The Rock & Fountain Inn Reviews Summary

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Beautiful venue, oak beams, and floor boards, open fires, beautifully decorated."
• "Cosy establishment with many nooks and corners."
• "Cosy rustic kind of look inside."
• "A lovely atmosphere with a variety of people visiting."
• "The venue has a genuine cosy feel about it aswell."
• "Lovely atmosphere well worth a visit if you're in the area."
• "Atmosphere was welcoming and warm."

Cons:

• "Very busy."
• "Sat in courtyard which was noisy due to the adjacent main road."
• "Interior a bit dark and tables close together, noisy group next to us."
• "We were asked to wait at the bar where it was cramped and the literal walk way."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were helpful and efficient."
• "The service was also great- thanks for a lovely evening.😊"
• "Very attentive staff make this a must."
• "Staff go above and beyond to ensure everything suits your needs. Very helpful staff."
• "Service was very friendly and the quality of the food was second to none."
• "Excellent service from delightful young waitresses."
• "Staff were fantastic, attentive and helpful."

Cons:

• "45 minute wait to order drinks, waitress rarely seen."
• "Service on the slower side."
• "Wasn’t really expecting to have to go inside to request service."
• "Service was slow (not so much for food but certainly for drinks)."
• "Service wasn’t very good at all, waited 20 minutes after asking for the dessert menu no one came."
• "Waited almost half an hour after finishing our dinner for the dessert menus."
• "The staff were clearly overworked."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Starters and main courses absolutely amazing."
• "The belly pork was huge and absolutely gorgeous and the steaks we thought were bigger than the 8 oz advertised."
• "Food was beautiful, everything was cooked perfectly, no complaints from anyone."
• "The food was outstanding along with a varied menu and generous portions."
• "Food was very well presented and it was cooked with a definitive professional approach."
• "The food was excellent and the staff friendly and courteous nothing was too much trouble."
• "The food was awesome."

Cons:

• "The only fault was the cheese sauce on the cauliflower which looked and tasted as though it was out of a packet."
• "All the red wine I tried was dreadful."
• "Seabass totally devoid of taste."
• "Extra yorkshire pudding very hard to cut vegetables not cooked they came mixed-up in bowel if you didn't like anything in the bowle you had to sort it luke warm."
• "The whole experience was ruined due to the kids chunky fish fingers were served particularly frozen!"
• "Avoid the garlic mushrooms they were basically cream and mushrooms minus the garlic."
• "Definitely Avoid the lasagne it was vile completely inedible tasted of sour vinegar."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Excellent value for money, even the wine which is often extortionate."
• "Incredibly well priced for food of this standard."
• "2 courses for £14 or 3 for £18.50, and portions were very generous."
• "Amazing food at reasonable prices."
• "Great value for money, 2 courses for £12 of high standard pub food."
• "The food prices are reasonable £10 - £20 on mains."
• "Great food at reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Quite expensive on drinks though."
• "For the money I expected more."
• "Asking £4 for a dish of extra roast potatoes."
• "Could have gone to wetherspoons and got the same or better for half the price."