The Globe Inn Marsh Rye Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "This cosy pub has a fantastic atmosphere that immediately makes you feel at home."
• "A quirky pub which offers something a little bit different from your run of the mill pubs in the area."
• "Great atmosphere. Plenty of tables to choose from inside and out. Lots of character."
• "Such a fantastic pub! The setup is super cosy and comfortable, and the styling is wonderfully quirky."
• "What a gem! We went as we were intrigued by the photos on Google and the place is AWESOME! Full of character, dog friendly, with such vibrant and colorful vibes."
• "The decor is interesting and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming."
• "This was the loveliest pub we visited in Rye. Amazing pub garden which was large, well looked after and so colourful!!"

Cons:

• "Strange layout, confusing menu."
• "Tables a bit odd as you couldn't get your legs under without banging them on the metal grill."
• "Refurb perhaps a bit busy."
• "The cinema seats are quirky but not that comfortable."
• "It's worth a visit but the novelty of the decor wears off pretty quickly."
• "Parking difficult."
• "Overall left feeling rather underwhelmed and would not choose to return."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was friendly but spotty — couldn’t tell who our server was as multiple people were coming and going."
• "The staff here is friendly, and the service is top-notch."
• "Service was friendly and efficient."
• "Waiting staff were lovely and friendly and offered us great recommendations for this bank holiday weekend."
• "Managed to leave my credit card in the restaurant and the staff delivered it back to my door - can't ask for better service than that."
• "Staff friendly and attentive but not overly so."
• "Staff were very helpful and friendly."

Cons:

• "Service was OK but no question of how was the meal."
• "Unfortunately a young female member of staff was quite rude when we tried to switch tables for some shade so we went elsewhere."
• "Service felt surprisingly pressuring for us to get more drinks (though the group was mostly non-alcoholic) and it wasn't particularly busy."
• "On a Saturday evening it was busy and service was quite slow."
• "Service between starter and main took an hour even packed our starter plates for them because of how long they took."
• "Seemed to take forever to get served."
• "Service was quite slow and not overly attentive hence 4 stars."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was good and my simple Hake on a bed of vegetables was cooked to perfection."
• "Food was superb; filling, reasonably priced and arrived in good time considering they were so busy."
• "Excellent food, really tasty."
• "We loved the food, fresh and well cooked without all the pub food grease."
• "Fresh tasty food and great value for money considering..."
• "The food was great really hard to make a final decision."
• "The food was amazing. Its the best sea bass I have ever eaten."

Cons:

• "Food was ok, not outstanding."
• "Roast beef was quite dry and chewy - the trimmings really carried the meal plus the gravy and sauce that came with it."
• "Food took a long time to come. We had mussels which were mediocre."
• "Again literally plain OVEN COOKED Chicken that had been roasted to within an inch of its life."
• "The food is VERY average and yet priced at mid-high end restaurant level."
• "Food was absolutely terrible thank God they had a dog wandering about the restaurant he lapped it up poor little fat he is no wonder he is so overweight NO ONE likes their food."
• "The food let the Globe Inn down and I'd recommend for a drinks spot only."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Not cheap but generous portions and well-cooked."
• "Cosy, great menu, reasonable prices and good portion sizes."
• "Good variety of food on offer."
• "Very reasonably priced. I would certainly recommend paying the Globe a visit."
• "Great food at a very reasonable price."
• "The ingredients is all locally sourced and perfectly cooked."
• "Great quality produce used, with money going back to the local economy, and good portion size."

Cons:

• "Had lunch at the Globe on first inspection of the menu it seemed very vegetarian/Vegan."
• "The service was bad the waitress very slow and barely spoke English."
• "We ordered the seafood platter to share, which felt seriously overpriced - £40 for two."
• "I cannot excuse that price for what we ate, it's £10 over priced even on their best day."
• "The food is expensive and average at best."
• "Fairly expensive place to eat and drink."
• "Menu okay but daily specials had no prices and menu prices, bit expensive."