King's Ransom Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Sale

Address: Britannia Rd, Sale, M33 2AA, United Kingdom

Phone: +441619696006

Rating: 4.0
based on 210 reviews.

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

  • "love the setting by the canal,"
  • "Turned up today whist the sun was out and was greeted by really happy staff...."
  • "Thank you to Anne especially for the smile and laughter the atmosphere was amazing thank you everyone."
  • "It's a great venue, with lovely outdoor space on the canal."
  • "On nicer days its lovely to sit by the canal."
  • "Nice location on the canal, loads of scenic outdoor space and right next to the station."
  • "Beautiful pub on the canal in the summer it's got to be the best place for a refreshing drink plenty of outside tables n chairs great atmosphere Friday n Saturday evening's"

Cons:

  • "Also very keen to kick you out and I mean very keen."
  • "So its 24degrees and that's good enough for a UK summer evening. Half way through dinner in the Ransom the doorman asks us to eat up and leave as we are wearing shorts and no he wasn't kidding - pathetic..."
  • "Sadly, the establishment attracts a particular clientele that does not warrant one to be in there on the weekend or for too long."
  • "The dining tables were so sticky and grubby we felt the need to clean them ourselves, not good enough."
  • "Grrrrrrrr! Just started eating our dinner but we were told we had to move because they didn't allow dogs in the area we were seated."
  • "We arranged to meet friends inside but we were told by the bouncers that only bookings were allowed and that they were full."
  • "We were refused by delta security because apparently we were too drunk after they seen us walk down the stairs."

Service & Staff

Pros:

  • "All the staff were welcoming, friendly, polite and professional."
  • "Tara is an asset for the company with such great customer service."
  • "The gent who served our food and came back to clear up after us was very friendly and gave a good customer service."
  • "Staff are good and understand especially when a lad comes in solo to just drink and chat."
  • "The team here are a healthy mix of personalities, yet they have a great chemistry and really go out of their way to make you feel comfortable."
  • "Staff friendly and helpful."
  • "The staff are so friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "1 person serving and another member of staff on her phone."
  • "Only 2 staff serving through a busy Friday lunchtime."
  • "Good atmosphere and music just the girl behind the bar with a plait in her hair found her rude, dropping the change in my partners hand no customer service heard other customers saying the same thing, needs a bit more customer service training!"
  • "Unfortunately, they seemed disinterested and didn’t acknowledge me until after a few minutes of waiting."
  • "The staff are poorly trained, consistently serving people in the wrong order."
  • "We had not come across such rude behaviour with previous bartenders. This current lot are plain rude and obnoxious."
  • "The woman at the bar I spoke to was extremely rude and unhelpful."

Food & Drink

Pros:

  • "Very, very impressed! We will be back, well done Greene King."
  • "Loved it when me and a small group of friends visited. We went for the pub quiz, the drinks were reasonably priced, staff were friendly, quix was entertaining, toilets are clean."
  • "Great selection on ales and prompt, friendly service."
  • "Whenever I find myself in Manchester, a visit to King's Ransom for their fish and chips is an absolute must!"
  • "The menu is interesting and the quality of the food is good."
  • "The chips were crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside - perfect."
  • "Food was excellent, hot and service was fast, we all enjoyed our meals."

Cons:

  • "Garlic bread just warm not edible."
  • "All the chips and onion rings came lukewarm and the burger was partially burnt."
  • "Female toilets flooded and dirty with basins not working."
  • "Their heating wasn’t working and they had the door open."
  • "More gravy should be put on the initial servings."
  • "The meat was cold, the roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding was overdone (or left standing too long) and the sausage within the pigs in blankets was raw!"
  • "Chips onion rings cold burger was just warm."

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