The Hare & Hounds Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was of great quality and if you were a once a year turkey eater... The turkey here will change that; moist and tender.and just the right amount."
• "The carvery meals were delicious and reasonably priced, and the puddings were heavenly."
• "Absolutely fantastic carvery with perfectly cooked beef."
• "The food was delicious and plenty of it."
• "Absolutely delicious food and the service was impressive."
• "Delicious food every time we come."
• "Amazing carvery meal with beef, turkey, and pork carved to order."

Cons:

• "The vegetarian option was down to just one choice - lentil nut roast, this came out separately and cold."
• "The carvery was very mediocre, carrots raw, potatoes cold."
• "The roast potatoes were dry. They hadn't been boiled first and then roasted."
• "The roast was dry as if they had been under the heat lamp for hours."
• "The vegetables seemed to be over cooked, the Yorkshire pudding was like elastic and more than difficult to cut."
• "The carvery was tasteless. The roast potatoes were inedible as it was impossible to cut through the skin and the Yorkshire puddings were tough."
• "Vegetables hard, soggy roast potatoes and meat dry."

Service

Pros:

• "Enjoyed our meal on the rear terrace and our 2yr old enjoyed the small play area."
• "Helpful friendly staff."
• "The staff are very pleasant and helpful."
• "Staff friendly and efficient."
• "The staff were working so hard and were so calm considering the situation."
• "Waitress staff were very kind and discretely asked if I needed anything."
• "The staff are really attentive."

Cons:

• "Food was amazing however the service really let it down, put in a corner and felt like we was forgotten about."
• "Plates were left on table soo long stacked them ourselves even after looking over to the Waitresses many times."
• "Service very poor... had to go to the bar to ask if we get table service as no one came to take our order."
• "Service was not great, quite slow and we never got asked for repeat drinks, ended up going to the bar."
• "Absolutely disgraceful. Forgot our booking. Waited 20 minutes and no one took our drink order, had to go to the bar ourselves."
• "Had to wait over 20 minutes to be served."
• "Service was terrible, our waitress was christine, didn't really know what she was doing."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Immaculate restaurant, beautifully decorated."
• "The place also has a lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was relaxed but not too pub-like."
• "There was a lovely atmosphere, the whole venue spick and span and the toilets were amazingly clean."
• "Good atmosphere lovely Christmas decorations."
• "Highly recommend for large bookings/Christmas parties! Lovely atmosphere, great overall experience."
• "Warm & welcoming atmosphere with a dash of joie de vivre."

Cons:

• "Very Disappointing went in on Christmas Eve, lack of Atmosphere, no music in the background."
• "We were sat by a poorly placed table which almost meant that half of our party eat inside and the others almost outside."
• "No tarts or pies though which is a pity as not everyone wants bought-in sugary deserts."
• "What a shame for a date night."

Value

Pros:

• "They do an over 60's deal for £9.50 as opposed to the usual £12.50 price."
• "Drinks, mains and sweets worked out at c£28 each, great value."
• "Portion sizes were also a really pleasant surprise, it felt like extremely good value for money."
• "Great value for money as well."
• "The carvery for the adult was £10.75, more expensive than your run of the mill Toby/Hungry Horse chain but far more variety and far better tasting."

Cons:

• "We paid £650 for 50 people which I thought was overpriced for the standard of food."
• "Also prices for drink and food seemed to have increased enough to notice."
• "The dessert trolley has been done away with and what choice of dessert was available has gone up to a staggering 7 pound, which is daylight robbery."
• "Mediocre at best, very overpriced and 'Steak' burger was just a normal beef burger with a cup of chips that would be £9 in most pubs but just over £16."
• "It was all ruined when we asked for the bill and we’re asked to pay 6% on top of the bill."
• "Senior carvery was excellent but the bar prices were staggering!!"
• "Only criticism is some menu items very overpriced for what they were."

Facilities

Pros:

• "There is plenty of room for free parking."
• "During Covid-19 there were various measures to make it safe for everyone and they all looked very thought out which was reassuring."
• "Has its own car park and outdoor seating area at the back which is good on a warm door."
• "They have a lovely seating area outside and a childrens playground."
• "Lovely outside area with lots of seating. Beautiful veranda with grapes growing up them."
• "Children welcome. Function room and other facilities disabled access available."
• "New kids play area with bark chippings on the ground."

Cons:

• "We were put out in the conservatory which was freezing."
• "The only complaint is that the tables are too packed in."
• "The veggies don't get replenished as quickly either so often run out."
• "Dessert I had the chocolate cake/pudding which was dry & tasteless."