The Peacock Inn

EAT THERE 29/8/10, FOOD WAS REALLY BAD,

Took my Mum and Dad there for Sunday Treat, Soup starter was cold, garlic bread looked like a Jacobs cracker, then the main meal, mash cold, the beef was rubbish like shoe leather, service nearly as bad as meal, told waiter food bad, did not seem to care, cost £80 for 4 , felt completely ripped off, vote with your wallet on this place, I will..
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Paul
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 0
Monday, August 30, 2010

We ate there 16/07/2010. We arrived early, were welcomed warmly, took a seat at a table in front of the bar. We had drinks while we watched meals passing us, trying to see what the food looked like. When we ate the food was good and well presented. My overall memory of the Peacock was how pleasent and attentive the staff were after reading some bad reveiws on this site, even when my partner decided to knock a drink ovedr me! Not cheap but well worth a visit.
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Steve West
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Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Friday, July 30, 2010

we have been using the peacock inn for about 7 years .when it was privately owned it was fantastic ,friendly,homely and a great experience.NOW HOWEVER IT IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. The food is now awful mass produced and out of a bag and into the microwave. it has been recently modernised and has lost all of its appeal,it used to feel cosy but now it is horrible. we have booked a large party of 12 for christmas 2010 but will be cancelling. we will not return to the peacock again. shame.
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jane sherwin
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Food 0 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Although I phoned to reserve a table I was told there was no need to reserve unless the party was a large one (there were four in our party). However when we arrived (at 7.30 p.m.) we were initially unable to get a table as there were reserved signs everywhere! Food we thought below standard. The Piri Piri chicken was over-cooked with not much meat. The vegetarian specials option had sold out and I had to search for the vegetables in the alternative dish I chose which was the Vegetable linguine. Also two of the four meals were not as hot as they should have been. Disappointing first visit.
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Food 4 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 5
Sunday, July 11, 2010

3 Adults and 2 and a half year old child arrived at 2.15 on Sunday 29th November 2009. A colouring place mat and crayons were immediatley provided for the child. Unfortunately, the crayons were provided in a GLASS which was knocked onto the tiled floor with diastrous consequensces. Might be an idea to provide an unbreakable container!!!!!

We ordered 2 Morroccan Lamb Burgers and a Steak Burger for the adults with a childs portion of Scampi, Mashed Potato and beans to be served ASAP!

The childs meal arrived and was presented nicely. She ate 2/3rds of it!

There was a delay of about 30 minutes whilst our meals were prepared but the wait was worth it!

The Morroccan Lamb Burger was piquant without loosing the flavour of the lamb. However, the accompanying sweet potato chips were disappointing as most of them were under cooked. The Steak burger was tasty and well presented.

The waiters could have been a bit more proactive (apologising for the delay in the arrival of the meals) and attentive!
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Carol de costobadie
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Food 8 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Thursday, December 03, 2009

The previous review encouraged us to try this for the first time, but we were very disappointed because of:- Grumpy service, took 40 minutes for our food to arrive and it wasn't even busy. We had steak burger and Moroccan lamb burger. The steak burger was only warmish and dry, no mushrooms as stated in the menu. The tomato looked like it was cut yesterday and the garnish had seen better days. The lamb burger wasn't Moroccan in the slightest, no herbs or spices, it was warm, and the bread was not as described, and the sweet potatoes were very soggy.

Avoid at all costs.
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M Evans
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Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Great looking pub serving good beer - but don't be fooled - bar staff cracking jokes at my fathers expense on arrival.

Our starters came at different times we waited 40mins for garlic bread!

The New york gammon was just Gammon egg pineapple and melted cheese (Weird) and it cost about £3-4 more than the standard Gammon and egg. everything else was expensive too for what it was

Our son was poorly during our visit and the staff were unhelpful and falling over themselves to be unattentive and disinterested.

Sorry Peacock Inn we were really looking forward to our visit too - 0 out of 10 for value and service, and please cheer up and smile at your customers!
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Pete Humphreys
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 1
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Four of us visited the Peacock Inn Ickneild street on Saturday, 12th September. We all had a very nice meal,fish and chips, steak and ale pie, and I had the chicken skewers. The beer was good and the service was excellent, the staff were very friendly. The new lady who has taken over, her name is Val, was very welcoming. I would certainly go again soon and would recommend The Peacock to everyone.
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Christine - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Monday, September 14, 2009

We went for a meal in March and thoroughly enjoyed it. We came back a couple of weeks ago and had a drink and a sandwich but we had to wait ages and when it came the bread was so dry it was like toast. So we weren't very impressed. This week my husband decided to take a friend of ours for dinner but yet again he was kept waiting for a long long time for his dinner to arrive. When it eventually arrived neither were impressed with the meal. The vegetables on the one plate looked they'd just come out of the field. There was 3 green beans thrown on the plate and the carrots were barely cooked, the pie wasn't too bad so he had something to eat. My husband's gammon steak was so tough he could have used it for the sole of his shoe. He felt very let down on the last 2 occasions and wont be recommending it to friends or making a return visit.
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Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, July 08, 2009

We went for Sunday lunch there this weekend and they now have a new menu and tiny portions. The food is ok but there is very little of it

A real disappointment and not value for money any longer
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hungry from birmingham
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Food 6 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 2
Tuesday, July 07, 2009