Darleys Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was lovely as always and staff were super helpful."
• "Had a excellent Sunday roast beef dinner it was beautiful.the starter garlic mushrooms was out of this world loved it."
• "Food was great, all good portions and nice and hot."
• "Fast service food cooked to perfection."
• "The food was exceptional, all 4 of us were so impressed by the food we all wanted to leave a review."
• "Food was beautiful, really good prices for the big portions you get."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and the service fantastic."

Cons:

• "The flooring, and the door leading to the toilets appear sticky."
• "Very poor food very very expensive beer."
• "Not a big fan of the food with an overcooked steak and undercooked chicken all in one mixed grill."
• "Used to use darleys a lot but in the last few weeks the food has gone down a lot had a beef curry’ not impressed!"
• "The portions seem to have dropped in size enormously."
• "Food was good but 1 staff member spoiled the experience, she was very rude."
• "The manager became a bit rude. Noted, will not be going there again in the future."

Service

Pros:

• "One of the best organised pubs I have been in, in these strange times."
• "Staff always friendly and some greet us like the regulars we are."
• "The service was great (helpful and friendly)."
• "Excellent food... and the staff are so polite and very friendly."
• "The service from Rik, Corey, Laura and a few of the other staff on shift that evening was brilliant as usual."
• "Service was brilliant & the staff were so helpful!"
• "Staff were very friendly and had a laugh with us all."

Cons:

• "Darleys rejected our booking for 5pm in case of walk-ins."
• "They have a curry night on a Wednesday but there is never any curries left by 5pm."
• "Had a mini mixed grill. Found plastic in my meat and they didn't apologise and didn't seem too bothered about it."
• "Staff didn't have a clue what was missing on their menu."
• "Guy on the tills completely messed up our order."
• "We were shocked to realise the pub were not honouring meal deals on the menu we were given."
• "The landlord was verbally aggressive."

Value

Pros:

• "The best part was being able to use triple-up tesco vouchers towards the good bill!"
• "Very well priced; party of 8 adults, many with starters or desserts, cost grand total of just over £100."
• "We thoroughly enjoyed the Friday special of two burger dishes for the price of one."
• "Love this pub, great food, reasonably priced drinks."
• "Pleasant staff, great choice and special offers."
• "Great family pub, child friendly and very reasonably priced meals."
• "Good prices as well."

Cons:

• "Very poor food very very expensive beer."
• "Waste of money was not even cheap for such a poor meal, £3 would be about right not £10."
• "Not impressed with this place... absolutely appalling."
• "No a great experience for food... it was not freshly cooked."
• "Recently gone down hill, last time was the last straw, they served turkey instead of chicken."
• "This is our local but don’t come much anymore because of the price."
• "Very disappointed with our food last night."

Atmosphere & Facilities

Pros:

• "Last two visits here have been really good... every meal was excellent."
• "Very clean and tidy. Separate bar for over 18's."
• "Pub was clean and welcoming."
• "The staff are friendly And the service is good."
• "A bit of a faff getting in and out as it's on a dual carriage way but worth it."
• "The pub grub is very good, A nice choice with daily specials and a good selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes."
• "Wonderful venue, nice and clean. Breakfast was lovely and reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Would have been 5 stars if they had an outdoor play area and the toilets were a bit better."
• "Ordered a medium steak from there mix it up menu. The fries was soaked with grease. And the steak was burned and overcooked."
• "The only issue I have is the entrance, I am in a wheelchair. The doors are manual and awkward to do."
• "Great to see it's had a makeover shame to see that kids have been completely disregarded."
• "Shame the children's area has been taken out."
• "My only criticism is that the pool tables were over 18, my husband and 16 year old son regularly play pool in various pubs and this is the first time I've come across this rule."
• "The food was not that hot and they forgot some of the items on a couple of the meals."