Purecraft Bar & Kitchen Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Nice atmosphere, lovely staff and the most delicious beer."
• "Great atmosphere, feel and decor."
• "I love the atmosphere - not too rowdy and you are able to talk normally without having to shout at one another."
• "Definitely worth the time popping in as the environment is nice and easy."
• "Lovely relaxed atmosphere, great place to stop for a drink with nice outside booth areas for small groups."
• "Clicked straight away with this place, a modern urban pub with one of the best locations in the city."
• "The decor is the popular industrial model."

Cons:

• "The crowd in the bar can occasionally turn into a bit of a sausage party."
• "Seats unnecessarily uncomfortable but maybe that's on trend too."
• "The only real downside was that I was quite cold. Possibly because it was quieter than usual."
• "The venue needs to add some acoustics absorption panels to reduce the level of background noise."
• "Despite the corporate-ish feel from the outside & a clientele of mainly 'suits'."
• "Nothing in a billion years would make me endure this place."
• "Very slow and disinterested staff."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Tasted like cheese heaven, pasta was cooked just right too."
• "They even tell you what beers are vegan and gluten free 🙌"
• "The ale and the IPA were brilliant (as you'd expect) and the bar staff were very knowledgeable on the other beverages that they had."
• "Fantastic Sunday Roast. Freshly cooked portions of beef featherblade, cooked to your liking or tender rolled lamb belly, served with crispy potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, vegetables and cauliflower cheese."
• "The burger itself was delicate and juicy and was topped with slow cooked pulled pork, all held together with a soft brioche bun....lovely, just lovely!"
• "I highly recommend the buttermilk fried chicken burger. One of the best fried chicken burgers I've had in my life."
• "The crispy tofu burger is great (better than a BeyondMeat patty for vegan option!) and so is the charred garlicky broccoli (better than fries!)."

Cons:

• "Very few vegetarian or vegan options on the food menu - more would be nice."
• "They basically have no veggie options."
• "In terms of food - tiny portions at a veery high price."
• "Tiny portion of the broccoli for 5 £ in a tiny bowl, served as a side dish!"
• "The char-grilled lettuce added nothing to the meal."
• "For £25 the buffet was extremely poor value and really consisted of bar snacks rather than a buffet."
• "The iconic scotch egg for £8 was definitely smaller (and the egg was undercooked with runny egg white) and the presentation was also a let down."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "The staff were lovely and served us and our guest to the best of their ability."
• "Attentive (and good looking!) barman who was happy to advise, decanter a sample and remember drinks choices."
• "Staff were lovely when we ordered drinks, reasonable atmosphere."
• "Friendly staff, great selection of independent beers, and a super tasty burger and chips."
• "The staff are lovely."
• "Lovely, knowledgeable staff who are attentive but not over-bearing."
• "Service was very friendly and efficient, couldn't fault the staff."

Cons:

• "Matt or Max the general manager was extremely rude."
• "Had a really disappointing experience here last night and as a result I won't be going back, nor will any of the group I was with."
• "Really disappointed."
• "However, the Manager (Matthew) had a go at one of our party who commented on him being a bit off after there was some cross wires on his drinks order."
• "Just couldn't recommend this place."
• "We were both very disappointed with the attitude of the server."
• "Despite booking no one was present to seat us, had to seat ourselves and get our own menus."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Just stick to the beer which is not pricey for the city center and really good."
• "The prices seem to be better suited than when they first opened."
• "Pricewise, I found it reasonable."
• "Food isn't cheap but worth it, who wouldn't enjoy a fresh scotch egg with the yolk still hot and runny."
• "The food is always good and the prices seem to be better suited than when they first opened."
• "Food was great, had the fish and chips but felt like i had to eat very slowly to not finish it well before the party i was in."
• "This solo drinker with an hour to kill appreciated the wifi password on clear display given the dismal mobile signal on this street corner."

Cons:

• "It is quite expensive."
• "Food a bit pricey maybe."
• "Very overpriced fish and chips (£18), measly fish portion with barely any batter, and cold mushy peas."
• "Chips have to be purchased separately which bumps the price up to £15 which is appalling value for money."
• "Nice selection of beers but at over £5 per pint just wasn't good value for money."
• "Got served frozen(!) short ribs for £46... Not as fresh as they claim they are."
• "The only disappointment was that cash is not accepted. Quite annoying if you've withdrawn cash earlier."