The Sun Inn Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The Sun is one of my favourite local pubs and I’m a regular visitor. It has great management and friendly staff."
• "Matt was the best and helped me get home safely and get wifi, I had a New Zealand phone and he helped me connect it using his own SIM card."
• "Richie and his team couldn`t be more accommodating and wish them all the success they deserve."
• "Lovely building. Good range of drinks. Good ambience. Friendly and attentive staff."
• "Very spacious with lots of seating indoors as well as outside. Great views of the pond, always a friendly staff team."
• "The staff are all super friendly as well."
• "Staff were friendly, a good selection of beers and the roast was a proper roast."

Cons:

• "Staff didn’t seem to care - the place was busy (god knows why) and dirty."
• "Staff claimed kitchen was close on a Sunday afternoon, plenty of people eating around us."
• "The man who served me (I think he had an Australian or American accent I couldn’t tell and had brown hair) was extremely unfriendly and didn’t say thank you or even smile once while serving me."
• "Called in for a drink with family to be left standing at the bar for ten minutes, before we got served; by a rude obnoxious girl who behaved like she was above pulling a pint."
• "Very rude staff member on the door as I walked in on Saturday 25 th October at about 1 pm."
• "Unnecessarily rude and bad attitude from one of the staff team."
• "Rudest staff I’ve met in a long time."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Best pie - I travel from east London to The Sun quite regularly to have a pie or their roast, it’s soooo nice."
• "The food is very good here also. Very reasonably priced."
• "Got served at the bar by someone called Juliana and she made some wonderful tommys margaritas."
• "The Sunday roast was good, but they take forever to bring the food."
• "Food is great."
• "An amazing meal with my partner. Starters Scotch egg was eggselent. Goats Cheese Salad, was superb."
• "The scotch egg was a great start. Fish and chips was the highlight."

Cons:

• "Ordered a fish dish with king prawns but instead I got a super dried out piece of fish and 3 tiny shrimp."
• "Mitchell and Butler need to revise their menu... the gravy was far too rich and it upset two other diners with us."
• "The chicken was extremely dry and the potatoes were cold."
• "Had a visit today and have not eaten such a bad burger for a very long time."
• "Beyond disappointing - food and service was terrible."
• "Food was below average (both Sunday roast and mains) and one of the mains arrived 20 minutes after everyone received theirs."
• "A bit disappointed with some of the dishes-I had a really oily salad and one of the steak sandwiches was cold upon arrival."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "Lovely large traditional pub that hasn't sold it's soul to the glass and brushed aluminum look."
• "A nice and excellently located pub opposite Barnes Pond."
• "The place is super cosy."
• "A great pub for summer and winter."
• "Lovely interior with nooks and crannies."
• "Such a cozy pub! It's perfect for both a date night or a family lunch with all the children."
• "A delightful 'Tardis' pub, deceivingly large inside with many nooks and crannies in which to settle and enjoy something from the excellent range of beers and wines."

Cons:

• "One half of the pub was really noisy, as there isn't enough soft furnishings."
• "Okay pub, weird smell inside near the bar though many locals agree, foods okay, beer is always flat though and when charging £6 a pint it’s quite scandalous to be honest."
• "The ghastly smell upon entering is undiminished from earlier visits."
• "It was very crowded in the Sun Inn - we had to settle for a table which turned out to be directly below the air conditioner."
• "Location overlooking a pond, but I don't think one can really enjoy the location since there's fairly busy road which is a bit of a downer if seated outdoors."
• "Wanted to stop for a drink on Sunday afternoon... Didn't really get the feeling that children were welcome."
• "Not a great time on a 'Sunday visit here, mainly due to a really unfriendly welcome."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "It’s well worth the money, trust me."
• "The food is very good here also. Very reasonably priced."
• "On Wednesdays you can get a great deal being burger and pint/glass of wine for £11.95."
• "Very good quality price!"
• "Food was tasty and good value with nice selection of real ales too."
• "The food was delicious and the portion sizes perfect."
• "We just had one of the best family roasts we have had in a long time!!"

Cons:

• "A bit pricier than other local options."
• "Okay pub, weird smell inside near the bar though many locals agree, foods okay, beer is always flat though and when charging £6 a pint it’s quite scandalous to be honest."
• "Sunday roasts aren't cheap, are they! Although it wasn't as expensive as The Crown in Twickenham, I still think £16.50 is a lot of outlay for a bit of meat and a handful of vegetables."
• "I will vote with my feet on The Sun and search elsewhere for better value, service, and food."
• "Staff in this pub are extremely rude, poorly trained, and serve drinks in toxic glasses."
• "Really disappointed with the kids menus. Their burgers was size for a 1 year old not a 10 year old."
• "I cannot believe the rudeness I encountered yesterday 24 th October 20."