The Tickled Trout Inn Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "Cosy country pub with log fire relaxed atmosphere and great food."
• "Very quirky building with lots of nooks and crannies."
• "Beautiful location in a lovely village with lots of nice country walks nearby."
• "Lovely looking place with a warm country pub feel and nice beers on tap."
• "The pub was warm and cosy. Our table was by the log fire and also had some privacy."
• "Outside seating area is lovely, covered and heated so a great place to eat, even on a chilly evening!"
• "Monday lunch time in January, so not crowded. Beautiful, slightly out of the way, village pub with great food."

Cons:

• "The teepee was nicely done out with lots of seating and cushions etc but could tell they don't check these for cleaning it had loads of cobwebs and few spiders inside."
• "Carpet was wet and log burner didn’t work so got a £15 argos fan heater."
• "When eating because it was a hot day we where surrounded by dozens of flies."
• "The only downside is that the WiFi is very slow and doesn't really work and I had no phone signal."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good food, generous portions."
• "The food was absolutely delicious with plenty of choice."
• "Food is very good and fishy as you might imagine."
• "The food is of a very high standard and presented beautifully every time."
• "Absolutely lovely food and drink."
• "The food is amazing evening meal and breakfast, fantastic smoked salmon."
• "Food was delicious, James served us and him and the team couldn't do enough for us."

Cons:

• "The main course, Sunday lunch, was disappointing. It was not hot."
• "We did think though that some of the dishes were well over seasoned. Very liberal with salt sadly."
• "Chicken pate had no taste as all, looked like supermarket pate, beef was bland again no taste, very disappointed."
• "Fish over cooked... chips completely over sized. (more like mini jacket potatoes) and as dry as a piece of MDF."
• "Roast Pork undercooked, stuffing rubbery, Yorkshire's did not appear to be freshly cooked and roast potatoes were not and the gravy was very thin."
• "Main courses very disappointing with inedible veg."
• "The fish pie was very salty."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are really friendly and the food is great."
• "Even ordered a bottle of wine and was recommended a similar wine but from England (and cheaper) instead - the wine did not disappoint."
• "Great food, lovely waiter nothing too much trouble."
• "Excellent food, great service!"
• "Staff were very good and looked after us well."
• "Staff made us feel so welcome when we stayed for the night nothing is too much trouble."
• "The staff made the day! They were all so accommodating and very helpful, very well presented and always polite and smiling."

Cons:

• "No one took control and took time to discuss anything."
• "Kept having to ask for service."
• "A member of staff burst in informing us that our son had been throwing stones at her car and customers’ cars."
• "Service was on the slower side and felt a bit forgotten."
• "Despite just one table been occupied we were told they were fully booked."
• "Staff weren't very attentive and very slow."
• "Staff lack in communication and service. Extremely slow."

Value

Pros:

• "Value for money is super."
• "Also food bill more reasonable."
• "Prices were also very reasonable."
• "The lite bite menu was very reasonable too."
• "Very good service by pleasant friendly staff, and offering a reasonably priced menu."

Cons:

• "Poor value and lacked attention to the things that would justify the location and price."
• "Expensive pub fare."
• "The starters are quite expensive."
• "The final cost came to over £160 for 4 drinks (3 soft, 1 alcoholic) 4 starters and 4 mains."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Room very comfortable."
• "The rooms are well appointed and very well decorated with comfortable beds."
• "The hotel is decorated very well throughout and the room was perfect with a lovely modern ensuite bathroom."
• "A modern and clean room."
• "The rooms were really comfortable and really clean with a great shower."
• "Beautiful room, plenty of storage, lovely strong shower."
• "Our room was comfortable with all the expected trimmings, such a tea and coffee, hair driers and T.V."

Cons:

• "If you buy a pint at the bar it's £4.30 but if you have a table booked it's £5.10."
• "We had no fan in are room was way too warm too sleep."
• "The room was clean and comfortable, although a little small."