Hare & Hounds Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Lovely pub that has a relaxed atmosphere with great food, especially the carvery."
• "High on value and a great experience."
• "This place is a beautiful location. The staff are so warm & welcoming."
• "They have a nice fireplace and generally a nice atmosphere."
• "A great old fashioned pub with friendly staff, good food at reasonable prices."
• "The pub itself is situated in a beautiful position looking down towards Sidmouth."
• "The atmosphere is nicely rustic with beams across the ceiling."

Cons:

• "I can only describe it as ROUGH. Old tatty tables, chairs and bonquets."
• "A little cold and draughty in our corner and fire could have been stoked and fed a little more often."
• "Nice location and good garden but lots of flies inside."
• "Couldnt get a table inside so sat outside under a wooden cover. Very cold and felt a bit isolated and 2nd class!"
• "Might be a little too busy and noisy for some and certainly very warm as you might guess."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very attentive, and even though it was a busy evening, nothing was too much trouble."
• "Staff friendly efficient and curtious."
• "Staff are friendly and helpful and always willing to please."
• "The staff are always pleasant and happy."
• "Staff are super helpful."
• "The staff were very welcoming and professional."
• "Staff here were amazing, coping with us, their regular customers and several failures of power supply!"

Cons:

• "The bar staff seem lacking in knowledge of drinks and are all young."
• "So... dogs in the beer garden but abruptly told NO, you can't take your food outside because there is no staff!"
• "Low stars because we had a really rude staff member yesterday."
• "Staff were very rude to my friends."
• "As we left, no one said goodnight, thank you etc, they used to before, and staff were at the serving dishes picking meat off the dishes didn’t look very professional."
• "The person carving the meat wasn't wearing a apron or gloves and touched peoples food on several occasions, no hand washing/anti bac after answering the phone or after touching food either."
• "We were absolutely astonished at their absolute lack of any kind of polite customer service."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Absolutely amazing food!"
• "What a fabulous carvery. Ranks in my top 5 which is a very exclusive club... well done 👏"
• "We also ordered a takeaway roast dinner which was very good."
• "The carvery was excellent, possibly the best we have had and very reasonable."
• "Amazing food! We had a carvery, and the meat was melt in your mouth."
• "The food was excellent and reasonably priced."
• "The meat is succulent and portion generous, potatoes are crisp and fluffy, there is the widest selection of vegetables, all beautifully cooked, including cauliflower cheese."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the meal was incorrect that we ordered and whilst they offered to correct it we had already waited 40 minutes for the meal."
• "The lasagne was microwaved that much it was a thick burnt crust on the bottom and boiled over that much it was dry."
• "Really disappointing meal what started like it looked quite nice, we returned to our table and found a hair in our meals."
• "The food quantity was huge the taste was alright. Nothing out of the ordinary."
• "The meals were ok - yorkshires were soggy and meat was quite fatty."
• "The cherry cheesecake has never seen a cherry in it's life."
• "The 3 carvery could only be described as over cooked dry meats and raw veg."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Reasonably priced and a good amount of food."
• "Good price - Easy 5 stars."
• "Cheaper by several pounds than almost anywhere making this pub outstanding value."
• "Excellent value for money."
• "Food very good reasonable price."
• "Reasonable prices and well worth the money."

Cons:

• "This is not a cheap place for a carvery!"
• "Thick and dry chips and not particularly cheap for basic meals."
• "A pint of heineken came to £5.50 and I didn't see anywhere a listing of prices for pints and soft drinks."
• "Puds were gorgeous, but a tad eye watering in cost (£8) maybe a little smaller cheaper option?"
• "Had a extra baguette which I thought was expensive for £3.00."
• "Drinks seem expensive and have been told, but cannot confirm this, that the sweets are expensive as well."

Facilities & Extras

Pros:

• "Facility's are very clean and accessible. Baby changing facilities are adequate to get the job done."
• "Added bonus of dog friendly."
• "They have a small kids play area outside which was a bonus."
• "Large car park with outdoor area and facilities for kids to play."
• "Plenty of space outside for the kids to run around and play on the play equipment."
• "Lovely traditional pub with a great outside play area."

Cons:

• "Don't bother if gluten free. Their website advertises gluten free but this basically means do without."
• "They are dog friendly, but only in the bar. We booked weeks ahead telling the pub we had a dog."
• "It's dog friendly and has decent seating area outside with kids play area."
• "Kids meals were cheap and not great."