Longford House Beefeater

"Sunday night stop on A5. Not been here for many many years. Understandably they had a few things out of stock- fine as we just fancied burgers. Ordered 2 * Big Dippers. 15 quid each. 2 very different burgers came. Wife’s was decent and burgers were cooked well. Stack was well built and substituted sweet potato fries and coleslaw looked good. Mine had 2 over dry burgers, a mess of very hot coleslaw and a smaller smattering of fries (see pic). Felt like one had been either left on the pass too long or cobbled together from bits. Not sure how 2 identical orders can leave a pass and be so different. I get that there are clearly staff shortages here and a couple of the waiting staff are trying to be professional but front of house seems genuinely fed up and the kitchen doesn’t seem to care. Come if you have a voucher (these seem to be expected) but at menu price the food is simply not worth it."

"Good beefeater, very quiet on a Tuesday midday but was quick service and a full menu. Unlimited soft drinks are worth getting. Just buy and get free refills at the bar. Nice seating with a variety of chair types from sofas to stools. Food was good, I had a steak sandwich with a side of cauliflower fried. All arrived quickly and staff were very friendly."

"It isn't a particularly bad place, but I doubt I will be rushing back. To be fair, with the 50%discount it was "reasonable " prices - I would not have been so relaxed paying full price. Wasn't overly pleased to be sat next to the serving area as the fan was just too noisy and at a level that really messed up my tinnitus... yes we could have asked to be moved, but trying to get hold of someone to talk to proved virtually impossible- no one seemed like they really wanted to be there. The food wasn't great, the sirloin steaks were very grisly, I have had better rumps. Portions fairly poor, which seems to be normal these days. Very surprised to only get a few sachets of sauce and not bottles. Eventually managed to get some absolutely vile tasting barbecue sauce... Soft drink refills were pointless because you had to try and ask for them, if you could get the attention of someone... I'm not sure whether to mention the guy serving who picked his nose at the servery before taking a meal out... I guess this happens everywhere. We didn't stay for dessert."