The Locksbrook Inn Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Environment

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is great & it’s a very welcoming environment."
• "It's a pleasant outside space which filled up rapidly this sunny Sunday afternoon."
• "A lovely place, and especially lovely at this time of year."
• "The beer garden was lovely and caught the sun next to the river."
• "Very friendly service in a lovely atmosphere."
• "Located right next to the river its got a lovely seated area outside perfect for an evening."
• "On sunny days it’s definitely worth sitting outside next to the canal."

Cons:

• "The dining room was busy and this meant the noise level was up."
• "View wasn't great as there is a walkway/path beside the pub."
• "You approach it through an industrial estate and it does not look anything special."
• "Like most places nowadays, it had too many customers with dogs (and barking)."
• "A shame there isn't a play area for children."
• "The umbrellas aren’t massive so if you have kids maybe put a hat on them."
• "Would be made even better if some of the boat owners would tidy up their boats a bit though."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great food, good value, excellent service."
• "Enjoyed my meal as did the rest of the family."
• "The food came quickly and was fresh and excellent, we had burger and clams."
• "The food there was exceedingly good."
• "The food was abundant, tasty and well-presented."
• "The Sunday roast was incredible and the meat was cooked perfectly."
• "The food was perfectly cooked and deliciously flavoursome."

Cons:

• "I had the fish and chips and it tasted of frozen industrial food."
• "Sadly I was once again disappointed by the size of the vegetarian Wellington."
• "Menu now basic and a little dull."
• "Meat platter was terrible: ribs were dry and over cooked, pate was grainy and tasteless, salami forgotten and all served with dry, stale bread."
• "Chips were worse than McCains and the sauce was tasteless."
• "The food wasn't up to much. I had a chicken burger, the meat was dry and the bun was reheated and similar to cardboard."
• "The food was just awful! The fish and chips were dry, the chips were obviously frozen Iceland chips."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were amazing, friendly, and very attentive."
• "Brilliantly friendly. On hearing that it was my wife's birthday, the barman waived the charge for the coffees."
• "Pizza was great, quick service for food."
• "The barmaid was very welcoming and friendly."
• "The staff were very friendly, attentive and welcoming."
• "Friendly helpful staff."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Wrong food brought and then tried to argue it was right."
• "The service was very slow and they forgot about our drinks for a short period."
• "Good food but service we got today was unbelievably bad."
• "Water only arrived once out of six separate requests."
• "Unfortunately the restaurant seemed severely understaffed so everything took a while."
• "Service slow."
• "The service was a bit slow."