The Woodsman

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   Charlotte Mary

   Edinburgh

   4 reviews

   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   We have been looking forward to eating here for over a year and finally had a reason to book in (for my birthday) we chose to go for the Sunday Lunch and we were so so so disappointed. I'd read reviews beforehand and waved out any negative ones thinking people were being overly picky but boy oh boy was I wrong. We ordered the beef and the chicken with plans to do the two course and have a cheeseboard and cheesecake to finish but after the main was such a devastating let down we left it at that. The only delicious element was the beef, the chicken looked anemic (the skin was slimy) and under seasoned, the roast potatoes (sadly as many mentioned on the review know trip advisor) were hard and cold, the parsnips were ridiculously hard, the gravy was watery and our additional sides were nothing to write home about. If your thinking of dining here I'd give it a miss personally I'm sure there are better places in Stratford and beyond.
   

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   RachelC

   New York City

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Drinks service was a little slow but didn’t stop us having a lovely evening. The food was tasty and portion sizes were good. The price for the lamb special for 2 was a tad high at £85.
   

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   Steve

   Warwickshire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 17 November 2024

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

   Great Sunday lunch, beef cooked just how it should be, great service and atmosphere, nice to be able to see the chefs cooking with the wood fired oven.
   

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   Chris

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 17 November 2024

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

   Best Sunday Roast I’ve ever had. Great service, & food was amazing.
   

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   Lee

   Leicestershire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 16 November 2024

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

   Have wanted to come and dine at The Woodsman for a while and it didn't disappoint. Great service from arrival to the end of the evening and truly delicious food. I'll be back!
   

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   Jeremy

   Northampton

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 16 November 2024

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

   Fabulous food, excellent service, a great night on a special birthday
   

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   Austin

   London

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 15 November 2024

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

   Once again an excellent meal. Real attention given to each meal, ensuring they explode with flavour and all round delight!
   

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   Hazel

   London

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 13 November 2024

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

   We have wanted to visit this restaurant for so long as we are huge Mike Robinson fans, and it did not disappoint. I can’t recommend it highly enough, the food is outstanding and utterly delicious. The building is beautiful and maintained throughout to a high specification. The adjoining hotel is worth a stay in too.
   

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   Clare

   Warwickshire

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 10 November 2024

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

   Our experience was probably heavily affected by the fact it was a Sunday. Unfortunately the experience of the chef's truly delicious food was marred by the unhelpful lack of information which would have warned us of the huge portion size of the Roast dishes. As was obvious from most of the fellow guest and the amount of food waste going back, it was not just us. No one likes to feel they are being had, so suggesting an extra side of dish of cauliflower cheese when all the time fully aware that abnormally large portion size of meat and vegetable would be more than sufficient seemed like a ploy to up the total - increasing the compulsory £16.00 tip. It was disrespectful both to the hard work of the chef and the team, and to the planet, to wilfully refuse to reduce the inevitable food waste - and that left a bad taste in an otherwise faultless meal.
   

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    terry

    London

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 10 November 2024

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

    Real shame what a lovely place ..roast dinner was mediocre..veg was very hard red wine gravy was weak and tasteless.the starter we had was mushrooms which was ok but taken over by the size of the pastry.. desert was ok ..wine was ok but plonked on table...come on guys we pay a lot of money for a top rated dinner and just did not get it..Where's it all gone wrong ..here last year and it was brilliant.
    

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