The George Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious, I had the steak pie and a definitely recommend it."
• "Stopped here for lunch - the food was absolutely great!"
• "The food is traditional English fare. Very good."
• "Food was lovely, although they were very busy so took a while."
• "The food was beautiful and portion sizes were extremely generous."
• "Food is the typical pub offerings but was excellent."
• "The food was amazing and reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Just eaten the blandest bit of pub food ever; two small bits of emaciated chicken balanced on top of some watery vegetables."
• "£7 for a sandwich made with the cheapest pre-sliced white bread. Not exactly great value for money, or particularly tasty."
• "Avoid children's pizza at all cost it was a bread roll cut in half with tomato puree and cheese on top - not a pizza and my child wouldn't eat it too hard to bite!"
• "The fish and chips were appalling. I've never had cod that requires a steak knife to cut through it before."
• "Food was shocking, ordered the burger but it might as well be a piece of charcoal! It was so burnt it was bitter, cheese on top was just a hard blob of something."
• "Food tasted rather poorly, with uneven hot & coldness."
• "Absolute garbage food which is also insanely priced."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were pleasant and cheerful, adding to the relaxed atmosphere."
• "Very friendly and helpful staff and I really appreciated it!"
• "All of the staff are very professional and friendly.... especially Angela!"
• "The service of your staff was top notch."
• "Staff were cheerful and attentive, food was excellent."
• "Service was excellent. Nice friendly atmosphere."
• "Waiters very warm and helpful, really make you feel at home."

Cons:

• "On complaining, the waitress was completely uninterested."
• "Feedback to the waiter was like talking to a brick wall, no apology or offer of an alternative."
• "Was quiet when we visited, sat at a table and a woman appeared behind the bar asking if she could help us. Not at all friendly and she seemed put out that we had sat down."
• "Service not brilliant, staff seemed stressed and came across as being a bit rude, condescending and not very friendly."
• "Terrible service, wrong food arrived, all meals turned up at different times."
• "Service was fleeting and one member of staff rather rude."
• "Incredibly slow service - had to actually waylay a passing waiter three times."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "Brilliant old pub dating from 1361, in a village that is often used for film and TV sets."
• "We loved exploring Lacock and surrounding and spending some time by the fire drinking mulled wine in the pub downstairs."
• "Get ready to go into a time machine and head back to medieval times."
• "A lovely Sunday lunch in the most beautiful of settings! The pub is gorgeous and cosy."
• "Very nice cosy little pub in Lacock."
• "What a cute pub in the middle of an idyllic small village."
• "Really nice location, the whole village is lovely."

Cons:

• "Outside area could have done with a sweep - litter blowing about."
• "Some benches outside can be a bit wobbly - have worn a few drinks there."
• "Ohh and don't look down the well! Unless you want to see rotting rubbish and beer cans."
• "It is freezing inside, maybe this is to be expected given the age of the place."
• "Continuously operating for 700 years!"
• "Absolute rammed with tourists."
• "Advertising online and on the A board outside that they are open. Only to find out once we had parked and walked over, that they were actually closed."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The menu is great, with reasonable prices and good portion."
• "Good quality food, cooked well and at reasonable prices."
• "The meal I selected was fish and chips and it was to a great standard."
• "Drinks were reasonably priced."
• "Parking. It has it’s own carpark."
• "Had a great experience."
• "They accommodated us and our enthusiastically noisy kids without notice and couldn't have been more pleasant or helpful."

Cons:

• "Not the cheapest of pubs so only stayed for one drink."
• "The portions were on the small side."
• "£7 for a sandwich made with the cheapest pre-sliced white bread. Not exactly great value for money, or particularly tasty."
• "Absolutely disappointed. Just been there as a part of a tour group and our meals were ridiculously small."
• "Slightly disappointed with value for money though."
• "Very small portions, with no taste."
• "Staff were lovely and food okay but portion sizes were disgustingly small for the price."