The Taverners Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Best burger I have ever eaten and probably will ever eat, full stop."
• "The food fabulous, simply fabulous."
• "The Suet crust pie is lovely, the rich gravy has flavoured the soft walls of the pie while the outer crust has a wicked crunch and real bite to every mouthful."
• "The food was delicious, I had the beef burger and my son had the kids burger which was massive and well appreciated."
• "The food was the best on the island, I had fish and chips, the fish was clearly fresh, light and perfectly cooked with a side of homemade tartar."
• "Food was extremely tasty and good portions."
• "The food was absolutely flawless and we love that it's super-local as well!"

Cons:

• "Food not as good as last year."
• "Roast potato was overdone. Difficult to cut through."
• "Couldn’t believe how salty the food were! Even chips were covered in salt."
• "Food however was a huge let down. Chips were beautiful but fish was very chewy and batter was greasy and rubbery."
• "The roast potatoes were grossly overdone - I literally couldn't cut through them."
• "Had the special Goan veg curry, very bland, rice was American long grain rice not basmati."
• "Terrible pie. Dry, no gravy not a patch on other pubs."

Service

Pros:

• "They are very knowledgeable, polite and friendly."
• "Friendly attentive service."
• "Staff was excellent, very polite and helpful."
• "Staff are amazing."
• "Very helpful and welcoming staff members."
• "The wait staff were very professional and respectful of our personal space."
• "All the staff were friendly and welcoming."

Cons:

• "Waitress forgot to mention the specials."
• "We didn't get attention from the service after we ordered."
• "We did have to ask for the wine and a spoon for the mussels."
• "The 'atmospheric gastropub' was also empty, we were told to call ahead and pre book but we were the only ones here?"
• "Service was a little slack, didn’t replace cutlery after starters and before main course and didn’t ask if the food served was ok."
• "Service was rather slow and also clearing up after the meal."
• "Complained to a member of staff who said he would tell the Chef but then we never saw him again."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very attractive building in the middle of town."
• "Very pleasant, relaxed atmosphere (we sat in the spacious bar with our dogs)."
• "Lovely relaxing atmosphere and very nice staff."
• "Very much child friendly, with a lovely beer garden out the back with play equipment to keep little ones happy."
• "Nice atmosphere, quirky building layout that has a lot of charm to it."
• "Really friendly atmosphere, food best on island."
• "A very good atmosphere still capturing the authentic English pub ambience."

Cons:

• "It was a bit of a shame that there was a lot of workmen fixing up the garden area so this was completely unsuitable to sit in on a hot sunny day."
• "The 'atmospheric gastropub' was also empty, we were told to call ahead and pre book but we were the only ones here?"
• "The inside/decor is fine, but a bit tired, a spruce up would make it 5 stars."
• "The establishment is from the 80s and needs to be demolished. Awful interior with horrible artex walls and ceilings."
• "Some of the things on the menu were sold out."
• "Completely let down by the sneaky, undisclosed 'service charge' shafted on you by the owner during payment."
• "Only problem is limited parking facility."

Value

Pros:

• "We paid about £70 for two adults and two children, for mains and drinks only."
• "Food was delicious and good value for money."
• "Best food I have had in a long time."
• "And extremely good value for money!"
• "At only £20 each it was well worth the price."
• "Great food at a good price."
• "Extremely fresh and tasty good at a reasonable price."

Cons:

• "Very limited choice for children (4 options of which two were fish)."
• "Not exactly an expensive meat."
• "The tiny amount of food we did receive was very nice, but grossly overpriced."
• "Don't go if you're hungry! We went for Sunday lunch and received pitifully small portions."
• "Mains have definitely got smaller over the years, and mine was missing its black pudding."
• "Tasty food, but why o why there was so little meat on the beef short rib."
• "The main course was abominable! Overcooked roast potatoes which were so well done there were hardly any potato left to eat."