Nice atmosphere, great garden with lots of different spaces and a play area that could do with a little TLC. My battered halloumi was perfect but the dirty fries were disappointing, floury and not crispy at all.
Today 3/6/2023 was my first visit to The Hooden.
The establishment is a fine place, and I think the interior looked really nice. The food, if a little expensive, was really nice and tasty.
The service was very slow, but the member of staff was working by herself, and did really well.
I do not agreed with the 10% service charge being added to the bill automatically. A gratuity should be granted at my discretion.
That being said, I did enjoy the visit and will be making a second visit and also would recommend The Hooden.
A really lovely restaurant. A little hot due to the wood fireplace which will definitely be welcome in the winter but with the weather warming up it was a little hot.
The food is really great and although the menu is small, there's something for everyone done to a high standard.
Really liked the atmosphere here and I liked overall aesthetic of the business!
Personally I think it's good that there is a automatic fee for the waiter/waitress as it is more fair for them and I understand that not everyone has as much cash on them (as they used to). Only downside is the parking is rubbish and when we came back to the car, our car was blocked in so slight effort/shimmey to get out out! But we managed it in the end.
Overall I loved our experience here and the food that was recommended to us was lovely. (+ a refreshing cocktail 🍹) I would 1000% be back to eat here again. Ta x
Something for everyone and cooked well. It was busy so I recommend booking in advance .
We were so impressed with the food! Chose this place as Google said it was dog friendly, and it definitely is!
We absolutely loved our meals! The chicken was so moist and full of flavour as was the lamb. Our waitress was lovely and we're looking forward to returning soon. No photos. We'd eaten our food before we even thought to take a picture!!
Good food, friendly and fast service. We had the nachos, the beef burgers and the fish finger ciabatta (Though they were definitely fish goujons) and I ordered a side of chunky chips.
Two great evenings on the trot at the Hooden Smokehouse and Grill.
The team Alanna, Alex and Josh are always polite and friendly. They went above and beyond helping me surprise my partner for his birthday yesterday and have been fantastic again this evening.
The food is always incredible and keeps us coming back time and time again. Thank you all.
We took little great grandchildren and they played happily in the gardens and secure swing and games areas.
It is a little hidden gem and well worth a visit.
Couldn't fault the food at all
They advertise that they do food till 9pm but said they've stopped when we arrived at 8.30 🤔 it's such a UK thing. We do food until 9 if the chef fancies staying till then lol. Otherwise it's a great pub especially the garden on warmer days.
Had a great time here, portions were HUGE! I should not have had a starter as it meant I couldn't finish my main. Still had pudding though... There's a lovely garden in the back with a play area for kids. If we lived closer, this would be a regular.
Lovely place, visited for lunch midweek. There were only 2 other tables of people in there at the time. Nothing was too much, staff were friendly and chatty. Spoke through food options.
Had a great three course meal here. Big starter, very tasty, and an enormous roast meal with all the trimmings. Service a little slow, but not worth deducting a star given the quality of the food. Mid-range on price, good for the portion size. Very polite staff. Would definitely recommend!
By chance I stumbled upon this hidden gem when visiting from London and enjoyed some of the best ribs I've had! Cooked to perfection and the accompaniments alongside it were incredible. I'm surprised there weren't more people there at noon, it certainly deserves more patronage and is a place I would reccomend to anyone.
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