Old Club House Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was good. I had a beef, onion, mushroom and red wine pie."
• "The food surprised us both and was probably the best we have had from a Greene King chain before."
• "The steak and ale pie was certainly the best we've had from a pub menu."
• "Turkey was perfectly cooked, beef was nice too."
• "The food was amazing, I had the salt beef cheese burger quite possibly best I’ve had with service to suit!"
• "Delicious food! Very dog friendly, you can order off a separate menu for your dog."
• "Food was delicious and we didn't have to wait very long!"

Cons:

• "It could be a really special place in the heart of Buxton next to the gardens on the doorstep of the opera House but it just is a little bland."
• "I had the macaroni cheese and it was awful. Absolutely tasteless and could have easily come out of a tin it was so bad."
• "Chips was ok but veggies were horrible."
• "Sub standard pub food, oven chips, frozen peas, mass produced, microwaved."
• "Mostly cold, and presentation was awful."
• "Very small portions. Batter was chewy not crispy."
• "When the food finally arrived it was awful - my chips were dark brown and the batter on my cod was overcooked."

Service

Pros:

• "Three pints of cold water with lemon and ice served with a smile."
• "Service was friendly but the place was a mess with dirty pots and glasses on most of the tables."
• "Great staff who looked after the seven of us well with great food and plenty of beer."
• "Service was great."
• "The staff were very friendly, the atmosphere was busy, but not overly loud."
• "Members of staff such as Zac, Jane and Ryan really gave off a great sense of professionalism while serving with humour and a smile."
• "Even though extremely busy, we received professional and warm, welcoming service."

Cons:

• "They don't do straws so the kids had to drink from the bottles."
• "Ordering was difficult as you needed to download the app and as there wasn't a public WiFi connection."
• "The service was awful, the staff were very pleasant but it seemed quite unorganised."
• "The bar service was painfully slow and not particularly cheerful."
• "Cocktail pitcher choice out of stock, prosecco out of stock and bottle of wine choice for 3 ladies had to be hunted down in the basement...."
• "Staff approach appalling, avoiding to serv customer."
• "Also staff even did not come to check on us or collect empty glasses or plates."

Atmosphere & Ambiance

Pros:

• "What an amazing place! Turned up and asked for some cheeky chippies, my order was fulfilled to the highest of standards."
• "Really nice atmosphere."
• "It's a lovely pub with the main area downstairs."
• "Nice pub and good atmosphere."
• "Very lively pub with chaos caused by the amount of dogs."
• "Ambiance good."
• "A nice ambiance, and good looking pub."

Cons:

• "The place needs more staff, a good clean and a big shop doing!"
• "The room itself was so cold we had to sit in our coats and scarves."
• "It's got a ok atmosphere."
• "However, pub needs improvements."
• "The worst part was the baffling choice to have a DJ on at 6.30pm. It was so loud multiple people moved."
• "Good atmosphere, lots of space and decent drink choices!"
• "Lovely pub with beautiful decor and plenty of space, just situated outside of the pavilion."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Took advantage of the meal deal. Two sandwiches and two pints £14."
• "The Old Club House is a Greene King pub and does a really nice selection of pub food at reasonable price."
• "Good range of food and drink on offer at reasonable prices."
• "The food and drink are pretty good value for money."
• "Very good value for money."

Cons:

• "Paid £35 for two glasses of wine fish and chips and chicken burger and chips."
• "They seem to have the social distancing quite well sorted and the service was good and enabled you to feel as safe as possible, only complaint is re the small portion for excessive price of the meal I chose."
• "The meals would be fine at £5.95 each, but are poor in quality, quantity and value at nearly twice that much."
• "Overpriced for quality and portion size and got order wrong."
• "Also, more staff needs to be hired both in front and back half."