REVIEW: Woodlands Edge - 'a quick, cheap meal with friendly service'

By Claire Dukes - 21 February 2019

Food & DrinkBusiness
  • Woodlands Edge, Peatmoor - image via Google

    Woodlands Edge, Peatmoor - image via Google

West Swindon is great for walks, as it still boasts some remarkable green and woodland spaces including Lydiard Park and Peatmoor lake.

Halloumi big plate special

Situated around Peatmoor lake you'll find the Woodlands Edge - one of Swindon's Hungry Horse establishments. Both a boozer and pub grub hot spot, it's not a bad little spot to grab some cheap lunch.

Looking at the menu it can be both overwhelming and mouth-watering, as there is an abundance of varied meals to choose from. To help narrow it down the pub offers daily deals that could land you a bill of £50 for seven diners – bargain. On this particular lunch break the Big Plate Special was on offer and, for a fiver, this seemed like a no-brainer.

For lunch time dining, as a rule of thumb, I try to steer away from meals containing the most 'fried' or 'breaded' options so went in for the Mexican Halloumi - rice, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, crushed nachos, two tortilla wraps, corn on the cob and a dressed side salad. It left me defeated but costing £2 more than your average meal deal I was happy by default.

Perhaps pernickety, but the pub’s downfall is plate presentation - my Mexican dish seemed somewhat slapped upon my plate and I wasn’t initially excited to tuck in. Granted it’s pub grub, and I wasn't expecting each piece of crushed nacho to be delicately placed upon my mixed bean rice, but on looks the food doesn’t match the menu which could warrant criticism. But if quantity’s the game then the Woodlands Edge have won it – I was stuffed and not out of pocket. Furthermore, I could not fault the staff – incredibly friendly and welcoming. Their service was a perfect balance of hospitable and casual, which is something I like in pub service.

Would I come here to take my family out for dinner? Probably not. However, I’d venture in for a quick, cheap meal with friendly service most days of the week.

All in all, the Woodlands Edge is excellent value for money, has lovely customer service and, for a Swindon pub, cannot be beaten for its lake views.

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