The Fox And Roman Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Both the food and the staff were excellent."
• "Sunday lunch was delicious we all cleared our plates and the staff were very attentive."
• "The food they were serving looked delicious!"
• "The food was fabulous and the portions are very good."
• "Food was beautiful. One of the nicest steak & Gammon me & my partner have eaten from a restaurant."
• "The food was delicious, decent portions, hot & reasonably priced."
• "The food is outstanding, absolutely delicious, never had less than perfect."

Cons:

• "Had Sunday lunch, a busy time, but was disappointed. The food was, on this occasion, below average."
• "A simple curry dish (£20) was served with a congealed block of rice."
• "The rib-eye steak my partner had was very chewy, not like any rib-eye steak that I’ve ever bought and cooked!"
• "The lamb kebab was tough and full of gristle."
• "Starter portions were either tiny or, in the case of the soup, cold."
• "The roast potatoes cooked in beef dripping were anaemic and soft and veg of carrot and broccoli was flavorless."
• "The gammon was tough and full of sinews. The egg was overcooked and burnt."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were awesome with my family and couldn't do enough for us, warm welcome great atmosphere and even better food."
• "The staff are friendly and helpful."
• "Service was lovely, really friendly accommodating staff who made us feel very welcome and well looked after."
• "The staff here were very welcoming and accommodated my girlfriend, who has a disability and uses a wheelchair to get around."
• "Very friendly and welcoming staff."
• "The staff were very attentive & patient."
• "The staff are fantastic, friendly, fun to talk to and very helpful."

Cons:

• "After been seated by a very rude lady we asked if we could move as my partner's disabilities made it almost impossible for her to sit in the little alcove we were put in."
• "The staff were visibly embarrassed by the end of the night running through the list of sold out items with new guests."
• "That woman was rude, dismissive and generally humiliating to the staff."
• "The service was OK but he was a bit too in your face and loud and didn't know when to leave you alone."
• "However many of the items on the menu had run out at 7:30 on a Friday night."
• "The service was very slow."
• "We did pass these comments on to staff, but nobody seemed to care."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Lovely pub - decor and ambience inside is brilliant."
• "No parking issues and the garden is a bonus."
• "Nice buzz when we ate there with friends on Saturday night."
• "It has a nice friendly relaxing atmosphere."
• "The interior gives a homely comfy vibe."
• "The pub itself is welcoming and cozy."
• "Lovely atmosphere, staff pleasant and locals welcoming too."

Cons:

• "Occupied a rather awkward table, at the bottom of the stairs, clearly selected as a table really too confined for four."
• "We were offered a table for 2 in an alcove which wasn't large enough so we were moved into the corridor which was cold."
• "Granted it was the coldest it's been this year outside but we were sat in a real wind trap next to a door that people frequently used to go outside."
• "The hostile miserable atmosphere there really does ruin it."
• "Only off putting thing was the noisy race goers."
• "The atmosphere, although not busy was pleasant for this time of day."
• "It ruined our family night out which was very disappointing."