Phoenix Inn Pub Reviews
G Carr - 06/06/2011
We visited June 5th 2011. Never again!
We purchased three meals: 2 roast pork lunches and one beef lunch. I had the beef, which came with a steak knife on my plate! Why I asked myself... once I tried to cut my meat I realised... wow tough as old boots! The veg was tasteless. We got two roast potatoes and a thimble of gravy. Rubbish quality and rubbish value.
My wife had pork, which comes with a free 1-inch edge of white flobby fat... yuk!
Search around and avoid at all costs.
Tom Aitchison - 06/03/2010
Visited recently, having booked a table in the restaurant.
I chose a mixed grill. Unfortunately it was served on a cold plate and apart from the chips, egg and onion rings, all the meats and black pudding were lukewarm. A shame because the presentation was good.
Will certainly return but will request that food and plate are hot.
Gill - 13/01/2009
Had another great meal at this pub - never been disappointed - they keep changing the menu every couple of months so you always have a varied choice. It gets very busy especially on Sundays so you may have to wait a short while for a table but its definitely worthwhile.
Julie Hutchinson - 03/10/2008
We went to the Phoenix Inn as a family of five with three young boys on a sunny Saturday afternoon. We were so impressed by every aspect of the pub, from the staff to the food to the cost.
The children's menu was fantastic, you are usually faced with chips, nuggets and limp looking burgers but here the quality of the children's food was exactly the same as the adults'. It's the first time all three boys eat everything without a single moan! The presentation of all the meals made you want to taste it, and when you did you weren't disappointed. The value for money was excellent and the outside seating is vast.
Would highly recommend and will go again, very, very soon.
Roger Lycett - 24/05/2008
We went to the Phoenix for our Sunday lunch a few months ago, excellent food and staff, couldn't have asked for better, the food was hot, well presented and huge platefulls. The desserts were great too.
Since then we have been back a few times, and shall continue to. I can just imagine the roaring fires on a winters day.
Chris Lawrence - 02/07/2005
Went for a 5-6 hour walk around ford. Called in at numerous pubs from The Gate at Troway to The Swan at Ridgeway which were all great friendly pubs but then we fell upon the Phoenix: non smoking, busy but comfortable, great food and pleasant staff. "Shall we stay or move on," we asked at every watering hole. "Move on" was the reply at all the other pubs but not the Phoenix.
What was supposed to be a 5 hour stroll was cut short by the "holdability" of the Phoenix. Fresh cut citrus fruit for drinks, staff efficiency, a large grassed area for kids to play, a massive patio for parents to keep an eye out, select beers, fantastic knowledge of house wines and good clean home cooked food.
10/10 from 6 keen beer drinking men and the same from 6 very keen wine swilling women.
