Really great over night trip - room was comfortable and clean. Service and food were great. Loved our stay!
What can I say.... Service; terrible. Manager; rude and terrible, food; absolutely bang average. But I do want to highlight the actual waiting staff were very nice. We were in a big (ish) party, once we got there we knew instantly the manager didn't want us there. We had sent our order ahead of time (and due to our own mistake we ordered off the wrong menu but corrected it) - we let the manager know this and he only wanted to say "yeah well I haven't seen the new email". Which is fair, a busy pub and obviously busy guy, we didn't expect miracles. Two of the pies were stone cold. I'm taking straight out of the freezer and not cooked. We let the staff know and they said that we could either wait for the pies to be cooked which would "take some time" or order something new. We opted to wait for the pies. Eventually after 30 minutes they came back piping hot (after everyone else had finished their meals). So wasn't exactly a great food experience. Two people had the BLTs. Honestly the most below average sandwich I've ever eaten. It was edible but for £10 for essentially stale bread and the least filling I've ever seen it wasn't exactly anything to shout about. Any Guinness fans? Don't expect a Guinness glass. They must have ran out of glasses (and branded glasses for Guinness) about 5 times. The manager said "we have no more glasses because you've had them all" - so a party of 16 (only 8 of us drinking ale) is apparently the glass limit. All I would say is, if you go here set your expectations very very low. You will either leave with a complaint of your own or you'll leave and probably never remember this place existed. Also, if you want mayo or ketchup it comes by the bowl. As in cereal bowl. Such a weird concept.
We went for dinner at The Falcon Inn after reading the reviews and we were not overly impressed. The food was variable; the pie was excellent but the fish dish was very dry, it certainly could have been improved with a sauce. The side order of dauphinoise potatoes were as dry as cardboard. The deserts, however, were very nice. Overall, the quantity and quality food did not justify the price tag.
Great room and breakfast included. It felt as though some of the staff were either highly stressed or doing roles they don't usually, competent but not considerate or welcoming. And the breakfast was nice to be included but sad to say my black pudding was badly burnt. Location is top notch, just have to put up with the church clock if you're in one of the road side rooms. Beautiful view of the churchyard
The most sublime food in a stylish setting for my birthday lunch. Our waitress was delightful and the food was just amazing. The perfect prawn and crayfish cocktail followed by steak pie, mash and broccoli with a tasting flight of British wines. Everything beautifully cooked and seasoned. Good meat-free choices too. We all loved it. Dog-friendly too.
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Painswick, Stroud, GL6 
