The Woodman Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was cooked to perfection and was excellent value."
• "The roast Turkey was absolutely beautiful and my partners nut roast just as good she said."
• "Absolutely brilliant Sunday lunch."
• "Food was really good when we visited on Friday."
• "The food here is excellent."
• "The food was delicious, great quality and generous portions."
• "Our food was absolutely gorgeous."

Cons:

• "The chips had a weird taste...old cooking fat?"
• "Good surroundings and service however the thai green curry wasn't great! Spices too strong and came with poppadoms and pickles! Strange mixtures."
• "The Fish Pie which was very bland had to use a spoon as the sauce was more like a soup."
• "The sticky toffee puddings were cold."
• "Food was a bit underseasoned and didn't get lemon with the calamari."
• "The gammon was horrible - one of them, you couldn't even get a knife through it."
• "Had Garlic mushroom starter, however mushrooms were served on top of the bread, which made it very soggy."

Service

Pros:

• "Extremely friendly staff who were attentive to our every need."
• "Staff were very welcoming."
• "We were shown to our table and served by equally warm and friendly staff throughout the entire meal."
• "Amazing food, great service and good beers!"
• "The bar staff were very attentive and the lady owner was a pleasure to speak with."
• "Great atmosphere, extremely friendly staff."
• "Service was excellent, polite and very friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Firstly we were rushed, the ordering process felt a bit pressured."
• "The owner was defensive and unapologetic."
• "There was a weird tension between the staff the last time we went, which wasn't pleasant."
• "The service was lacking."
• "It was the total lack of customer service we received from the bar maid totally unbelievable she was very rude and aggressive."
• "There was a distinct lack of welcome."
• "On asking for help I was subjected to interrogation by a frosty and abrupt member of staff."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "The beer garden and children's play area at the back was also a bonus."
• "Such a warm and lovely atmosphere."
• "Beautiful beer garden with lovely playground for younger kids a zip line climbing frame etc."
• "Lovely beer garden with a play area and dog friendly too."
• "Lovely, smart, beautiful, cosy and friendly restaurant!"
• "Loads of room to sit outside if it's a sunny day."
• "The atmosphere was homely and friendly."

Cons:

• "Such a shame as the front looks lovely but it's filthy inside and the toilets are gross."
• "A little too much emphasis on appearance with the stupid wood plates & buckets for chips which kept them boiling hot while everything else cooled down to edible temperatures!"
• "Outside in the play area and near the benches where we sat there was quite a lot of dog poo that hadn't been picked up."
• "The swing is closed on Sundays."
• "Unfortunately our visit was a meet after a funeral so a little sombre."
• "Their anti smoking outside was extreme."
• "Nice place, but waaaay too many rules and restrictions imposed/signposted to feel like we were able to have a good time."