The High Field Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "This restaurant is such a lovely place. It has such a warm feeling once inside."
• "What a beautiful place."
• "As soon as you walk inside this white villa it has a bright and welcoming feel, makes you feel instantly comfortable and relaxed."
• "The bar area is bright and clean and fresh and the initial greeting from the hostess was super friendly."
• "Very cosy and warm atmosphere from the moment I walked in and was greeted by friendly, courteous staff."
• "Lovely surroundings. Very relaxing."
• "The ambiance and decor is beautiful and the outdoor terrace area is lovely."

Cons:

• "One minus point was that the whole pub was cold, the heating could do with turning up a few degrees."
• "A very underwhelming birthday meal has ruined all our previous good experiences of the High Field, offhand service, poor food, stained furniture and chilly."
• "Very noisy with one particularly loud party and we were sat in the middle which meant anytime anyone came in or left, there was a huge icy draft, so I was actually really cold."
• "Was cold in the place, need more heaters."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very friendly and led us out into the beautiful garden."
• "Our meals were very good and the staff were very helpful."
• "Staff are welcoming, friendly and caring, well done!"
• "Efficient and friendly staff and prompt service."
• "Staff great but pushed, a few drinks were forgot. Cathy our waitress worth her weight in gold!"
• "The service was excellent from the moment we arrived."
• "The staff were lovely, very friendly."

Cons:

• "The experience was ruined by poor service, many items out of stock, and tough steaks."
• "Terrible service and information given by service staff."
• "The service was slow and when the food arrived it was cold."
• "The service wasn't great."
• "Service was slow, didn't ask once how the food was."
• "Really poor, slow staff service last night."
• "The most disappointing thing about our visit was the service."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was.... Amazing. Freshly prepared, cooked and served hot, they way good food should be."
• "Our desserts were excellent, one of our party described the Chocolate Brownie as 'the best they've ever tried'."
• "The beef could be literally pulled apart with a fork, it was cooked perfectly and clearly of exceptional quality."
• "The food is fabulous and on the first night I ordered a starter and main and I was stuffed but it was beautiful!"
• "The food was great, fresh, and the roasts cooked perfectly to our requests (rare for me, well done for my daughter)."
• "The food was delicious, lots of choice."
• "Food was exceptionally beautiful!!!!"

Cons:

• "Every serving was either over or under cooked, meaning it was tough or soggy, and extremely bland to boot."
• "I'd say the food is over priced and to be Frank not up to scratch."
• "The chicken ballotine was dry and the pork roast appeared to be from the statue of a pig outside the venue."
• "The food I must say was not as good as expected but it was still very nice and would go again happily."
• "The chicken I ordered was barely warm and tasteless."
• "The food in the restaurant was slightly disappointing."
• "Food was subpar for the price, no flavour in a lot of it."

Value

Pros:

• "Then the bill time! I was dreading it, but I was pleasantly surprised, there is a 10% service charge included (which was more than justified), and without this our meal totalled around £24.00 a head, for the quality of the food and the excellence of the service, it was a bargain."
• "The food was all very good value."
• "Wines are excellent (and are very reasonably priced)."
• "Not cheap but excellent value for money."
• "Quite reasonable pricing for the area."
• "Well priced for food and drink."

Cons:

• "Parked in their customer parking bays to enjoy a nice meal, and spent over 150£ on the total bill as always since were regular customers, and got to the car just to find a 100£ parking fine at 21:40 on a Tuesday night."
• "When you consider Rump steak was over priced."
• "Overall, unbelievably over priced for such unpleasant food."
• "It’s just not worth the money in a cost of living crisis."
• "Lovely venue but food was overpriced and mediocre."
• "Very expensive food for what they offer. Mediocre flavours."
• "Wines and beers are astronomically priced, unfortunately."

Accessibility & Extras

Pros:

• "Wheelchair accessibility, outdoor seating and delicious food served here."
• "Dog friendly."
• "Also a great restaurant next door with a lovely outdoor area!"
• "Free road parking outside after 6.30pm."
• "It's dog friendly and the clientele is good."
• "Spotted some dog biscuits in a jar so really hoping they are dog friendly."

Cons:

• "Parking was a bit confusing as it's a bit odd that the car park isn't linked."
• "They are very limited on free parking, but you can park on the street or on the back parking and pay by hour."