The Armoury Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Unintrusive, good service and delicious food served in an impressive building."
• "Easy to book online. Lovely ambience. Excellent service."
• "Even though it was an extremely busy night, with several large Christmas parties, the staff were attentive, helpful, and made you feel just as important as the large groups."
• "The waitress service in a very busy restaurant were faultless excellent & friendly."
• "Staff very friendly and efficient. 100%"
• "Service was extremely prompt with a smile."
• "Staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, albeit a little forgetful at times but nothing of any real concern."

Cons:

• "The staff weren't particularly friendly."
• "Service was super slow."
• "Service generally poor and was largely ignored."
• "Slow service and very average food."
• "However, the food was mediocre."
• "Waited at least 30mins for anyone to come to table to take order (despite waving and watching other tables being served)."
• "Service slow. Took away main course plates and didn't ask if anyone wanted dessert."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food coming out of the kitchen looked faultless."
• "The Armoury is fantastic. It has a unique charm with wonderful service and excellent coffee."
• "I've never tasted a better meal!!!"
• "Our meals were delicious, food and plates hot, and served quickly without feeling rushed."
• "Food was excellent fresh and high quality."
• "The food was beautifully cooked and very tasty."
• "The food was excellent, beautifully presented and tasted delicious."

Cons:

• "Both myself and my partner had upset stomachs today. Not surprising really."
• "Had two pies here in the past but have spoilt the pastry by using gluten-free flour which makes the pastry very hard and inedible."
• "The pastry was over baked and tough with it difficult to cut."
• "Unfortunately, the food wasn't very good."
• "The food was poorly cooked."
• "Whilst very tasty, the quantity for over £14.00 resembled a starter dish."
• "The fish and chips were completely bland and for £14.95 we expected better."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "Such a stunning place to have a lovely sit down meal with family or even alone with your doggie."
• "The few tables outside are in a lovely location, overlooking the river."
• "A really top class establishment facing the river with a seating area alongside the river."
• "Absolutely gorgeous views, lovely beer garden."
• "The riverside views are spectacular."
• "Right next to the river Severn, stunning views."
• "Beautiful river side location and outdoor seating."

Cons:

• "Coupled with an airless, stifling room, and unclean toilets, I would certainly give this place a miss."
• "Place was like a petting zoo. Full of dogs."
• "Standards at the end of the night could be maintained better."
• "No apology just that someone must have removed the sign."
• "Does get a little noisy though."
• "The noise is akin to a school canteen at a weekend."
• "Looks nice inside but the acoustics are rubbish, it's awfully loud and you feel like you have to shout to one another."

Customer Experience

Pros:

• "Dishes are clearly labelled on the menu (vegan, vegetarian, gluten free)."
• "Not hassled or pushed into ordering."
• "Very polite and helpful security in the door."
• "Good choice of reasonably priced food and drink."
• "Our server was incredibly helpful in moving us to a smaller table, near the fireplace."
• "Very easy to walk into the town centre."
• "We really enjoyed our amazing food in a lovely warm and inviting environment."

Cons:

• "Was disappointed by the pate was expecting it to be homemade bur seemed to be just a normal small slice with some lettuce and 4 pieces of bread."
• "Very unfriendly certainly not a dog friendly pub at all."
• "Why put a couple on a table right next to that really inconsiderate."
• "However, despite a very long list of meal options, there appeared to be no main courses for vegans."
• "Horrible meal experience."
• "Food was mediocre... Very poor choice of vegetarian options so I opted for a starter and asked for it to be made into a 'mains' sized portion... I had 6 pieces of pasta!"
• "The total cost of a meal for two was £48. Never again."