantity."
"The fish and chips were great - nice batter, flaky fish, chunky chips, mushy peas and salad - really good and great value for money at under a tenner each."
"The food was amazing in both quantity and taste - the best baked potato I’ve had in 57 years!"
Cons:
"I had a rather tasteless Cappuccino, certainly wouldn't inspire purchasing the coffee from the farm shop."
"Just had baked potatoes with toppings... Almost dried out and dark inside as well as black outside. Definitely not to be recommended also highly priced."
"Food a little overpriced for what you get, a chicken wrap was one piece of small chicken wrapped with salad and fries as no alternative to the fries £12.95."
"The pork pies and sausage rolls were just cut in half put on a plate with 2 slices of tomato and 1 lettuce leaf, no finesse at all."
"We went for lunch and the table was sticky the glasses were not clean either the doughnut tasted stale as was quite chewy."
"The potato arrived undercooked and still hard."
"The sausage was disappointing. Thin and tasteless."