Golden Fleece Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Great location overlooking Wsnstead flats,gets very busy during warm weather and Sunday's."
• "Lovely large garden and nice cozy atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is great, it's a popular place and we will be back again."
• "Cosy country pub that feels welcoming as you walk through the door."
• "Nice setting and atmosphere, good choice of beers."
• "Lovely atmosphere and welcoming, friendly, helpful staff too, highly recommended."
• "warm and friendly atmosphere, with beautiful Christmas decorations."

Cons:

• "But they had a quiz night and were unable to control the extremely rude hostess who 'heckled' the mourners."
• "The most shocking thing about this pub are the third world state toilets which really need addressing."
• "The trees could do with a bit of pollarding & the furniture needs a good jetwash!!"
• "Lots of outdoor seating that is never cleaned, so covered in bird poo."
• "The atmosphere was good despite the presence of other possible mourners! :)"
• "It’s like a football stadium in there with people pushing around trying to get their orders in."
• "Football on the TV. And on a Sunday. Not a place for the old folks."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "The staff were brilliant, nothing was too much trouble and everything was done with a smile."
• "Well done to all the staff, Excellent run pub."
• "The staff are always very welcoming and friendly."
• "Service with a smile."
• "Friendly service didn't have to wait too long for food which was well presented hot and tasty."
• "The staff here are lovely and always take good care of you."
• "The staff were all really helpful and friendly and went out of their way to check that we had everything we needed."

Cons:

• "Guy who served us wasn't be nice at all."
• "Staff are rude."
• "One of the female staff members we're extremely rude to my fiancé."
• "Staff were rude and argumentative."
• "Service was very poor, no apology for an error with the order, with one staff member being very rude."
• "The attitude of the staff was lack luster and as customers we all left feeling the same, that they didn't care."
• "Its such a shame that none of the bar staff have manners."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "They do the best fish and chips better than poppies in white Chapel in my opinion."
• "Good food at good prices."
• "The food was too notch - had the Hunters Chicken and Salmon Salad."
• "I'm pleased to say it still does a lovely family friendly Sunday Roast."
• "food just superb, duck was delicious."
• "The food was good and a great selection of beers."
• "Great food. Great service. And one of the best pints of Guinness I have sampled outside of Ireland."

Cons:

• "Described on the menu as 'pink' but didn't arrive that way."
• "Food needs much improvement."
• "The steaks are supposed to be 28 day aged angus but the ribeye I had didn't have much flavour."
• "Ordered rib eye steak, got cheep fatty rump steak."
• "We have had some good experiences here before but went for lunch today and to be honest the food was mediocre."
• "Food average, roast okay but Yorkshires inedible."
• "Food below average."

Management & Maintenance

Pros:

• "Well organised as far as Covid 19 is concerned."
• "This place could be managed better."
• "The staff where fantastic and smiling all day even though it was packed to the rafters...so well done team."
• "The pub is a great venue."
• "Great beer, and good food, so just in need of some management to make it a goldmine."
• "Toilets facilities inside pub were immaculately clean."
• "With a bit of communication from the kitchen to the front staff to the customer a lot of this would have been avoided."

Cons:

• "Unbelievable incompetence on display at the Golden Fleece."
• "There was minimal evidence of COVID security."
• "Nice setup but the staff are incompetent."
• "Overall this place has great potential but sadly seems to suffer from the ever growing slow and incompetent service."
• "The most shocking thing about this pub are the third world state toilets which really need addressing."
• "One problem, when claudia the manager is away, the bar staff have no idea about running a business."
• "Sorry Claudia, but your staff is rude and ignorant."

Family & Pet Friendliness

Pros:

• "A pleasant garden with a children's play area."
• "And for the dog lovers out there, it's dog friendly!!"
• "Great pub with a spacious garden, perfect for kids and dogs too."
• "Dog and baby friendly, with high chairs and kids menu to make the littles ones stay pleasant as well."
• "Also, it's dog friendly which is good if you are exercising your fur baby on Wanstead Flats."
• "Fantastic food, children and dogs welcome."
• "Love this pub, has a massive garden with seating all around."

Cons:

• "Nice garden for the kids but they're not very good at clearing up the broken glass so becomes a health and safety hazard if your kids fall over."
• "A slide that is a great attraction for the kids, but is in need of repair so out of use."
• "They do have an outside area with slides etc which is good for the kids but was closed due to the outside lights not working."
• "Play area is not safe for kids."
• "Witnessed staff with long hair touched food."
• "The kids meals looked very 'well done' but they didn't complain, so can't have been that bad."
• "Our drink had a hair in, then another hair on our starter, then the bread was mouldy."