The Swan & Cemetery Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was fantastic with very ample portions and reasonable prices."
• "The food was tasty and well presented."
• "Absolutely lovely food delicious well presented."
• "Food was very good."
• "The food we did have was very good."
• "Food, delicious, great prices, service a bit slow but it was very busy so I can live with that."
• "The food was excellently presented, hot and very tastey."

Cons:

• "The menu is too big now so the quality has decreased."
• "Usually very good, have been many times, however the last time we went the pastry on the pie wasn't cooked."
• "The vegan burger itself was an insipid, mass produced mush of a burger, probably from a frozen packet."
• "The food was over cooked, greasy and not to the standard I would expect from a place with such high reviews."
• "The food ranged from mediocre to poor."
• "The food was mediocre, the chicken wings were anemiac, and the overall food was a disappointment."
• "Food was cold, and all veg wasn’t cooked proper."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff have always been friendly and professional."
• "Service was excellent and the ambience is good."
• "Staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Service and food wonderful."
• "The staff were all very efficient and friendly."
• "Staff look after you very well."
• "Service was quick, friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "The staff were sarcastic and did not seem to care in the slightest."
• "Some of the staff were rude and miserable."
• "A few waitresses were a bit snotty and didn't seem to want to be working today."
• "Bar staff did not wear masks! & there was no social distancing in the bar area."
• "The staff for the most part were inefficient, rude, unprofessional and literally didn't have a clue."
• "Service was very slow as they were busy and only seemed to be one person serving a lot of table's but she apologised more than once for our wait."
• "Service slow in drinks."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "In Manchester, England, decent pub fare and nice atmosphere."
• "Nice and relaxed settings."
• "Lovely relaxed atmosphere too!"
• "A traditional pub adjoined to a modern restaurant extension suits most visitors."
• "Warm and welcoming modern bar and friendly staff."
• "Lovely at the back where you feel in the country not on a busy main road in Bury."
• "The feel of the place when you walk in is lovely."

Cons:

• "Place did look clean and modern but the 20min experience didn't give me much to review."
• "Only negative was it was dark inside, could do with some lighter decor."
• "The place was very cold, won't be going in winter again."
• "Can sometimes get quite loud in the restaurant due to the hard surfaces reflecting the noise."
• "It was so cold in the room some people were wearing their coats."
• "Staff members bully each other."
• "A tad over priced in my opinion."

Value

Pros:

• "Good value."
• "It's very reasonably priced too."
• "Decent meal, reasonably priced."
• "On a positive, it was good value and the staff were very pleasant and helpful."
• "Service with a smile (bar staff & servers), absolutely delicious food and all at a very reasonable price."
• "Reasonable priced food."
• "The food was lovely, generous sized portions and well priced."

Cons:

• "Not cheap."
• "Daylight robbery.. you have posted on fb about your Christmas meal £79.95 per adult and £ 32.95 for children.. not only an adult but a child would not eat £32.95 worth of food."
• "Extraordinarily bad value."
• "Deserts £7.50 Which I find quite expensive."
• "Nice place for pub grub but feels overpriced for what's served."
• "Don't bother with the £9 club sandwich."
• "Whilst not being cheap, was well worth it."