The Globe Reviews Summary

Vegan Menu

Pros:

• "Everything they serve is vegan, which is so refreshing to see, especially in a pub setting."
• "There's a great variety of options, and all vegan."
• "The vegan curry and brown fried rice is very nice."
• "Food was great proper chips not frozen chips."
• "The food is vegan and always very tasty."
• "100% vegan menu and everything delicious and not just something out of a box but genuinely unique and homemade and so many choices!"
• "It's all vegan, but you'd hardly know."

Cons:

• "The vegan curry and brown fried rice... doesn't look like fresh ingredients are used."
• "I was served lukewarm bland chili with soggy warmed up chips."
• "The food, which we came for, was the biggest disappointment... it tasted on a par with Heron Foods frozen fodder."
• "Food cold AGAIN. Curry not up to scratch, hardly any sauce and way too many chickpeas."
• "The food I tried was greasy and too salty and unfortunately its veggie only."
• "Great to have a fully vegan menu but disappointed to only find one gluten free dish!"
• "The food was homemade and very reasonably priced."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "A great pub that has been vegan for years and years and years!"
• "Very friendly staff and a nice laid back feel."
• "What an absolute gem of a place."
• "This place is amazing! There's good outdoor seating that's well spaced and inside has a really good, traditional pub atmosphere."
• "The pub is very old fashioned and that's exactly how I like my pubs!"
• "It is just so welcoming, it is like a hug in a pub!"
• "What a wonderful pub this is, lovely atmosphere, comfortable, welcoming friendly staff."

Cons:

• "There was a weird atmosphere and a bit of a ‘to do’ but the owner handled it well."
• "This pub looks like a really traditional local, a little dark and drab inside."
• "Pretty run down pub although with a lot of potential if run properly."
• "The pub itself is a bit on the rough and ready side. Cluttered, dusty, damp and the toilets are dilapidated, dirty and smelly."
• "Not been in since last October, place just as bad, musty, in need of a clean (avoid the toilets please)."
• "The place is filthy the owners are rude and it is frequented by underaged drinkers."
• "I would like to place less than 1 star. The place is filthy the owners are rude."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "Staff were so friendly and amazing."
• "Staff are friendly."
• "The staff there are all really nice friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were a warm and friendly bunch of hippie/alternative types."
• "Service was brilliant - the guy behind the bar was pleasant an friendly."
• "Staff so friendly and personal."
• "Visited over the weekend, friendly staff, very welcoming."

Cons:

• "Agree with comments below, the Landlady is pretty unpleasant, hardly a good example of the warm welcome you would expect from the host of a pub!"
• "Someone asked for tobasco sauce and a staff member rudely snapped that this was a vegan pub."
• "The surly and sarcastic long haired young bar maid spoils the experience."
• "The landlady shouldn't be in the hospitality trade. She is rude and unwelcoming."
• "It took over an hour for the food and 20 mins to get served."
• "Apparently pizza as a carry out from the restaurant we ate in (that we weren't eating in there) wasn't allowed."
• "The staff will work hard to make you feel at home and gladly answer any questions you have about the food."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "For the price you cannot complain at all!"
• "Two pints, a starter, a side, three mains and two puddings for less than £25... and it's all lovely!"
• "The food was incredible and very cheap."
• "Absolutely amazing value for money though - where can you get a main meal for a fiver nowadays?!"
• "Really good value for money."
• "The food is amazing, prices even better!!"
• "£1.90 a pint! Fantastic quality and value vegan food!"

Cons:

• "No one with any taste would be found dead in there, except of course those to whom cheap = good!"
• "One of the worst meals we've had for some time."
• "The worst beer imaginable. Utterly dreadful stuff brewed in-house and no guest ales."
• "Must be the worst beer in Glossop, as another reviewer commented the Oakwood is well worth a visit, we visited just before here, their beer was in a different league to here."
• "House-brewed beer ranges from flat, to outright rank (hints of bleach / Harpic)."
• "All had a sort of antiseptic background taste and all were very thin apart from the porter."
• "The beer available here is far from good, all the draught beers look and taste the same, watery with very little colour, no body and a peculiar off putting after taste."

Entertainment & Activities

Pros:

• "Fantastic pub with spacious, warm, seated smoking area."
• "A great gig tonight with Clive Gregson backed by three of the original Barclay James Harvest musicians, one of many that this venue hosts throughout the year."
• "They had fuseball, pinball and a great beer garden."
• "Went to a gig here, great venue."
• "Pub quiz on Wednesdays, occasional live music and homemade ice cream and ale."
• "Can't wait to be back for live music nights."
• "Great selection of alcohol and themed nights throughout the week where you can enjoy pool, a quiz and even musicians on tour."

Cons:

• "The beer is almost undrinkable... like dirty dishwater."
• "Beer was flat."
• "Beer ain't bad either!"
• "The live music is 2nd to none."
• "A good old-fashioned down-to-earth boozer with a pinball table."
• "The food we had was amazing! If you're vegan, you have to come here."
• "The food was lovely, big portion sizes and very well priced."