The Potting Shed Pub Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

• "Wonderful place! Authentic english pub."
• "With a cosy entrance into a charming pub, a friendly welcome and gorgeous restaurant what's not to love about the Potting Shed."
• "There was a lovely warm and welcoming atmosphere and nice and cosy with the log burner going."
• "The pub is beautiful."
• "Perfect balance of relaxed ambience and top end food and service."
• "Artwork, candles, fireplace and wooden interior contributing to this rustic feel. Excellent atmosphere overall."
• "A beautiful little surprise considering it's a road side establishment."

Cons:

• "The interiors felt tired and there was a lingering smell that I tried to ignore."
• "The ambience in the pub was lovely but the waitress gave us a really bad table (in a passage, make us feel in the way all the time)."
• "The most disappointing thing was the table... We waited a long time for service."
• "Not too organised as it becomes a bit of a kindergarten at lunch."
• "The pub itself is as you would expect a nice country pub, with a nice relaxing atmosphere, although it could do with some TLC."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is fast, attentive and welcoming."
• "The staff were kind and friendly I would recommend this place to anyone."
• "Busy at times but with the hardworking team they have there it works so well, very attentive."
• "Greeted with friendly smiles and offered a drink at the bar whilst our table was being prepared."
• "Luke looked after us so well. Top end Texan service from start to finish."
• "The staff were all friendly and the service was great."
• "Friendly staff. Highly recommended."

Cons:

• "Our service, this time, was a bit too relaxed but I would recommend you visit this pub."
• "Very poor customer service, would not advise visiting."
• "No greeting on walking in, asked for a table for 3 to be told 'there’s no tables'."
• "We booked a table for lunch on my way to the airport and clearly time was important. However the staff were very surly, messed up the lunch order."
• "The waitress literally ignored us or barked at us."
• "Just a shame the waiting staff didn't know about any of the dishes and didn't have much chat."
• "When the waitress came back she bought the card machine and no drinks."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Burgers cooked as requested. Filling. Excellent chips and coleslaw."
• "The food when good, was very good indeed."
• "I'm not sure I've ever had a better meal in a pub."
• "Fabulous country pub, with modern twists on traditional fare."
• "The soufflé, Cod and the STP all sing with fresh, clean flavours and executed with Jedi skill."
• "Absolutely beautiful meal. We had a soufflé and a courgette salad for starters and Dover sole and chicken for our mains."
• "Every dish was absolutely delicious. The flavors were well balanced and expertly prepared."