The Greyhound Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was delicious, would go again x"
• "The kids fish was very nice (& massive!). My son really enjoyed it."
• "The food didn't disappoint it was beautifully presented, hot and tasty, the desserts too were so good and great portion sizes."
• "Lovely freshly cooked food."
• "Scrumptious Sunday roast, quick service."
• "The fish battered without the skin was absolutely delicious!"
• "Absolutely amazing food, as always! Proper restaurant quality."

Cons:

• "Potatoes were raw."
• "The portions were tiny and the ‘salad’ was mostly cheese."
• "I wouldn't say that the food was value for money, my husband had Hunters Chicken but it was very over cooked and too crispy, our meals did not look inviting."
• "The chips were so cooked they were crispy with no filling."
• "Gammon so dry I couldn't eat."
• "Fries were dry to tasteless and the sourdough for the chicken sandwich was dry and extremely small."
• "The burger was almost burnt."

Service

Pros:

• "Richard was the manager who was fab too."
• "Our waitress, was bubbly friendly, along with being very professional."
• "Service was good, the pub had real fires going which added a warm glow to the surroundings."
• "Thank you to Stacey and the Greyhound team for taking such great care of us, we'll be back soon!"
• "Always welcoming atmosphere, always clean."
• "The staff were friendly and welcoming at a time, during COVID 19, when this was more important than ever."
• "The service from Emma, our lovely waitress, was excellent. She is so friendly, extremely efficient and very welcoming."

Cons:

• "The service is slow and inattentive."
• "Staff were too busy doing nothing."
• "Service is really poor, food was below par and missing items with no replacements- Full price with no apology."
• "Poor service! Had to wait ages to be served."
• "The wait for food was extremely long."
• "Service was so slow we were seated & given a menu and no one even took our drinks order 15-20mins later we left & went somewhere else."
• "Service was very slow, they have a lot of tables and not enough hands to cope even when only at around 70% capacity."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "The building was beautiful and fascinating too."
• "This is a lovely country pub with nice garden spaces."
• "Lovely looking pub though."
• "There is a large car park and outside tables and chairs for the summer."
• "Found this beautiful gem of a pub/restaurant nestling in the Essex countryside."
• "Greyhound is a fantastic country pub, located amongst green pastures of beautiful Brentwood."
• "If you're looking for a traditional country English pub, this one fits the bill."

Cons:

• "Bar dining area was freezing as well, nice big fire in there but not lit for some reason."
• "The area around the pub, garden and car park was untidy with general rubbish possibly from an open bin somewhere."
• "Carpark too small for size of establishment, especially at lunchtime."
• "The whole venue seems tired and in need of decorating, especially the toilets that were very dusty and the outside needs painting and grass mowing."
• "The pub is in need of renovation, especially the toilet facilities. In desperate need of repairing and repainting.. felt dirty and grubby."
• "Plant by the front door is dead... Bugs in window."
• "Needs some TLC in garden patio area."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "A little more reasonably priced than others in the area."
• "Regularly changing menu, gorgeous tasting meals, great value and we've always had great service."
• "For the price, it was reasonable and the excellent staff make all the difference."
• "Good prices."
• "Lovely food, very comfortable, felt very safe, plenty of space, dogs made very welcome, good prices."
• "Good selection of food at reasonable prices."
• "Two of us chose the lunch menu special which we thought was good value for money."

Cons:

• "£35 later we left terrible experience."
• "Feeling disappointed and it was not a cheap meal so feeling robbed at this time."
• "Extremely overpriced and some things were almost unpleasant."
• "The starters of calamari and camembert were tasty but ridiculously small. Definitely not value for money."
• "The food was not worth the money, I would have preferred McDonald’s."
• "When the bill came they had added 20% vat onto the final amount."
• "Very disappointed. Portion size of the starters we had was small and expensive."