The Argosy Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "Service from Anna was amazing she was incredibly friendly and helpful ☺️."
• "We were served by Tom (dressed as Chucky) and have to say his customer service was excellent."
• "Good friendly staff & very welcoming to all their customers especially the assistant manager Becki."
• "Wonderful and very polite staff, always smiling and cheerful especially towards the little one."
• "The lady behind the bar was friendly and helpful, the waiter, Tom, was really nice and friendly."
• "All staff we interacted with were friendly and attentive."
• "Front of house staff were excellent, very courteous and helpful."

Cons:

• "Nobody came to check or ask if meals were okay, Unlikely to visit again."
• "No staff came forwarded to give our forks/knife at all till our foods were served."
• "Staff seemed over busy running between bar, kitchen and waiting on."
• "The service was shocking, the pub extremely busy and understaffed."
• "Service slow couldn't even count the cutlery properly."
• "Seemed quite understaffed and uncaring."
• "Service not great. You could tell they didn't want to be there."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was amazing and very good value for money."
• "Very good value for money, food is excellent."
• "The meal was very filling and tasted amazing."
• "Always been a nice little pub to call in and grab a tasty meal. If you're after fine dining or top notch you should go elsewhere. This place is tasty food at reasonable prices."
• "The food was ok nice and warm."
• "The food was hot and tasty."
• "Food was amazing. The choices on menu the presentation and portion sizes all exceptional."

Cons:

• "Absolutely disgusting half the food missing steak undercooked and was full of gristle onions well under cooked."
• "The tikka masala looked as if it had been left standing in the kitchen awhile, as all the the sauce had dried up."
• "Food was very hit and miss."
• "Then when a basic sausage n mash combo came out was bearly cooked and absolutely tasteless."
• "The chicken was very hard around the edges where it had been over cooked."
• "The food items were from the freezer such as the chips that i had and the fish was too mushy like it had been boiled."
• "Main course Turkey meal very poor. Turkey was dry. Frozen vegetables not fresh."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Place was very clean and had a nice atmosphere."
• "Ambience friendly."
• "Great pub, wonderful atmosphere and the food is lovely and very well priced."
• "Great atmosphere from the moment you arrive!!"
• "Pleasant atmosphere."
• "Clean and tidy. I like atmosphere."
• "Fantastic atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Noticed the place wasn't too clean, there was creamy gunge around one of the chilled larger pumps."
• "Where do I start? First of all the restaurant is filthy."
• "The carpark needs tidying up, especially on the left by the fence under the trees."
• "Shame about the tables was a bit sticky."
• "The tables were sticky even though they were ready for the next customer. The floor looked like it hadn't been hovered for a week."
• "The cleanliness of the place was sadly lacking and the carpet near the kitchen door was so thick with dirt it had a black pathway!"
• "Tables left uncleaned from previous people for the whole time we were there."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Can't complain, though, as we used a voucher for 50% off mains, which made the huge plate only £6 each."
• "It is really good value for money."
• "Sign up on their website to receive great offers regularly."
• "The 2 meals for 9.50 are great and there's cheap drinks on Mondays."
• "Very cheap drinks. Double Martini & lemonade was only £3.15p."
• "Our fish and chips 2 for £9 was great value and cooked perfectly."
• "Value for money was superb; reasonably priced food and cocktails were 2 for £8.50 or £5 each."