Croes Howell Restaurant & Bar Reviews Summary

Category: British restaurant

Address: Straight Mile, Rossett, Llay, Wrexham LL12 0NY, United Kingdom

Phone: +441244570570

Rating: 4.2
based on 141 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was amazing and very clean and relaxed atmosphere."
  • "Our mains of lamb and beef flank were delicious."
  • "Mushroom soup starter was lovely, roast ham and trio of roasts were ample portions and meat and veg were very tasty, desserts, cheesecake and waffles were very tasty too."
  • "Had gammon which was cooked really nice."
  • "Food is tasty and fresh."
  • "The food was delicious and plenty of it."
  • "The food was fantastic and was unbelievably good value!"

Cons:

  • "For the main course the cauliflower in cheese sauce was brown."
  • "Anemic roast potato's, soggy boiled broccoli, a teaspoon of cauliflower cheese."
  • "Medium to well done steak - burnt."
  • "All meals where cold although they would of been nice if they were hot or even warm."
  • "The pie crust was soggy and undercooked, there was more carrot inside the pie than meat."
  • "Beef was so tough that knife wouldn’t go through it, pork was tough as well but edible."
  • "The fries were awful reheaters I would say more crisps than fries."

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff are really friendly and helpful."
  • "Service was attentive but not intrusive."
  • "Excellent service today. We sat in the bar with our dogs and the staff were so great with them."
  • "Service polite and efficient."
  • "The staff were extremely friendly and attentive."
  • "Staff were excellent and so accommodating for our dogs."
  • "Service was the best i've experienced."

Cons:

  • "The service was subpar unfortunately, we were on time for our booking but had to wait around for 30 minutes to be seated despite making the booking over a month ago."
  • "When the food came out we asked for sauces however the waitress was not to be seen for another 5 minutes."
  • "Total chaos in the kitchen."
  • "Very poor service. My family and I waited for over 1-hour 45mins for food."
  • "We felt that we were hurried at the end of our meal as we were asked a few times had we finished... Felt under pressure to leave."
  • "The service was very slow."
  • "We then had to ask again for spoons whilst we waited around watching out desserts melt and remind staff that we were still missing a child's ice cream."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Great venue with fantastic space outside for kids to keep busy."
  • "Atmosphere was good not too loud even though it was busy."
  • "Lovely relaxing atmosphere."
  • "The building was very clean and stylish with a beautiful view from the window."
  • "Baby shower event was made extra special by the delicious afternoon tea. Airy and spacious with outstanding view over Cheshire the restaurant had an excellent atmosphere."
  • "Very welcoming.. Atmosphere.."
  • "Amazing views over the Cheshire plain."

Cons:

  • "The bar is v dark like a night club - I felt like a Spanish waiter with a hairy chest and gold 🏅 medallion was going to pop out at any minute."
  • "The language coming from the kitchen area as you can see them prepare and the tall ginger guy was picking his nose absolutely horrible place avoid totally."
  • "There were fruit flies in the seating and the food wasn't very nice at all."
  • "Music was overpowering and eighties disco music ruined the relaxing Sunday vibe."
  • "The restaurant was a bit cold."
  • "Music too loud for the afternoon."
  • "If you are a member of a minority, visit at your own risk, the institutional racism is not even hidden."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Excellent value for money, we all had little bags to take home what we were too full to finish."
  • "All this at 50% off on a Friday."
  • "Also excellent value for money."
  • "The food delicious, beautifully presented and plentiful, and great value."
  • "Great value for Money."

Cons:

  • "We found the food very expensive for what we had."
  • "The cheesecake was like whipped cream in a jar that was disgusting!"
  • "More expensive than their local competitors inc the grosvenor pulford, which their standard is much higher."
  • "Went here for afternoon tea. Wasn't very impressed with what was served for the price of £35 for 2 people."
  • "Very poor food and overpriced lager."
  • "Expensive for what it is."
  • "Very poor neal burgers like rubber."

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