The Clickham Inn Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Penrith

Address: B5288, Penrith, CA11 0BP, United Kingdom

Phone: +441768480024

Rating: 4.7
based on 136 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Food was delicious and prices were very good."
  • "Clearly home cooked, freshly prepared and large portions."
  • "The desserts were so yummy as well."
  • "Food is superb and prepared and served in an excellent way."
  • "The food was excellent, the portion sizes were good."
  • "All four of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals (chicken pie was amazing!)."
  • "The food here is a level above that in an average pub."
  • "Had roast beef Sunday lunch (£12) the meat was unbelievably tender followed by one of the best sticky toffee puddings ever (£6)."

Cons:

  • "Chicken special was awful, chicken was barely cooked and full of veins."
  • "Meatballs were also very dry and tasteless."
  • "The roast we had was very disappointing though. The beef was tough and they could have been more generous with the vegetables."
  • "Gammon with fried egg, bit of pineapple and some chips - tasted good but no salad/vegetables or sauces offered."
  • "The meal looked lovely but the chips were a little stale, my daughter's meal had a fly which was covered in the sauce."
  • "Unfortunately the flies outnumbered the customers by 3 to 1."
  • "Sunday lunch was pretty average, mains ok but tasteless veggies, desserts pretty good."
  • "Just discovered they actually support bloodsports and support there country bumpkin pals who still illegally hunt foxes."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were so nice and willing to help, the place just feels comforting."
  • "Service was excellent and the food was unbelievable!!"
  • "Staff were extremely friendly and the food was amazing freshly cooked."
  • "Really lovely atmosphere and they couldn't do enough for us."
  • "Staff are exceptional."
  • "Lovely Atmosphere, Cozy Fire To Warm Upto On A Cold Wet Day. Owner And Waiting Staff Were So Friendly And Helpful."
  • "Fantastic dinner. Really lovely food, wonderful desserts. Service is great with attentive and friendly staff."
  • "Amazing service and lovely friendly atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "Friendly staff with beautiful only downside was the long wait."
  • "Service was also very limited due to lack of staff but otherwise very friendly."
  • "Service a little disappointing though. After our main we were ignored to the point of us not bothering asking for the dessert menu."
  • "We did ask if we could be seated in the restaurant as the atmosphere where we were was not what we had planned for the evening."
  • "When we were first seated we were the only two in the room, well apart from a swarm of houseflies."
  • "There were about 16 of us and we had to preorder so we were expected but I felt that they couldn't be bothered."
  • "We did tell the waitress when she came to collect the plates and also the bartender when paying for our meal, no apology or gesture of good will given."
  • "What’s worse is they showed no customer service apology or didn’t seem in anyway bothered."

Atmosphere and Environment

Pros:

  • "A charming, authentic country pub serving great food at a reasonable price."
  • "If you're a gin fan there is absolutely loads of choice...you won't be disappointed."
  • "Lovely atmosphere and decor, would definitely recommend."
  • "Lovely atmosphere and dining, compliments to Andy our Chef."
  • "Really nice welcoming atmosphere and you can see the owners have put a lot of love into the place."
  • "This is a beautiful pub with a warm atmosphere."
  • "Very friendly and welcoming staff and patrons, cosy atmosphere."
  • "Lovely pub really nice staff and landlord, very dog friendly, great customer service."

Cons:

  • "If I was to pick fault it would be with dogs being allowed inside."
  • "Only issue the chairs we sat on were very low making the tables rather high even sitting on a cushion!"
  • "We were sat in the area to the rear of the bar - basically a very sad room with a large tv on the wall."
  • "Despite there appearing to be tables free in the restaurant we were sat in the bar area."
  • "It was now that our experience at The Clickham Inn began to improve as the landlady appeared and asked what the problem was."
  • "Just discovered they actually support bloodsports and support there country bumpkin pals who still illegally hunt foxes."
  • "We were again told that they were full so we would have to remain where we were."
  • "Only open for 3 pissheads. No food as got dominoes match later!"

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