The Friendly Forester Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Lovely friendly staff, its the only place I have ever know where the lady apologised for interrupting our meal to ask if it was satisfactory."
• "Staff were friendly, didn't wait too long for our meals."
• "Staff are very friendly, courteous and attentive."
• "The staff were very friendly, attentive and covid friendly."
• "TONIE and TEAM were amazing!"
• "Staff were very welcoming and friendly throughout our visit, food was delivered with a smile."
• "Every staff member we encountered was friendly and couldn't do enough to ensure we were all ok."

Cons:

• "Seems some of the staff are so busy they don't have time to occasionally smile and acknowledge customers."
• "The gentleman that took our order looked like he didn't want to be there."
• "Had to wait a good while before meals were brought out."
• "The two zombies, sorry, barstaff were very slow and couldn't keep track of who was next to be served."
• "Only 1 bar man. Only 1 bar lady taking food orders."
• "Service at the bar was poor."
• "The staff seemed a little flustered as it was very busy."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and perfectly cooked."
• "Food was all good and great value too."
• "Great food at not unreasonable prices."
• "The food was good value for money- good selection of menu choices."
• "I had the jumbo fish and chips. Enormous. Beautifully cooked."
• "The food was good."
• "The food was absolutely delicious and red hot."

Cons:

• "Stopped doing the sizzling breakfast."
• "The side of mac n cheese was unbelievable (small) two table spoons in the pot."
• "The roast specials was awful."
• "My wife's fish and chips were also of a poor quality and was obviously frozen."
• "When the food arrived it was awful mine wasn’t even what I’d ordered."
• "We had to send the onion rings back as they were undercooked and soggy and the sausages were raw."
• "The steak was overcooked."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Plenty of covered seating and the sheltered booths were a brilliant idea."
• "The place was clean and tidy, the tables were cleared and cleaned down swiftly."
• "Lovely inside."
• "Really lovely, good value for money pub."
• "Nice and clean inside and outside."
• "The recent refit has brought the place up to scratch."
• "Very spacious pleasant restaurant."