Horns Inn Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Ferndown

Address: 182 Christchurch Rd, West Parley, Ferndown BH22 8SS, United Kingdom

Phone: +441202572080

Rating: 4.1
based on 363 reviews.

Staff Service

Pros:

  • "Friendly staff, dog was welcomed and given own meal as a treat."
  • "The staff were extremely friendly and efficient."
  • "Really friendly staff who can't do enough for you."
  • "Staff were really great especially a young girl who’s name escapes me."
  • "Staff friendly and welcoming."
  • "Staff were really welcoming at the door."
  • "Such a nice welcome and friendly service from the young team, really impressive."

Cons:

  • "We all got seated and waited for our starters. And waited. And waited."
  • "We were offered no apology for the mishaps or bad service."
  • "Having to wait for a booked table took a while."
  • "Seemed very short of staff for a busy lunchtime."
  • "Service slow and actually quite rude."
  • "The service was appalling and the staff were rude, other than one gentleman who was extremely polite and apologised for his colleagues poor efforts."
  • "Serving staff were friendly but bar staff attitude disappointing."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was exceptional and very good value."
  • "The food was very tasty."
  • "All 3 of us had steak and I must say they were cooked to perfection."
  • "Our roast was perfect great size and very hot on arrival."
  • "Sunday dinner was amazing."
  • "Food was hot & tasty - my daughter enjoyed her chicken & avocado salad & I loved the Hunters Chicken with triple cooked chips."
  • "The food was sooo good and a great price."

Cons:

  • "I truly am disappointed with this establishment."
  • "Food quality was poor."
  • "We visited last Sunday and I ordered the Hunters Chicken it came out undercooked and was raw in the middle."
  • "Ordered a Smoky Joe but was given a cheese and bacon which looked and tasted like something from McDonald's."
  • "The roast wasn't particularly nice, meat was dry and the roast potatoes had a very strange slightly unpleasant taste to them."
  • "The fish pie was bland and contained mostly air and very little fish."
  • "Food was mediocre. Friend said lasagne looked like mushed up dog food."

Ambiance & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "The pub is clean and tidy with a good garden."
  • "Situated by the roadside, it is beautifully decorated inside."
  • "Toilets were sparkling too which is always nice."
  • "Doesn't look much on the outside... but it's very pleasant and nicely decorated once in."
  • "The garden is big and has sheltered tables in case it rains."
  • "The Horns has been refurbished and is very comfortable and welcoming."
  • "The decor & indoor layout is really pleasant. Premises including toilets were clean & tidy."

Cons:

  • "Nearly all tables were strewn with dirty glasses and the tables were definitely not cleaned."
  • "We were here for an hour and a half, 3 bar staff standing chatting and not one single table cleared or cleaned."
  • "The tables were to close together."
  • "Visitors but it was very cold 🥶."
  • "Very loud and rowdy few blokes in there shouting and swearing when there's children in the place."
  • "Crowd was a bit rowdy so not exactly peaceful."
  • "The experience was not what we liked kids running around in one door out another playing and popping balloons staff didn't do anything."

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