The Parson Woodforde

Stayed overnight during a walk along the Marriots Way - not too far from the path but some of the roads were a little tricky to walk along as busy. Very nice pub and the rooms had been recently redecorated and were very pleasant - we had a couple of velux windows and so the room cooled down on a hot evening - it was a nice room but a shame there was no window to look out of. Room very clean, and comfy bed. We took breakfast outside which was nice. The breakfast was very good, well cooked and a good size. Nice sitting area downstairs in the bar with comfy sofas. Friendly staff.

Booked a lunchtime table for my wife and I as it is my wife's birthday. Great table, extensive menu plus "specials" and an option of TWO or THREE course set menu. My wife ordered the Whitebait as a starter from the set menu which the staff member said was OK the ordered Scampi from the normal menu. I ordered the Croquet Chicken as my starter from the main menu and then the Macaroni Cheese from the set menu. The food was superb,beautiful presentation and service was prompt.......HOWEVER when I asked for the bill I was charged for each item at its full al a carte price......rather than ONE set meal cost and the other two items at the normal price. I questioned the waitress and she said that because we "mixed and matched" we had to pay the extra.....She seemed reluctant to do anything about it and a little embarrassed. The extra I paid was only about £7.00 but it was definitely a case of sharp practice selling the same items for different prices. How do they know that we didn't swap our plates..... I believe it is and was a ploy to get more money out of customers. It spoiled what was otherwise a great experience. Such a shame especially on my wife's special day. If you read some of the other reviews it appears that a certain aggressive stance is undertaken by senior management to scrape more money out of us all as customers. Perhaps Trading Standards would be interested in these facts. Nice Food but ensure they don't try to rip you off !!

Lovely welcoming lady at check in/out and at restaurant when available. Lovely looking restaurant, bar and room. However that’s where it ended. The room was freezing, they had a portable heater in there, they’d run out of hot water. We went for dinner, service was extremely slow, I had to ask where my drink was as it hadn’t arrived. Run out of certain foods on menu. Food wasn’t even good. Asked if we wanted dessert, waited at least 45 minutes for a menu... we gave up and went to the bar to tell them. The nice lady again apologised, gave a drink on the house which we took upstairs but was a long day and late so didn’t bother and honestly didn’t make up for everything. This place certainly has a lot of potential, looks lovely but needs a lot more staff. Also bed was way too soft, we both woke with very sore backs. To top it off, on my email it says check out between 10-11am. Some grumpy old man knocks on the door “Check out is 10:30, the cleaners are waiting!”. Very disappointed.

Just experienced the best New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Parson Woodforde. Fabulous entertainment pre, during and after the meal, delicious and beautifully presented food and friendly, attentive staff, as always... All in all an absolutely superb evening! Thank you so much to Alison, Steve and all your amazing staff.

We had a fantastic meal here recently. Large variety of seasonal food on the menu, all well cooked and beautifully presented. We enjoy pigeon to start; followed by poachers pie in a suet crust while I had the scallop and prawn pappardelle - both dishes were great. Although, full one look at the desert menu and we were selecting a treacle tart and chocolate orange bread and butter pudding. They also have a varied & comprehensive wine menu. We would thoroughly recommend this place: good food and a pleasant, laid-back atmosphere.