Waterwheel Inn - Réserver une table

I will start with the positives. The food (carvery) wasn't too bad not great but enjoyable enough albeit the beef yeah tasty enough but a bit dry. The vegetables yeah OK some a bit overcooked I.e the broccoli but again had worse but also a hell of a lot better. The mash was good the roasties were OK decent stuffing balls and nice proper mushy peas. Decent enough gravy and yeah I ate it all as I was hungry but I felt a bit underwhelmed with the whole experience. Two of us had deserts which were good a and a decent size portion too. The girls were pleasant enough but not much interaction to be honest. The negatives The landlord did have a bit of interaction with me at payment stage but I will be honest he is probably a top bloke but I sensed he was stressed and ran off his feet. I rang for a table and said to my wife he was a little short with no welcoming telephone manner. I expect that as a minimum especially when we are driving 20 ish miles for a Sunday lunch. I had to ring back to add another person it took 2 attempts to get through again no proper interaction just matter of fact words. The staff seem unmotivated granted they were mostly young and apparently understaffed and yes it was busy but people are.paying good money for food and the whole experience should be better. The Chef carving my god he just did not want to be there you could just tell, no craic no interaction at all. Prob the least interested chef or cook I have ever met. A smile a hello goes a long way. The weather was awful outside it felt like it was raining on him. He was busy enough mind but food wise the Yorkshire puddings were tiny and a big disappointment for a carvery in North Yorkshire. However this was good for a reason .....the plate size oh my god where do you get the plates from Fisher Price ??? They are tiny, the idea of a carvery is you can fill your plate up with plenty of food get the gravy on and enjoy the experience. I couldn't even put any cabbage 2 types on my plate or leeks. There just isn't any room. Is this a.cost cutting measure. ??? The place is a typical country pub but looks dated and dirty in places and the tables were a bit sticky though. This place could be absolutely fantastic, but I feel its list its magic and sparkle. Will I return soon ? Probably not because it was expensive for what it was and definitely left me with a feeling of poor value overall. I just want to say this is not meant to be a personal attack on anyone but, the place needs to get its sparkle back before its too late.

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We have eaten at the Water Wheel for the last two evenings. Absolutely lovely food, the service from Chloe, Ian and others was great. We would highly recommend and will be back!

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Had Sunday day lunch today with my mother and daughter...food was really good..very good service too Pub was busy but not crowded ...would recommend

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renter was very welcoming and the pub had a nice warm atmosphere. eating was very good and cheap

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Had a lovely meal, generous servings ,and friendly staff

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