Walhampton Arms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was amazing and the sausages are to die for."
• "The food was fantastic, cooked to perfection."
• "Super Sunday roast carvery and a pint of Razor Back for a very reasonable price."
• "The cauliflower cheese was the best I've eaten in years."
• "The food was excellent."
• "Food was tasty and plentiful though and staff were very attentive."
• "Absolutely fantastic carvery, all really tasty."

Cons:

• "Food was OK but chicken dish was very overcooked and the fish dishes were pretty underwhelming."
• "The carvery looked as though it had been sitting there all day, poor selection of dried up peas, soggy carrots and French beans which looked bleached."
• "Carvery could still be improved, parsnips cooked outside but not in middle, roast potatoes could have been cooked slightly more."
• "Food was undercooked, processed, fatty and bland (Calvary) beef curry was processed and in parts pockets of coldness."
• "The roast dinner buffet was made up of overcooked cheap ingredients."
• "Carvery was awful today. Only two meats turkey or gammon, we had turkey and it was tasteless."
• "Worst Carvery I have had. Thought we would try but will never go back."

Service

Pros:

• "Spacious pub great food friendly staff coped with a group of 60 with military precision."
• "Food was good, but not special although the service was excellent."
• "Staff and management are friendly and welcoming."
• "Staff were very welcoming, the room was very nice, and the breakfast was absolutely amazing."
• "Service is second to none very friendly staff."
• "Service was very attentive but not overly so, you felt looked after and welcome."
• "Fantastic carvery, staff very polite, helpful and friendly."

Cons:

• "One strong criticism was the stench of urine in the male toilets."
• "It would have been 4 stars but the nonexistent lighting in the car park proved dangerous for our older guests."
• "A coffee was asked for which caused the member of staff to comment that they would have to open another tab."
• "Didn’t feel it was value for money."
• "the service was very let down by unreliable staff."
• "Very inattentive staff."
• "A female member of staff who we asked a question walked away never to return."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "We ate in the restaurant 2 evenings where the food was good and very reasonably priced."
• "All meals was a great and at a good price."
• "Super Sunday roast carvery and a pint of Razor Back for a very reasonable price in beautiful historic surroundings."
• "Dinner in the bar was amazing and extremely good value for money."
• "Not expensive either for the quality."
• "The food was well worth the money."
• "Eight of us went there at lunch time food was great all meals was a great and at a good price."

Cons:

• "Over priced. Not a lot of options on the menu."
• "Didn’t feel it was value for money."
• "Parking isn't quite enough for the volume of people they could seat."
• "Found the staff had stopped all Covid measures, not wearing masks, leaning over you at the table, sharing spoons at self-service carvery etc."
• "Great place to meet up with friends, lots of room inside and attractive seating space outside, down side... frozen veg on a Sunday roast at over a tenner! Not good enough!"
• "Gone downhill massively, hardly any selection to chose from re carvery."
• "Last week I had to queue for 20 just to get to the carvery counter!"

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The lodge was newly done out n modern although a little small, lots of tea n coffee n water available."
• "Really nice rooms which look fairly new."
• "The rooms accept dogs which is a massive bonus."
• "Rooms are ground floor at the rear of the pub."
• "The rooms were amazing they were very comfortable."
• "Stayed here for 2 nights the rooms are big and well equipped."
• "Bedrooms were very clean and beautifully decorated."

Cons:

• "We stayed 2 nights in the lodge... was very basic with no fruit or yogurt."
• "A little chilli as one of the rads wasn't working."
• "The bed was firm and uncomfortable."
• "Rooms could be cleaner as there were other people's hair in the bathroom and shower."
• "Unfortunately no soap, shower jell, shampoo no toiletries at all."
• "The interior is very nice but some high dusting & vacuuming would be a good idea."
• "Yorkshire pudding was inedible burnt and hard and cold."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Every time my wife and I pass this place we always say that we should try this place out. Today we did and it was great. The food was excellent and the staff were very good too."
• "Really impressed by our recent experience here, stopping on the way home for lunch."
• "Would happily recommend and we will definitely return."
• "Used the place for years and then it changed hands twice and went off food. Now back to its best."
• "Lovely place to eat. Great food fantastic service."
• "Really is a great environment and great staff too."
• "A really lovely place to stay. A right little gem."

Cons:

• "It's a large restaurant and we were the only people there on a Tuesday early evening, so it was a bit lacking in atmosphere."
• "The most appalling service, shoved on a table right at the back when the restaurant was empty."
• "Disappointing. It was my birthday, and in the past we'd always had a lovely meal. We were the only table of four, and the place was empty."
• "Staff did not know what to do around customers and no set of tables were allocated to specific staff to manage, it was a free for all!"
• "The staff were quite blunt."
• "The staff couldn't be bothered to take orders for the sweet, so my wife went round and took the order."
• "Staff were not very attentive our last visit."