The Old Rydon Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "I had the Cajun Chicken, which was beautifully succulent."
• "Food and drink came quickly and tasted fantastic."
• "I opted for the rump steak myself... it was a good quality cut of meat and it was cooked perfectly."
• "Great place for a Sunday roast, great quality food and portion sizes fit for a king."
• "The food is well priced, highly delicious and clearly chosen for its locality."
• "All of our food was 10 out of 10. I can't fault any of it."
• "Fantastic food, service and ambiance. Interesting menu with something for everyone."
• "The food was a taste sensation! From reading the menu I wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary, but the Rydons was truly spectacular!"

Cons:

• "The wife wasn't overly impressed with her homemade pizza."
• "I wasn't overly impressed with the blue cheese sauce, it was a decent sauce, but lacking in blue cheese flavour."
• "The roast dinner is an absolute sham... looks like a plate of mess and fat, unattractive and unedible."
• "Mains, nasi goreng not pleasant. Rice, mushy, egg, overcooked, steak, chewy."
• "The bacon/ham was in little chunks not much but tasty the chicken was in a batter/breadcrumb type coating, that was disgusting."
• "The absolute worst food we have ever had!... the Yorkshire pudding was frozen and re-heated, it was vile."
• "The food was good, but at £20 a main dish (the price of my pork belly) the food needs to be better than good and it wasn't at that standard."
• "The food is shockingly disgusting... the Yorkshire pudding was frozen and re-heated, it was vile."

Atmosphere and Setting

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere & attentive staff. This pub has bags of character and lots of nooks and crannies."
• "Lovely conservatory area for seating, great atmosphere with most people eating food."
• "The pub itself has a nice oldie worldy feeling."
• "Wonderful place, very welcoming friendly and attentive staff."
• "It's an old pub with character. The staff were nice."
• "Lovely atmosphere in the old part of the pub and a bright and airy extension which leads on to the secluded beer garden."
• "Lovely roast dinner if you're hungry! Hearty portion, nicely presented."
• "Very quaint building lots of history, has a glass-covered well in one of the dining area's, very friendly staff."

Cons:

• "The inside plants could have done with a good dusting, they were covered in cobwebs."
• "Carpark is a bit small."
• "Small toilets that weren't in great condition."
• "The place seems uncared for. Dust all over window sills. Cobwebs all over the wall."
• "We sat outside which could have done with a clean."
• "Sadly had to eat in the loft despite a booking in advance of visit, older lady with me had to climb up to eat."
• "The conservatory gets very hot very quick and the single small air con unit wasn't on."
• "Meat was quite fatty, a million different waitresses served us."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Staff were attentive and friendly, food and drink came quickly."
• "Waitresses that served us were lovely very attentive and polite."
• "Staff were very friendly even under pressure of full service on a busy Sunday."
• "The two waitresses and barman were very attentive, very friendly, and ever so professional; brilliant service."
• "Great service and lovely food. Staff are top notch, from the owner to the manager and servers."
• "We enjoyed a family celebration here... the waitress was very helpful and attentive."
• "Staff superb all quite young but very organised and willing to help. Superb service."
• "The staff were so organised, friendly and on the ball. It seemed to run like clockwork."

Cons:

• "I have never met such a rude unprofessional chef in all my life who clearly does not take criticism very well."
• "The only sad thing is the service was slow in terms of waitresses not checking in."
• "We had to order our drinks three times with three waitresses and they eventually arrived 45 minutes after we were seated."
• "Very poor customer service from owner. We waited 80 minutes for our main course to be served."
• "Took my friend for his 63rd birthday today... My meal never came."
• "Food was delivered piled up on a single plate with a side dish of insufficient vegetables."
• "Service was pretty slow, felt like they forgot us... didn't like how the roast was brought out all slapped on the plate in a heap."
• "Was recommended this place, quirky setting, was full of hope... had to wait a while for the veg to accompany the rest of the meal - service OK, fake waiter plying us with niceties but couldn't really care less."