The Hind Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Varied and interesting selection of food."
• "We enjoyed all 3 courses and were very impressed with the variety on the menu."
• "Our meals were very good, freshly prepared and nicely presented."
• "Sunday lunch was cooked to perfection."
• "Food was extremely cheap and great value for money."
• "Fantastic food and great real ales... had the steak pie this evening and my wife had the wrap both fantastic."
• "The food was absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "The food wasn't as good as the first time, Sunday dinner - vegetables were dry as though they'd been left under the heat lamp too long."
• "One was cold and still pink and uncooked in the middle, the other marginally better but still undercooked."
• "The beef & Guinness pie was beyond poor. The menu said puff pastry but came with shortcrust, the 5 pieces of beef in the pie were dry & bland."
• "Food was average, not visually appealing at all, dried up looking peas and steak not cooked as ordered."
• "The food was very dry I had ribeye steak very disappointed."
• "Sunday lunch was not good. No beef! Ordered trio of meats with the offer of extra pork but didn't get it."
• "In my experience my partner and me ordered pork LOIN sunday lunch, what we got was in my HONEST opinion, the worst ever pub sunday lunch we have ever encountered."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff seemed to know what they were doing, so confidently."
• "The staff are friendly and kind with you."
• "Staff were very welcoming."
• "Thanks to all the friendly, hardworking staff who made my granddaughters christening party, today, really special."
• "The staff were very friendly."
• "Staff are efficient and friendly."
• "Staff lovely and friendly."

Cons:

• "Service was really poor 15 minutes wait at the bar to order your 1st drink."
• "I was fairly disappointed with the subpar staff who found ignoring me at the bar."
• "Verbally attacked from bar staff for asking if i could book a table at 5pm."
• "The person on the door and serving had no social skills whatsoever."
• "Waiting 1hour and 15 minutes for 4 meals no apology to advise on waiting time."
• "The staff that were on were young and didn't seem to have the experience to cope."
• "After being sat to our table we were told someone would be along in a couple of minutes to take our order... but half an hour later I had to check at the bar."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The pub is spacious, which is nice as you don't feel that tables are on top of each other."
• "Easy to park off main road in their own car park."
• "The pub looks so clean and the staff seem so much happier."
• "Everywhere clean and tidy."
• "Great, huge beer garden which was lovely in the sunshine."
• "There was sanitiser everywhere and the staff were very regularly sanitising everything."
• "Lovely beer garden to rear."

Cons:

• "The only qualm I have is that it feels a bit pompous.... I think its the retained image of the old landlord and his cream suit asking guests to be quite."
• "Only fault was that there were dogs running loose all around the beer garden bothering people outside where lots little children were playing. It didn't feel safe for the kids."
• "Not very friendly or catering for gluten free."
• "The place was grossly understaffed."
• "Cutlery had dried up food stuck to it, so no following of Covid guidance and not much hygiene cleanliness."
• "A few patrons near where we sat were very loud with their conversation."
• "Some of the staff, younger ones, seemed to be in the mindset to wear a face mask under their chins."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Food was fairly nice, but very expensive for what you get."
• "The fixed price menu is excellent value for money."
• "Lovely service last night... making last night not only tasty but good value for money too."
• "Food is extremely good value and is always nice and tasty."
• "The food was typical chain pub food but for a really good prices and super tasty."
• "Came to The Hind for my mom's birthday, the food and drinks were absolutely lovely, good value for money."
• "It is well maintained and presented as well as providing a great selection of drinks and even better food."

Cons:

• "We did not think that a blob of potatoes and 1 huge sprig of broccoli was... Trimmings.."
• "The amount of food for the money did not equate to value either which is a main aspect of pub food."
• "Food was average. Spread around the plate to make out the meal was bigger than it actually was."
• "The ribs I was informed was cooked to perfection and thoroughly enjoyed with the nice mixed salad, coleslaw and chips."
• "The menu is varied, and reasonably priced."
• "Most of the meals were nice, the sticky toffee pudding and chocolate brownie were outstanding."
• "It was safe and clean."