The Old Lion Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very nice decor and a relaxing atmosphere."
• "Lovely little county pub."
• "Very friendly and chilled atmosphere."
• "There's a roaring log fire with lots of comfortable leather chairs if you want to have a drink and chill out."
• "The atmosphere is still lovely and they make you feel so welcome."
• "Nice atmosphere and a nice fireplace area as well."
• "Lovely attentive staff and a nice atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Overall an average experience rather than good."
• "No cask ales either her attitude stank!"
• "The use of face coverings by staff made this unwelcoming start all the more awkward."
• "It doesn't seem to be the thriving and bustling pub that I once knew when I visited the Midlands in the past."
• "Hospitality? Unfortunately inhospitable!"
• "No positive comments regarding cleanliness were provided."
• "Nice little restaurant pub with good food, such a shame our meal was ruined as it was plagued with flys even though we were sat indoors."

Service

Pros:

• "Delighted with the food, nice ambience and great service."
• "The service is friendly and prompt so we will definitely be coming back."
• "Service was brilliant too. A lovely guy called Robert served us and he was attentive, friendly and polite."
• "Wonderful service from the family who run it."
• "Very welcoming staff - Abey & Neya."
• "Equally impressive level of attentive service from the smiling Dominka."
• "Staff were attentive and very friendly."

Cons:

• "The service is horrendous over 1 hour waiting between courses."
• "I have always loved The Old Lion however today I experienced the worst service."
• "We were asked to preorder our meals because there were twelve of us. When we got there we had to order again because they had lost our earlier order."
• "We were served our meal poorly by a young lad who didn't seem to care!"
• "Food was OK nothing to write home about service was slow."
• "Waiting staff got easily confused."
• "Service was OK, need more waiting staff, and the waitress looked a mess!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Some amazing deals with steak night. Two steaks and a bottle of wine for only £20!"
• "Everything including mint sauce was home made, we had lamb which was cooked to perfection."
• "The food was delicious as well."
• "The roast beef is the best I have had locally. It’s so nice to get proper home made Yorkshire puddings."
• "The bread platter thing for starter with the roasted garlic is superb. Roast dinners are banging too."
• "Chef anooj delivered first class Sunday Lunch with flavours and quality you’d be hard to match. The Beef melted in your mouth - superb."
• "The food was well cooked and well presented."