Westleigh Inn Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "All the staff are incredibly helpful and this creates such a lovely, warm atmosphere."
• "Beautiful setting and views."
• "Fantastic atmosphere a lovely open fire welcomed us."
• "Really great looking pub."
• "The most genuine welcome to come in and relax by the fire with a drink I have experienced."
• "Lovely old Inn with a lot of character."
• "Gorgeous country pub with lovely river views."

Cons:

• "Very busy VERY noisy."
• "However on our visit we found the restaurant to be very tightly squeezed together & noisy."
• "Was made to feel very unwelcomed by the landlord as our friends rescue dog barked at a couple of people coming in."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Probably the best Beef Nachos I've ever eaten."
• "The Thai Green Curry was far better than expected and very good value."
• "The burger is the best I'd had in a long while, proper tasty beef patty in a brioche bap, with mouthwatering chutney and chunky chips."
• "Without doubt one of the best pub Sunday roast dinners I have had."
• "The food was absolutely delicious, I had the halloumi and beetroot burger which I am looking forward to going back and eating again."
• "The brownie was insanely delicious definitely will have again."
• "The steak and ale pie was excellent, full of tender chunks of meat."

Cons:

• "The burger was not of a reasonable quality - it tasted very cheap and was very disappointing."
• "Disappointed with the roast. Meat was tough and not enough veg."
• "It wasn't immediately evident as we were asked if everything was OK - but it looked OK.. Just burnt under the surface."
• "£28 quid steak served cold which they took away and replaced after some time with another steak which was sinewy and not very nice."
• "We had 3 courses and found the food to be of average taste."
• "The food had gone backwards, No specials board in the summer, little green on our plates and all a bit hap hazard."
• "Burger was cold had to try and eat it with knife and fork it was that greasy in the end gave up very disappointed."

Service

Pros:

• "Really busy but greeted warmly. Eight of us booked for lunch which was delicious."
• "The staff are very pleasant. Nothing is too much trouble."
• "Staff excellent and really helpful and made us most welcome."
• "Staff were very friendly and the food was great."
• "The staff are really helpful."
• "Their people skills and approach far exceeded the norm. A credit to the management."
• "Very friendly and attentive staff."

Cons:

• "Service was quite slow."
• "Staff perfectly nice but not inclined to go beyond bare minimum."
• "Pre Booked table for 6 people at 7pm. and not informed we would have to wait well over hour and half for our food."

Value

Pros:

• "Really nice food at a reasonable price."
• "Food was a little pricey at £16.50 a main but lovely little boozer in a beautiful little village."
• "We had the beer battered fish and chips very nice indeed and reasonably priced."
• "Not the cheapest but pretty good value."
• "Modern but cosy, without losing too much of its village pub charm. Hard to fault really, especially at sensible money."

Cons:

• "Food was a little pricey at £16.50 a main but lovely little boozer in a beautiful little village."
• "However, food was very average and a bit on the expensive side. £19 for lasagne and chips and the drinks on the expensive side too."
• "Lovely setting, service excellent, but very expensive prawn sandwich and a chicken and bacon sandwich both with a little salad and a few crisps £18."
• "I just felt it was slightly more expensive than I was expecting for both food & drinks."
• "Prices, on the high side, eg £15 for beef chilli Nachos."

Accessibility & Family-Friendliness

Pros:

• "Wheelchair accessible."
• "Lovely pub, lots of outdoor seating and big play area for kids."
• "Good for a family meal. Also a good beer garden for families in the summer!"
• "The outdoor play area is more suitable for the older child - it's quite tall so probably 5 years upwards."
• "Family friendly and dog friendly pub with a lush beer garden and nice view."
• "Lovely garden, good for kids a nice little play area. Dogs allowed which is great."
• "They even have a outdoor play area for children in the big beer garden and overlooking the estuary."

Cons:

• "The outdoor play area is more suitable for the older child - it's quite tall so probably 5 years upwards."
• "There's no baby change facility, so bring your own changing mat!"
• "Pub could do with updating their menu to include more allergen free options."
• "What let it down was the approach to allergens."
• "The garden is lovely on a nice day, but they could do with updating and adding to the kids park."