The Stone Trough Inn Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "Cosy country pub."
• "Dog friendly in a beautiful rural setting."
• "The Pub is surrounded by beautiful views and the interior is cosy and welcoming."
• "The pub setting is beautiful, location, location. Views are to die for."
• "This is a beautiful little pub in a wonderful setting."
• "Lovely pub in beautiful village. Great indoor and outdoor space."
• "This pub is in a beautiful setting, I can imagine it would be perfect on a hot sunny day."

Cons:

• "The outdoor room seemed a bit cold in atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is lacking in terms of seating, where most of it is closed off and not in use for the best part of the days."
• "Unfortunately we were sat on a table near the door to the bar and everytime the front door was opened we got a cold draught."
• "Was quite cold not the warm cosy pub you'd associate the building with."
• "The conservatory souless."
• "The welcome was poor, and very little atmosphere."
• "A bit noisy at the bar from a group of lads drinking loudly so we moved to a quieter area of the restaurant."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were all helpful and friendly, solving any little issues."
• "Warm welcome, friendly staff, great atmosphere."
• "Lovely attentive manager and staff."
• "Staff were lovely and attentive."
• "Staff were pleasant and helpful."
• "The staff were great, the food was tasty and the plates were hot!"
• "Staff were really helpful and friendly. Service was quick."

Cons:

• "Only one bar staff. Waited ages to be served."
• "They were busy and service was a little slow."
• "After over 30 minutes of waiting we had to remind a waitress that we had not been brought the dessert menu as requested."
• "Slow service. Short staffed."
• "Had to get my partner to go to the reception desk to inform staff, as staff not available to inform as I was not feeling comfortable drinking from a glass half filled with ice cubes."
• "The service was very slow, and again the staff were not very attentive."
• "Staff very polite and friendly just had to wait for a few minutes for our table as we were early."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Absolutely one of the nicest pub meals I've had for a long time. Scallops cooked to perfection."
• "The Sunday lunch was absolutely beautiful, everybody really enjoyed their meal."
• "Marrowbone ale pie with powerful flavours."
• "The food was brilliant and well thought out."
• "Amazing food, brilliant menu and great value for money."
• "The pies were delicious and proper pies and packed with steak."
• "The food was very high quality."

Cons:

• "The batter on the fish was not like others served on other tables!"
• "My roast was stone cold. Sent it back and had to wait 20 minutes for a new plate but then the beef was too tough to eat."
• "As for the food, it was not great, and there was a lack of vegetables, unless you paid extra for 'heritage' carrots, or a salad."
• "The oil the chips were cooked in needed changing the chips were flabby and flaccid and rancid."
• "Had soup as a starter which was bland and didn't come with any bread."
• "The homecooked chips were limp and tasteless."
• "We had the steak and Yorkshire blue cheese pie which was minuscule with no flavour."