The Plough, Scalby Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Honestly the best pie I've ever had!"
• "The food, esp the breakfast is really nice, and so are the cocktails."
• "Seafood was outstanding, hats off to Jon the chef and all staff."
• "Exceptional value."
• "Fantastic meal the food was excellent."
• "The mushroom soup with chestnut and sage pesto was inspired; the pinnacle of deliciousness."
• "Food was AMAZING!"

Cons:

• "The breakfast was a little dry.. add some beans to the menu guys?"
• "The tapas courgette 'fritter' was just battered courgette slices, not great tbh."
• "We enjoyed our dinner except the meat which was too rare for our taste."
• "The sliced carrots on that dish tasted grim."
• "Personally thought it a bit pricey had two meals different nights felt the gravy / maranaide was bit over powering on both meals spoilt taste of meat."
• "Scrambled eggs and hot smoked salmon was cold when it eventually arrived, the sausage of my partners full English had barely seen the pan and the bacon was salty."
• "Tasteless, forgettable fish in a greasy batter and thick, burnt chips."

Service

Pros:

• "24 people all served excellent food in one sitting without any delay."
• "Good service and reasonable price."
• "Very polite and helpful staff."
• "The staff were all very helpful, friendly and welcoming."
• "Great atmosphere, lovely food and super-attentive, courteous staff."
• "The staff were amazing, very accommodating, friendly and jovial, and made every effort to make our stay memorable."
• "Staff were very pleasant, helpful and service was great."

Cons:

• "Rather brusque lady waiter who exhibited little warmth and was rather cool."
• "Just experienced the most dreadful service in the bar, as we called in to book a room."
• "Service poor. I ordered starter and my friend and I ordered main courses. But all 3 dishes arrived together."
• "The service was indifferent, the food was poor and the bill was incorrect with errors and extensive overcharging that took two attempts to correct."
• "Lovely meal but inattentive staff."
• "One inattentive surly male waiter but other serving staff were great including those delivering from the kitchen."
• "The service was very slow."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Room whilst small is very well done, with everything you would expect for a deluxe including Dyson cooler which given the unseasonal temp was appreciated."
• "Lovely atmosphere and furnishings too."
• "Stunning pub decorated stylish."
• "Nice vibe and comfortable atmosphere."
• "The place was beautifully decorated, with comfortable beds, great shower, everything was outstanding."
• "Beautiful pub, and the Christmas decorations were far above your average locals efforts."
• "The décor is very pleasing."

Cons:

• "Would be nice if people in bar didnt stand so close to dinners!!"
• "Bar was hugged by 50 to 70 year old macho local men, many with egos the size of elephants and voices to match."
• "Also states parking on the website but is on street parking only."
• "It’s a little noisy and rowdy, you can’t hear your dining friends speak, some call it atmosphere. Not sure I would agree."
• "No on site parking."
• "Nice room but small and very dark with Limited lighting."
• "However, we were unlucky enough to get room 1, which was directly above a generator of some sort! Kept us awake most of the night!"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Top Restaurant food at pub prices, in a great atmosphere."
• "The food is higher priced than a lot of good pubs but was worthy in the past."
• "Price with drinks came to about £85 which we considered reasonable for the standard of food and the level of service provided."
• "Great food (at a reasonable price) and beautiful and comfortable rooms."
• "Considering that 4 of us had three courses and there were 2 steaks for mains I think that's pretty fair pricing."
• "Fairly priced for what you get."
• "The restaurant serves beautiful food and on our previous visit the chef was very accommodating to those who had special dietary requirements."

Cons:

• "At the price of £2.75 for a lemonade is beyond a joke."
• "The menu was nothing more than standard pub fare but at London upper league pub prices."
• "Personally thought it a bit pricey had two meals different nights felt the gravy / maranaide was bit over powering on both meals spoilt taste of meat."
• "We have stopped here on many occasions and have never been disappointed with the rooms although pricey compared to other similar."
• "Nice place didn't stay visited for meal personally thought it a bit pricey."
• "Fish and chips at £13.50 and you expect something special. It was not special at all."
• "Although I would say a bit over priced for the portion size, when your with 3 strapping lads a handful of chips just doesn't do it."