Grove Farm - Dining & Carvery Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Leicester

Address: 8 Barton Cl, Leicester, LE19 1SJ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441162890227

Rating: 4.0
based on 552 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was nice, I have a vegetable carvery and praise the company for switching to real mashed potatoes rather than the smash they used to serve."
  • "The roast beef was lovely and tender, and the veg was soft, not hard like at the other carverys we’ve been too."
  • "Amazing food as always, pushed myself to have a dessert."
  • "Had a lovely meal there today. Very friendly helpful staff nothing too much trouble. The steaks were very tasty and everything nice and hot and a good helping."
  • "Been here for a few beers, they were good, but when we went for an all you can eat breakfast it was amazing, it was 7.99 and its laid out like a carvery where you can layout your own plate, and the food was really really good."
  • "Food was up to its usual good standard."
  • "Carvery was delicious and very fairly priced- got the standard veggie pie option and the pie was massive!"

Cons:

  • "This place has gone really down hill, the carvery used to be brilliant but can only be compared to slop now."
  • "Disgusting place.. nothing cleaned properly, menus dirty and not wiped down, child seats unsanitary, tables dirty.."
  • "Sadly, I wasn't impressed. The food was below average and overpriced."
  • "Came for dinner on 7/9/22 Food wasn't that good. my wife's tasted burned like the pan had boiled dry."
  • "However the service is slow and things seem like too much trouble for them!"
  • "The mashpotato had lumps in."
  • "Food was near cold with a rude waiter doing a lengthy explanation of their food temperature regulations."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Staff were lovely, Gordon in particular was very helpful in bringing us some takeaway boxes for our leftovers and had a lovely chat with him."
  • "The staff were under a great deal of pressure as the large pub was full, but they attended to everyone with a smile."
  • "Special mention to Gordon our greeter and server. A very friendly, cheerful and chatty gentleman."
  • "Throughout our visit Gordon was very attentive and nothing was too much trouble."
  • "Wayne was very attentive and couldn't do enough for us. Excellent service."
  • "Staff always happy and friendly, love coming here."
  • "The staff were knowledgeable about the food they were serving (allergies, etc.), and flexible towards menu item adjustments."

Cons:

  • "Terable staff at most of the time reserved a table but they said no, after a debate got a table."
  • "Staff members reached across tables to take plates without as much as an 'excuse me'."
  • "Servers don't seem to take orders, in fact I barely saw any except when our food came."
  • "Staff at the bar ignored me and got on with their jobs rather than acknowledging I was waiting."
  • "A waiter smirked at me when I'd asked about how to order as I had not been before."
  • "The lad on the till has about as much sole as a fish. Very ignorant person."
  • "The girl obviously has no customer service skills. We left due to this service and won’t return in a hurry."

Ambience and Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Lovely atmosphere and its reasonably price. Would highly recommend to anyone."
  • "The place was clean and staff cheerful and friendly."
  • "The restaurant itself was spacious and clean."
  • "Lovely, clean and welcoming atmosphere."
  • "The ambience of the place is pleasant and not too brightly lit, which gives it a calm and comfortable feel."
  • "Buzzing friendly atmosphere when I was there and fast, friendly service too."
  • "Good value and friendly atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "But the atmosphere wasn’t fab."
  • "The pub also needed a good clean and tidy."
  • "No:1 the decoration in the place looks like it’s been through world War three, and is in badly need a freshen up with a lighter colour."
  • "The carpet needs a good clean."
  • "The whole place now seems quite unwholesome, scruffy and dirty."
  • "The place was very untidy. We had part of a highchair under our booth left over from a previous table plus half of their dinner."
  • "The whole place looks as though it could do with a very deep clean and new furniture and the hygiene standard is poor."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Food was decent and the price was reasonable."
  • "Great place for Sunday lunch. Carvery is excellent with good choice of vegetables."
  • "Food is very reasonably priced £7.99 for a standard carvery is excellent value."
  • "Massive portions at a reasonable price."
  • "Great service and unbelievably well-priced, decent quality food."
  • "Prices are very good value for money."
  • "Excellent value for money."

Cons:

  • "A complete waste of money."
  • "No offer of refund when I complained as there wasn't enough food for all of us, no coffee ready, so we didn't get value."
  • "Tea was a bit pricey and exactly one cup - was hoping to squeeze another 1/2 a cup."
  • "This place is an absolute shambles, the service is outrageous and the prices are extortionate."
  • "The chips were just horrible. They tasted a very cheap frozen shop bought."
  • "Awful.. sat us under cold air conditioning which was on full."
  • "The only thing that let it down was there's no air-conditioning, just a few fans spinning around in the ceiling."

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