The Littleton Arms

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   Heidi

   Staffordshire

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The Littleton Arms was recommended to me by 2 people, and based upon those recommendations I booked Sunday lunch. After initially placing our order, 45 minutes later our main courses arrived…we hadn’t had our staters at this point. 15 minutes later the starters were served, the soup was luke warm and returned to the kitchen…yet another wait. I will point out that the pea & mint soup was very flavoursome. Sadly the main courses were also disappointing, the vegetables were barely warm, the roasted butternut squash wellington was unappealing (the puff pastry had also gone soft making it chewy) and the gravy had formed a skin. However, the beef and mixed meats were very nicely cooked. The cappuccino coffee was lacking on the coffee beans. All of these issues were brought to the attention of the serving staff, who were very apologetic, and I couldn’t fault the front of house staff. The problems quite clearly lay in the kitchen and the pass. Food served on cold plates and then sitting on the pass waiting to be served means luke warm food for the diners. We were not the only diners returning food because it was not hot. To be fair, the manager did adjust our final bill as a goodwill gesture, but would have preferred hot food. I do not accept the fact that the restaurant is busy as an excuse. Despite our experience on this occasion, we would try The Littleton Arms again to give it a second chance.
   

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   Diane

   Devon

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely pub and interesting menu. Mixed reviews from our table on taste and flavour.
   

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   Julie

   Staffordshire

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 8 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely main course meal , feel extra gravy needed to be served with , however when we asked a gravy boat was brought straight away . Waitress we had was superb and very pleasant , not pushy which we liked . The dessert sounded amazing on the menu , we were disappointed , chocolate fudge cake …. Was not cake at all , 5 small blocks of fudge ! Not quite what I was expecting and Rhubarb dessert conflicting taste puds … with seeds on top . Stick with traditional rhubarb crumble … As I’m sure more people would enjoy it . Ambience was lovely , beautiful decorated for Christmas
   

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   CLIVE

   North Wales

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 8 December 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Starter arrived at different times, Tough beef, cold food, slow service , overcharge by £40
   

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   Sara

   Staffordshire

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 6 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and service Steak was lovely and cooked to perfection
   

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   mark

   Birmingham

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 4 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   After eating here a couple of weeks ago, and being pleasantly surprised by the food and the service, we brought some friends this time. Sadly the experience was nowhere as good as the previous meal. Average food, average service - won't be going back anytime soon.
   

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   Helen

   West Sussex

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 3 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   This was a surprising joy, I expected a standard boring pub lunch but this was an interesting offering of tasty dishes that arrived in a timely manner with helpful and considerate service. Mid week lunch meeting up with old friends was peaceful and unhurried. Altogether a lovely lunch
   

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   John

   Liverpool

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 29 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good atmosphere, pleasant surroundings, good menu choices and well presented dishes. Friendly staff and good value. Highly recommended.
   

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   Claire

   Birmingham

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 24 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Nice food, nice atmosphere, service could have been better on this occasion.
   

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    Sarah

    Salt Lake City

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 24 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Really love this place for Sunday lunch. They offer a wide selection of food as well as Sunday roasts but in the roasts they offer Chicken, Pork, Lamb or Beef. All Roasts come with roast potatoes and veggies as well as extra gravy (if requested). The staff are very friendly and efficient and there is a good amount of parking outside (private to the pub). Highly recommend!
    

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