Belvedere Arms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was excellent with special mention to the chunky chips."
• "The food and drinks were awesome."
• "The food was amazing and all the servers and management were really friendly."
• "Delicious dishes. Fabulous Food."
• "Best meal I've had in a long while!"
• "Food was EXCELLENT!"
• "The food was divine (salmon + crispy potatoes, dirty burger, sea bass and fish cakes), the drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) were delicious."

Cons:

• "Waited ages for what turned out to be mediocre food. Lamb cutlets that were mostly fat and a steak pie that had tough pastry and lacked meat."
• "The food was terrible it was either fried or microwaved."
• "The fish and chips were not crispy, soggy batter, chips a bit limp."
• "The squid was overcooked, just dry, hard, and tasteless."
• "The chicken leg was really tiny and really over cooked."
• "However the food is disappointing in flavour and taste."
• "The massaman curry had the worst rice I've had in a restaurant."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are excellent and tables well spaced out for safety yet it still enabled a lovely atmosphere."
• "The staff who took the orders were really helpful and polite."
• "Staff arrived and calmly sorted out the widely scattered glass, wiped the table clear of fragments and bought out fresh drinks."
• "The service was excellent! We arrived a little bit early for our reservation and was shown to our table without any issues at all!"
• "Staff are very friendly."
• "The customer service was the best we had experienced."
• "Staff were so lovely and nothing was too much trouble."

Cons:

• "Food came out separately as they had forgotten to order my friends food."
• "Finally having enough of waiting, my wife decided that she did not want to waste anymore time."
• "One star is a compliment. We walked in and sat outside. As soon as we sat down, a member of staff told us off for having our own water."
• "The place wasn't clean and the staff wasn't at all helpful or friendly."
• "All in all the service was poor."
• "We were both refused service despite having never been told prior that we weren't allowed in."
• "Poor service."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "A fabulous second visit to The Belvedere Arms after its recent refurbishment."
• "Stunning pub with great atmosphere, very busy."
• "The interiors are stylish and cosy and beautifully lit .. so inviting...."
• "The outside area looked very nice and the interior was warm and inviting."
• "A warm & cosy atmosphere to dine in I loved my experience."
• "Love the refurb! It feels very luxurious and fancy."
• "Beautiful pub with lovely indoor and outdoor seating."

Cons:

• "The toilets are disgusting."
• "No soap in the toilet. Toilet seat hanging off in disabled toilet."
• "The place wasn't clean."
• "Very dark and dingy and some furniture needs replacing."
• "The table was not clean."
• "Parking is terrible people parking and going off for walks."
• "Service used to be good but now its pretty poor and slow, perhaps its a Xmas time."

Value

Pros:

• "34.95 with a 2 course menu that included prawns as a starter and main for us seemed extremely generous."
• "Big portions too for a reasonable price. Value for money for sure."
• "We had drinks, mains and desserts and the cost averaged out to around £27 a head, in our opinion very reasonable."
• "Food was lovely! Good range on the menu so plenty of options to choose from and overall I think it was good value."
• "Great quality and value food."
• "Had a lovely Sunday roast, which was a bargain at £18.95, the plate was stacked."
• "The prices are on the higher scale for good pub dining, but oh so worth it!"

Cons:

• "The food was good, but price to value it didn’t feel worth it especially with the other issues mentioned."
• "No service, food expensive and pathetic small amount."
• "The meal was expensive and the whole experience was disappointing."
• "Had the sides of bacon-wrapped stuffing, 4 small balls with not even a rasher of bacon for a £5 was a bit of a con."
• "Parking can be a bit of nightmare."
• "The size of the puddings rather disappointing (pana cotta child size portion compare to the sticky toffee pudding)."
• "Car parking charged for if you don't remember to register your car at reception."