Amsterdam Inn Shoreham Reviews Summary

Ambience

Pros:

• "A warm & cosy pub.. perfect place to enjoy a decent pint on a cold winters eve."
• "Nice log fire on a cold night but front door to pub was wedged open so it was bit chilly in the bar."
• "Ambience excellent, cozy restaurant and bar."
• "Nice spacious pub with pleasant outdoor area."
• "Old pub with interesting beams, old pictures and paintings fill the main hall."
• "Lovely atmosphere. Busy on a Friday but you still feel you have space and that others are not on top of you."
• "A very pretty pub."

Cons:

• "It smelled like beer and vomit on the tables."
• "One very big disappointment was that there is no ramp for wheelchairs."
• "The fact that it was also good value for money was an added bonus."
• "It's been given a facelift between my two visits, but it's still the sort of place where you're made to feel unwelcome & needy for ordering a coffee with a non dairy creamer."
• "Lovely setting, beautiful interior but very sad food."
• "Such a simple thing, but speaks volumes about the mindset of the staff/ management."
• "Zero customer checks during the meal, so felt a smidge neglected."

Service

Pros:

• "Incredibly friendly and welcoming staff."
• "The 'facilities' were clean and very presentable."
• "The service was even better from Lillie and ella, very polite and helped in anyway possible."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."
• "The staff here do put in a special effort on the friendliness front so we had a very good experience."
• "Staff were excellent after an initial not being able to find our booking."
• "The staff were friendly and it had a community feel."

Cons:

• "Service at the bar slow even though there was only three customers in."
• "There was a distinct lack of staff and bar staff pointed us to our table around the corner."
• "Service can be slow when ordering so be prepared."
• "The service was poor."
• "Bar staff left me hanging at the bar for minutes waiting for one pint."
• "Very slow service. We were a group of 11. We asked at the bar about ordering and were told due to the large number of us our order would be taken at the table."
• "Poor attitude from waitress - rude and not at all bothered about customer service."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great."
• "The food is fantastic and very reasonably priced."
• "Food was quick and well priced."
• "The chicken burger was amazing, the best chicken burger I've eaten out in a long, long time!!!"
• "Food was delightful. Good choices for vegetarians."
• "Amazing veggie food, all tastes properly 'home cooked'."
• "The food was totally delicious, really well priced, good portions and a great selection of gluten free and vegan options."

Cons:

• "Worst Sunday roast I have ever eaten. Watery cauliflower cheese. Hard veg, chewy roast potatoes. Weird tasting mash."
• "Terrible lunch experience and poor value for money."
• "Waited well over an hour for food. Sweetcorn looked like it had been under a heat lamp for a week."
• "Food bland lamb shank not a lot of flavour broccoli rubbery."
• "Food was horrendous the steak tasted like it was from yesterday!"
• "Food very poor, the cottage pie needed a straw to eat, as it was so 'runny' the fish was dry & didn't taste fresh."
• "Food incredibly bland. Lack of seasoning and was told by waitress that they do not have any black pepper!"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Highly recommend even for those on a budget."
• "Set menu also great value."
• "This isn't Michelin Star stuff, but it doesn't pretend to be and I'd rate the food at the Amsterdam as very good value for money."
• "2 classic burgers can be found for around £11, now that's not bad in my book."
• "Great pub, great atmosphere, very tasty food for affordable prices."
• "A good selection of beers and lagers and all at a very reasonable price."
• "Do expect fairly priced decent food."

Cons:

• "I understand that the pub is in a nice location but this seems to have just been used as an excuse to charge extortionate prices for small, undercooked portions and soft drinks."
• "Food standard very average. Probably still VFM as relatively low cost... but do you want VFM average food on a night out?"
• "Drinks a little on the pricey side at £4.50 more like Brighton prices."
• "Decided to go for a Sunday pub lunch with my partner and 2 little girls. 2 adult roasts, 2 children's roasts, 3 soft drinks and 1 beer for £58! Was not impressed with the food at all."
• "Food ok but needs more gravy. The request was made to the waitress but no gravy appeared."
• "Visited twice in about 20 years and happy to leave it another few decades."
• "Just really poor! Waited well over an hour for food."