Old Bulls Head Woodhouse Eaves Reviews Summary

Category: Gastropub Loughborough

Address: 134 Main St, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough LE12 8RZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441509890255

Rating: 4.3
based on 358 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was great, attentive staff."
  • "Special mention to Noah for looking after us so well."
  • "Noah was cheerful, attentive and seemed to thoroughly enjoy his job."
  • "The waiters and waitresses were very welcoming and attentive."
  • "The staff were all lovely and the manager couldn’t do enough to help."
  • "Our waitress, Zara, was absolutely delightful."
  • "The staff are very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "It was very slow between clearing our plates and bring out the next course."
  • "We had to wait 25mins for drinks and 55mins for lunch."
  • "We then waited 45 minutes for our drinks to arrive and the 2 children in our group had to wait over an hour for their drinks to arrive."
  • "Service was slow but it was Christmas time so high demand on staff."
  • "The service was slow and not very attentive."
  • "The service was a bit slow, we were there for about 3 and a half hours in total."
  • "Service was slow and unhelpful, steak ciabatta was small and cold."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Our compliments to the chefs and kitchen staff as the food was superb."
  • "The food was absolutely incredible, every single person in our party loved the food."
  • "The food was lovely as were the cocktails."
  • "Turkey portions were fantastic, sprouts cooked perfectly."
  • "One of the best meals I’ve had in a long time."
  • "The food we had was excellent, well cooked, tasty and nicely presented."
  • "Very tasty chicken pie. In fact, one of the best pies I've had."

Cons:

  • "The chocolate bomb was bitter and served with a luke warm sauce which did not melt the bomb."
  • "Roast Sirloin of Beef Roast. Potatoes and beef only warm."
  • "Massaman Curry -- riced not cooked as should be."
  • "The 'butter' with the soup didn't look vegan."
  • "Cauliflower cheese was luke warm."
  • "The food was generally poor - undercooked vegetables still raw in places, very small portions of meat."
  • "Main course was awful. Brussels and green beans were rock hard."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Pub is done up well and has a great atmosphere."
  • "Lovely looking beer garden and decor was modern with a traditional twist."
  • "The pub is absolutely beautiful inside, especially with all the decorations up at Christmas time."
  • "The Old Bulls Head has a nice atmosphere, very clean & is set out very well."
  • "Really good atmosphere, would deffo recommend anyone to visit this place!"
  • "Atmosphere was warm and elegant yet simple."
  • "The atmosphere was warm and welcoming."

Cons:

  • "All in all a disappointment for the price paid and I won't be going back."
  • "Did find it rather cold in the restaurant too which was disappointing."
  • "Unfortunately, they were a very drunk couple in who were clearly local... We spent the second half of our meal on tenterhooks."
  • "Hard to comment on atmosphere as it was lunch time and not too many people there when we were there."
  • "The staff were run off their feet… it all felt very hassled rather than a nice Sunday afternoon relaxing atmosphere."
  • "However the serving staff seemed a little distracted and like they could do with some training."
  • "Not enough staff and the ones who were there were very busy and stressed."

Value

Pros:

  • "Would happily go again."
  • "Really happy it was open, some of the other local pubs were closed."
  • "Quite reasonably priced for the quality and presentation."
  • "Reasonably priced too (£74 for 2x mains, 2x desserts and 5x drinks)"
  • "Food was beautiful as always."
  • "The food was delicious and everyone enjoyed it."
  • "Friendly, polite and prompt service accompanied with gorgeous food cooked to perfection."

Cons:

  • "I found the drinks really expensive, so knocked a star off."
  • "Very disappointed and to be honest really cheeky to find out when we got the bill the 2 course lunch menu we ordered off can’t be processed though their till as 2 courses for £18.50 so you end up paying about £3 more."
  • "We had one small glass of the cheapest Rosè wine and saw on the bill that we were charged over £9 for each glass!!"
  • "Once we got home my husband had the runs and felt very ill."
  • "£90 for the meal was a total rip off."
  • "Also very expensive. Not value for money."
  • "Considering the price it was mediocre."

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