"The food was lovely and hot and we all enjoyed it."
"The steak was cooked to perfection and the food was so tasty."
"The food, when it finally arrived, was good."
"Food was great tasted very nice."
"The food was absolutely fantastic."
"Food was fresh and warm and plenty of it."
"Mixed grill was really nice, well cooked, well presented and nice and hot and fresh."
Cons:
"Had the roasted mushroom pie but unfortunately there was hardly any filling and it was rock hard."
"The Mac and cheese was basically cemented to the bowl with how cold it was."
"The food was the worst I have ever had."
"Absolutely shocking food quality 😑 burger was overcooked missing items of the burger."
"The mash tasted like flavoured bread dough and the steak tasted like rubber."
"The food was of very poor quality."
"Food was poor, dry & cold."
Service
Pros:
"Staff very welcoming, helpful and happy to assist with any dietary needs."
"It was busy at the time but the staff were lovely and couldn't help enough."
"The staff were very helpful and happy to have a laugh."
"Had my daughter's 18th here, the staff couldn't have been more helpful."
"The only two members of staff serving today are a credit to the Polite Vicar."
"Staff were very nice and friendly."
"The staff are friendly and helpful."
Cons:
"Service was dire."
"We then waited 20 minutes for our drinks and 45 minutes for our food, which I feel is unacceptable."
"Waitress was rude and judgemental and the manager is in denial."
"Rude staff."
"Service was terrible. 25 minutes between sitting down and receiving our drinks is far too long."
"The attitudes of the staff was absolutely awful, the waiter was the rudest person I have ever met."
"Terrible service and only 1 girl on the bar."
Cleanliness
Pros:
"We felt safe in the environment, it was very clean and such a warm inviting atmosphere."
"The pub is clean and tidy."
"It is nice and airy, lots of little alcove spaces if you want to be out of the way."
"Social distancing was in place with plenty of space between tables."
"So refreshing 😌 and......everywhere was clean and tidy."
"Booking a table was easy and our special request of a disabled access table was honoured."
"All staff we met were pleasant and had a smile."
Cons:
"Toilets were filthy."
"Very cold in the pub despite heating appearing to be on."
"And you don't even want to know the state of the gents toilets. I've never seen anything like it."
"Glasses were sticky, finger marks etc, mould on one glass, had to be returned."
"No locks or broken locks on the toilet doors in the mens and womens."
"Toilets fall a little short of a good clean."
"The venue was filled with loud mouthed people swearing and shouting."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Always have a good time with my family here, and you are allocated a particular area if you bring your dog."
"Nice and warm on a cold day, nicely decorated for Xmas season."
"Good outside area for in the summer with lots of seating areas and tables available."
"Nice pub to take the kids, even with the football on (it was a Saturday lunchtime) nice place for food and a chat."
"Lovely food, nice outside space, plenty of tables."
"Nice atmosphere, pleasant decor."
"Very nice pub/restaurant. Great atmosphere, very cosy, plenty of space, tables not too close."
Cons:
"Can have some times tho not the best cliental. A few drinks and some of them can become a bit troublesome looking to start something with other drinkers."
"Music overbearingly loud for sitting down for a meal."
"Sometimes it's a little hard to find a place to sit, lots of reserved tables."
"But we were seated next to a family who thought it appropriate to have their kids play hide and seek in the pub which was annoying."
"To top it all karaoke night so very loud and couldn't chat/ hear each other and mum didn't like."
"Table felt sticky."
"The table hasn't been reserved!!! Despite 4 attempts."