Bishops Lodge Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is amazing, great value, exceptional quite and presentation."
• "The food was fabulous and very tasty."
• "We both had the Pork belly. Can highly recommend it. Beautiful light crispy crackling with the tenderest pork."
• "Food all well cooked and very tasty Prices reasonable."
• "The Korean Pork is a stunning little dish, the burgers are juicy, and the Sunday lunch is fantastic value for money."
• "Absolutely divine! Came for tea with my mother and we decided to have a selection of small plates of dishes - Mussels; croquettes; garlic mushrooms; lemon sole and belly pork...all were absolutely to die for and spot on."
• "Fish and chips for main which the fish was brilliantly cooked with lovely crispy batter."

Cons:

• "Well today was my second visit first visit amazing food I ordered lamb had to send back very hard lamb and fat couldn’t even cut through it."
• "The king prawns were undercooked."
• "The soup was very salty."
• "The child’s trifle was not a trifle at all, it had stale bits of sticky toffee pudding or something and jelly and custard, no sponge or cream!! Shocking"
• "Food looked lovely however, it was flavourless, undercooked."
• "The fries were hard and undercooked with the soufflé."
• "Food was disgusting under cooked and burnt chips."

Service

Pros:

• "Always a nice visit, friendly, attentive staff who are always happy to help or chat or both."
• "Service was great, lovely staff that served with a smile."
• "The friendly staff help make the experience good."
• "Service was welcoming and friendly. I would not hesitate to return."
• "Staff busy but helpful and friendly."
• "Service was fantastic, staff were so attentive."
• "Service was 5 star and extremely efficient."

Cons:

• "Why book a table to then be stuck in a cold corner and forgotten about?"
• "Finished main course and 40 minute's later still no one asked if we wanted a dessert or even a drink."
• "The service was ok the staff just seemed to float around a little. like headless chickens."
• "Very disappointing Sunday Lunch. Cold, tasteless mashed potato on plate, cold tasteless vegetables in side dish."
• "No management in site, shocking service."
• "Service slow for drinks & food."
• "Very slow service. Waited 20 minutes for drinks to come to the table."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Nicely designed decor but a little cold in the restaurant areas."
• "The decor is exactly what you want - feels like home."
• "The outside seating area is beautiful."
• "Really relaxing atmosphere with some good views there."
• "Nice atmosphere and great decor."
• "Lovely popular place with interesting interior design."
• "The decor is soo quirky and fun."

Cons:

• "The whole pub needs a good clean, the tables were sticky and the chairs were dirty."
• "Terrible, so cold & chilly whilst eating our meal."
• "Menu seems to change frequently and are printed on sheets of paper which look awful."
• "Bit of a dirty pub however disguised by a shabby chic look."
• "The place is leaking water from the rain."
• "Toddlers plodging outside in the rain then climbing on upholstered seating, not good."
• "Service is appalling and the antics of staff is very inappropriate."

Value

Pros:

• "The food recommendations were great."
• "Absolutely amazing food. Pub meal prices and portions, restaurant quality food."
• "Lovely food at very reasonable prices."
• "Beautiful Sunday lunch all cooked to perfection."
• "Still not expensive which is always a bonus."
• "Really nice freshly cooked food that doesnt cost the earth."
• "The food is excellent at a moderate price."

Cons:

• "Paid more than what it was worth."
• "Got charged nearly 40% more just cos it was Father's day."
• "Meal had shrunk unbelievably felt like one meal was split into two tasted nice not value for money."
• "Overpriced.."
• "Drinks were a bit pricey."
• "The new chef can't cook a steak properly."
• "For a brewery pub the real ale selection is disappointing."