Springhead Reviews Summary

Location & Setting

Pros:

• "Lovely tucked away, impossibly nice classic English hamlet location, opposite a stream."
• "Beautiful setting and the food was good, we sat outside and the play area was really good for the children."
• "Beautiful pub in in-front of a beautiful pond!"
• "Really nice pub in a most beautiful Village set in some really lovely countryside."
• "This was in a lovely setting. Views of the river and contendedly quacking ducks."
• "The hamlet surrounding the Springhead is extremely pretty, with a river - plus ducks - and lovely little cottages surrounding it."
• "Lovely view over the Dorset countryside and the White Horse."

Cons:

• "Having booked the table a few days in advance we were relegated to the uncomfortable area outside area accessed through the car park and up some steps."
• "Outdoor seating and play area quite lacklustre and in need of a rethink."
• "Let down by rotting benches and broken seats, untidy long grass."
• "The back garden, whilst have a good view of the countryside and the horse carved into the hill, wasn't wonderful on the evening we were there."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Our food was absolutely beautiful. We loved it."
• "The beef was cut about an inch thick, beautiful crust but still pink in the middle. All the veg was cooked perfectly."
• "We had the carvery and the food was amazing! Beautifully cooked and lots of options not your typical dried out meat and watery veg the veg was moist and dauphinoise potato was to die for."
• "The food was absolutely amazing. I have never had such a tasty roast in my life!!"
• "The nduja sausage roll starter is everything a sausage roll should be."
• "Stunningly good food, really flavoursome."
• "Absolutely fabulous, we ordered the fish and chips with mushy peas."

Cons:

• "As you walk through doors to main bar you are hit by fishy bleach smell. Very off putting!"
• "The food was half-hearted arranged, lukewarm and average."
• "The food could not have been any worse... All food was very bland."
• "Our lasagna had excellent quality beef but proved rather bland."
• "The food was arfull you couldn't cut the roast potatoes let alone try and eat them."
• "Just been for a carvery and it was awful, over cooked beef, undercooked veg."
• "The 'legendary mac & cheese' was only legendary for being the blandest thing in the universe. It tasted like they forgot to add the cheese to the white sauce."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were fantastic."
• "Service great and friendly as usual though, and a lovely place as such."
• "The food was outstanding! The service faultless and the pub was beautiful!"
• "A warm and friendly pub for us and our pet who was very grateful for his sausage!"
• "Food fresh and tasty and service excellent."
• "Staff were so friendly. Especially, Mollie was amazing."
• "Friendly staff, delicious food, fantastic service."

Cons:

• "The manager was extremely rude."
• "The food and the service need some improvement."
• "Not impressed with the sticky tables and the staff, won't go here again due to an upsetting experience- had high hopes, too."
• "Downside was the wait time, originally told it would be 40 minutes and ended up waiting 1 hour for the main."
• "Very poor service, cutlery thrown in middle of table."
• "Unfortunately, the service left a little to be desired."
• "Extremely slow and poor service."