The Old Wellington Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Very friendly, helpful and efficient service from our waitress, Victoria, on our visit (Monday early evening)."
• "Booked a table for two yesterday evening for food and drinks pre Diana Ross concert at the AO arena. We both had a great time and the food was really good the service from Dom was outstanding, thanks to all the staff including the kitchen staff and chefs for a great experience."
• "Staff very friendly and efficient, large outdoor seating and smoking area located to the front which was very busy at the time due to good weather conditions and managed to get a seat."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive, and although we had a couple of hiccoughs about getting the right order, this was sortied out quickly and with no hassle."
• "Staff were friendly and quick to serve overall highly recommended!!"
• "We were served instantly once seated by a lovely gentleman called Max."
• "Staff demonstrate good product knowledge, check for feedback, and have good situational awareness, handling requests and cleaning up fast."

Cons:

• "The only negative is that the service was a little slow, but the food was worth the wait."
• "Popped by with my mate after a gig for a pint or two before closing, say about 22:50 ish. Doorman turned us away because 'we'd had too much to drink'."
• "Asked for a new Guinness as pint was poor and not in the right glass told me I would have to wait an 45 mins for a Guinness glass."
• "Rude staff... the restaurant was empty and the 3 staff members were more concerned about standing in the corner and chatting than serving us."
• "The speed of the service was appalling. It took over 20 minutes to take our order."
• "Five young women behind the bar, only one of them actually serving customers, the rest just chatting to each other instead of doing their jobs."
• "Dirty tables, nobody came cleaning tables, very slowly service at the bar, although nobody else ordered something, waiters were talking about private things, while we waited."

Food

Pros:

• "Absolutely superb, we had the steak meal, cooked to perfection."
• "Called in for lunch and so glad we did. Food was delicious, service good."
• "Food is classic pub grub, well-executed consistently to restaurant standards."
• "The food is always good and homemade and we always love the general atmosphere of this beautiful place."
• "The steak & ale pie was very well flavored, maybe just needed a touch more of the beef but was superb overall."
• "The fish and chips are traditional and delicious."
• "The sticky beef croquets were so tasty and the famous steak and ale pie just gets better and better."

Cons:

• "Great choice of food but it was very slow coming out of the kitchen."
• "I ordered sunday lunch of roast chicken... dry... roast potatoes... dry and hard."
• "Nice food (when cooked), gorgeous pub, rude staff... when my food arrived, the vegetables were frozen."
• "The food wasn't great, fish buried in batter maybe to bulk it out? , 'triple cooked chips' were cold and soggy."
• "Food wise poor. Highly priced and the fish was over cooked and dry."
• "The food was very poor fish had been blitzed to death in the fryer was rock hard had stomach ache afterwards trying to digest it."
• "Great staff but the food was disappointing. I had pie and mash. Both were ok but a little tired."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The Old Wellington is a historic pub in Manchester, situated next to the cathedral."
• "The wooden panels and floorboards creak slightly, and the warmly lit space is neatly lined with ye olde sturdy wooden furniture."
• "Lovely old building and went in with friends, good beer selection and seating outside and plenty of people using them, place was full being a bank holiday so mid week being a better time to visit, but lovely place anytime."
• "A really old, historic and Cozy pub. Good sized beer garden out the front."
• "It serves fairly decent ales, good food and it's located in a very nice building, very central."
• "Really beautiful old building. The atmosphere is always upbeat and the choice of food and drink is quite varied."
• "Ambience is rustic, like walking into a time capsule."

Cons:

• "Wouldn't recommend this pub."
• "Sometimes can get really busy and tight for space especially at Christmas and other popular times."
• "It can get very crowded, so it's not a place for a quiet drink."
• "However, when we stepped inside, the pub smelled of stale sour beer, which would probably indicate that the cleaning and hygiene standards aren't up to much."
• "I wasn't sure about the place at all. It felt heartless for a traditional pub, almost void of character and careless service."
• "Sat downstairs and the atmosphere was not great, the pub was cold, doors open, everyone was wearing jackets inside."
• "Nice atmosphere but not ideal for tourists."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices are reasonable (10-15 pounds)."
• "Wide choice of drinks, including non-alcoholic ones."
• "Beers are all goods, especially the Mancunian IPA."
• "The prices are all right, not cheap but not too expensive."
• "Pints were cheap and the bartenders were friendly."
• "Nice selection of drinks from spirits to on tap. Reasonable price too."
• "Great pub!! Good food and beer at a reasonable price!!"

Cons:

• "Nice place, only downside was the drinks had gone up because of an event but they made no attempt to let people know..."
• "Beer prices per pint seem to vary across the city centre, from £1 at Spoons to £6 here, and £3.50 next door."
• "Only 4 stars due to the fact I thought the drinks were a little on the expensive side with a lime and soda coming in at £1.30 and a large Pepsi max running at £3.45!!"
• "Enjoyed my visit but thought soft drinks quite expensive."
• "The food was goodish, nothing special and a bit bland for the price."
• "It's of an average pub quality but slightly pricier due to location."
• "Unfortunately we visited two evenings in a row and on both occasions found extra items had been added to our bill. For this reason I won’t be returning."