The Alyn At Rossett Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Our waiter Griff was extremely attentive and polite and made certain that our experience was first class."
• "Service was great, staff really friendly and food was top-notch."
• "Service was excellent, very friendly, helpful staff."
• "Staff were very nice and attentive, looked after us very well."
• "The gentleman that was there was so friendly and couldn't do enough for us, even took us outside to show us a cool sky when the sun was settling."
• "However, the staff were excellent and very attentive."
• "The serving staff were all very friendly."

Cons:

• "The bar tender wandered up and down the bar (there’s always something to clean when no customers to serve) and the waitress seemed really nervous."
• "The two young members off staff behind the bar had a very bad attitude."
• "Terrible service and worse food. Hard undercooked chips and peas and soggy undercooked scampi."
• "Really wanted to like this place... Very sporadic service at bar and to the table such a shame."
• "Whoever is managing needs to manage their young staff better and insist on higher standards."
• "Needs to get service up to scratch as that was ridiculous."
• "Very unimpressed and very poor service which is a shame as food is usually nice."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fantastic food, well definitely eat here again! Service was excellent too nothing was too much trouble."
• "We just had 3 courses at the alyn, great food all the way, and I recommend the special cheese cake for desert (citrus cheese cake with root ginger base)."
• "Food was so nice and the place was welcoming and friendly. The Christmas decorations were beautiful and the place was lovely and clean."
• "Can recommend 'pie of the day' especially if it's steak and ale. The burger was also delicious."
• "fantasic meal, been here couple of times lately and not been disappointed at all. Food is outstanding here."
• "The food and service were top class, especially the chicken parmo which came recommended by the chef."
• "Food is delicious and the portion sizes are quite big."

Cons:

• "The meat was awful it was just raw but smothered in a funky tasting gravy."
• "The lamb was very heavy going, because it was so tough!"
• "New Years Eve, Food was terrible."
• "The food was a huge let down... Hubby had a burger and it was honestly the thinnest I've seen and was so overcooked."
• "But the food was terrible, no taste, very bland."
• "Main meal fish/stir-fry and noodles swimming in oil and tasteless could not eat it.. the risotto was lacking in taste and mushrooms and other 2 meals were not much better."
• "Chips were quite obviously re fried and just the ends of a bag."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Lovely views of the river and wonderful outside seating area."
• "I always eat outside, on the river bank, where pet dogs are allowed."
• "Great atmosphere; service absolutely on point."
• "Sat outside overlooking a pretty river full of fish (trout I think)."
• "Lovely Riverside view with seating for the warmer days!!!"
• "Lovely outside eating area by river, had a great turn on for afternoon entertainment, food and staff spot on."
• "A beautiful riverside gastro pub with seating inside and out."

Cons:

• "Arrived lunchtime. Atmosphere poor. Staff unhelpful."
• "They only served food from 5pm and the atmosphere wasn't great while we waited."
• "Very disappointing!! Booked a table, early evening- 1 other table dining. Very, very limited choice of food, no atmosphere and overall very shabby & tired looking."
• "Pub was a bit chilly as all the outside doors were open, it was a sunny day but not very warm."
• "Location is nice, but a bit of 'gardening' would make the river view more of a feature."
• "The only thing I knocked a star off for was the grass around the outdoor tables needed a mow, looked a bit scruffy."
• "Decent sized carpark in the back with extra parking nice touch. The interior is old, and so is the clientele, the place smells like my nans house and the decor needs to be updated."

Value

Pros:

• "The menu is quite small but this is reflected by the quality of the food which was delicious and reasonably priced."
• "Considerably better value than other pubs we've visited lately."
• "Always a warm welcome, a great choice of delicious food and great value."
• "Home made chips were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, how they should be."
• "Very friendly staff so helpful and accommodating."
• "Lovely pub in a beautiful setting food was nice service wasn't good waited over ten minutes for one of the three meals."
• "Always loved The Alyn - this summer has been wonderful, the river location is quite beautiful."

Cons:

• "Just found the portions small for the price and I am not a big eater."
• "Paid £19 for a mixed grill I have never seen such a small mixed grill."
• "Not great choices on the menu... scampi is £15! So pretty expensive."
• "The food was good, missing mashed potato though and it's expensive for what you get, £45 for 2 people to have Sunday lunch is much more than others in the area."
• "Found it quite expensive too."
• "Veggie curry was bland, obviously reheated in microwave as the naan bread was rock hard."
• "We are now sat at home waiting for a frozen pizza to cook. Yet another old classic that has been ruined."