March 2024 by Claire FitzGerald
Popped in for a quick drink only but really lovely pub and friendly service.
March 2024 by Graeme Harkness
Really slow service, food quality , especially vegetables, nothing to write home about.
March 2024 by Roger Luddington
Food was good..atmosphere in the pub was like a traditional pub should be.would recommend.
March 2024 by Cheryl Batty
Started off with a polite waiter who got us drinks and took our order. We were then never offered a drink again. The fish and chips arrived with a puddle of oil on the plate. We showed this to the waiter who said it must be the chips ! He took the plate away and the food came back on a new plate. Unfortunately there was still oil on the plate and the only half the food could be eat as it was sitting in oil. A different waiter did come over to ask if everything was ok but didn?t wait for an answer just took the vinegar. At the end on the meal we were offered desert or coffees and was told they would come back in 5 mins. 20 mins later we went to the bar to order as no one had come back to us but the whole pup had no staff on the ground. A member of the public phoned upstairs to let them know someone was waiting and could they come down. Over all not a good experience which is disappointing as had heard good things ?
February 2024 by Hannah H
Friendly pub but unfortunately didn't enjoy the lamb roast I had.
January 2024 by Alan Brewis
Good ambience, friendly service and best Shepherd's Pie I've had for years! Looking forward to returning.
January 2024 by Victoria Boylan
Lovely food and staff are always so helpful ? thanks Max!
January 2024 by Sheila Adams
They wouldn't let us sit inside as we weren't having food. Made 4 OAPs sit outside in the cold. Not a particularly good experience. Would have stayed for a 2nd drink but we were too cold.
January 2024 by Sheila A
Sorry not impressed at all. We weren?t allowed to sit inside as we were not having food. Four OAPs sitting outside in the cold. We would have ordered more drinks but it was just too cold to sit outside. Will not visit in the winter again as it appears you are only welcome if you are eating.
January 2024 by sharon ferris
23 of us went for a 70th anniversary celebration very good service and food a big thankyou from us all.
December 2023 by Lefty P
Fantastic atmosphere was greeted and looked after by a lovely staff member called Natalia who made our visit a great evening ?.
December 2023 by Debbie Ridley
My elderly parents came for a lunch time Christmas dinner on Friday with a small group of friends after waiting over an hour for food the turkey tough the meal was sub standard very disappointing.
December 2023 by Dan Cook
I booked this restaurant for a pre Christmas meal with family. Upon arrival I was impressed with how the pub looked and was decorated for Christmas.I arrived 10 mins early and had a short wait for the table to be prepared. Once we sat down straight away it felt like sitting on a roundabout. There was a very narrow walkway behind my seat which was being used as a thoroughfare for staff to collect drinks and customers to pay. We asked if we could move tables and as a large party was leaving we were able to do so. Good service to this point, however that?s where the service stopped. We had to wait ages to be asked if we wanted a drink. The food arrived and was nice, but the service was just really poor, no attention to asking if the food was ok, nobody asking if we would like anymore drinks, basics that I would expect when having a meal. Looking around it was clear that the staff were clearly more interested in the larger table parties, where they couldn?t do enough for them. When we had finished our mains, the plates were left in front of us for about 20 mins with staff looking at this and just ignoring and walking by. I should have to ask a member of staff to clear my empty plates from my table and when I did they were almost shocked by this strange request. Having since read reviews of the Cowper arms it seems to be a reoccurring theme over a long period that the service is very poor here, and despite replies to reviews from the manager that they take on board feedback and will address it it seems to be empty words.It?s a shame as the pub is nice and food was ok but service is a big part of the experience and it left me feeling very underwhelmed. I wouldn?t return here and wouldn?t recommend it. Feeling like your forgotten about and that you may have to clear your own table isn?t for me.
December 2023 by Mandy Pearson
Went for our work Christmas meal, the turkey was so tough you just couldn't eat it.Felt that the staff didn't want such a big group so do wonder why the booking was taken.
December 2023 by Ertan Hurer
Four of us went there with high expectations of a nice roast dinner. Myself and a friend ordered the the Sunday roast chicken but what we had was a bit of a let down. The chicken breast was not a roast as expected but a flattened chicken breast that tasted more boiled than roasted. The other two of our party had the roast beef, which they did enjoy. I enjoyed the baked goat?s cheese starter more than the main course. Not likely to go out of my way to go there again.Since writing the above review the manager accused us of being rude and unruly and turning up without an appointment. Utter nonsense. Avoid this pub.
