The Fox Inn Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Ambiance

Pros:

• "It's a big pub with a large beer garden at the front with an outside bar which is great on a nice day."
• "Staff are great, beer choice is good and lovely building."
• "The staff were also friendly and helpful making for a relaxed and fun atmosphere despite the difficulties of social distancing."
• "This place is comfy, welcoming and professionally run."
• "It's also dog friendly, with a lovely pub dog and regular dogs."
• "Set in a stunning village, with beautiful walks all around."
• "The pub feels like a private, beautiful, hidden gem - reserved only for the local farming community."

Cons:

• "Very dirty high chair."
• "Only slight negative is not so nice an ambiance as I like."
• "The only let down was the beds in the room which weren’t massively comfy, the mattress felt old with ridged sides."
• "Sticky table."
• "The service was unfriendly. The staff didn't seem to care much and didn't know much either."
• "Dead plants on the window sills and dirty windows."
• "There was a puddle of dog wee in the middle of the room."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food locally sourced from the farm across the road, so very fresh and so tasty."
• "both the food and service is just bliss"
• "The roast beef, was the most delicious, melt in the month roast I've ever had."
• "Their hazelnut and chocolate cheesecake was to die for....it was like a ferrero Roche cheesecake."
• "Best steak and ale pie my dad has ever tasted! The buttermilk chicken was 10/10."
• "Our meal was hot, freshly cooked and used quality ingredients - quality fish and hand cut chips."
• "The food was hot and was really tasty."

Cons:

• "Very dirty high chair."
• "Poor waitress when approached chef only explanation was it's at temperature."
• "£8 for a lamb kofte starter that consisted of two sad and phallic looking lamb “sausages” on sticks."
• "The food was OK but some of the veg were practically raw!"
• "The mash tasted like frozen mash or was over mixed the veg tasted like yesterday's heated up and it was sour tasting."
• "Small starters. Mainly lettuce small meat offerings."
• "the chicken burger and beef burger were only just edible"

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are great, beer choice is good and lovely building."
• "The staff were also friendly and helpful making for a relaxed and fun atmosphere despite the difficulties of social distancing."
• "Our waiter provided excellent service along with a great sense of humour."
• "The staff are a young team but boy they know how to run it."
• "The staff are extremely friendly and efficient."
• "Julie and David were the members of staff behind the bar and they simply couldn't do enough for us, super polite and were as charming as the Pub and location was."
• "The staff member was very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Poor waitress when approached chef only explanation was it's at temperature."
• "The service was unfriendly. The staff didn't seem to care much and didn't know much either."
• "First impressions of the bar staff were not too good, as there was no welcome greetings or banter."
• "Service is slow even when the restaurant area is quiet, the staff all seem to congregate near the bar / kitchen as tables waited a long time for drinks orders or plates to be cleared."
• "Service was pretty poor. It was very slow, even when the restaurant was half empty but got even worse when full."
• "Staff eager to please but not very knowledgeable about menu, need a bit more training."
• "Some of the staff were nice but others were abrupt and obviously stressed out."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Very nice rooms with an extra comfy bed."
• "So glad we picked The Fox Inn, surrounded by beautiful countryside, rooms very comfortable."
• "Pleasant, comfortable rooms...great place."
• "Room was very VERY clean with lots of space."
• "The rooms are very clean, pleasant and comfortable."
• "Our room and my parents room were lovely, nice big beds, spacious and good showers."
• "The rooms have recently been refurbished and are clean, light and airy with very comfortable beds."

Cons:

• "Overall it was ok but it was very annoying there was no wifi in the rooms"
• "The only let down was the beds in the room which weren’t massively comfy, the mattress felt old with ridged sides."
• "The bed was really uncomfortable too."
• "Only worth a quarter of the price charged, but the 90 minutes wait for the food really makes that too expensive."
• "The service was unfriendly. The staff didn't seem to care much and didn't know much either."
• "There was a puddle of dog wee in the middle of the room."
• "The breakfast room was covered in spider webs and lots of flies hovering around."

Value

Pros:

• "The drinks are reasonable."
• "Fabulous location, great food, very helpful staff and good value for money."
• "Great value for money."
• "Very fair pricing."
• "We've had take away fish & chips which were great, you get a slight discount for take out."
• "food is just beautiful and not badly priced highly recommend the lamb and mint pie"
• "At £55 for 3 people, (no alcoholic drinks), the prices are around the norm for pub dining."

Cons:

• "Expensive for what you get."
• "The food is way overpriced for what it is."
• "Only worth a quarter of the price charged, but the 90 minutes wait for the food really makes that too expensive."
• "Price wise it's on the higher side for a roast dinner."
• "Expected more than one slice of beef for the price."
• "Very slow service, we waited over an hour for food, some of which was cold when it arrived."
• "Very limited menu. A bit pricey."