The Little Brown Jug Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great food, large portions and good prices."
• "The food was very good quality and large portions."
• "Food was delicious (great range which kept even our fussy kids happy."
• "The food was fantastic especially the cod and chips. We can see why it won best in the country."
• "Wide ranging menu of pub grub - all tastefully presented, full of flavour."
• "Delicious fresh and piping hot food, lots of choice and good portion sizes."
• "The food is amazing & well presented!"

Cons:

• "Vegan fish and chips used to be amazing, travelled miles for it today and it's a miss - is now some tasteless jackfruit but mostly peppers."
• "Roast potatoes really hard and 6 people eating with one small tray of veg slightly disappointing."
• "The roast chicken seemed to have been microwaved, dry and served without greens or salad."
• "Food mediocre."
• "The mussels were overcooked."
• "The roast potatoes were the worst we have ever had, because it was Fathers Day perhaps they made them earlier and then warmed them up because they were rock hard with no taste, worse than Aunt Bessies."
• "The food was solid, dependable, tasty country pub fayre."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was good, food great."
• "Stopped on the off chance, under the current Covid rules and regs very well organised and a warm welcome."
• "Service is excellent, and so is the food."
• "Really friendly service and Lauren, who served our table was really helpful."
• "The staff members and management here are absolutely brilliant."
• "Staff very friendly."
• "Hardworking young staff."

Cons:

• "Also people behind the bar are too busy to serve you, pub got the atmosphere of a cash machine."
• "Staff didn't seem that bothered."
• "The service was abysmal, lots of waiting staff hanging around talking while the dinner was getting cold."
• "Service was bare minimal."
• "Unfortunately the staff are a bit of a mixed bag - some of them were great but too many seemed like they had no idea what they were doing."
• "The service is slow."
• "Service slow, not attentive, got 3 parts of the food order wrong."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The garden area is expansive with plenty of room for children to stretch their legs."
• "The atmosphere was great."
• "Lovely olde world feel, giving a warm, friendly ambience."
• "The new outdoor patio area is lovely and somewhere you could sit all year round."
• "The garden is spacious and lovely."
• "The atmosphere was tremendous."
• "Lovely beer garden."

Cons:

• "The view across the countryside is blocked a little by the marquee sadly."
• "The table reserved for us was at the far end of the pub!"
• "Do not go here! I booked for my birthday, turned up and they put myself, my elderly parents and my two young children in a cold tikki hut!"
• "We were stunned when the bottle of wine ordered cost £34, a glass apparently was £12."
• "Surprised it cost £12 for 1 glass of wine too."
• "Everything was very well presented and the staff were great. The only downside was that a beer was nearly 5 quid!"
• "Unfortunately, I don't think that price MATCHED the quality and quantity of food."