The Carpenter's Arms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is delicious and very traditional."
• "Food is always lovely and decent sized portions."
• "Introduced to this pub... with excellent food & service at reasonable prices."
• "The service was prompt, considering how busy it was. The food was delicious, the portions generous."
• "Absolutely excellent steaks and homemade steak pies followed by superb homemade sticky toffee pudding."
• "This is the place to go for well cooked traditional food, consistently well cooked, good portion sizes and very good service."
• "Really lovely home cooked meal, especially the butternut squash filo pasty dish!"
• "Great food with vegan, vegetarian and pescatarian options on the menu."

Cons:

• "Very poor meal. Waited over an hour for our food to arrive when it did it was disappointing."
• "Food very dry, had to send chicken burger back which we were not charged for, but gammon and pie dishes dry too - overcooked."
• "Sunday lunch, not bad, bit bland, gravy very watery Chicken? was it processed? probably."
• "The food for 2 of us was rubbish and the other 2 were only ok. We waited 1 hr 20 minutes for the food."
• "Food was standard pub grub but service was brilliant."
• "Food not bad, cleanliness leaves a bit to be desired."
• "Had a few good meals but our last one was very disappointing. Very busy and the roast was swimming in tasteless gravy & obviously warmed up in the microwave."
• "I heard the food was good here but I was frankly disappointed with the Sunday roast on almost every point."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was friendly and the food and drinks came quickly."
• "And the service is exceptional!!"
• "Staff are friendly, welcoming and helpful. Easy access for people of limited mobility."
• "Service was very good, especially as it was busy when we visited."
• "We had to wait for a bit for our Food to arrive, but that was hardly surprising considering the amount of people there."
• "Called in for an early dinner on a Sunday... The interior was very pleasant and colourful."
• "Great steak and ale pie... But staff super nice and service is excellent."
• "Service and food both very good. Defo a good place to visit."

Cons:

• "Do not go to this pub if you expect even sub par service. The man at the bar was the rudest anyone has ever been to me."
• "The service was pretty slow which surprised me as we there earlier before it got busy."
• "Waited an hour for our food. But there were two large parties in that night."
• "It was a busy night, we had a table in the outside seating area, had to request menu and drinks twice."
• "AVOID AVOID AVOID !!! If you like it ignored, shouted at, tutted at and waiting one hour for your frozen food to be reheated this is your place!"
• "Visited with family for a late lunch... Food service was pretty slow (as mentioned by others) and only OK value for money."
• "Absolutely rubbish. My mum and her husband decided... Sadly the memories didn't match last night's experience."
• "Very happy staff with a broad selection on the menu... Can get a little busy but the size of the place makes it possible to hide in a corner if you're smart."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Nice place to relax, have a drink and enjoy the tranquility of the countryside."
• "Very large spacious pub with excellent food & service at reasonable prices. Not exactly cosy due to its spacious size, but pleasant enough."
• "Really lovely home cooked meal... friendly relaxed atmosphere We look forward to our next visit."
• "Great place for Sunday roast... Friendly staff and efficient even at busy times."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately, this didn't prove a good a choice as we first thought, the smell from the drains did put us off to the point of moving tables."
• "Waiting staff pleasant enough but zero atmosphere and shocking prices for the quality of the food."
• "Food was very nice but one particular waitress was rude and ruined the whole evening."
• "Food excellent, staff excellent, beer top notch and not much better to say but thanks to all at the Carpenter. We use this place a few times a year and always say shame we don't go every week."