Garrick Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The place is amazing. The decoration and the pub's history take you back in time and we were so intrigued that we changed plans and ended our night there."
• "Lovely building, oldest pub in stratford-upon-avon, good friendly service."
• "The Garrick is a wonderful traditional old fashioned Pub bursting with atmosphere - cosy, dark, full of nook's and crannies."
• "It's an interesting building with a long history."
• "This is a beautiful, classic pub/restaurant. The decor and lighting is very relaxing."
• "Timber building dating back to the 1400's keeping a lot of the original features was a great place to sit in."
• "The interior is vintage of the time and well worth seeing."

Cons:

• "It's a lovely building but quite dark inside. I could not really see the menu due to the lighting."
• "The plastic outdoor tables are full of cigarette burns."
• "Table and menus were sticky and when cleaned with baby wipes the wipes were black."
• "Just bad and dirty place. The table was so dirty as we covered with the food menu as the hands were sticking to it."
• "The venue is a bit small though, so you may feel a bit cramped."
• "The front bar was crammed with locals on my visit and I had the feeling I wasn’t welcome."
• "Not only is this the oldest pub in S-U-Avon, it clearly has the oldest mentality."

Service

Pros:

• "Great waitress, joking with us, taking photo for us, all meals lovely!"
• "The staff was quite welcoming and friendly."
• "Very good prompt service from Hazel after I told her my partner was diabetic and testing low on sugar."
• "The staff could not have been more attentive."
• "Very welcoming and friendly staff."
• "Every single member of the staff super friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were friendly, helpful and even made sure the elderflower bubbly had the right type of 'flour' to make it gluten free!!!!"

Cons:

• "We waited 30 minutes to be offered drinks, and even then we had to get up and find someone."
• "We received no apology and no discount!! In fact the staff were rather rude."
• "Service was poor as staff were more interested in their phones!"
• "Since we arrived we we were looked down upon and felt unwelcomed by the manager."
• "Left quickly but took a long time to get the bill, had to stand up and chase the staff."
• "The service is one of the worst I have seen in my life."
• "Waited over 20 min before we had to call the server over to order drinks and food."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Had the steak sandwich with a side of triple cooked chips. Absolutely delicious."
• "Both tasted superb. And price is very very reasonable also."
• "The food was very nice and tasty overall."
• "The wild shepherd pie was perfect, so was the fish and chips."
• "The food was delicious and the staff really friendly."
• "This place does an incredible pie with a mouthwatering jug of gravy on the side."
• "The food was excellent, the portions generous."

Cons:

• "However, my food was not great, over done jacket potato and burnt cheese, although my sons vegan fish and chips was very nice."
• "Cajun chicken basket a let down, huge pile of chips with two chicken breasts that were overfried in batter then piles of cajun salt applied."
• "The salad was old, gritty and unwashed."
• "Son's corn on cob side like rubber inedible."
• "All food was very heavily salted, to the point where I couldn't eat some of my food."
• "Meals were terrible. Salmon raw. Replacement overdone by a country mile."
• "Food poor, frozen mushrooms quickly fried. Steak pie with two pieces of steak, both gristly."