The Boot Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is excellent thanks to chef Hash and his team."
• "Nothing bad to say. The family and I all agreed it was top notch food."
• "The roast beef was just 😘👌🏽."
• "The ingredients were super fresh, and expertly prepared."
• "The food really fantastic all round."
• "The food was of a high standard with great quality produce and well executed dishes."
• "The food was cooked to perfection, scallops were amazing, beef brisket melted in one's mouth, the steak was fab."

Cons:

• "Sadly my choice of pork was really tough and dry."
• "Muscles were cooked in a very poor sauce, no depth of flavour at all."
• "The food was mediocre, over priced and definitely not worth waiting an hour for."
• "Starters arrived fairly quickly but then waited for over an hour for main course and when they finally arrived they were cold."
• "Monkfish was flavourless and overcooked."
• "The cod was ok, but nothing special."
• "Food mediocre - nothing special."

Service

Pros:

• "All staff were very attentive and polite."
• "The staff are all handpicked and a friendly professional team."
• "Your staff are amazing."
• "Service was very good as well."
• "Customer service was attentive but not overbearing."
• "The staff were professional, efficient and very friendly making it a great night for everyone."
• "The service was outstanding - friendly and attentive without being intrusive."

Cons:

• "Service was on the sloppy side."
• "We were let down by poor service, we asked twice for menus and it took forever to actually be served."
• "The service for drinks was quite slow and they forgot our coffee's."
• "Service was rather hit and miss, especially when got busy a drink order was missed."
• "Very slow and forgetful service."
• "Service started off really good but as it got busy we were forgotten."
• "The service was extremely slow it took more than 1 hour before our order was taken."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Near the canal so a great place to stop when boating."
• "There’s been a good outdoor area for the summer and a covered seating area outside for the restaurant."
• "Lovely pub with a nice garden."
• "Super comfy and cosy, lovely atmosphere and very nice food."
• "The pub itself is in a lovely rural area near a nice stretch of canal."
• "Outside area is fabulous as is the ambience inside."
• "The outdoor space is incredible with the choice of the gorgeous marquee area, cosy tepee and a stylish beer garden."

Cons:

• "They have rather flimsy plastic screens between the tables, which are too close together for effective social distancing."
• "We came as couple but were sat directly next to a large rowdy group of lads which ruined the atmosphere somewhat."
• "Unfortunately there was a group of rowdy men in the restaurant that spoilt our night."
• "No candles lit on tables outside so as soon as food landed, so did a swarm of flies and wasps."
• "Was lovely but my god it was cold even though they had the gas burning fire on in there and blankets."
• "It was beautifully decorated but by 7pm absolutely freezing."
• "When it came to mains it was dissatisfying."

Value

Pros:

• "The food is great value for a great portion size too."
• "The ploughmans board which was really well priced for what u got."
• "Other comments are saying it is pricy, I'd agree but it is definitely worth it."
• "The prices aren’t cheap but you do get good service and food."
• "Lovely food much better than your average pub food."
• "Really tasty and flavourful food."
• "The food here is always excellent and this time was no different."

Cons:

• "We just felt that we had been ripped off."
• "It's getting pricey here now though and there's a danger it could exclude those who need to be more careful with their money."
• "The cost of mediocre for four was £195:00."
• "The portion sizes have shrunk dramatically and the prices have escalated beyond where they should be."
• "A little overpriced perhaps."
• "Would have given 5 stars but prices on 'new menu' on website are not the same as the paper menu in the pub."
• "Told main food was no longer available 15 mins before cut off, then had to wait over 1 hour for a Sandwich."

Facilities & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The pub is charming and parking is very good."
• "Parking was free and spacious."
• "You can access the well maintained canal through the carpark to walk off the calories."
• "Lovely pub setting with bar area, restaurant areas and a pleasant outside seating area with teepee."
• "It's a proper village public house with royal icing."
• "The farmers market in the garden is also fab!"
• "The pub is coping well with observing socially distanced tables both inside and out."

Cons:

• "It is not heated and I used it just before the evening service start and it was not very clean. Paper on the floor, didn’t feel fresh, old and off centre toilet seat."
• "Seats need pulling out from edge otherwise material rests in your head."
• "It's been nearly 20 years since I ate here and from being a traditional pub it is now a pretentious eatery."
• "We had booked a table for 5:30 on Sunday 10 July - when booking we were not told the kitchen closed at 6pm."
• "I asked for ketchup with my alright, basic tasting burger and never received it."
• "You have to know where it is though as it's hidden away behind some trees."
• "We were never offered desserts we sat and waited half an hour before we called someone over and asked to see a dessert menu."