The Dog at Wingham Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Faultless food and service. Exceptional food; especially the rhubarb soufflet."
• "Food was fantastic. Everything was cooked to perfection."
• "The three course set menu offers fantastic value with each dish packed with flavour and flair."
• "Dinner was exceptional, great options on menu, extremely well cooked, full of flavour, joy to eat."
• "The food was as good as any top end restaurant we’ve eaten in, and the non-meat based dishes were just fantastic and full of flavours."
• "Genuinely the best roast dinner I have ever tasted, cleanest and most hygienic pub/restaurant I have visited, ever!!!"
• "Our meal was delicious and beautifully presented."

Cons:

• "We had dinner which wasn't that great for the money and drinks very expensive."
• "The meal was excellent (still pub food and not fine dining) for the fish eater, and fairly average for the vegetarian."
• "The vegan dishes available were ok but not great."
• "The food wasn't that great after all."
• "Slightly disappointed with the roast dinners as was told lamb would be served pink, but was served overcooked."
• "The food was slightly disappointing given the price and reputation."
• "Very disappointing if you are a vegetarian, which is not really on in 2022."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff went above and beyond even making a meal again so it was hot when someone was away from the table with their child."
• "The staff could not do enough for you."
• "What we love is that the staff are all so calm and knowledgeable."
• "Service from everyone wonderful."
• "Service very attentive."
• "We were made to feel very welcome by every member of staff and we felt very well looked after."
• "Staff attentive throughout our stay."

Cons:

• "The only reason I'm not giving 5 stars is we had some issues with the service both at dinner and breakfast."
• "If a server doesn't know what something on the plate is they shouldn't just say they don't know but should offer to go and ask the kitchen."
• "Nice ambience but we had to wait over 45 minutes to be served."
• "The staff were poor. Any questions about the menu or drink they did not know the answer."
• "Terrible customer service from a clueless member of staff."
• "It did take ages for the food. We were there for over 3 hours as the food took so long."
• "Would I return? Due to the poor service, No!"

Value

Pros:

• "The lunch menu was great value!"
• "Good value for what you get which is supremely tasty, beautifully presented dishes."
• "Always good value, but the monthly celebration dinners are exceptional."
• "Well I was pleasantly surprised when the bill arrived and was just under £110."

Cons:

• "Thought it was a bit pricey for the food and wine."
• "A cocktail, a glass of wine, 3 courses each and a bottle on the cheaper end of the wine list and our meal for two came to £174."
• "The price of drinks was very high. Also olives and bread were an extra £5 each which again is pretty expensive."
• "Overall very expensive and wouldn't stay again or recommend."
• "I can't recommend this bed and breakfast at the extortionate price they are charging."
• "The room was too expensive for what it was at over £90 for one night!"
• "Watch for the service charge added to everything."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Room was amazing and great to be able to walk upstairs and crash out."
• "We were in room 4 which was very elegant and had everything we needed."
• "The room was very comfortable and on such a hot day, cool."
• "Our room was decorated and furnished to a very high standard."
• "Bed was very comfortable and shower was lovely."
• "Pleasant rooms with good service."

Cons:

• "The room was on the small side though and since it was located directly above the bar and restaurant, it was a little noisy in the evening."
• "The reason for the three stars is our room 8 was very cramped and dark including the bathroom."
• "It was also exceptionally noisy as was overhead the kitchen, with lots of shouting coming from downstairs until after 11pm."
• "The bathroom didn't have a working lightbulb which we had to get them to replace."
• "Although the room was spotless and with a Hypnos mattress on the bed which was lovely the shower room was very compact."
• "Nothing was up to standard. Holes in the bedroom door, 2 poor single beds put together to make a up a double bed."
• "All in all not what we would expect from a 'luxury' break."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "We will most certainly be returning to discover more culinary delights."
• "We live fairly locally but would recommend the location of the Dog."
• "The beer garden is lovely with lots of seating and a Greek style to it."
• "Recommend booking as there were not many tables available when we left (2PM on a Sunday)."
• "Amazing Pub / Restaurant, love the ambience of the Dog."
• "Really nice traditional pub with a nice modern look."
• "The dining room is tastefully decorated and cosy, especially with the fire lit."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere is a little pretentious and I feel prices inflated without justification."
• "Very sparse lunchtime menu 2018 pub of the year sorry not sure why couldn't find anything on menu to our taste so just had a drink and left."
• "The car park is very small, 6/7 cars max and so you might have to park on the street."
• "Sadly, this meal was marred somewhat by a particularly loud family on the next table with a constantly crying toddler."
• "Very poor experience with the hotel."
• "All in all not what we would expect from a 'luxury' break."
• "Overall very expensive and wouldn't stay again or recommend."