"Overall Great Ambience & A Lovely Relaxing Country, Riverside Vibe Which Made The Meal & Night Float Like A Boat!"
"The pub is in a peaceful location next to a lock, with small boats and narrowboats."
"Lovely little place to eat. Beautiful views."
"Great views over the river, lovely atmosphere."
"Lovely riverside setting."
"Right by the river, lovely patio/outdoor space."
"Beautiful location by the river. Lovely views sitting outside and the interior is really nicely done."
Cons:
"unfortunately a weird eggy smell outside (which seemingly is a permanent fixture as friends said that was the case last time)."
"It's a Great pub restaurant Great location but let down heavily with waiting times for food over 1 and a half hours staff that seem to be very slow in clearing tables and very overpriced on food and drink at this venue so on that basis it's just 2 stars I'm afraid."
"Visited late afternoon as weather was lovely and fancied having a beer and a bite to eat, whilst enjoying the view of the river. However when it came to order food we were told the restaurant had closed and they were not sure when it was reopening."
"It was sad that somewhere in such a beautiful location by the river could be so characterless, unwelcoming and disappointing."
"Unfortunately it was too cold to sit in the garden."
"The only - is the parking we were unsure if to drive through the barrier as wasn't sure if it was the correct entrance."
"A customer we spoke to there described The Boathouse as 'souless'."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The chicken was coated with sumac which was tasty, juicy and was accompanied by a very tasty salad with shredded carrot and leaves seeds agave and orange pieces."
"Both meals were served hot, quickly and were very tasty."
"Hands down the best burger I've ever had - the loaded fries were absolutely delicious!"
"Food was absolutely fantastic. Couldn't fault it at all."
"Lovely food and the chips were great."
"Food was very good and very reasonable price particularly with portion sizes."
"All the Asian food is utterly delicious."
Cons:
"Two of us ordered burgers but the buns were so burnt it meant you couldn't taste the food."
"Chicken came in big lumps and was very chewy, lettuce was not shredded, bacon was not crispy."
"Portions small and no frills...not good value for money."
"Fish and chips & they were both absolutely shocking my first question was where’s the fish as mine was all batter the peas were absolutely stone cold & the chips well I could count them on one hand."
"The asparagus was over cooked with the chard grilled salmon and the salmon wasn't chard grilled. 3 people had that dish and all were the same. The other 4 choices at our table were good."
"Had cod and chips-both fish and chips were very greasy."
"The food was ok but not worth the money we order 3 ribeye steaks and 1 rump all medium rare and they all came well done except the cheapest steak (the rump)."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were very welcoming and nice."
"Very attentive and welcoming staff and fussed over son.. Cleo.looked after us and was kind, cheerful and very attentive."
"Table service was very good. Pleasant staff, apart from the obnoxious manager."
"The staff were fab… both made us feel very welcome and taken care of."
"Great location and very friendly and efficient service."
"Waiting staff were friendly."
"Very friendly and efficient bar service."
Cons:
"What a let down, asked for table for 5 for lunch, was asked do we want menu!!"
"We had to wait, 6 people, 15-20 minutes for the waiter to come to take the order, the restaurant was empty."
"3 useless members of staff aimlessly wandering about seemingly unaware they had a job to do."
"The service was very poor. We asked for water for our dog when we arrived which they gave us but when our food arrived we asked for a water jug for us to which they refused."
"Plenty of waiters but non attentive so left standing at the bar waiting to order while they chatted."
"Waited forever to get served only to see our drinks wait on the bar until I went to collect them myself."
"The staff were very corporate and un engaging, certainly not welcoming and definitely lacking warmth."