Spring Tavern Ewell Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food presentation on the plate is very eye appealing...the seared salmon fillet was prepared perfectly."
• "The chateaubriand which was delicious and pretty perfectly cooked, the mushroom had amazing flavour."
• "The nourish bowl, which is an assortment of veg, plus a salmon fillet which was nicely roasted."
• "The food was fantastic and it came at a good time."
• "The meals and drinks were delicious and they all came out in great time!"
• "Both meals that we ordered were fresh and prepared with care."
• "The roast dinners are so lovely and come in very big portions so you won’t leave feeling hungry!"

Cons:

• "Don't bother ordering the pork belly dish with the scallops as two small scallops isn't worth £4 for."
• "The only negative is that the filet steak was medium, rather than medium rare."
• "Sea Bass was also over salted and roast chicken dry."
• "The chorizo was dry and solid the non existed sauce was sweet and bland."
• "The vegetables (actually 80% leeks) were unappetising. The Yorkshire pudding was soft."
• "The two roast vegetarian dinners were dried up and taste less."
• "The trio of roasts was poor. Half the listed ingredients were missing; no crackling and no stuffing."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were so attentive and friendly."
• "Staff were really friendly and efficient."
• "Our waiter Dylan was brilliant!"
• "Staff were very lovely, we had Maria & Luke who were very attentive and just overall made our experience perfect."
• "We were warmly greeted on our arrival by Luke and served quickly and efficiently by Bradley and Issy."
• "The waiting staff were really helpful, friendly, took great care."
• "The service was outstanding and me and my husband felt as if we were in safe hands."

Cons:

• "We arrived and were told that the table we would have preferred was booked for other diners. However, the table concerned, which was one of 8 available during our visit, was never taken!"
• "They forgot we were waiting for a table, they forgot our olives, we have to look around for the waitress frequently and they weren't busy."
• "We booked a table on Sunday (23rd) and it was immediately clear the staff was struggling."
• "We waited for over 40 minutes for lunch which when it arrived was less then warm."
• "The service is often quite slow too which is a shame (i.e. taking over 30 minutes to be given our bill so that we could leave)."
• "The service was very slow and part of our main was missing and I think our desserts were also forgotten about until we reminded the staff."
• "Our waitress was very poor, slow and forgot our order."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "We came for dinner, the restaurant was warm and welcoming with a roaring log fire."
• "Nice atmosphere as place was busy."
• "Atmosphere was warm and friendly."
• "Great atmosphere, polite staff."
• "Had a lovely lunch here on a Thursday, atmosphere was nice but given the time and day wasn’t busy, which for us was nice."
• "Absolutely lovely, food tasty and hot, service swift, lovely atmosphere, we had a great night."
• "The atmosphere had us in there for hours and we never felt rushed."

Cons:

• "I would advise against this seating area - the hexagonal tables are literally like being seated on a teeter totter & it was very precarious not spilling drinks."
• "The 'seat at tables' layout precludes wider social interactions."
• "Not a bad place for a local, but somewhat of a detached impersonal atmosphere."
• "There was a very odd atmosphere, the staff seemed really stressed and the service was not great!"
• "Being the only gastro pub in Ewell The Spring is taking an advantage charging premium prices plus service charge on top - in this case unacceptable."
• "The bordeaux had gone bad and was really sour which they rectified - so fair enough."
• "Beers OK, but little craft options."