The Crooked Chimney

Food average, ambience average, service average. ...not at all memorable, don’t think I would return for food but may just for a drink at the bar

The Qood quality of the service was obvious, the service was acceptable, but could have been faster. The ambience was elevated and pleasant. I will define

Slow to sit us at our table when we arrived. We had to call our waitress over to order our food . Service was slow. Our food was cold. They didn’t have the pudding cheese board we asked for. Overall very poor

My gammon , egg chips. The chips were soggy and very fatty. The gammon was tough. My friend took at least half of it for her dog who was singularly unimpressed. My friend who had the prawn cocktail we all agreed had the best meal. The staff were friendly helpful

We visited Saturday 23rd December. We were very unfortunate on our visit. There were only 2 staff working. 3 members of staff had called in sick. The wonderful young lady and the manager were run ragged. They gave 110% they should be rewarded for how hard they worked. Not knocked . To the staff that didn't turn up . Think next time about the poor lady who is pregnant that had to run around all night.

For a Saturday night a day before Mother's day the Crooked Chimney was very quiet. The food was very nice but not exceptional. Service was OK but very slow especially as it was quiet, but maybe our waitress was new. BUT NEXT TIME I WILL CONTACT DIRECT FOR BOOKING OpenTable WAS USELESS WHEN WE ARRIVED AT RESTAURANT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF OUR BOOKING THROUGH OpenTable, lucky for us there were able to fit us in.

The food was not great. My sons steak was tough, my husband’s blue cheese pizza didn’t taste like blue cheese, and I sent my dry unpleasant chicken schnitzel back. I at first asked for a sauce to add some taste to the schnitzel, which I said I would pay for, the waitress came back saying it didn’t come with sauce. I further explained I wanted a sauce, any sauce, just to make it better. She asked another waitress about it, that lady told her just to give me ketchup or mayonnaise. Then the waitress came back a third time saying I had to go pay for a sauce at the bar first. By this time everyone had finished their food. I sent my food back and we just left. The manager only arrived after I aske...

I made a reservation at the Crooked Chimney for my wife and I 24 hours in advance, but upon arrival, the staff claimed they had no record of it. Despite showing them the email confirmation from Open Table, they said they were fully booked and had no spare tables in the main part of the restaurant. The manager was able to seat us in a part of the pub that was not being used, but the lack of other guests made for a less than ideal atmosphere on what was meant to be a special night. I appreciate the manager's apology and the staff's efforts to accommodate us, and the food was good. However, I believe Open Table should work with restaurants to avoid similar issues in the future. Personally, I wo...

I have visited the Crooked Chimney many times in the past, but not in recent years. I'm not sure if it has changed ownership, but based on my experience this time, I would not return. Initially, they did not have our reservation, despite it being confirmed through OpenTable. However, since it was not busy, they were able to find a table for us. Unfortunately, the quality of the food was poor. We ordered three roast dinners and a child's pasta with garlic bread. The garlic bread was burnt, and the roast beef was tough and dry as if it had been reheated or left under a warmer for too long. The vegetables were cold and the roast vegetables were soggy. We were among the first customers in the re...