Ashton Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Welcoming staff who were very attentive and polite."
• "The waitresses were very attentive, friendly and efficient."
• "Sam our server was fantastic, she was just the right attentive she was friendly but not over powering."
• "From our arrival to departure the staff were efficient and friendly and polite."
• "Staff were really great with service."
• "The service from our waitress Izzy was superb."
• "The service was great, friendly and swift."

Cons:

• "awful service, have been coming here for years and has always been a good experience till recently when the staff are obnoxious and vile towards you."
• "Service was terrible due to them not even coming back once to ask us if we would like any more drinks."
• "Staff were inattentive and no refill of drinks offered."
• "Service was inattentive, no eye contact from the waitress to check on every tables."
• "Customer service was poor."
• "The service is PAINFULLY slow."
• "Service was awful."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was insane, massive props to Brad for cooking us up a storm!!!!"
• "I had the pork which was delicious, ive never had better!!!"
• "Amazing food had the scallops to start and lamb for main."
• "The food was delicious, the atmosphere with the fires lit was very festive."
• "Food and drink were nice and came quickly."
• "Every time I have been impressed by the quality of the food."
• "The food was delicious and presented beautifully."

Cons:

• "The pork belly and scallops had no scallops or black pudding."
• "Just because the portion size is tiny doesn’t make it al a carte."
• "The pan fried lamb rumb, which was inedible. Tough and fatty, and very undercooked."
• "Steak was cooked well but was just warm, quality was ok but certainly not outstanding."
• "Rotisserie chicken, highly unlikely to have ever seen a rotisserie, fish cakes could have benefited from some fish."
• "The duo beef was tough and overcooked."
• "The Fish and chips wasn't very attractive and came with a bowl of crushed peas that were uncooked."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "Great location pub looking out over fields and trees and even a robin perched outside the window."
• "The place is very nice and the atmosphere was great."
• "Lovely setting smart place."
• "The location is perfect with lovely views towards Ashton Court."
• "Extra nice in the summer with the outdoor seating."
• "Super cosy and warm atmosphere."
• "A great restaurant. Elegantly decorated with a lovely relaxed ambience."

Cons:

• "It was pretty quiet when we visited and seemed rather devoid of atmosphere."
• "Stood outside for five ten minutes behind a queue of people, wondering what were we waiting for."
• "It's right on the edge of Ashton Court Estate."
• "More like a kennels than a pub when we were there too. Very disappointed which is a shame as we took guests there, following our visit, which we loved, back in May."
• "Week day at 1pm. Stood at the door with my wife and newborn for ages and no one came to us."
• "The atmosphere is lush, open fire and dog friendly."
• "Nice atmosphere apart from noisy dogs."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The total bill including a £5 tip... wasn't too expensive."
• "Food is great quality... not too bad all things considered."
• "Food was really good and definitely worth it."
• "Food is fantastic, portions ample and really great value."
• "Impressed by the quality of the food, service and value for money."
• "All of our food was to a very high standard."
• "Not cheap, but not outrageous."

Cons:

• "Wife and daughter had a roast, and they looked like a children's meal."
• "The mains were small, and not hot."
• "Food portions are a joke for the price."
• "Very expensive and no satisfaction 😌"
• "Food was average but when you’re paying £18 for a burger you expect something pretty decent."
• "Food was ok but very expensive for what it is, so therefore not value for money."
• "Do you get what you pay for? Not always!😕"