The Darby Digger in Wickford

£13.99 carvery paid at the bar. Went to get our beef dinner to be told by the chef that they are not cooking beef every day as it cost to much. The 2 meats was gammon and turkey. The veg was dry and the Yorkshire pudding was so hard and dry. Told the waitress she said she would get us some fresh ones.waitress come and cleared the table Didn’t see her again till we was leaving and she shouted out BYE. Maybe they should have less staff then they could cook beef daily. Won’t be going back

We came here for lunch was quite empty so when we arrived we asked where they would like us to sit and we were told we could sit anywhere so with a pram and baby and a young toddler we tried to find a table out of the way and ordered our food by phone, unfortunately it was taking a while for our drinks to arrive so we went to go and find out where the drinks were to then be greeted by a waitress who told us quite coldly that we must not be sitting there as it was reserved by weekly regulars although there was no reservation card or anything on the table to tell us that - but it was as if we should have somehow known! We were told to move straight away although I was in the middle of feeding my baby and we had settled ourselves at the table for quite a while already. We were moved to another table where the party who had apparently reserved our table came over and apologised for the fuss and that they had already seated at another table so the table we had been removed from remained empty. A little while after the same waitress was then wandering around with our drinks confused at where we had gone although she had just moved us so we then had to tell her to bring them to the table that she had just seated us at instead. Such a shame the food was lovely despite the service, we were hoping to find a place to visit regularly as had heard great things!

When I came to the restaurant for a carvery with the care home, it was such pleasant visit. Staff were amazing to our residents and us! We would happily come back and recommend to others. Food was amazing!! Especially the potato’s!!!

Had a lovely meal with the family this evening and one particular member of staff stood out amongst the already great team - as promised the 5* review for the "Ginger Chef" (his words). Thank you for truly looking after our table and for the outstanding service you provided tonight. Every member of staff was incredible but I felt he needed a mention and shout-out.

First time here . Had bbq wings to start a good size and tasty. Had the carvery. Plenty of food delcious plus an extra sausage from the chef. Also the creamed horseradish sauce is one of if not the best I've had . Will be coming back soon