Hobby Horse Farm - Dining & Carvery Reviews Summary

Carvery

Pros:

• "Carvery was lush. I really enjoyed it."
• "Carvery is a must, lots of choice for meat and vegetables."
• "The carvery was hot and tasty and we took a giant eclair home enough for two of us."
• "Great Sunday Carvery at a very fair price with different sizes to suit."
• "The carvery was fantastic, I don't eat meat but all my family do there was not an empty plate."
• "We had the carvery and it was very good. A wide choice of vegetables. The meat was nicely cooked."
• "Brilliant carvery, great choice of meat and veg."

Cons:

• "Carvery line took 40 minutes to queue in...and after all that was literally inedible."
• "Carvery is terrible! Everything over cooked and stuck in the serving dishes."
• "Not the best, carvery. Dried out vegetables roast potatoes had a weird twang /taste."
• "Ordered a takeaway carvery and the amount of meat given is crazy, the only thing warm was the gravy."
• "The black pudding were super dry and hard due to sitting out for too long."
• "The vegetables roast potatoes and parsnips were way overdone and were cold."
• "We had the carvery but the majority of it was tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly atmosphere and staff were very helpful and efficient."
• "The staff worked professionally & courteously throughout our dining experience."
• "The manager Gary in particular went over and above to make sure we had everything we needed."
• "The staff are very good polite and very helpful."
• "The staff were so lovely, friendly and helpful, most probably the best service I have ever experienced in dining."
• "Staff attentive... used the Greene King app to order..."
• "The staff were very friendly and on the ball."

Cons:

• "Poor bloke behind the bar looked like he was going to pass out he was so rushed off his feet."
• "The staff didn't seem to even care."
• "When a waiter was told about cold food he just walked off."
• "The embarrassed look from one of the staff said it all. Very poor management."
• "Customer service was sadly lacking as we had half the table still eating when they were trying to clear plates."
• "Whilst going to get a refund as the service wasn't up to standard the lady was rude and abrupt."
• "Staff didn't seem too bothered about complaints made."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "These places aren't usually my cutoff tea but this is ace."
• "This particular establishment has a very warm & welcoming atmosphere."
• "Lots of seating inside and a good few outdoor tables too."
• "A large menu with plenty of choices, outdoor seating area, children's play area."
• "Nicely decorated for Christmas."
• "Real nice and inviting; popular too."
• "Very nice inside and out."

Cons:

• "Sat outside and...there was a smell of sewage that was unpleasant."
• "Cigarette butt's on floor, rubbish and bottles too... needs a lot of TLC."
• "The children's area is very rundown and tables left with plates on, outside are very scruffy."
• "Unfortunately the lighting was not the best in our area and the table and menus were a little sticky."
• "Loses 2 stars for atmosphere as staring at a Christmas tree at the beginning of October is a bit much."
• "The entrance is not obvious, we took the wrong turn off the roundabout and had to turn off."
• "The table felt greasy and was sticky to the touch the cutlery was in a grubby tin."

Value

Pros:

• "The price was good, the food was good and so was the service."
• "Good food, value for money."
• "all fairly priced & with large portions."
• "Great tasting food."
• "The food was spot on."
• "They have the best vegan fish and chips, and they have a good selection of vegetarian dishes, including vegetarian carvery."
• "£4.99 for small plate certainly enough for lunch."

Cons:

• "1 adult and 1 child eating breakfast for £19 something is pretty expensive."
• "£29 for 1 adult and 2 kids 3 brekkies 2 J2Os and a coffee 🤮"
• "45 minutes had passed with nothing."
• "The portion I got was incredible! A Yorkshire pudding which was the size of the plate!"
• "You need to rethink how this is setup as waiting 20 mins just to get a drink in a pub is unacceptable."
• "Out of breakfast costing nearly £7 only hash browns were alright."
• "Disappointed to have to pay extra for pigs in blankets, and Yorky puds, £1.50 extra."