The Globe Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is reasonably priced and a good choice."
• "Very good sandwiches and scampi served to the table."
• "Had a lovely crispy cod, chips and mushy peas washed down with a nice couple of cold peronis."
• "The fish and chip is very good."
• "The food was wonderful: pork roast dinner with all the trimmings and veg."
• "Food was great and prompt (Sunday roast was epic)."
• "The food was to die for, inexpensive but really lovely food, sharing platter was huge, hot and not like usual pub food."

Cons:

• "The sprouts and broccoli were frozen not fresh as you would expect."
• "The whitebait starter was massively overcooked and the chips with the main had to be sent back."
• "Had pie that had no filling."
• "All reheated microwave food."
• "2 of us had the chicken in a basket and unfortunately the chicken was quite overcooked and dry not very pleasant."
• "Meal served not as advertised with something missing."
• "An awful Sunday roast with rude attitude & treatment from the female manageress."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff is very friendly and attentive."
• "The service was good and the food was very nice."
• "Full marks to the staff at The Globe Inn this evening."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Super friendly staff who were extremely helpful."
• "Our waitress, Julie deserves a special mention, super efficient, very polite and professional with a lovely cheery demeanor."
• "The staff were very friendly."

Cons:

• "I was meet by the most rude lady manager I've had every met."
• "Very slow service at the bar."
• "Staff need to work on their customer focus a bit as we weren't checked on or offered any more drinks."
• "Food took a long time to arrive."
• "We had to keep trying to attract the waiters and managers attention."
• "Bar staff working incredibly hard, waiting staff all stood around a till having a chat, manager asking can you do, when it's obvious it needs doing."
• "Must have taken 15 minutes to get our 1st drink, as only 1 person behind the bar on a lovely sunny evening."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Lovely setting on the canal."
• "Visited with my dog and met a friend there."
• "Visited a couple times beside the canal and a lovely experience all around."
• "Absolutely great place to chill, it's right on the canal."
• "Idyllic location by the canal with loads of seating albeit sunny or under the trees."
• "Location is brilliant and overall atmosphere is nice."
• "Lovely peaceful canalside setting."

Cons:

• "The pub is average, no clear price policy I guess because I was charged different amounts in a weeks span for the same drink."
• "This venue could be and should be so much more and so much better than it is."
• "The location and building are nice but unfortunately another case of corporate Pub being run with the highest margins possible."
• "It all seemed very disorganised."
• "It's such a shame as it feels like a waste of a really nice location."
• "The management of the Public House has a feel of lazy disinterest."
• "The approach road is rather scary.... Very narrow with a little bridge over the canal, no passing places."

Value

Pros:

• "The price was very reasonable too!"
• "Service was excellent and pricing was fair - good value actually."
• "The price was very reasonable for the location, food and service."
• "The price of two roasts for £12.99 was very good value."
• "Fine dining options with non-frightening prices."
• "The food was to die for, inexpensive but really lovely food."
• "The sharing nachos are the best we've ever had!!"

Cons:

• "The price of £3 for a normal size coke was though very unjustified considering the location and style."
• "Too busy, crammed too many people in when they can’t serve them properly."
• "Very noisy and busy."
• "The mussels were in a watery sauce and the squid was a very small portion for the price."
• "Portions were extremely small, food was cold."
• "Portion sizes were ridiculously small and expensive for what they were."
• "Food (at least for the vegan options) is disappointing and not great value for money."