The Traveller's Rest Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Just thought I would try the caramel apple pie and ice cream, very very good the caramel was just a thin layer so it was not too sweet and the apple was just tart enough to balance the two highly recommended."
• "The food and the menu is amazing!"
• "Their food is delicious and their service friendly."
• "Great food for its price."
• "Both my cousin and I chose a Tikka Masala with rice and pompadoms. The price was good as was the food and beer and wine prices are very reasonable."
• "I love the food here. It's well priced and the portions are always generous."
• "I ordered a well done rib eye steak and I have never had such a beautifully cooked steak, it was tender like slicing through butter and beautifully cooked, and delicious."

Cons:

• "Every single dish was extremely unsalted."
• "The food was inedible."
• "the breaded mushrooms were cremated, desserts were a let down too."
• "The food however is inexpensive and quality is good for the price."
• "Obviously the price reflects the quality of food but this is beyond a joke, even the bread they serve is cheap and stale!!!!"
• "The most disgusting food I've ever eaten!"
• "Food was not as described, couldn't eat it."

Service

Pros:

• "Had a family meal there and really enjoyed the place, great staff friendly atmosphere and great value."
• "The staff were welcoming, polite and productive."
• "Staff were friendly and polite too."
• "Stopped here for a bite and a rest before a funeral just around the corner in reading cemetery... served efficiently and with a smile."
• "The young bar staff are really busy lads, and not only do they serve you with a smile and a bit of banter but they also run around the place collecting glasses and do a million other things."
• "Staff were very helpful and accommodating even down to finding out how thick the custard was."
• "Great food great service and great staff could not fault the place took a party of 11 all said fantastic."

Cons:

• "Served by staff member who continued to hold a conversation with a customer across the bar."
• "They degraded the quality of food here and the staffs really unwelcoming the customers."
• "Barman didn't even acknowledge me."
• "Sat in the pub Been waiting 1 hour 20 mins for our food."
• "Rubbish don't bother for breakfast vegan breakfast ordered with the breakfast came with eggs and rock hard sausages that were inedible after a very very long wait the restaurant wasn't busy no excuse for such bad service."
• "Didn't like the atmosphere or menu choices so we didn't have a lunch there."
• "Absolutely disgusting service!!"

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Nice environment and also a lot of place for parking."
• "Good prices, good food, good venue."
• "The food here was great not expensive at all and was so clean and well presented."

Cons:

• "The toilets where leaking, and looked like they had been for many hours if not longer with urine all over the floor."
• "Lock on disabled loo broken."
• "Don't go in, take a look at the filth outside on the floor before entering, this gives a clue to how this pub is run."
• "The other problem was that the toilets where absolutely filthy especially the ladies."
• "No loo roll in a few of the toilets. Sticky wobbly tables."
• "The table was full of dirty plates waited ages to be cleared away."
• "One star because there is no option for zero stars... The pub was nearly empty and I haven't seen so many tables full of leftovers."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It was comfortable to go with family and to spend few hours relaxed and spend time with friends or family."
• "Its a great family pub."
• "It's always nice and cosy place to spend an evening."

Cons:

• "Thinking about going elsewhere to eat. A family group in with about 7-8 kids running around, screaming/throwing things!"
• "The atmosphere is very cheerful unless there's a funeral in which case it's somewhat quiet."
• "Sat and watched 3 tables move to get away from noise!"
• "Germany pre 1945 was more of a relaxing atmosphere than this place."
• "place was freezing inside unable to take coats off to eat as it was so cold in there."
• "The experience today was a disaster. Staff was disrespectful and disconnected - even the lady at the bar was completely ignoring people waiting to order."
• "Very quiet not many people and we won't be coming back."

Value

Pros:

• "Had Christmas Lunch and it was the best we have had in years."
• "I was agreeably surprised particularly with my 2 course pensioners meal at a fiver. For what it is certainly good quality and excellent value."
• "The food is consistently good, great value for big portions!"
• "It was basic pub food but excellent value and served efficiently and with a smile."
• "Excellent value and thoroughly enjoyed."
• "Food portions are large and good value for the area."
• "Cheap and cheerful pub, relatively clean... There are probably better pubs in the area, but on this occasion it served a purpose."