Vale Royal Abbey Arms Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Northwich

Address: Chester Rd, Northwich, CW8 2HB, United Kingdom

Phone: +441606882747

Rating: 4.5
based on 198 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were welcoming and as attentive as they needed to be."
  • "Staff were super friendly and attentive."
  • "Very attentive and really care."
  • "Superb customer service from the minute we arrived."
  • "Staff were friendly, helpful and all 4 of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals and drinks."
  • "Service friendly and efficient."
  • "Efficient service by well-mannered, young, enthusiastic staff."

Cons:

  • "Clearly the manager was scared to approach us as he was seen sneaking around the entrance peeking in to the snug room."
  • "Nobody came to check if everything was ok with our meal."
  • "Disappointing customer service. CBBS - Can't Be Bothered Syndrome - very unhelpful."
  • "Understaffed as well and had to wait a long time to be served."
  • "Staff were helpful and attentive but never once asked us was everything ok?"
  • "Service wasn't too good. Had to ask for my drink twice after they forgot my drink."
  • "Sadly the poor service and food we received on our second visit means we will not be going back."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Great sunday lunch. Good sized portions. All delicious loads of meat."
  • "The food was absolutely delicious and great value for money."
  • "The food was delicious and the steak was cooked to perfection."
  • "The food was absolutely magnificent, the steak in ale pie was spectacular."
  • "The food was plentiful and really well cooked and presented."
  • "The Sunday roast, which was amazing! By far the best roast I've ever eaten!"
  • "The food was fresh and beautifully cooked and reasonably priced."

Cons:

  • "I ordered the Sunday roast the veg was cold the roast potatoes very very greasy."
  • "Food was lower quality than usual 'pub grub' dry inedible chicken for 3 of us."
  • "However food seemed to have been cooked in oil that seemed stale. Disappointed with the quality of the cooking."
  • "Food was awfull and very pricey, I had the butter bean and cauliflower curry it was tasteless and I left most of it."
  • "We ordered the paté for starters but when it came out it was two small triangles of what looked like store bought paté and it was really tasteless."
  • "Food was truly awful, roast dinners were utterly terrible, looked like it was thrown on the plate from another pub, veg was totally raw."
  • "The lasagne which is normally really nice was really burnt on one side."

Ambience & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Brilliant place, we (a couple) came in without booking but got seat straight away."
  • "Very impressive pub with extensive indoor and outdoor seating."
  • "The pub is huge, with a large beer garden and large car park."
  • "Lovely old building with lots of history.... Indoor or outdoor dining."
  • "The interior of the pub is warm, family friendly and welcoming, we visited in December and it was very festive in a subtle and tasteful way."
  • "A very warm and welcoming atmosphere and the staff are lovely."
  • "Loved it here the outdoor seating area is really good not overcrowded with a large selection of seating available, the food choice was superb."

Cons:

  • "The place looks dirty and untidy, toilets had rubbish everywhere and smell awful, outside is a mess."
  • "Its bad pub food made to sound great. The setting is beautiful the menu looks great but it does not deliver on its promises."
  • "Disgusted in the fact that the bar staff were quite happy to let a local worker sit on a chair wearing his heavily oiled. Smelly and dirty overalls."
  • "The place looks dirty and untidy, toilets had rubbish everywhere and smell awful."
  • "My husband had the steak and ale pie it was awful usually when you cut a steak pie its usually juicy and the gravy runs out this was dry and the sides of the slice were dry and crusty."
  • "Very dissatisfied beautiful pub and surrounding but a very unfriendly rude gentleman greeter, made to feel very unwelcome and very uncomfortable."
  • "*MANAGER NEEDS RETRAINING ON HOSPITALITY*"

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