The New Boar Abridge Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was excellent, service amazing."
• "The food here is really great and the menu is extensive enough for everybody to find something to suit."
• "The food was very tasty and piping hot."
• "All the dishes we had were great, especially the steak!"
• "The food was well cooked and nicely presented."
• "The paella was bursting with flavor, with perfectly cooked rice, tender pieces of meat, and an exquisite blend of spices."
• "The food was absolutely out of this world."

Cons:

• "Some of the starters were cold. The roast beef was pre packed not freshly made and the Lamb was the same they tasted the same to be honest."
• "The main was the 'king prawn linguine' - which to be fair had a lot of prawns in it. But the pasta was inedible."
• "Food was mostly awful."
• "However, the food was a bit bland and the roasts were quite tough."
• "The sweet potatoes fries were undercooked and the flavours weren't exceptional."
• "Very average food with two much sauce on starters plus main courses."
• "Food was cold, missing items from one of the mains."

Service

Pros:

• "Couldn't have wished for better service the food was excellent being there were 30 of us no one had to wait food was hot."
• "Service and food as always was brilliant."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Service was great when available, very friendly staff."
• "The staff were excellent and thorough."
• "The staff members were attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable about the menu."
• "Staff were excellent in helping set up and was great service."

Cons:

• "By 9.40pm we were asked to pay up cause they want to go home."
• "The service is appalling, generally slow."
• "They served up the meals to some, not all, there was a big delay."
• "Service was a little slow but in fairness it was very busy when we visited one Sunday lunchtime."
• "The service was very slow unhappy and unfriendly service when the food arrived it was cold."
• "Service was very slow and we felt a little forgotten about."
• "The staff was not attentive enough as we had to keep getting up to ask for basic things like mustard & drinks."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The restaurant boasts a stylish yet cozy interior, with tasteful decor and comfortable seating arrangements."
• "The outdoor area is covered and in the evenings has a disc jockey and a party atmosphere."
• "The social distancing arrangements meant we felt safe."
• "The atmosphere was nice and the room we hired out was well laid out."
• "The outdoor marquee setting was gorgeous."
• "The restaurant and interior is beautifully decorated and furnished with lots of detailing."
• "Lighting and Music sets a good mood."

Cons:

• "It's a glorified pub for Towie types and it's just not worth a visit for the food."
• "Music was a little loud for the table."
• "The noise was completely prohibitive to conversation over dinner."
• "People from the garden area next to the car park were walking through the restaurant area to use the toilets."
• "Would have been a five star but it was noisy, both in restaurant and the room."
• "Entertainment was in the form of a Stevie Wonder tribute, we found this to be a bit too loud."
• "Little to no social distancing could be seen here."

Value

Pros:

• "For £40 I wouldn’t say I was angry. Just disappointed that it didn’t live up to expectations."
• "Can not wait to go back prices so reasonable."
• "Excellent value Groupon deals available for afternoon tea."
• "Would definitely recommend for couples and families."
• "Very good food at reasonable price."
• "We had an excellent lunch there, pretty reasonably priced too."
• "Cost value for money."

Cons:

• "We paid what we felt was right and then left, we won't be going there again."
• "Food was nice but a little overpriced, as are the drinks."
• "I feel that this place is overpriced."
• "Just paid 16 pound for a 4 meat roast which came with 4 potatoes!!!"
• "Visited for my birthday treat it was our first time. Food and service all great however ended up with a parking ticket £60."
• "Good food as you would expect for the price you pay, unfortunately they use CPM in their car park and we got a hefty fine because I made a small error in my registration number."
• "AVOID unless you want a Parking Ticket."

Special Considerations

Pros:

• "Went out of their way to cater for my unusual food allergy."
• "The staff were very polite, friendly and helpful from the moment we entered to when we left."
• "We were then given time to look at the menu and was provided with the vegan and gluten free menu which was ideal for my girlfriend who has a few allergy/tolerances."
• "The staff were so lovely & helpful."
• "The waitresses were lovely very helpful and made great recommendations."
• "Its nice to walk into a venue and greeted with a smile."
• "Lovely atmosphere here because of lovely staff."

Cons:

• "Bizarre that the menu lists either Gluten free or Vegan, yet they are unable or do not want to cater for people with dairy intolerances?"
• "Our food order was not complete with side dishes missing, one food order was wrong."
• "Having booked as a family with accompanying children, they have no children’s menu."
• "Response from waitress when asking for a dairy alternative with my coffee was ‘we only do semi-skimmed milk’."
• "Vegetarian food is poor, though .... cheese, cheese, cheese."
• "Had the nut roast which was more of a sloppy Mexican with the burrito flavour as well?"
• "The next thing they gave my child pasta and used chilli pasta sauce instead of the kids pasta sauce."