Swans Nest Reviews Summary

Carvery

Pros:

• "The carvery is just delicious."
• "Carvery was delicious."
• "The carvery was amazing meat so tender with home made Yorkshire puds and lots different veg."
• "Excellent carvery with three meats great selection of vegetables and sauces."
• "Carvery is fab good portions, drinks reasonably priced."
• "The carvery is undoubtedly very popular and good value for money."
• "Best carvery and puddings are amazing!"

Cons:

• "The carvery is £14.95, and was not worth that whatsoever; had it been £8.95, I wouldn't have grumbled so much."
• "I would rate this place as ok. The carvery I had was OK, but I think it was a little overpriced."
• "Carvery good choice of vegetables but all food not hot and little taste - expensive."
• "Food was awful. Carvery roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings must have been reheated several times and were dehydrated and chewy."
• "Carvery disappointing, meats dry."
• "Carvery dried out and we ended up with the rubbish left over."
• "Went for carvery on day off paid for drinks and food what a waste of money meat was so dry it snapped off when they tried to cut it."

Staff Service

Pros:

• "Great service, very friendly and helpful staff."
• "The staff friendly polite and very helpful, the swans nest is certainly an excellent place to eat."
• "The staff are all friendly, helpful, attentive, always smiling and all down to earth."
• "Staff very friendly and happy to split the bill too."
• "The staff are always friendly and efficient."
• "Excellent carvery and the staff are all very polite and helpful."
• "The staff were all very polite & looked nice, smart/presentable."

Cons:

• "Signs say table service only but everyone were ordering at the bar so we had to also."
• "The waitress disappeared on break for half hour."
• "The waitress who served us was either having a bad day or could do with trying some manners and a smile wouldn't have hurt either."
• "Staff clearly wanted to go, after 8:00pm, as they were all wearing sweatshirts, offered no more drinks and the restaurant got very cold."
• "Service is more than inadequate. Professional is not their strongest quality."
• "Really poor service, had to ask for menus and then for our order to be taken."
• "Waited a long time for drinks to arrive at table and waited a long time at dessert counter for service despite there being no queue."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Super location. Easy parking."
• "Nice seating both indoors and outdoors."
• "It’s huuuuuge !! Plenty of seating !"
• "The outdoor area is very cozy and beautiful."
• "It’s decorated beautifully for Christmas And so much effort has gone into it."
• "Having a really lovely visit at this beautiful old pub. It has beautiful stained glass windows scattered throughout and loads of intimate seating areas tucked away."
• "Lovely location, the canal is only a short walk away."

Cons:

• "Pub stuck in the 1970s including the music and the food!"
• "I found it to be dingy with not a lot of light, the furniture very old fashioned & cramped."
• "Drab decor - unchanged for years."
• "The restaurant is very dated."
• "Very dated interior and poorly maintained."
• "Stopped by for lunch and was so bitterly disappointed. Dingy, dated surroundings."
• "The place is a bit tatty round the edges which makes it even more attractive to me."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is absolutely perfect every single time!"
• "Friendly, i had cheesy chips and they were presented more like 'gourmet' style."
• "I had a beef baguette, which was excellent in taste and value."
• "Our food was really delicious. The beetroot burger was just so tasty. Everything was freshly cooked and well presented."
• "Amazing roast! Generous portions of meat, choice of meats and beautifully cooked spuds with perfect selection of veg."
• "Food was absolutely fantastic."
• "The food is exceptional."

Cons:

• "Absolutely unexceptional; a huge, almost-empty space with zero atmosphere on a late lunchtime."
• "The food got cold very quickly."
• "The cauliflower cheese was not good, carrots not buttered & tasted of mouthful of water."
• "The beef tasted as if it was just going off & had a really bad inspid vile odd taste."
• "The batter was soggy and the Cod was bland."
• "Food was awful. Carvery roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings must have been reheated several times and were dehydrated and chewy."
• "So very disappointed today having booked for lunch with a friend.I asked if the beef was tender & chef gave me a postage stamp piece to try but it was awful very very dry the turkey was also dried out."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Portions were good and prices were reasonable."
• "Service was good and food well priced."
• "lovely carvery good price."

Cons:

• "Think the extra £6 offer for dessert is slightly overpriced as a lot of other venues are less."
• "Yes it is a bit pricey but the Carvery is excellent with a choice of any 2 of 4 meats and about 7 or 8 vegetables."
• "Was going to have desert but decided the price was too much especially for the ice cream."
• "To start it was expensive £10.75 for a carvery."
• "Two desserts also good quality, but expensive at £6.50 each."
• "My only gripe is the price of drinks... Far too expensive."
• "Rip Off 2 pints of coke 1 pint of San Miguel and 1 coffee just under £18."