The Boat House - Shropshire

After a walk around the lake we called here for lunch, it was quite busy as it was Sunday and no staff around to ask for a table. An older lady approached us and asked if we were looking for a table she was quite rude and abrupt. Once seated we were handed a menu and I had to ask a member of staff to order as no one came to us after about 15 minutes, most of the staff looked miserable and uninterested. We ordered two roast chicken breast Sunday lunches sea bass, the sea bass was beautiful as was the roast chicken but for £16 I was quite shocked one roast potato, on each plate, one small bowl of vegetables between two, one piece of broccoli! The food was very nice but for the price I would have expected more than we were given, not good value.

Dogs in all parts no separate area for diners who do not want to be by barking dogs when eating, no good if one has an allergy

The menu has a good variety of food. The good arrived quickly and was beautiful! The staff were attentive and nothing was any trouble ! Will definitely come back!

Not been through Ellesmere and here for 3 years, it was at that time just about OK, but it has slipped downhill somewhat. With not that much alternatives in Ellesmere we tried it once more. Well, all in all, best thing about this place is the view, situated on the shore of the beautiful Ellesmere Lake just outside the town centre. Called in for a quick brunch whilst enroute through Ellesmere town, ordered a cheese and pickle sandwich, side order of chunky fries and an espresso. Espresso was tepid, why oh why can’t the average barista in the UK know how to make a decent and hot espresso, it’s not very difficult ! The cheese sandwich at a few pence under £8.00 was not what one would expect for such a high priced but basic sandwich. The menu described the cheese as ‘Mature Cheddar’ it was in fact just about the cheapest ‘plastically’ cheese they could find, no ‘mature’ texture or flavour at all ! (Why do some restaurants get away with fictional menu descriptions?? The bowl of fries was indeed a good size portion but arrived at the table well off the desired temperature, they had obviously been out of the fryer, probably left on the pass for a good while before being taken to the table, (such bad kitchen management . The location is superb, but I feel they need to get a good chef on board, better train their baristas and front of house staff and it could be a fabulous place to visit. Right now, with the present set up I would now be sure avoid it in future. One of my previous comments was about high prices, quality and tiny portions, I have no problem with top end pricing if you get top end quality and service but prices here are simply not value for money. It wouldn 't take too much to make this into a suburb destination café/bar/restaurant. Location perfect ............... everything else really does need a good 'upgrade '

We booked a table for 20 to celebrate our mum’s surprise 80th birthday lunch. We were welcomed warmly and drinks orders taken. The service, food and customer service were all outstanding Rosie HJ and Nathan looked after us really well and really helped made our special occasion even more special. Thank you all, highly recommend