Chequers Inn Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Ventnor

Address: Niton Rd, Rookley, Ventnor PO38 3NZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441983840314

Rating: 4.4
based on 287 reviews.

Facilities

Pros:

  • "They have a massive kids play area and a games room."
  • "Also need to mention the fantastic facilities for kids. Big outdoor play park and a games room."
  • "Good pitches with water & electricity."
  • "Electric, water & waste disposal on site."
  • "Liked: Water and electricity to every pitch."
  • "Fantastic out door play area for kids."
  • "Huge garden and play area for children."

Cons:

  • "No toilet block, only portaloos in the pub car park."
  • "No wifi on site but free in pub needs to be available on camp site."
  • "All have electric and claim to have water but we tried 3 taps and no water was forthcoming."
  • "Portaloos were pretty bad. Def not cleaned the 3 days we were there."
  • "Limited facilities (2 portaloos with no handwashing facilities)."
  • "No toilet or showers but you are able to use the toilets in the pub during opening hours."
  • "No toilet or shower block so we thought it was a little expensive."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Despite being busy the staff were very attentive."
  • "The service was also very good, very friendly staff."
  • "Staff were friendly and very polite."
  • "Service was excellent and friendly staff."
  • "We cannot praise the staff enough, the service was fantastic."
  • "All the staff were very friendly and accommodating."
  • "The staff were very accommodating & friendly, which made the whole birthday."

Cons:

  • "Absolutely terrible service from staff!"
  • "Our mains took an age to arrive, over an hour from when we ordered."
  • "However, the staff were unattentive and slow even though there was barley anyone there."
  • "When going to pay for the meal I was totally ignored by a female member of staff."
  • "Service slow kept having to look for bar staff."
  • "The staff where slow as before and it seemed like they and the kitchen were overwhelmed even tho it wasn't full."
  • "Waited a while for the bill and found the waitresses were not as attentive as they could have been."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The haddock was very large and the prices were not too bad."
  • "Food for lunch was amazing."
  • "The burger was cooked perfectly. It was juicy and packed with plenty of flavor and herbs."
  • "10/10 for our sirloin steak. Cooked to absolute perfection."
  • "The food was delicious... For all of us!"
  • "Food was outstanding, probably the best we had on our holiday."
  • "Absolutely delicious food, variety to suit all tastes."

Cons:

  • "Disliked: The barking dogs throughout the night (next doors)."
  • "The roast potatoes were not crunchy, they were either anaemic or burnt."
  • "The food however wasn’t great …..we had the carvery and many items seemed to be undercooked."
  • "Would not go again for a roast I'm afraid."
  • "My ribs were dry and flavourless!"
  • "Roast is served from carvery. Food was bland, vegetables overcooked."
  • "The food wasn't the best, lasagne was a bit like dog food if I'm brutally honest."

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