Showground Table Table Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "service was great, good Covid system and enjoyed my meal"
• "The serving staff themselves are polite and efficient but they are worked off their feet."
• "Our server identified the gf guest (me) and said the Manager would personally take my order and serve me."
• "served by a lovely waitress, think her name was Caitlin she was friendly and efficient."
• "The staff are always super helpful and seem happy to work there."
• "The food was hot and fresh and was served by friendly staff."
• "Julie our server was fantastic, she was informative, bubbly and was a pleasure throughout the dining experience, she totally personified great customer service."

Cons:

• "Poor service, barman was grumpy."
• "Very slow service, new items on menu unavailable."
• "Service took half an hour to bring our food."
• "It took ages to get our desserts and bill and we had to flag them down for it."
• "waited 25 mins for quite clearly reheated food and not cooked to order as stated"
• "Service slow, people on tables near us also complaining."
• "Service was so slow we spent 3 hours in restaurant for two courses."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "One of the best steaks I've had in a long time."
• "The food is always a super standard and can cater extremely well for large groups of people 10+"
• "The food was good and came out at a good pace."
• "Had Mac n Cheese this time, new on the menu. It tasted as good as it looked."
• "Sunday roast was a choice of beef, turkey or gammon with a good selection of vegetables."
• "The vegan chocolate torte was also great."
• "The food was excellent, recommend the chicken forestiere."

Cons:

• "Absolutely disgusting from start to finish. Very dirty, food is abysmal even with low expectations."
• "the rump steak was riddled with sinew which rendered it too tough to eat for all but our dog"
• "The food was dreadful. I was served sausages that were still frozen and pink."
• "The food was horrible, over cooked. I had risotto, which was practically rice with raw peas and lumps of cheese."
• "When the food eventually arrived it was not good. Dry chicken, over cooked fish and really dry chips."
• "The meal was not hot roast potatoes were pale not crunchy and not fully cooked."
• "Bland over cooked food. Childs burger was inedible dry and over cooked."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Inside fabulous cold ❄️ air con ❄️..."
• "It was nicely airconned so that was pleasant, we ordered drinks and sat by the window."
• "Very nice inside was so good to sit in."
• "This is always a nice place to eat, especially for a good breakfast after sleeping at the Premier Inn."
• "Lovely place to eat and the staff members are really friendly."
• "The restaurant was nicely decorated, and had good ambiance."
• "Modern clean restaurant and bar."

Cons:

• "Toilets still poor and windows need a clean, in fact outside needs good tidy up."
• "Not a lot of atmosphere, very quiet."
• "Unfortunately we were met by no smiling faces, a dirty table, dusty shelves, and cobwebs."
• "The smell of urine was obvious before even entering the gents, inside to loo was a pair of soiled boxers on the floor, the hand dryer was so weak it was pointless."
• "Filthy was not the word we had drinks and left the tables and carpets were covered in food and carpet nor been hoovered and cleaned for sometime."
• "However, the atmosphere of the place is a bit strange and you could hear a pin drop."
• "Problems with fire door being used by people sitting in the garden, and making the eating area inside cold particularly for the older age group who visit."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "They always have offers on, so you can save 40% or thereabouts on each visit and you can earn points every time you go."
• "prices were reasonable and food was very nice."
• "There is a cheap deal for 2 meals, which looks good value."
• "The value for money is great!"
• "Very reasonably priced and decent size portions."
• "Food was pleasant and reasonably priced"
• "Good food, excellent value & service..."

Cons:

• "In our opinion not good value for money."
• "Not worth the price and definitely does not meet the standard of the other establishments that have the same name."
• "At £9.50 per head this is a premium price for second rate service and food."
• "Service slow, food is bland and parking expensive!"
• "Food is very overpriced in terms of the quality and portion sizes."
• "Plus they charge £2.50 for a tiny bowl of chips. Terrible avoid at all costs"
• "No kids menus were provided (despite clearly being seated with a child) so had to search and load up a menu off our phones."