Honey Pot Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was all served together and it was absolutely delicious, the puddings were to die for."
• "Food was excellent! Portion sizes were just right! The presentation of the food was visually stunning."
• "Both times the food was absolutely amazing. It was obvious that everything was fresh and homemade."
• "Absolutely gorgeous homemade food."
• "The food was so good, we've found in restaurants with large menus they don't always get things right but our order was midweek lamb roast, pizza, spaghetti Bolognese and fish and chips all of which were to an amazing standard."
• "Food was amazing, the parmos were out of this world."
• "The food was amazing, the gravy was the best I've ever had in a restaurant, as good as my nanas from so many years ago."

Cons:

• "Grandsons had toad in hole which to be honest was a bit dry and overdone."
• "Steak dry, chips lack lustre, peas and mushrooms barely cooked."
• "Portions were large and food was average."
• "The quality was poor. Really let down with it. It was cooked medium as requested, however the steak itself was of poor quality. Very little taste and tough. The peppercorn sauce was also very watery and not much flavour."
• "yorkshire pudding wasn't homemade sausage tasted like grizzle of the pavement"
• "ordered a pizza which was 100 percent a frozen stuff crust pizza"
• "steak was too fatty only half an inch meat on it was too chewy"

Service

Pros:

• "Everything came out quickly and was hot, despite the volume of people eating. Gravy was also Home made and very nice."
• "The staff and warm and welcoming, so accommodating and the place feels olde worlde in a really comfortable way."
• "The staff are very friendly and welcoming."
• "Really friendly staff, and lovely cosy interior."
• "The staff were really friendly and helpful."
• "Excellent service bar staff 10/10 can't do enough for you the young lad went out of his way for us."
• "The staff were super busy but that didn't stop their friendly manor and chattiness."

Cons:

• "Not very welcoming. Young man behind the bar seemed completely disinterested in delivering even a mediocre level of customer service."
• "Customer service staff chewing on a toothpick no acknowledgment we were there"
• "an unhelpful, belligerent young man behind the bar"
• "However the service was frankly poor. We waited for an hour after placing our order, then to be told that they had forgotten to cook it, and were only starting then."
• "Poor slow service 40 minutes until drinks arrived, food served with no cutlery or condiments."
• "the young barman was very arrogant"
• "Waiting at the bar for a drink was the longest wait ever."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "A wonderfully old building with quaint details in every corner."
• "The place was amazingly decorated and gave me a lovely British feel."
• "Child friendly and nice decor."
• "Lovely, country pub with an extensive, mid priced menu"
• "Lovely pub with character."
• "What a charming wonderful olde world style pub, the oak beams are a big feature with lots of fine furnishings placed strategically placed around, the atmosphere is very nice with good background music."
• "The pub it’s self is gorgeous and feels really homely."

Cons:

• "The toilet block was the other side of the pub."
• "Only down fall is that the place needs a good dusting and the front door/ gents toilet door needs to not slam."
• "Decor is looking a little tired, rubbish on car park and some could also be seen through window near gents toilets."
• "The beer garden was either non-existent or buried beneath a forest of weeds, with only broken plastic table to sit at."
• "Place is a bit run down and could do with some investment."
• "The top of our table was completely loose and tipped up if you put any weight on it, the floor under the table was dirty, the lighting was poor and the menus were falling apart."
• "In the meantime there was a barrage of fly's in the venue... The entire meal we were fighting off fly's which was spoiling the entire experience."

Value

Pros:

• "Value fir money, would recommend as we're going back on Thurs for evening meal to finish off our holiday!"
• "Fabulous food! Portions are tremendous...even though we were visiting at peak time, the food was spot on."
• "Food was soooo good... Homemade cooking and so reasonably priced."
• "At just over £12.00 for a large portion there's nothing to complain about."
• "Also the prices are completely reasonable."
• "The portion sizes are big and don’t break the bank."
• "Great choice of food fairly reasonably priced and huge portions."

Cons:

• "We won't ever be returning until it changes owners - avoid at all costs!"
• "wouldn't recommend to anyone TERRIBLE"
• "will not be coming again ever"
• "We paid £20 to stay on the campsite here. Thought it was overpriced."
• "Tables dirty. Medium rare steak came very well done, priced expensive."
• "If you're after expensive prices for frozen Aldi/Iceland food then this place maybe for you!"
• "This place really needs some serious TLC."