Manor Farm Beefeater Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "FABUABULOUS PLACE FOR BEAUTIFUL SUCCULENT STEAKS."
• "The food was lovely, was quick service."
• "Had a lovely meal for our anniversary. Food was great."
• "The food itself was good and tasty."
• "It's very good food for the price."
• "Food was very nice no complaints considering how busy it was."
• "Food was tasty but the chips arrived cold!"

Cons:

• "The food arrived but was lukewarm, the turkey was hard and chewy, the potatoes weren't all cooked and the parsnips were burnt."
• "His burger was dry. Had to send it back and get another one. Which was tasteless."
• "Poor quality food today Sunday roast food came up all dried out waitress should never of put it on table."
• "Quality of the meat was poor though, steak and chops were fatty and chewy, poached egg was hard and chicken was dry."
• "Had to send both of our mains back at first (turkey roasts) due to the gravy being burnt."
• "Loads of food that was on the menu they never had."
• "The one slice of beef I had, a quarter of that was fat the frozen roast potatoes were dry."

Service

Pros:

• "Service impeccable and we were given time between courses."
• "The staff, as always, should be commended for their hard work and how approachable they are."
• "Staff was friendly and chatty."
• "Despite all the covid restrictions, the staff were all polite and respectful of distancing."
• "We had a great experience with our waiter Joe! He couldn’t have done enough for us."
• "Our waitress was Molly and her service was exceptional."
• "Server was a very friendly man."

Cons:

• "Very miserable greeting upon arrival, bar staff non responsive to conversation."
• "Arrived 15 minutes earlier than our reservation, the place was really busy and clearly understaffed."
• "Special shout out to Zac the shift manager, for the day, who was not only rude, arrogant and condescending, he had absolutely no inclination of how to Manage!"
• "Rubbish service, awful food. Table booked for 7pm finally got first course at 8.45!"
• "For a reasonably sized restaurant, one fresh coffee machine and one 2-slice toaster just doesn't work."
• "Within 20 minutes, the lovely atmosphere was totally ruined, by an extremely foul mouthed couple behind us."
• "Tables were very dirty, old plates were still on tables and the tables were very sticky as well."

Value

Pros:

• "Good value for on the saver menu."
• "The prices are very reasonable for what you get."
• "Friendly, efficient staff, good value, solid steakhouse food."
• "If you're staying at the Hotel and you need breakfast, then an unlimited full English is pretty good for a £10."
• "For 6 adults the bill (including soft drinks) came to £144 which I believe was reasonable."
• "Had a 40% off voucher which was good because the portions were very small."
• "Took advantage of the 2 courses for 2 diners £30 deal and was well impressed with the selection."

Cons:

• "Ordered the long glass ice cream, got short glass. This was not what I paid for."
• "Unfortunately I have found that Beefeater in general is poor value for money."
• "2 hours for 2 courses. We had to cancel the bottle of wine we ordered between starters and main as it still hadn't arrived by the time we finished our dinner."
• "Food (taste) and the staff very good, but the portions were minuscule, not a place to eat if hungry."
• "Got charged 4.50 for a bottle of corona!!!!"
• "Overall worst experience ever and will never come again the bill was stupid and had came to £95.96 for 3 starters, 3 mains, 3 desserts and 3 refillable's."
• "I think it’s a bit pricy but ok if you can get a voucher for a discount."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "A very open space with lots of character."
• "Looks nicer inside than from the outside."
• "The atmosphere was nice, quiet and chilled."
• "Really liked the spacious feel of this restaurant. Decor is interesting."
• "The inside of this building looks great! There are 4 floors on different levels all with seating."
• "The Christmas decorations and the interior design is great."
• "It was a lovely atmosphere and the restaurant is split on a couple of levels."

Cons:

• "We then decided by this point that actually, let’s go somewhere else, so we walked out."
• "Years ago, I was a regular here. Now food has become very expensive, smaller portions."
• "Somebody needs to re-imagine the Manor Farm Beefeater. The decor is tired and it feels quite dark inside."
• "But service was a mess and almost non existent."
• "We sat Downstairs it had no atmosphere and not much christmas decoration."
• "Plenty of space but dark and cold on night we went. Carpets could do with a clean."
• "Restaurant looking very tatty/tired and overdue a much needed refurbishment, rubbish on the floor next to the bin."