The George Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Amazing steak huge hand cooked chips great service."
• "Food (Sunday lunch) was good, potatoes exceptional. Dessert delicious too."
• "Food was fantastic. Very tasty, large portions and very good value."
• "Food comes quickly and tastes just amazing, ordered fish and chips fresh and crunchy."
• "The food was amazing, well presented and absolutely delicious."
• "The food was excellent, had the dirty fries and a gypsy tart."
• "The food here is very good, with a menu of traditional pub fare plus other culinary varieties."

Cons:

• "Nearly £20 for 2 thin slices of dry, fatty beef."
• "One of the sirloin steaks were inedible due to how fatty/ gristly it was."
• "Just arrived back from spending £50 on worst meal we have ever had. Very disappointed and still hungry after 3 courses because we couldn't eat the food."
• "Main courses were cold and had been sitting around, my haddock with mustard sauce had a skim on top where it had gone cold and solid."
• "Main course disappointing, meat in pie very dry, pastry hard."
• "The lasagne was shocking, clearly just microwaved."
• "The roast dinners must be batched cooked. Undercooked potatoes, undercooked brussel sprouts, overcooked beef which was very fatty and burnt yorkshire pudding."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff was so friendly, polite and professional."
• "The staff are always so friendly. Helpful and extremely attentative when needed."
• "Service was very efficient, friendly and comfortable."
• "The service was friendly and efficient and sunny weather put the icing on the cake."
• "Absolutely delicious food. Service impeccable."
• "The service was faultless, the staff were attentive, helpful, thoughtful and cheerful."
• "Service was quick, attentive and pleasant."

Cons:

• "Stood at the bar for a few minutes and just ignored despite me being the only one there for a couple of those minutes!"
• "No one checked how our meals were."
• "Overall a bad experience on a rainy day where it wasn't even that busy, with no manager on sight and served by a bunch of teenagers."
• "The attitude of the staff leaves a lot to be desired."
• "Some of the serving staff seemed as if they couldn't be bothered."
• "Highly disappointed with the service and attitude. I won’t be retuning."
• "Service wasn’t great. We had to remind staff of drinks we had ordered as they took forever to come."

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "A nice old characterful pub with beams."
• "Lovely pub in a small village with a childrens playground and a good size car park."
• "Very nice country pub! Good sized beer garden with a playground for the kids."
• "A very cosy inn that has old style architecture with a great atmosphere."
• "With a large car park, outside seating and fenced play area, what more can you wish for."
• "Here we have a proper pub, off the beaten track, full of character, oozing charm and real people behind the bar."
• "This is a beautiful country pub."

Cons:

• "The place was almost empty by 9pm."
• "The parking was tricky because the spaces are tight and at strange angles."
• "It was a bit like a ghost town in there... there was us and one other table."
• "Evening was hampered as we were there for an 80th birthday and then a huge party was in for an 30th, we couldn't talk to each other it was so loud."
• "Whilst the food was lovely, it was completely spoilt by a bonfire next door."
• "Strange gender identification for the lavatories though."
• "Some cutlery dirty."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Reasonably priced, would highly recommend."
• "Amazing value for money."
• "Food is constantly good, large portions and friendly staff make this an excellent place to eat."
• "The mains were generously portioned and well cooked at a reasonable price."
• "Excellent value for money and the food was lovely."
• "Very good value."
• "Prices are reasonable if not on the cheaper side for the size of portions."

Cons:

• "It is on the expensive side compared to what you get on a plate."
• "On the slightly pricier side for pub grub, but it was darn good pub grub!"
• "Look, it's not cheap but you get what you pay for."
• "Very, very expensive drinks and food isn't particularly cheap, although fair quality."
• "For 2 people it was £78 so not cheap."
• "The portion sizes are huge, but we all thought it was very overpriced for the food that we received."
• "Definitely wasn’t worth the 10% tip automatically added to the bill."