The Roe Deer Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was delicious, varied menu."
• "The food was beautiful, and the level of service was outstanding."
• "Delicious dishes, especially the nut roast which was full of flavour."
• "The food was absolutely delicious."
• "Absolutely lovely afternoon, food was superb."
• "The food is amazing."
• "We had great food and service and the fact we had our own space made it extra special and relaxed with the 3 kids."
• "Food was tasty and very well presented."

Cons:

• "Limited choice for vegetarians but what was available was excellent."
• "I ordered the pork belly which seemed to be a couple of pork slices and not what I would expect as pork belly."
• "Had the curry which was very bland."
• "Cheesecake was much the same, tasted like the frozen ones you get from Tesco."
• "One roast potato, one carrot and really not much else."
• "Steak sandwich wasn't great though, it was cooked perfectly but was full of gristle fatty bits."
• "On our last visit, two of us had belly pork and one was three times the size of the other."
• "Had a shoulder of lamb which was mouthwateringly tender served with toasties and fresh veg, the beef was tender and delicious."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Service was very quick. We got our food and drinks but after that we got forgotten about mainly."
• "Staff are friendly however initially ignored at the bar when first arriving."
• "We were promptly met by Stevie who gave advice for an upcoming birthday."
• "We found the staff pleasant and helpful."
• "Several requests made for water at the table before any was provided."
• "We were able to sit outside as it was very warm and sunny."
• "Staff were so helpful and attentive, the set up was easy to follow and made our time out a very pleasurable experience."
• "Staff very polite and efficient and to add to that the meals are delicious."

Cons:

• "Despite being a very busy evening, service was really slow."
• "Service was slow as we had 3 different waitresses serve us instead of one person."
• "The service was mixed, being catered for very well on arrival, then having extended periods trying to catch servers attention."
• "The staff are far too concerned with how they look instead of listening to your order."
• "Service was a bit slow considering there wasn't many there in mid afternoon."
• "Very poor service time on the food and the drinks."
• "It should be noted that this was at the beginning of the covid restrictions being released so table service was all new and staff levels were probably down."
• "Staff not very attentive and no care on how many people inside, was rammed, didn't feel comfy at all."