Based on 1.537 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 1.537 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 138 in 305 in North Warwickshire
Nº 23 of 62 British in North Warwickshire
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Good food and a nice atmosphere. Sometimes the servers get a little overwhelmed but are always pleasant
Ben Hesketh . 2024-10-27
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Brought my daughter and her kids here for the first time, great service by Lucy, DC, Dylan and Emily. Royal service and amazing food prepared by the chef, would definitely recommend for friends and family!
Yadwinder Singh . 2024-10-25
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Absolutely lovely experience can't wait to go again
Sandra Whitehead . 2024-10-24
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The place to be great food good drink and the staff go above and beyond big shout out too all the staff
terry rowlson . 2024-10-20
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Excellent Afternoon Tea, wih extremely professional and customer service focused. Exceptional service from DC. Thank you
Milka Urlic . 2024-10-16
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We booked a party of guests for afternoon tea to celebrate a 70th birthday. The staff were brilliant and very accommodating and the food was absolutely wonderful, very good value for money. Can highly recommend and will definitely be eating there again 😁
Alison P . 2024-10-14
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A friend recommended going here for breakfast. Waiting ages to get sat at a table even though it wasn’t busy. Waited ages to get served, almost left. Breakfast is buy one get one free. Really low quality produce. Staff were disagreeing in front of staff. My daughter couldn’t finish her pancakes even though they were covered in nutella. Pancakes were cold and chewy. Cream was artificial from aerosol can. Cappuccino was watery and weak. From a machine. No butter with toast. There was a mistake on till when my husband was paying. Won’t return. Avoid if you want a decent breakfast.
Clair Dempsey . 2024-10-13
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How lovely and quirky!! A beautiful breakfast and so cheap. Met some friends here and they loved it too! Beautiful surroundings! Food and service spot on. Will definitely come again!! 👍
Ruth N . 2024-10-12
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A little out of the way but the food justifies the effort. Very helpful staff too
Harry Sideras . 2024-10-12
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Good food and drink, excellent staff
John Whelan . 2024-10-07
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Love this place, quirky decor, amazing outdoor area, easy parking and good food. Staff are great- not always enough of them though.
dawn webb . 2024-09-28
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Absolutely amazing place! From the to the atmosphere. 100% recommend it!!!
Rebecca Knight . 2024-09-28
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Great place, great atmosphere. It's my favourite place. Travel 5 miles just to drink and eat here. Menu changes a bit too regular, but I'm happy with it at the minute. Had a lovely meal tonight. Chef went off piste and made beautiful sandwiches after 4 p.m., so thank you for that. Bar staff were great, as always. Prices are excellent. No negatives.
Auto Diagnostics Ltd . 2024-09-25
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We celebrated my dad’s birthday and the service was amazing! Food was amazing! Not one fault deffo recommend !!!
Caitlin . 2024-09-24
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Great atmosphere and catered for 16 with piping hot food all served at once. Fantastic home cooked food. Well be back!
Ian Smith . 2024-09-22
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It's a great place to meet up with friends for a drink or a fantastic meal. The Cave bar is fun.
Richard Mills . 2024-09-21
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Fantastic sunday lunch served here.i will be back for more
Lee Bason . 2024-09-07
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Really nice place love all the pictures on the wall. Meal was fantastic, big meal even the kids meal are big, %100 will go back 😋
Stephanie Edwards . 2024-09-07
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Josh was absolutely fantastic ,there was not a foot put wrong. Very welcoming and really knew his stuff!! He made the experience better with his witty humour and professionalism.
James G . 2024-09-04
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We called on spec and the staff found us a lovely table. It was very busy so it took a while for the food to arrive but the service was excellent from very friendly staff and the food was really tasty
Teresa Wakeling . 2024-09-02
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Fanntastic location and the bar and restraunt is quirky and everything is for sale. Excellent food and drinks, i highly recommend!
Simon Bull . 2024-09-01
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Lovely food good ,service nice ,very welcoming
Lyn Hoare . 2024-08-31
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Great for social and casual business events. Lovely location and facilities. The food was excellent. Very good for children with very large grassy areas, pools, and seasonal amusements like the bouncy castle.
Lawrence Tew . 2024-08-30
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Great place and lovely atmosphere especially on bank holiday Monday. Great day out for all especially with the classic cars. 😎
Christine Brister . 2024-08-26
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what can I say is wow, a wonderful pleasant place for a dream outing everything is wonderful in this place. a big bravo for this location
Lala Bahica . 2024-08-22
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The worst cappuccino ever had sent back as luke warm not a full cup no froth mentioned to waitress said its the machine.. poached egg on toast again like warm toast very hard first visit wouldn't go again
Marlane Mahon . 2024-08-20
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Oh dear, what a shame. Lovely setting, good menu choices but untrained waiting staff. Started clearing dishes whilst still eating starter, brought mains while starter dishes not cleared. Had to ask for cutlery so waiting staff dumped about 9 knives and forks for 5 people. Chicken supreme dry, left most of it but on the whole food okay, but, not for the price. Will not recommend .
Leanne T . 2024-08-10
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Great venue, great food, there were 8 adults and 5 kids, all the food came out on time, piping hot with no errors and was beautiful. Impeccable hospitality, first visit and definitely not the last. Really great visit. Just superb and cannot fault it! Brilliant highly recommended
s g . 2024-08-05
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Wedding reception, would highly recommend it
Alan Race . 2024-08-03
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Good food, prices bit high. Music too loud.
Michael Fellows . 2024-08-02
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The food and atmosphere is lovely! The staff and service not so lovely! Left waiting to order food. Ignored! Lucky I wasn't a mystery customer! Such a shame as such a wonderful place. Free bouncy castle for the kids too.
Paul Stanley . 2024-07-31
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Today we visited The QuickenTree and I must say, it was the worst experience. We arrived for a birthday breakfasts and waited at the bar for ages to be served for drinks. We eventually sat down for our breakfast. When the food arrived the egg was completely tasteless and we were told no amendments could be made, not even to just take the egg off of a plate of someone who doesn’t like egg. When the tea arrived the teapot still had the label from the charity it shop it was brought from and could tell it had not been washed before being served to us. When questioned, the owners were unbelievably rude and made sarcastic comments towards us. Buying from a charity shop was not the issue, but a dirty teapot being served to us was. This was accompanied by rude staff and completely tasteless food. I would rather not give my custom to impertinent owners and will not be returning.
Stacey T . 2024-07-28
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I really enjoyed the Classic Car event, a wonderful selection of vehicles...an excellent early evening event which is perfect for all 🏁👍😎
Clive Parker-Skelhon . 2024-07-25
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Beautiful pub with lots of character. Great atmosphere and service. We had a young man look after our table and he was polite and helpful throughout. We was warmly welcomed and wished well on leaving. Food was beautifully cooked and well worth the price. Shout out the chefs!!! Second visit, it's abit far out for us to travel but it's become one of our favourite dining out experiences so definitely worth it. Overall it's a 5 🌟 experience. Thankyou.
sarah hughes . 2024-07-24
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Went to heart of England car show , excellent evening
James Tranter . 2024-07-20
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Food was cold but was sorted at the end got a free cuppa so I'm happy with that.
Carl Phillips . 2024-07-19
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This place has a very quirky atmosphere! You never know what's round the corner, a gorilla or a space ship or a piece of modern art..! Both indoor and out door seating, including undercover. The staff were friendly and the chicken burger tasty.
Sue Williams . 2024-07-19
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Had a lovely catch up with an old friend, Food was tasty and hot and we were looked after really well by the new manager Chris. Professional service and a nice atmosphere. I usually go here for breakfast but dinner was just as nice. I would recommend the seabass it was delicious 😋
Angela B . 2024-07-18
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After an initial mix up over the booking my wife and I had afternoon tea at The Quickentree today for my wife's birthday. Chris was very accommodating and professional and (I think) Emily was very helpful too. The sandwiches and cakes were lovely and fresh and the scones tasted like they were straight from the oven. We would have like more sandwiches and less cake, but hey, you can't please everyone all the time. Overall a very pleasant afternoon in lovely surroundings. Thank you.
David C . 2024-07-17
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Good evening watching football lots of room inside ,and out. Food looked good but didn't try it. So can't really comment on that one. Looks like a great place for wedding venues, party's etc.. prices wasn't too bad double Vodka and coke and 4 sambukas was 19 quid. Would go again for sure. Next time I'll try the food.
paul price . 2024-07-15
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7th visit for breakfast, a good vibe and much busier than usual. Breakfast was lovely apart from asking for the black pudding to be changed for something else. Waitress informed us they could not do this, they have all the other times I mentioned, but it was not possible this time apparently. We told the waitress we did not want the black pudding but unfortunately it came out on the plate. A waste of food. Asked for another plate so we could remove the item. Had to ask for sauce etc. No one came and asked if everything was OK. Not great customer service. Enjoyable breakfast overall.
Deborah Sweeney . 2024-07-14
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Nice bar and grill, we didn't have food as we were at a wedding. Large play area.
Mick Dale . 2024-07-14
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Met there for breakfast with friends, essential to call ahead and book a table, the outdoor space is good too, good for family with kids too.
Miss Fie . 2024-07-13
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Wow….what can I say from the start a very warm welcome to the fabulous service and outstanding food and atmosphere, there was a live singer on that we all enjoyed and nothing was to much trouble, we will definitely be back the best food and atmosphere topped with 1st class service , the best meal out in a very long time, if you haven’t been try it you will not be disappointed. Well done all involved 👏👏👏
Maggie R . 2024-07-13
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With quirky steam punk artefacts everywhere and a lovely relaxed atmosphere ...we enjoyed a delicious meal. We've been telling everyone about it!
Kaed Parker . 2024-07-12
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Did not try the food, but lots of funky art work and sculpture. Excellent car meets
Nick Davies . 2024-07-11
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Food OK could do with more staff
Barbara Keenahan . 2024-07-02
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Very helpful staff good quality afternoon tea
John May . 2024-07-01
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Afternoon tea was good but hair in the double cream was poorly dealt with (it wasn't dealt with !) and they were understaffed so staff could not be attentive. Music was too loud (and was turned up), overall what could have been great was a little disappointing
Richard Walker . 2024-06-29
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A delightful trip to the countryside and along with it the food the wine and the atmosphere is definitely something to go try with private dining pods, hearty meals, the restaurant bars all in all a great place to experience and explore with a variety of events throughout the year too
Chris Valentine . 2024-06-25
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Went today for a 40th Birthday celebration I have never been before it was amazing! The decor the outside bouncy castle for the kids wacky wagon we spent six hours there! Will defo be going back to this little gem. Had the buffet it was lovely.
Donna . 2024-06-22
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Good food, nice vibe and good outside area for a beer garden and kids play area. Game days are also a good call there
Leonardo Oliveira . 2024-06-22
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The place looks nice , amazing staff and great service, would definitely recommend!
Leonard Stanescu . 2024-06-16
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Beautiful & quirky establishment! The grounds are gorgeous and the restaurant decor was incredible. It was such a nice walk through seeing all the art work and the cave bar! Breakfast is lovely. Portions are great and brilliant quality for price. The staff were really attentive and really took care of us. Very clean also! Highly recommend!!
Krystal . 2024-06-02
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Lovely food and friendly service. An interesting venue with good views across the countryside.
David Birch . 2024-06-01
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Food was lovely. Staff excellent and friendly. Plenty of seats and quirky items scattered around. Would go again.
Jamie Weaver . 2024-05-24
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brilliant 1st time goin der defo goin bk up there this bank holiday weekend
Mejo Stanley . 2024-05-22
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Food was 5 *, lots of choice generous portions and well cooked and presented..sadly the experience, a birthday meal for partners daughter and her partner was marred by mediocre service from the start. We had book and arrived shortly before the booked time, we stood at the restaurant entrance where several staff appeared to be looking at arrivals and bookings, we were ignored for a few minutes then they said the table was not ready and walked off, we were not offered a place to wait or drinks while we waited, in the end I ordered from the bar and asked they be added to our table. We had menus on our table and chose our food abd ordered starters and mains, my partners and my starters arrived but not the other two, I tried to attach attention of staff to no avai abd eventually walked down to the desk where 3 staff were talking and eventually I interrupted them to ask about our deserts, they seemed to think we had not ordered any more so I called over to the guy who took our order and he checked on tablet and confirmed the order, I was told they would sort it, so returned to our table, some time later they arrived with an apology but no explanation, to cut along story short tye same thing happen over the desert order we were given menus after we asked for them, but no one came to take orders till chased and again with the bill. It was a busy Saturday night and several other events were taking place on the site, hopefully this was an isolated incident, It took the shine off what was anticipated would be a lovely experience. There were other things that could have been better, like a set of clean cutlery after the starters , a finger bowl for the fish platter, condiments on the table, and sorting out the rocky table before we sat down.. Pull your socks up guys...
Terry Street . 2024-05-14
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Friendly staff and good fish and chips!
Del . 2024-05-13
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Recently visited for the first time and loved the venue. Great place to meet friends and family and kid and dog friendly. I wasn't overly impressed by the breakfast. I ordered the American style pancakes and bacon and they were the thinnest pancakes I've ever seen. The cappuccino was also very small for the price. I will go back and try the lunch menu.
Geraldine Cafferty . 2024-05-12
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Service to order was slow but once ordered quick. The steak was chewy.apart from that good
Mary Brooks . 2024-05-05
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Lovely food and great place to have breakfast. Service was a bit slow but servers were lovely
Charley Sloan . 2024-04-28
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Thank you so much to Ria who helped me with my booking today for afternoon tea ,what a kind and helpful lady . There was no rushing and she explained what was needed . She is a real asset to your company . Thank you Ria x
carol barnes . 2024-04-03
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Food was beautiful but the service was awful we waited over an hour food and then ages for the bill which was wrong Even though we pre ordered meals before hand
Leahanne Leek . 2024-04-02
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Good Heart of England Conference & Events Centre, Meriden Rd, Fillongley, Coventry CV7 8DX, United Kingdom
Jamil Akhtar . 2024-04-02
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So no photos...why? You need to see it for yourself. The most quirky place I have been to!! I think to truly absorb the entire thing I would need a private day all to ourselves when it was closed . Brilliant. Everywhere I looked there was something else quite out there fascinating!!! Service knocked down purely for how busy it was,I.e more staff, but the staff were great!!! A must go . Tapas sharer top notch.
Stewart Hale . 2024-04-01
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The establishment offers a pleasant ambiance and exceptional breakfast options. However, the service provided fell short of expectations. It is understandable that minor discrepancies may occur, but I believe customers should receive what they pay for. I ordered the "fuller breakfast," which clearly states "hashbrowns" in plural form. Upon inquiring about this with the server, I was informed that the dish only comes with one hashbrown. If this is the case, it would be advisable to update the menu to avoid confusion. Although the server kindly brought me an additional hashbrown, it was accompanied by the remark that the chef had made an exception. This implies that customers are not entitled to what is stated on the menu. Furthermore, the service lacked attentiveness. Our plates were removed without any inquiry about our satisfaction with the meal. We were not offered any additional items or asked if we would like to see the bill. In summary, while the food was of high quality, the service left room for improvement.
Adam Smith . 2024-03-30
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Went for afternoon tea from a gift of a Groupon coupon. The tea was fine.
George Browning . 2024-03-26
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Lovely hotel to have an afternoon tea
Sharon Frazer . 2024-03-20
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We had afternoon tea delicious 😋
Linda Lathbury . 2024-03-09
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Food is fantastic here. Highly recommend.
spencer finnerty . 2024-03-04
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We had our golden wedding celebration in the Pine Room Saturday 24th febraury couldn't fault anything. The staff were really helpful with everything and we all had an amazing day. A big thankyou to Ria, Lauren and Rebecca , the kitxhen and bar staff and everone who made the event such a great success.
Cynthia Vellam . 2024-02-26
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We had two excellent evening meals...in an unusual countryside setting overlooking a lake...yet within easy driving distance of the Birmingham NEC...a real treat for anyone attending a trade event there.
Tim Tiley . 2024-02-25
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Such a refreshing place to visit, nothing else like it, who ever is in charge of this place deserves lots of credit. Food lovely. I'm not even going to describe what the place is like in side, just visit for yourself and find out. I'm going to be coming back here lots and lots. Can not find any faults at all.
Brumsgrub . 2024-02-24
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Great place. Very clean and tidy, great food. Friendly helpful staff, good value for money
Charles Edmead . 2024-02-22
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Great Food with Friendly helpful staff. Didn't have to wait long for Dinner. . Stayed for a few drinks after . Nice warm area with a red hot log burner. Will be Definitely going again
Mick Finch . 2024-02-13
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Absolutely amazing food. 5 stars for the chefs. Brilliant and elegant establishment. So good! So worth the money. Very comfortable and very friendly service all round. Tips were left. Super satisfied.
I FreedomGaming . 2024-02-11
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I visited the Quicken Tree with my family for my partners birthday meal as it was a family friend's recommendation. The place was easy to find, we were seated quickly as we had a reservation. The staff was very lovely and welcoming, the decor was beautiful and they gave us a little booth for our lunch. The menu wasn't really long which I liked. I ordered the arancini with hummus for starter and Battered fish and chips for mains. I must say I wasn't disappointed at all. Both of the dishes tasted absolutely delicious and the food tasted very fresh. We also had the 2 for 1 offer on the fish and chips. Julie who was one of the staff members , she was really sweet. She made some minor adjustments with our food which was very kind of her. The staff also surprised us with a cute dessert and sang a song for my partner. This act was heart touching as it was unexpected. They made our lunch really special. I will definitely be back and I will definitely recommend it, if you enjoy good food with excellent service!!!
P S . 2024-02-08
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Came here for breakfast with my family for my brothers birthday, service was great even though we had a big table. Can't beat the value at 241 breakfasts!
Jordan Tray . 2024-02-03
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Really enjoyed my meal, wine good to staff so helpful
Shaun Lucas . 2024-01-31
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The Full English here is the best breakfast in town by some margin. Staff always really helpful.. You won't be disappointed 👍
Mark Davison . 2024-01-29
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Lovely ambience and the food was delicious. I had the mushroom risotto...so creamy and tasty. The other half had duck, which was cooked to perfection. Starters and puddings were perfect as well. Also, as we were leaving, the chef was giving the kitchen a very good clean. There were bubbles everywhere, even on the floor, so 10/10 from me.
Deb . 2024-01-11
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We went to visit Santa's grotto and then a breakfast after breakfast was excellent and great value as it was 2for1 however service was a little bit slow Lady serving was lovely though
Shayna Davies . 2024-01-06
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Flavoursome food unfortunately let down by poor service. Ordered the fuller full English breakfast with poached egg priced at £14.50, poached egg was a boiled egg. A second plate the same, boiled egg. Seond plate was actually a full english at £10.00 but other than an additional sausage it was identical to the fuller, clearly items missing but didnt wan to come across as a moaning customer keep asking for things! Our toast arrived after we had finished our meals but only just prior to my coffee arriving 20 mins later. I could understand if it was busy but it was not. No apologies for late items even though they were chased multiple times, no checkin to see if meals were ok. Shame really, great place aesthetically and the food that arrived was hot and good quality. Lacking in the hospitality department from all staff but one.
Stuart Munday . 2024-01-06
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Lovely food and Quirky place! Love it!
Finley Porter . 2024-01-05
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Great place for food and beers 👍 Shame the WiFi is so rubbish as phone signal is very poor also.
Nick Gibson . 2024-01-05
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Had a lovely pie chips and peas & gravy for my lunch, it was a steak and Guinness pie my wife had the fish and chips my daughter had chicken and sweet potato fries the service was good we didn’t have to wait long all meal were well presented and tested great no problems at all with any of that we had one pudding was also great thank you for a great afternoon I would definitely recommend this establishment I would definitely go back again just to say the afternoon tea looked great will give this a try too thanks again guys see you again soon 👍🏻
Darren O’brien . 2024-01-04
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Very impressed with the food and the service
Barry Avery . 2023-12-30
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Great Christmas Day dinner, food was lovely. Staff all friendly, we really enjoyed our Christmas Day.
James Lacey . 2023-12-25
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Had a lovely festive afternoon tea which came with unlimited tea and coffee which was a nice surprise. The food was nice although the scones were a bit dry and the selection of cakes was minimal. Well worth a visit though and the grounds are beautiful.
Mark Dore . 2023-12-25
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Christmas dinner at The Quicken Tree. Our first visit to the Heart of England Events and Conference Centre and as a venue, it's pretty impressive. Over 300 people all sat down at tables dressed for the celebratory meal charged at £70 per head. What looked great was let down by the chaotic service and poor quality food. The diners were only out done in their look of boredom as we wanted an hour between starter and main course by the serving staff who looked totally disconsolate trying to serve so many people without proper plan or support. I felt sorry for them, having given up their Christmas Day, to have work in such a badly organised service. The food, I had the veggie option, was over cooked and massively over seasoned. I didn't know it was possible to lace a carrot with so much salt. As for the sprouts, and I like sprouts, they were black. The kids option, sausage and mash, the sausages were cool and pink in the middle. The kids were advised not to eat them. We would have mentioned it all at the time but the poor staff already had endured enough. Pudding, I can't comment on, after being at the venue for three hours, we gave it a miss and came home. Shame. It could have and should have been a whole lot better.
Richard Barnes . 2023-12-25
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Service slow and main course luke warm
Sandra Turner . 2023-12-25
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We ate Sunday roast but it didn't come with any vegetables which was strange. Very beige, potatoes, 1 stuffing ball, Yorkshire pudding and then the meat. The Yorkshire pudding was very greasy. I wouldn’t rush back to eat here, it wasn’t particularly enjoyable and we didn’t finish the meal.
Jennifer Whitehouse . 2023-12-18
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As it was 241 on breakfast it was good value but service wasn't the best
Ian Walton . 2023-12-17
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Excellent themed Christmas party venue
Joy Jackson . 2023-12-10
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Afternoon tea was amazing, have been here about 6/7 times and it never fails to impress.
LORRAINE HERRIOTT . 2023-12-09
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Lovely time here, and it's not the first. Great sunday lunch.
Sue Robson . 2023-12-05
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Was quiet when we visited on Friday 1 Dec
Noor Shaikh . 2023-12-03
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I had a good time here. Nice atmosphere and food. Service was good.
Abbas Abbas . 2023-11-28
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We had a really lovely meal there staff were very friendly and helpful. Lovely views over the country side.In the summer plenty of outside space would really recomend it .good impression for our first time of visiting
Joan Jones . 2023-11-22
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