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107 Opinions in 2 websites
I went to The Grovewood Bar and Restaurant yesterday for dinner and had an awful experience. Firstly, service was extremely slow and had to wait over half an hour to be served, let alone how long it took to receive our two very simple drinks. Secondly, I ordered a chicken caesar salad with no anchovies and after waiting a long time it arrived with anchovies. I gently complained and asked for another to be made with no anchovies and soon arrived a second salad, this time with no anchovies but also no chicken!!!!! How hard is it to make a chicken caesar salad correctly, especially for £19.50!!! I declined the salad as my mum had finished eating her meal at this point, and it was taken off the bill. I decided to order a dessert apprehensively after this poor experience because I was still hungry after having only a side of garlic bread for dinner. I ordered a sticky toffee pudding and after 40 minutes it had still not arrived. I queried how long it would be with one of the waitresses and she said she would find out. She soon came back stating that the ticket for the order must of got lost as there was no record of a sticky toffee pudding order and she said that the chef has now gone home. I was absolutely mortified and disappointed with the service and my experience here. The staff mentioned that another chef was around and would make the sticky toffee pudding right away. Around 5 minutes later it arrived, I must say the pudding was delicious and one of the best sticky toffee puddings I have ever tasted. Hence, why I have given the food 2 stars as a compromise. I am very disappointed with the poor service and professionalism at The Grovewood Bar and Restaurant and will absolutely not be returning.

504 Opinions in 3 websites
My mum and I as well as our two dogs had walked here from the Three Counties showground and arrived about 20 minutes before the pub actually opened. It was a hot day and we were waiting outside in the shade when the lady that worked there offered us to sit in the pub garden to the rear until they opened which was very kind. They had dog bowls for water for the dogs and she also came out to give the dogs a treat. Once they opened we had a drink and ordered the Sunday carvery which was absolutely fabulous. Lots of choice and all very nicely cooked. Thanks to them for great service.

179 Opinions in 2 websites
We booked Sunday lunch, nice log burner. Food was very good,tasty roast beef & plenty of veg, excellent gravy. Good choice of beers. Will ask for steak knife for the beef as ones supplied a bit flimsy. Will certainly go back & recommend to our friends. Mid week 2 meals £14.95 & good quality

511 Opinions in 3 websites
Absolutely fabulous, quaint, historical, friendly. Good beers, ciders, wines and spirits.. Staff and Landlady very professional and approachable. Breakfast must be experienced, homemade bread, jams, marmalade. Fresh laid eggs, fresh fruits, and a full cooked. Plenty of parking and room for large parties. Meals subject to fresh ingredients so menu daily. I could go on, all based upon my 5 day stay.

96 Opinions in 2 websites
First visit, lovely friendly place. Made to feel very welcome. Food excellent, well prepared and presented, good portions, go with a good appetite. Can recommend fish served with chips, peas, curry sauce and tartare sauce also lasagna with salad and garlic bread. Certainly with a visit.

591 Opinions in 2 websites
Absolutely flawless Sunday lunch, excellent service and a lovely atmosphere! Brought my friend yesterday for a very belated birthday treat as I’d visited before and you guys did not disappoint! The service was excellent, all the ladies who served us were so friendly and lovely and the food was absolutely flawless (I eat at Tom Kerridge’s when I’m in London and I commented that the Manor’s Sunday lunch was better!) The food was cooked perfectly and the cauliflower cheese was lush! Desserts of sticky toffee pudding and cookie ice cream were delicious too and we had a wonderful afternoon with beautiful food catching up and taking it all in. Thank you all so very much…we’ll definitely be back! Ps thank you for the little one extra birthday treat for my friend!

240 Opinions in 3 websites
We use this as a base to travel to the Malvern Show. New staff very friendly and helpful. Our room was clean, light and airy with a comfortable bed. We slept well as the room is at the back of the property. The bar was quiet but it was mid week. The evening meals we had were excellent both in taste and value. We dropped in on our way back from the Show to eat here as it was so good the previous night, we were not disappointed.

200 Opinions in 2 websites
A warm and welcoming pub, fantastic food quality, we had an evening meal and full English here. The bar atmosphere is great & there is a lovely beer garden with stunning views, we enjoyed the selection of well kept beers on offer. We stayed for 2 nights, the room was so comfortable, clean, well set out and met all our needs. This is a perfect location for for walks into the hills, the 3 counties show ground, and all things Malvern. We hope to visit again this year.

108 Opinions in 1 websites
We ordered ‘The Laylock Breakfast’ at £13.99 each. Our expectations were high, one because of the price, and two because it was quite busy. Unfortunately our hopes were dashed for a lovely freshly prepared breakfast when we saw it. It looked like the cooking had been done a fair bit earlier as everything on the plate looked dull and a bit sad for itself (it wasn’t that hot either). Special mention should be given to the fried eggs as it looked like they had been batch cooked and then individually cut out of whatever pan they had been cooked in! Aside from the appearance of the food it tasted okay. Another plus was the sausages, they appeared to be good quality. Our experience went down hill a bit at the start when a young woman brought our plates to the table with thumbs hooked on to the plates using two tea towels that looked like they could have done with a good wash. It’s a shame that customers have to have other peoples thumbs and tea towels all over their plates when food is brought to their table (Laylocks are not the only ones who do this), all I can think is that there must be a shortage of trays. I did raise the matter of the tea towels and was told they were stained but were actually clean. Good to hear but why use tea towels that look grubby? Tea for one consisted of a lovely pot of tea (3 cups) with the smallest amount of milk imaginable. I don’t like milky tea but even so there just wasn’t enough milk. All things considered, whilst we were comfortable at our table the main event, ‘breakfast’ was disappointingly poor.