The White Hart Inn - Margaretting Tye Reviews Summary

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "The actual pub itself is maintained to a great standard and is freshly decorated."
• "Sat in the garden which was really pleasant, but the pub has recently been renovated and looks really warm and inviting."
• "It's a really nicely kept old Inn with original features."
• "The place looked clean, nicely decorated and had a spacious car park."
• "The pub had a cosy warmth about it, with obvious regulars in it."
• "Love the 'bubble' seating outside!"
• "It was a beautiful rural pub, I could have happily spent all afternoon there."

Cons:

• "It just felt a bit functional and lacked a cosy pub atmosphere."
• "No atmosphere."
• "The ambience of the restaurant is pretty lacklustre."
• "Living of an unmerited reputation. Needs to improve."

Service

Pros:

• "Big shout out to Courtney who did such a great job with our orders and was helpful and friendly."
• "Waitress was friendly & helpful, my husband was happy as an excellent selection of well kept real ale."
• "Staff were nice and polite throughout."
• "We were greeted on the door straight away by a lovely lady, who was very interested in how our day had been and she was very bubbly and smiley."
• "Service was perfect, Jemma was friendly and very helpful."
• "Staff super friendly, and the room was comfortable, beautifully decorated and had everything we needed."
• "The staff and owners could not have been more helpful and everyone had a great time."

Cons:

• "Rude manager/landlord, poor food, ridiculous security staff that need to go on a customer services training."
• "Walking out the bar, past 3 waitress, the manager and 2 bar staff, not one person acknowledged us, or thanked us for our custom."
• "When we arrived at the pub we were appalled at the level of disinterest we experienced from the staff."
• "It took over half an hour after arrival to take our order."
• "Having seen reviews in the paper for this pub I decided to book a pod for a Saturday evening... it took 15 mins for someone to acknowledge us at the till."
• "Once we had our meal we seemed to have been forgotten about."
• "Had to keep chasing for dessert menu, then desserts and finally I had to chase the teas 3 times."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was amazing, I tried Battered haddock and it was so delicious, crispy, fresh batter."
• "Fabulous meal this evening... Highly recommended."
• "A really lovely place, service was brilliant and food lovely."
• "The Sunday roast was excellent. Plenty of it. Lean tender meats with hot fresh vegetables."
• "The food was wonderfully presented and exceptional in quality."
• "The food was delicious and plentiful, we both had whitebait and I followed that with wonderful and huge fish and chips."
• "Food was really good on Sunday their respective roast is great value, big portions, well cooked and a great variety of meats."

Cons:

• "The food for all three courses was just above Luke warm, and tasted insipid."
• "The food tasted below average and the menu has lost all options that made The White Hart an enjoyable visit in comparison to other pubs locally."
• "Terrible food and very over priced would never go again."
• "Not a good experience my wife ordered lamb to be cooked medium 2 thirds was raw and very tough to eat."
• "Food was bland.roast beef sirloin was served without consultation assuming everyone likes their beef well done."
• "I had the burger and it was thick & dry and not presented well - small and very stingy with the bacon/tomato/onion."
• "The food was very disappointing we all ordered the lamb it was so tough and after being offered a sharper knife still couldn't cut through it."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Food was amazing, staff really friendly and nothing was a problem."
• "Food was great for adults and children all looked to be made on site."
• "The food was absolutely wonderful and the best battered cod I have tasted."
• "The meal was excellent, staff were good."
• "The food arrived nice and hot and plenty of it."
• "Went to new Tuesdays tapas night last night - wonderful selection and really tasty."
• "We hosted a 90th Birthday party this afternoon at the White Hart Inn and the food, venue and service were fantastic."

Cons:

• "Terrible food, no parking. Stinks of sewage."
• "The price for this meal was astonishingly high and not good value for money."
• "Not sure on alcoholic drinks prices but a standard coke was over £3 so be aware."
• "Really made me feel like I was sat in a Harvester, but with a premium price tag."
• "The food was lovely, slightly over priced but lovely."
• "Interesting plate style rectangular makes the food portions look bigger than what they are look closely and the portions are small."
• "Unfortunately one of the staff spilt a bit of a drink over a steak, and at the end the coffee was going to arrive so far after the dessert we decided it wasn't worth it."

Unique Features

Pros:

• "The White Hart Inn is a unique restaurant, from the dining pods out the front to the well laid out interior."
• "The pod is such a unique experience of outside dining that the weather cannot spoil."
• "Dined in one of the pods, would definitely recommend a pod."
• "The biggest draw for this venue has to be the outdoor pods. Very gimmicky but would definitely recommend."
• "Cosy looking outside pods, I haven't used yet but they always look to be busy and very popular."
• "They are also very dog friendly and made us feel really welcome."
• "Have a large area outside if you would like to eat outside."

Cons:

• "Had dinner in their outside pods which was a nice experience, but little cramped and certainly no more than 5 max to a pod!"
• "The chairs were too big for the table so I was not sitting infront of my place setting, we would have really struggled if there had been 4 of us."
• "Let down by the manager. We specifically booked a table by the fire place for a family lunch with our very elderly relative... This is such a let down and negative for the other staff who make such an effort and we will not return."
• "Unfortunately 3 of our 7 main dishes arrived incorrect/missing items."
• "The manager didn’t greet us or even acknowledge our presence."