The Knife & Cleaver

As a family we have been going to this pub for 5yrs and in the last 3 years the food has been ok, Went last night for dinner 4 main courses one was burnt and 2 others the chicken was so dry. The 4th soup so was ok. Deserts apple crumble and the crumble was not cooked at all so not edible. Prices are in the range of a good restaurant but the food is not.

We went here to celebrate a friends 60th and there was a large group of us. It was a lovely pub and we had our own room tucked out the way which was lovely. The staff were absolutely amazing and very helpful. The food was spot on and enjoyed by everyone. We even got two bottles of Prosecco free because of a slight delay in our food coming out, however we didn’t have any complaints but they gave them to us anyway. Would definitely go back. Thank you to the lady with the long blonde hair that served us and the young waitress (didn’t catch the names) They were very busy but worked very hard and did a brilliant job. Thank you :)

On a business trip with three other colleagues, decided to visit here for lunch. The welcome was really friendly and the food that we ordered was really nice, I ordered the pork belly which came with veg and some sweet potato fries. My friends ordered chicken and fish and chips and was great quality food. They didn't have mash on the first night but on the second visit they did have mash but was made with about a litre of milk and wasn't mashed through but that was the only issue. We all sat in the bar after and stayed for a few hours. We sat on some lovely comfy leather sofas in the window, staff were really nice and accommodating. Would reccomend for some lovely food.

Beautiful pub, that’s about it. Pitch black walking to the accommodation, completely insufficient. Room was cold, musty, smelled. Towels damp. TV did not work (I reported x3 - no response) pillows and mattress, I think I could have slept on the bathroom floor and it would have been more comfortable. Breakfast - ordered eggs royal, got eggs Benedict. The other customer in there ordered bacon, egg and toast - waited 25 minutes and a toasted muffin arrived. The ladies at breakfast were nice and entertaining though. Overall, I would not stay here again, I was expecting a quaint wee stay in a country pub. But got a cold, damp, smelly room with no tv and damp towels.

I arrive at the Knife and Cleaver with high hopes and was greeted by a charming lady who showed me to my room: a cute room in the courtyard. Unfortunately, that was the high point! Whilst the room and bathroom were well appointed, the television didn’t work and any viewing would have been disturbed by the noise from tv in the next room! Dinner was a disaster. The garlic mushrooms were just mushroom pieces swimming in cream and no garlic. The rustic bread that was supposed accompany the dish were just two pieces of a white baton. MovIng on to my main course, I ordered the pork belly. When cooked properly, it’s delicious: when it’s cooked badly, it’s unpleasant. Regrettably my plate fell into the latter category with large amounts of flabby white fat - something you should NEVER see on properly cooked pork belly! The accompanying vegetables were unappetising and reminded me of school dinners. I should have heeded the warning from the next door table who, like me, had left most of their food. Is it an inability to cook? Is it the standard you get from the likes of Brake Bros? Is it just a drop in standards? Thank you the charming waitress for removing the starter from my bill. Would I stay here again: possibly. Would I eat here again: definitely not.

This is a pathetic excuse for a Hotel, rooms are pokey and well past their best if they ever had one. Bathroom was dirty, the shower was unclean with years of orange body fats /oils engrained into the grout. Food was well below par and very over priced. Breakfastvwas served be begrudingly, as if it was an annoyance. I reported faults with the Streaming TV Service, continually flushing toilet, unable to lock the door from inside and the hot water wast available. Terrible, disgusting establishment. DON'T BOOK THIS!