Gina B.
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Myself and a large group attended this pub for a Sunday lunch. The pub is truly lovely with a welcoming and warm decor and atmosphere. There is a large selection of drinks to choose and the outdoor seating is lovely on a nice day with nice surroundings and gardens. I can’t fault the staff, the location or the place itself!
Unfortunately, the food is where it gets disappointing. I’ve heard great things about the food, and thought the menu had a reasonable selection given it was a Sunday menu.
Half of our table went for fish and chips to be told it was out of stock. This was a shame, so we all opted for a roast instead. A chicken roast was £21 and for the price tag I’d have assumed this would have come with a hearty plate - sadly, I was mistaken.
When my plate came, I had 3 x roast potatoes (this isn’t an exaggeration, I am passionate about roasties and the pain of seeing only 3 was enough to have me counting!) of which were pretty anaemic. I had one Yorkshire pudding which I think had been the last one of the batch cooking as it was room temperature. I had one chicken breast which was pretty tough. And I had one half of a parsnip (very undercooked) and one half of a carrot (very overcooked). That was my £21 worth of roast.
Our table also received 3 x small dishes of boiled mixed green vegetables to share amongst a large group. One person (understandably) used all the greenery on their plate thinking we’d get more and every roast had its own dish of vegetables - this was not the case.
I’d also asked for some stuffing and pigs in blankets (an extra £5), and received 2 x pigs in blankets and one small cube of stuffing. Ironically, the pigs in blankets were the warmest thing I’d received.
Now, I didn’t complain in the moment for a few reasons. One, I was absolutely starving. Two, the food didn’t taste bad - it was very much ~okay~, but it wasn’t spectacular for the price tag and the little amount of it. And three, I didn’t really want to wait around for a fresh meal given we’d had a bit of a wait already.
I appreciate that the kitchen was probably super busy given the amount of diners in the pub, but it was a real shame. It wasn’t a cheap meal, and there were quite a few of us too. Maybe this was a bad day as I can see in previous reviews the plates look stacked and of better quality? However, for now, I can say I have had much better roasts for a better price tag at other independent pubs.
I would return for a drink, but maybe give the food a miss - at least until my soul and bank account recuperates from spending £26 on a roast which came with only 3 roast potatoes 😅🤣
