The Peacock Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "A wonderful warm atmosphere."
• "Bar and sitting area was clean as was the toilets."
• "It’s absolutely beautiful inside, the refurbishment has given it new life!"
• "Nice friendly atmosphere, staff are always smiling... its clean and the beach huts outside are amazing to sit in they are heated and have TVs in each booth."
• "Very hospitable venue, has recently undergone refurbishment and looks very smart."
• "Great pub with great atmosphere and pool table large tv and tv's in the beer garden."
• "New big outdoor TV in the beer garden is a good addition."

Cons:

• "It was such a horrible atmosphere as we felt we were constantly being watched for nothing?"
• "Used it today and a lady managed to walk in because the lock wasn't working and she was really upset."
• "music n tv always too loud.. always cold in there even in the summer!"
• "A little loud due to being below speaker but probably due to football being on."
• "The only negative point I would say is the toilets need freshening up."
• "Later on went to the normal gents and one of the cubicles had no toilet paper so went to the other one and there was no lock."
• "Absolutely discussed with this pub... Used it today and a lady managed to walk in because the lock wasn't working and she was really upset."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "We tried the tapas and it was worth the wait."
• "We often have steak dinners with the chicken or rib combos which are the best in Kettering."
• "The food was delicious, it was served quickly and hot excellent value for money!"
• "Beer was perfect, burger was tasty and the hospitality was superb."
• "Had a selection of 6 small plates and all were delicious."
• "The food was delicious and well presented."
• "The food is always good, sometimes there is a wait for the food is it's exceptionally busy but food is always worth the wait."

Cons:

• "Blatantly frozen cheap and nasty."
• "Guiness steak pie - was ok have had better pies."
• "Tastes like frozen food over fried or even refried and very greasy."
• "Worst breakfast ever eaten in my Life..totally disgusting.. everything burnt."
• "All of the food was cold and some of it looked under cooked."
• "Chips dry and not enjoyable to eat."
• "Really poor quality food.. Fish chewey, everything was over fried."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Served today by a lovely server called Hannah."
• "Staff are very kind and understanding."
• "Food and staff are outstanding."
• "Staff friendly especially barmaid Tracey!"
• "Hannah served me, she is a delightful person who gives excellent customer service, wonderful personality, someone who is easy to get along with."
• "The manager and waitress provided excellent service as usual which is why we return regularly."
• "Lovely friendly staff, strict Covid rules which made us feel very safe."

Cons:

• "Extremely rude bar staff."
• "Horrible experience."
• "Extremely rude and I have experience here, use to drink every weekend here until I slowly realised how rude the manager is."
• "Staff were unbelievably rude! Refused to serve us after we sat down as we were not wearing face coverings."
• "Waited 35 mins for two bottles drinks to arrive at our table, no apology just said 'we are busy' even though it wasn't even that busy, clueless rude staff, avoid."
• "Stress head behind the bar needs to get new job if he can't cope with rush hours."
• "She was very rude and abrupt."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Came in today for a meal and was not disappointed, at 8.99 with a drink represented excellent value."
• "Very reasonably priced too."
• "Overall very good and will come again."
• "Drinks are set at a great price."
• "The prices were normal."
• "Drink prices still reasonable."
• "The prices are more than fair for what you get."

Cons:

• "Good selection of drinks but don't expect anything super special if you're a serious beer drinker."
• "The cost of £6.99 was not a bargain considering the content."
• "Very overpriced for the small amount of food that actually arrived."
• "Menu states butter for the toast, not butter on the plates."
• "Menu states 3 veggie sausages, only 2 on each plate."
• "Menu says 2 hash browns, none on plate."
• "Booths are great well to look at, quite a tight squeeze to get in and out off lol."