"This was not my first visit to The Chequers, but unfortunately it will be my last. The service was last lustre and slow. The food was generally good with generous portion sizes, but vegetable sides were cold and some things we ordered never arrived. The restaurant area lacked atmosphere and our large party was sat spread over three round tables pushed together so we were strangely arranged. The table appeared to have been set in haste, with limited cutlery and no side plates or glasses provided, even though I had booked well in advance. We ordered bread and olives to start and had to request plates to eat it off. Overall a very disappointing birthday lunch from the start we felt somewhat like an inconvenience to the staff."
