Since we moved house to live locally in February have been to the Why Not Inn 11 times. Every time the food has been excellent, the staff attentive and friendly and the atmosphere great. We booked for the Christmas dinner menu with our friends on Saturday after telling them how wonderful it was… wish we hadn’t bothered now! … we were shown to our table and a young man said would we like a drink … but we hadn’t got a drinks menu. He went and got one .. so we asked about cocktails, and he said he would have to bring us a cocktail menu… which he did… so we ordered our drinks : 3 cocktails and a cider. Our starters had arrived with the cider, and after we had finished we still hadn’t had the 3 c...
I have visited this restaurant many times over the years and have generally had positive experiences with both the food and staff. However, my last few visits have been disappointing. The service has been poor and we have experienced long wait times for both drinks and food orders. It seems like the staff may not be very motivated or engaged. We eventually had an okay lunch, but after struggling to get attention for dessert, we ultimately gave up and went to the bar to pay. Despite the restaurant not being very busy, the overall experience was disappointing. I think we will be taking a break from dining at this restaurant for the foreseeable future.
My family and I recently attended breakfast with Santa at this restaurant and it was an amazing experience from beginning to end. Santa was fantastic, taking the time to visit every table and chat with both children and adults. He kept us all entertained and even read us a story. We were able to take as many photos as we wanted with Santa by a cozy fireplace. The breakfast was delicious, especially the sausages. We will definitely be returning next year. Well done to the team for hosting such a lovely event.
We have had some good experiences at this venue in the past but we were disappointed on this occasion. Poor and inattentive service, lukewarm food and uninspiring roast dinner with meagre veg. The staff seemed uninterested, didn’t check how we were getting on. Didn’t have any knowledge or information about menu choices and our waitress managed to get a pot of tea order wrong. It’s a shame as we were thinking of booking for Christmas but don’t think we will be returning any time soon.
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The interior of the restaurant is charming, and the young man we interacted with was fantastic and friendly. However, the two women seemed disinterested and unenthusiastic. One of them accidentally spilled a drink on my friend's back, and when we pointed it out, she didn't even offer an apology. It's a shame because their attitude put a negative damper on our evening.
We visited on Sunday and were welcomed warmly with our dog. Had a lovely seat by the fire and enjoyed a couple of drinks and some Sunday roast snacks. The team on were all really friendly and our dog got a few treats and a big fuss. Service was quick and efficient. Would definitely recommend.
Always a decent meal and welcome at this place with great family spaces available and a good menu selection. Dogs welcome too which is why we like to come here, particularly if the weather is kind, to enjoy the very spacious beer garden
Lovely meal today with Family. Beautiful food and excellent service, would definitely recommend, and will be back soon.
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Very good menu food good selection of beers and wines great hosting nice views would recommend a visit
Just beautiful platters great presentation and great value. Lovely service. Absolutely gorgeous.
