The Fox House in Sheffield

Having not been in there for a number of years I called in at teatime last Friday with my brother and two dogs. Freezing outside, We found a place near the blazing log fire and had a couple of pints. The staff were attentive and engaging. Victoria behind the bar took time to introduce the extensive menu to us and generally made us welcome. She also provided treats for our 4 legged companions. Overall a lovely experience.

Great food and fab service from Fraser

Food was excellent and great service

This is a great country pub in the peak district

I really enjoyed it, great beers and I love the bar snacks menu

Service: Not nice the way how we got approached while heading the wrong direction in the dinning area! Food: Food came cold ,waited close to 30 min for food, even though it didn't seem that busy! The quality of food was low ,for that you pay, I would not recommend. I had planned to show peak district to my friends who live further away and had planned to dine there in the next few weeks, that will not happen!

Had a wonderful meal at Fox House yesterday. What a lovely atmosphere inside the pub. Our waitress Vicky was polite, friendly and attentive. Would recommend without hesitation! 5*

Went as a party of 5 for a special occasion. Whilst the food was tasty, what arrived was not what was on the menu(daupinoise potatos were substituted for mash on the belly pork, and green beans came as broccoli on the sea bass weekend special menu) The main issue was how long it took. From arrival at 5:30 we didn't leave until after 8pm. Apart from ordering drinks on arrival we had extensive delays between courses- we even asked if we could have our desserts to take away (unfortunately not possible as nothing to put them in and chocolate trio not available anyway) Bill was £165 for 3 x 3 course weekend specials and 2 main courses and included 4 pints and an Orange juice In summary food was a decent quality but service some serious issues.

First time visiting.. and the last! Extremely slow service. Had to ask to be served on more than one occasion. We felt as though we were being a nuisance just asking for a drink etc. Food quite nice, shame about the service. We won’t be visiting again.

Lived in Sheffield a few years but never been here, although have used it as a landmark on multiple walks. Service was impeccable, food was excellent, and ale great. Got the prine burger and cheesecake both spot on ! Thank you

Really high standard of food. Cosy pub with a real fire. You'll need to book for Sunday, it's very popular. Great location just outside Longshaw National Trust, close to Froggat Edge. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

We haven't stayed here but we have eaten here on a number of occasions. Service is sometimes a bit slow but the food is good and it's in a great location to walk in Longshaw or around Burbage.

A very chilly recent evening when the fires were not lit and it was cold inside. After several requests the heating was turned up. Several if us ate with our coats on 😞

Food was amazing with good portion sizes. Great selection of beer and other drinks, nice clean when good looking area. Server was Vicky, who was very kind and good. Would come again.

Good food, service was a little slow and the prices a tad high but the meal was delicious.

Visited Tuesday food and service was amazing want to say a big thanks to Josh and all bar and restaurant staff for a great service. Rob and nic Willoughby will defo be going back

Had a weekend stay! What can I say. The views were absolutely stunning, sets the vibe for a few drinks in the beer garden despite the cold setting in. Wish we brought the dogs along. The staff were attentive, food was hot, very tasty. Our room was a decent size, clean. We will definitely be returning.

Visited yesterday as a family for my wife's birthday sat in a little alcov behind old door. Excellent meal and service staff very helpful well worth trip from Derby try to visit often as we can as our daughter studies at Sheffield Hallam.

We stopped here for breakfast after hiking the food was delicious, we also spotted a red stag nearby!

Terrible from entering the establishment to leaving table booked for 19-15 sat down at 19-35 after looking at the menu and deciding both starter and main course we had to ask at 20-15 for someone to take our order starter came after asking again where our starters were they came at eventually ,main course came but late food not up to much and some mains where cold would not recommend this place.

Don’t often leave reviews but after a Fabulous meal I felt compelled to do so . Great food with plenty of choice . Homely atmosphere / not hurried . The service was excellent - especially from Vicky - thank you we will be back

Gone downhill since change of ownership. Some staff pretty rude - person doing check in to the restaurant and the restaurant manager clearing tables in particular. Zero manners, look like they don’t want to be there. Certainly don’t seem to realise they are working in a service business. Looking at other reviews, the management either don’t care or don’t know what they are doing. There’s a whole stack of reviews since the change of ownership along the same lines. The food is very overpriced and low quality, beer selection uninspiring. The great setting doesn’t make up for it, a real shame.

We had a lovely Sunday lunch here. Really nice atmosphere

Wonderful service here. We had a great visit. Last minute decision on our holiday and we’ll be back again before we leave

Beautiful location and is a must visit!

Stopped of quick lunch. Amazing food. Staff are lovely. Great work from Ben finding us a table at such short notice. Definitely recommend and will be back!! Thank you again.

One of the most popular spots in the Peak District, ruined by dreadfully slow service due to a permanently understaffed bar, especially on sunny days or over Christmas. Pained to say we’ll likely go again but only due to lack of another option. Would avoid if possible.

Not sure what was going on yesterday afternoon but there was clearly some serious issues. I’m not sure banning someone (not my table) who complained their food was cold after waiting an hour with children was your proudest moment. The excuses you were giving were extremely poor and insincere. If you have issues in the kitchen/ staff then close. If your bar tendered will not work together then it’s your job to manage the situation, but I think everyone there yesterday will be giving the place a swerve for now. If managing people is not your strength, or communicating with the public, maybe have a think if hospitality is the industry for you.

We waited 10 minutes before we asked to order drinks and some water for ourselves. It then took a further 10 minutes for the water to come, bearing in mind we were parched and had 3 hungry young kids. The menu is good but pretty pricey, nearly 20 quid for a burger so we anticipated eveything to be on point. We then ordered our food after the much needed drinks came and waited for another 45 minutes before our food came. During this wait, we had not a single staff member come to ask us how we were doing or to explain and apologies about the wait. The staff seemed totally lost and untrained. We had to complain and ask when the food would be ready and it was a further 15 minutes before it arrived. When the food eventually came, the extortionate burger was stone cold, as were the chips. We were not happy, complained and walked out hungry. It’s outrageous to be charging those prices for such a diabolical service and product. This place was decent once. Not anymore.

We were turned away, reason:- we have had a busy afternoon so we are not accepting walk in's, the pub had about 6 people in and there was loads of free tables. Took our money else where.

Four of us stopped in after a lovely walk to grab a quick pint. Fairly quiet and we were the only customers waiting at the bar. Two bartenders that seemed upset with each other and neither acknowledged us for 15 minutes so eventually we just gave up and left.

Stopped for lunch en route to Hope. It was over ten years since we last visited, so it was nice to see the Fox House still open. The welcome, food and service were top notch. We will definitely not leave it another ten years before we return. 👍

Front of house staff were great. There were some technical and staffing issues in the kitchen on the night we stayed. We didn't mind too much and were given a complimentary breakfast to make up for any inconvenience which was great. The accommodation was really nice.

It is a friendly atmosphere. Lovely comfortable seating and good cooking.

We came to The Fox House for Sunday lunch with our family and we were very pleased; the food was delicious, the Sunday trio of roasts is amazing and the staff, especially Vicky, were very accommodating and helpful throughout. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and we'll definitely be coming back again.

Great place, but queued for about 15mins for a drink.

Great meal & service. Thank you for letting us stay in our motor home on your car park. Excellent stay thank you. Lots of walks in the area. We shall return. Very busy - recommend prebooking.

An excellent Sunday Dinner. Vicky looked after us extremely well, the chef who I think was called Andrew made a splendid meal. Good value for money.

Very welcoming atmosphere great staff and great food

Vicky has gone above and beyond this evening. Such a pleasure and delightful service

It's an excellent pub in a beautiful location. We went for a meal. The staff were friendly and the food was lovely. It caters for vegetarians.

We sat outside in the sun after a long walk. Had a lovely lunch. Inside the pub is charming.

Food and staff were great. Thought the pub landlord/manager speaking down to his staff in front of customers was a bit crap though. Found him to be unprofessional to his waitresses.

Someone in the party was given a stodgy curry that had been sat around for a while. One of the waiters kindly offered to replace the curry, but what came back to us was the exact same dish but heated up, with the same rubbery, hard chicken cut in half to disguise that it was the exact same bowl of food? We asked for one jug of tap water 3 times which never came, one dish took nearly an hour to arrive (after first being given to someone else) and a few drinks just never arrived. We ended up cancelling the drinks we had been waiting on for a very long time, paid and left. We were trying to take my dad out for a lovely birthday meal, and surprise him with a birthday cake (that we were told could be brought out at the end of the meal), but ultimately we were forgotten for most of the time we were there and the food wasn’t of good quality, which is a shame considering how incredible the food here used to be 😔

Beautiful location. Great service with wonderful food. Rooms were comfy with everything that was needed.

Stunning location. With great views over the Peak District. Good selection of ales. Room didn't unfortunately have a view of the Peaks, but was still good value for money due to location and time of the year.

Lovely area. Food for evening meal. Terrible Overcooked, tasteless. Asked four times for a jug of water. Did not arrive Staff ignored all requests Outcome definitely not recommended.

I'm sorry but it seems the fox house is struggling at the moment, we went on the bank holiday and arrived at 12 for lunch, we were shown to our table with happy smiles & they took our drinks and food orders but it soon went wrong from there. We had to ask if they'd forgotten us for our drinks because it was taken so long which in itself is no Biggie but it was an hour before even the starters arrived and when they'd taken the plates away we told them we were now running late so please don't be too long with our mains, they said yes of course! but after waiting half an hour more we told them we would have to settle our bill and leave but as we got up they all came round to say the food would be 5 more minutes so we stayed, well 5 minutes turned into 15 but it did arrive....it was the smallest coldest main I'd ever had and definitely not worth the money even with the £10 they'd knocked off as an apology. I'm sure this is a one off and maybe a bank holiday thing but everyone was complaining so maybe it wasn't a good idea for the fox house to open on bank holidays if they haven't the right staff.

We ate in the restaurant. The food was very good and the service was friendly. Unfortunately it took a very long time until we received the drinks. We also had to wait a long time for the food.

The food quality was terrible, particularly considering the pricing. I ordered the burger which was disgustingly disappointing. There wasn't even enough brisket to fill one single fork. The skewers for the money was so poor. 5 pieces of dry chicken, the slaw had no mango, no creamy feel like a classic slaw would have. No dressing. Very much not the food I have had previously.

The food was fantastic. The experience was dissapointing though. It was a really slow dinner, not many tables in, and we had to hunt staff down around the restaurant when we needed anything. Staff member asking us to wait while they're on their phone, we had to get up buy another drink at the bar separate to our tab, and had to find someone so we could pay our bill and leave. We were wanting to have dessert, but it was too much of a hassle to continuously look for someone, so we paid and left. None of our dishes were cleared, and honestly I felt like the staff were so in their own world just chatting to each other and couldn't be bothered because it was slow.

After a lovely walk my husband and i decided to have lunch sat outside in the sunshine. The menu offers a great variation. But unfortunately the service didnt live upto the menu after waiting just under 1 hour I decided to go and enquire where are food was. The barman was very apologetic and swiftly came out with our order unfortunately both meals were cold. On making the staff aware I was assured the meals would be remade as a priority again the food was a let down. Also no cutlery I had to go to find this myself. all in all lovely looking country pub let down by quality of food and service.

After a day hiking this is a lovely place to drink and eat. Food quality is mixed so stick to the basic foods.

Had a lovely coffee with a friend and our dogs. Didn't have food as was too pricey. I wasn't willing to pay £11 for a sandwich

Lovely location with beautiful scenery from outside area. However the food and service let it down . Food was cold my prawn skewer was cold ,didnt look fresh either. The chicken skewer was overcooked and dry .When we brought it to the attention of the staff there was no apology, we were told its a busy time of day . Not a valid excuse. Our meals were replaced for something different. The replacement meal was ok .We waited so long , not one member of the team came to check if all ok . The manager was sour faced when we asked a question. When in the area again we wont return .

Good food and drinks, service a bit slow but they were busy.

Really good food, but don't bother sitting outside if eating. They'll let you order on the app, but the service is abysmal, they'll forget all about you. Waited over an hour for our food. Had to remind them multiple times. If you can't manage the service outside, don't let people order on the app.

22 quid for the worst pub experience: Record holder of the world’s tiniest pie, the fork is almost bigger. Pint served obviously not full and the bar staff just proceeded to the next customer. But a great location so I take back what I said :)

I used to really enjoy visiting the Fox House and the food has always been great. Unfortunately this was not the case when I visited on Tuesday evening. I ordered the chicken parmigiana and a side of halloumi fries. The chips which were with my meal were cold so I sent them back. They came back hot but soggy. The halloumi fries were also only luke warm. The chicken was squeaky, like that processed stuff you get in the cheaper restaurants, and the outside of the chicken was burnt. Other members of the party also did not enjoy their food and said it was like it had been sat waiting for ages to be brought out. Nobody came round to check if everything was OK with our meals. Otherwise, we would have reported the issue. Posirives are that the staff are friendly, it's a nice atmosphere, the locations brill and it is very dog friendly.

Excellent food and friendly staff. Beautiful spot too

Had a meal only. Was very disappointed with the cleanliness of the table. Nobody bothered to wipe it. Our peas arrived cold, the waitress who seemed the only hard worker there took them back. By the time they were reheated, we had finished our fish and chips. The meal was quite pedestrian, given the cost, 20 quid for fish and chips! Will definitely not dine there again.

gave us salad instead of pulled pork.

Welcoming and friendly. Clean and spacious. Good value quality food. Happy to recommend for a lovely Inn in a fabulous location.

I come to the fox house quite regularly and I never have a thing to complain about or criticise when visiting! I always have a wonderful experience with warm welcomes, glorious food and exceptional service! If you're wanting a exquisite dining experience I'd highly recommend the fox house

While visiting the absolutely stunning Peak District, we had a reservation for dinner. On arrival we were shown to our table and then the show began. While choosing our meal off the menu we ordered drinks. Food ordered and no drinks came, after half an hour and several attempts to inquire about our order and with the evening getting on I went to the bar myself, after a 15min wait standing at the bar, with several staff members noticing I had decided to do self service, the bar person took my order….a local ale, unfortunately glass filled with just suds, keg was out, no problem select again, second ale selection, again second glass fills with foam. At this point I asked for any type of beer. Paid and returned to table. Food arrived after another 15mins, unfortunately no cutlery. My colleague at this point ordered red wine to accompany meal. Finally finished our meal, after which red wine and drinks arrived! We suggested at time of payment all was not good, the reply was a shrug of the shoulders and giggling the staff member said “sure all the staff have quit anyway” OK, proper faulty towers material. All this with a bill just shy of 150, for two, seriously!

Friendly ( people and dogs) local pub serving good standard food well cooked with a smile. Busy and food cooked to order so be prepared for a wait when the bar is full in early evening but can’t fault them. No frills but good quality.

Really popular and busy place on a Sunday afternoon. Pleasant environment and lovely staff. Sunday lunch was really nice, could have been a little bigger for the price. Randomly dropped in on route back from hiking in the Peak and it was great

Perfect country pub that allows dogs. We had a gorgeous breakfast. Lovely friendly staff

Just been here this evening for what was thought would be a nice Sunday meal. To start things off we was seated and left menus, half hour went by and still not service even though waiters was present. So I finally got up and went to ask if it was even table service or shall I order from the bar and got told it was table service and basically they'd forgot about us (Mrs and baby) they finally took our order and another half hour went by baring in mind we still had no drinks. They then brought the food out and still no drinks, so I ask politely asked if we could have our drinks. So in the meantime we started to eat out food, took one mouthful and the turkey and carrots on the Sunday roast was stone cold and also missing stuffing on the plate and my Mrs skewer and chips was stone cold. Before they'd even brought drinks I went up to the bar and complained the food was cold. They then accepted the mistake and expectedly didn't charge for the food or drinks but at this point we'd had enough and just wanted our drinks and to leave rather than having to wait for food again as we had a very young infant with us. To then top the night of I went to take my first sip of my pint and they'd brought me a completely different beer to what ordered. So we are now home and completely wasted our Sunday evening before i work tomorrow left hungry and unsatisfied. The staff was friendly enough I must say but still very disorganised to say the least.

Beautiful food and lovely staff, as always.

The staff were all helpful, especially Amelia who was our main server. We brought our 2 dogs in with us and had a lovely little nook of the restaurant where they were tucked away, not getting under anyone’s feet and away from other dogs. We had the veggie Sunday roast which was delicious. The combination small pudding and coffee is a great idea and a good price. Felt welcome and well-attended despite the fact they were busy, inside and out. Will definitely go back next time we are in the area.

We have become regulars here ..staff are wonderful..A very popular place ..the views from the garden are amazing .. service is great .food delicious .. never disappoints

Late lunch at The Fox House, staff were lovely - especially Gemma who was so polite and attentive. Thank you

Decent place to stop for a drink, albeit expensive. Great location. Unfortunately it seems they’ve fallen into the all too common trap of complacency as they are so fortunate to have a great building and location that they don’t bother improving the basics such as food and service. The menu looks great but is executed poorly. It’s not terrible, but it’s certainly less than mediocre. For example, plain boiled new potatoes and broccoli - no flavour, no butter, very dry and clearly prepared earlier and microwaved to serve. Fish dry and overcooked. The service is really what lets the place down. The female staff members are consistently polite and helpful but I’ve been unfortunate enough to be served by the male staff members on most occasions. These male staff members, in particular one who I believe is called David, are so rude it’s almost comical. No “hello”, no smile. Just surly attitudes, eye rolls and abrupt service. David makes no effort to even look in your direction, had a bizarre attitude of being “above” his own job and rolls his eyes as you order drinks and snaps at customers when they don’t hear him mumbling like a teenager. A real shame. Beautiful building and such an amazing location but I know I, and my friends, will never bother with food again.

Nice pub with a good variety of drinks. Beautiful views from the terrace.

Lovely place but no where near enough staff and service was incredibly slow and required us going to find someone to take our order, kitchen was then also very busy (they did warn us), so the food then took a very long time.

Visited on Sat 3 Aug; the food was fine, but the waiting time was incredible. By the end we were actually laughing at how slow the service was, as we've never experienced such slow service. We were there for over 2 hours and just wanted to eat and go. Waitresses were visibly reluctant to clear away empty plates from our table and nearby tables, leaving them for over half an hour whilst standing around not clearing anything. Would not return. EDIT - the email address below just bounces back as undeliverable

Josh opened up early for us to get drinks and food after climbing mam tor at 3am what a superstar

Wow,what an amazing guy a credit to yr buisness,Josh not only opened early for us he couldn't do enough,so friendly and helpful,after climbing mam tor at 4.30 we were well and truly ready for food and drinks,coffee perfect and breakfast best ever!! 7 ladies will defiantly be back. A great big well done Josh xx

We had booked an early table, for a birthday celebration, as we had an hours journey afterwards. Initially we felt rushed to place our order so we chose our meals quickly, even though we were trying to catch up with friends that we hadn’t seen for a while. Even though we placed our order quickly, we then waited more than 45 min. for the food to arrive and this was after we had enquired how long our food was going to be. When the food arrived it was clear that it had been sat under heat lamps as the mashed potatoes had formed a crust. Even then the food was not very hot and had we not waited so long already we would have returned it. After we finished, our empty plates were left on the table even though servers walked past several times empty handed. As a result, we did not stay for dessert etc. and had to ask twice for the bill. We informed the member of staff who took payment of our issues but received only a scant apology.

Lovely location and decent prices

We went for a meal, the starters were lovely, but the mains were a little disappointing. We had the skewers with a side of crunchy slaw and fries. We assumed the crunchy slaw would be like home made coleslaw but when it arrived it was just raw cabbage, onion and pineapple. Which left the meal a little dry. Apart from that the pub is lovely and is an amazing part of the peak district so well worth a visit

Love fox house. Went in the 80's. I miss the stuffed fox on the wall. Name feels like a cheat now.

Long wait for food as orders get missed and messed up. And when they finally arrive a simple "sorry" would be great. Another table asked for no fresh onions with their food and a half an onion was placed on the plate by staff. Dont really understand what staff was trying show or prove... maybe just a bad day

I was absolutely shocked by such poor service!!!When I placed my food order,I specifically indicated that I am allergic to fresh onions and when my plate arrived at the table, there was not sliced but a half!!! of a whole red onion. It was just like a laugh in my face. I was very upset by such 'gift'. The next disappointment was that the food for my guests was delivered by an intimidating fella who even didn't apologise for the delay, plates arrived at our table in different times, first orders came so late that they were cold. Meanwhile, people who arrived much later than us were served before us. It was really bad experience, I wouldn't recommend Fox House to anyone due to its poor management and the staff rudeness.

Standards have certainly slipped since we last ate here. Waited 20 minutes for 2 x lime & sodas and a glass of milk for our 2 year old. 45 minutes in total including the wait for food, it’s very difficult to keep a 2 year old occupied in a high for that long we almost left. There was a hair in wife’s food. The coleslaw wasn’t a coleslaw, it was a dry salad with pineapple chunks…. Very bizarre. I had a stone baked pizza that didn’t taste like stone baked. My daughter’s food was stone cold but didn’t want to bother sending it back to waste more time. Ive already booked for Christmas Day but thinking about cancelling after today’s performance.

Good service, friendly efficient waitress, good hot food. Nice location. The pub is looking a bit tired inside and it was a bit scruffy outside. The decking needed to be swept and it would be nice to gave cushions on the outside chairs

Had a table booked, arrived and there was no obvious area to check in our arrival, so bobbed to the bar, was asked to wait at the end of the bar to be told, I am just making coffee I will be with you when I have finished. Seated in a tight corner in an almost empty room. Ordered drinks and food, good selection to choose, drinks and starters ok, however a super long wait for very disappointing mains, had to ask for more drinks whilst waiting. Mains were not really as described, I ordered roast veg wrap, full of salad only with hummus, brisket sandwich was super dry!..no one asked how our food was at any point, when we had finished eating, we were asked, 'is there anything else I can get you?'..nope just the bill. Will not return, or recommend. This used to be a nice place too.

Stayed here for our 10th wedding anniversary, great room , great food , was a tiny hickup but Ben was all over it and I can honestly say he went the extra mile to make sure we were OK. Fantastic views over the country side and Will definitely be returning. Thanks again Ben for looking after us.

Went for a dinner time treat and wasn't disappointed 😋 the food was yummy and the service was speedy. Lovely staff especially from Vincent who couldn't do enough and was so welcoming and friendly

This is a lovely cosy pub with beautiful outdoor views but the service and food today was very poor. When we ordered food (some v simple sides so nothing complicated or time consuming) we waited over half an hour despite it being quiet and had to ask them about it twice. Eventually a staff member went to get the food from the kitchen then handed the bowls to me to bring outside. I asked for a tray and was given a wet dirty tray to bring our food outside as if I was an unpaid extra waitress. The food was cold and chewy. It used to be much better than this, I am hoping it improves.

Really nice atmosphere for a sunny evening meal. Food is a bit pricey but nice. Waited for over an hour for a starter however which was disappointing.

Me and family had a very nice dinner on way back from day out. Only thing wanted pancakes for pudding but stop doing them at time we arrived but didn't say time on menu.

Too expensive for the quality and slow service

Extremely poor attitude from waiter serving our table , spoilt the whole experience

Beautiful views looking out into the countryside. Interior is warm and welcoming. Staff are reliable, polite and table service was speedy. The food was full of flavour, reasonably priced and the wait time wasn’t long at all. The cocktails were delicious too. Overall, we really enjoyed our trip here and would go again. The manager on shift(Josh) took particular pride in ensuring guests needs were met and he was very helpful and polite.

had my graduation meal there, all of my guests were happy with the selection, they had many options for vegans/vegetarians

A message to management: sort the standards out. Service slow, incorrect orders taken, food quality poor, and portions getting much smaller despite prices going up massively. We’re semi-regulars to this pub, and then food and service has always been top-notch. We left the other day thinking “never again”. Wish we had read the numerous recent Trip Advisor reviews. A real shame. Management need to get a handle on this, otherwise they will continue to alienate those that come here regularly.

A lovely, former coaching inn on the edge of the moors. Does get a little busy at weekends but plenty of seating inside and out.

Too many Inconsistent sevice and food experiences. Made a 7pm evening booking on a Friday night and it was another let down. All the outside tables were still littered with glasses on arrival and our wait at the bar to be seated was not acknowledged even though we were in plain site making it not at all welcoming. The pub was busy but messy with tables not cleared for some time and dirty plates piled up at the end of the bar. Our not uncommon cocktail orders needed to be scrutinised for the ingredients needed which was surprising as the chap doing them appeared to be running the place. Ordered starters and mains from a good selective menu but waited a long time for the starters to arrive. Those plates remained there until we were about to be served our mains at 9pm!! We returned them straight away as the food was luke warm at best and chewy. We were told apologetically that they would be replaced but we had decided that the wait had been long enough so paid for the drinks and starters we ate and left. It was apparent at 4 other tables around ours that patience was wearing thin at the waiting times and the place was clearly understaffed. Walking out it was noted that the rest of the pub clearly wasn't managing as a whole and it wasn't a surprise that the toilets were not pleasant either. This place has a lot to offer in terms of choice on the menu and location etc and is clearly well used by people visiting the area but sadly lacks enough consistency to be visiting again.