The Trooper Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was delicious and the cocktails were gorgeous alongside the free flowing Prosecco."
• "We ordered the food and not long our starters arrived which were delicious."
• "The rest of the food was great."
• "Steak was cooked perfect and their marrow bone gravy is beautiful."
• "Nice selection of beers, and a good varied menu, we only had pizza but it was excellent."
• "Partner had beef rib for main. Big portion and cooked perfectly. Meat fell off the bone."
• "The food was amazing and we will definitely be going back."

Cons:

• "Terrible food and service was even worse."
• "Food was bland and to poor standard."
• "The Yakatori sticks leave a lot to be desired. Not sure why such a little dish is on the menu. There was more stick than meat."
• "Steak was overcooked and dry, kebab also dry, ribs full of fat."
• "Every course was cold."
• "Lasagne and pizzas are quite wet."
• "The main meals were poor and overpriced for what we got."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff attentive."
• "Izzy our waitress and all other members of staff were truly amazing and made our experience so special."
• "Staff were very accommodating to the needs of our family."
• "Our server Mia was very polite and helpful to us and the other guest's."
• "Lovely girls serving. Quick with the drinks!"
• "The staff were really lovely and accommodating."
• "The staff are very helpful and friendly."

Cons:

• "Service was even worse."
• "Service is non existent."
• "Waited over an hour for the food."
• "It’s not even possible to complain about your meal because the waiters do not check back and there is zero care."
• "No smiles, no pleasantries but equally not rushed off their feet."
• "Too busy to get proper service and the food was not up to standard at all."
• "Appalling treatment, food and service."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The venue itself is beautiful."
• "Lovely pub in terms of decor and ambience."
• "Lovely restaurant with a great ambiance."
• "It IS VERY busy at popular times and so is somewhat noisy with a great atmosphere."
• "The Pub / restaurant and surroundings are first class."
• "Atmosphere was so cosy, liv burners were on, music was nice, just really lovely posh pub environment."
• "Lovely place with good vibes. Beautiful countryside views."

Cons:

• "Resturant was freezing cold."
• "Only down side, if being very picky, as it wasn't busy, it did lack atmosphere."
• "The bar area is dirty and messy."
• "Dirty glasses, poor food and even worse customer service dressed up in a country setting."
• "Very noisy atmosphere, had to wait an hour between courses."
• "The restaurant was freezing cold."
• "The door kept being thrown open as the bar area kept getting smokey from the awful kept log burner which made an awful draft and became cold!"

Value

Pros:

• "Good value for the quality which is what counts for me."
• "Prices are also quite normal if you consider the food quality and the size of the dishes."
• "Well priced too for the amount and quality of the food."
• "Food was good value at £20 for two course's from lunch time menu."
• "What a great choice of steaks. They were perfectly cooked and seasoned."
• "Have to say the value for money was great."
• "The cocktails good value."

Cons:

• "Food n drink (£5.70 pint cider)Too expensive for what you get."
• "I paid £60 for lobster which wasn’t worth over £30 that came with chips topped with a slither of cheese."
• "The steaks were definitely overpriced for the quality."
• "Expensive for what you get."
• "Drinks are expensive."
• "Food overpriced."
• "£7.50 for a sundae which was majoritively cherries with 2 scoops of quite flavourless ice cream is a bit of a swizz."