The Ring O' Bells, Compton Martin Reviews Summary

Ambience & Decor

Pros:

• "This pub is absolutely amazing. Such an interesting decor and old style look to it."
• "On arrival we fell in love with the fantastic child friendly garden and it had definitely received the green fingered touch it needed."
• "The children's play area is one of the best I have ever seen in a pub garden."
• "Amazing atmosphere with open fire and friendly staff."
• "A wonderful atmosphere along with some old world decor."
• "The garden is a great place to just chill and enjoy and the interior has a lovely olde world feel to it."
• "The outdoor space is beautiful, with an abundance of cottage plants and grass lawns that look out onto the countryside."

Cons:

• "Sadly, the live music, although good quality, was too loud for such a small space."
• "The setting was very dark and we found it very hard to read the menu."
• "The pea ravioli was awful - the texture was way off."
• "No milk sachets for tea and info sheet in room said there was a fridge...but couldn't find one."
• "We booked weeks ago and were placed in a room full of screaming kids."
• "Sat on a table outside was asked to leave because they were fully booked looked around to see at most 50% of the tables in use."
• "We cycled down ~15miles so we could enjoy a pint; when we arrived we found the BBQ kitchen was closed."

Service

Pros:

• "Had a lovely Birthday lunch, excellent food and service a big 10 out of 10 from all of our family."
• "Friendly happy staff. Clean and cosy room with some little extras."
• "Service was excellent, very attentive all night."
• "The manager and staff were great!"
• "Staff were very helpful and attentive."
• "The staff are warm, friendly and clearly take real pride in their work."
• "All the staff were fantastic, polite, helpful."

Cons:

• "Overall a poor experience but the reduction which was not asked for was welcomed."
• "No one came out to check if the food was ok."
• "Her attitude was very poor. She could have simply apologised with a smile and brought us what we had ordered."
• "Although they had no ice for G&T."
• "Our booking wasn't registered so we didn't have the polite courtesy of being shown to our table with a menu."
• "The waitress didn't know until after we'd ordered that both our first AND second choices at dinner had run out."
• "We were given a dessert menu and then no one returned for our order."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was just amazing."
• "Food is fantastic, the pub itself is lovely and welcoming."
• "Breakfast was made to order and delicious."
• "The food was great and the service was helpful, informative and responsive."
• "Food was amazing, fish and chips to die for!"
• "The food is fantastic. We were very impressed with the breakfast menu."
• "The food was amazing. Portions were plentiful and the gravy was delicious."