The Red Hart Inn - Forest of Dean

Everything very average for the price, apart from the service and my friends fish looked good and plentiful. Although throwing cutlery on the table at you might not be everyone's idea of nice service! Don't bother with the currys. Not a great choice of beers and none of them were very local, as far as I could see. The three I had were very similar. It's not just this pub our local food standards seem to have dropped this year.

Wonderful local. Great pub grub, friendly staff and it’s obviously loved by the locals. It was freezing during our few days stay at the local B&B so it was lovely to walk in and sit by the wood burner. Would highly recommend. We didn’t book a table but it was busy so would recommend booking.

My daughter and I visited this pub a few months ago. We had heard that the food could be a bit of a hit-and-miss affair. However on this occasion we had a lovely meal. We met the proprietor who seemed a very pleasant chap. Last Sunday we went for lunch 7 of us. Well. Unfortunately, on this particular day it was definitely a miss. The Turkey was very good, but unfortunately a couple ordered roast beef which was tough and hard to eat. 1 person did not eat her meal at all. Roast potatoes were hard and the roast parsnips done to a crisp. A very tiny sausage in a small piece of bacon and a tiny round ball of stuffing was what constituted the trimmings. My son in law ordered a latte, which was weak watery and undrinkable. My daughter and I ordered Irish coffee which was weak, watery, very sweet and the cream on top had been sprayed out of an aerosol can, it was horrible. When paying the bill I met the proprietor for the first time since the initial occasion when all had been so good. I mentioned how disappointed we were with the meal and what the problems were and I was met with complete indifference, no apology and certainly no refund. Hard to believe that this was the same person! Sometimes it's not what goes wrong it's how things are dealt with when they do go wrong. The waiting staff were lovely and helpful but on the basis of hit and miss, I need to go to a pub where the proprietor actually cares about his customers and is there to put things right if things go wrong? Shall never go back and I live locally.

We had a brilliant evening here. The menu was different from the last time we visited and I ordered falafel to start and my partner had the crispy beef. Both were lovely, good portion sizes and well presented. The mains were very good. Belly pork and Mac and cheese. The max and cheese came with salad and garlic bread, both were lovely and the GB was homemade. My partner loved the pork, it was perfectly cooked. We had the rugby on so the atmosphere was great and all of the staff are lovely. Really happy to chat and interact suggesting nice drinks etc. Really would recommend and we are looking forward to coming back.

What a great pub off the beaten track. Superb food. The Jessie the lady behind the bar was friendly and helpful Thanks for a great lunch