Orbital Brewers Fayre Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Couldn't fault the service all staff superb and couldn't do enough!!"
• "their service was fantastic!"
• "Very impressed by the friendliness of the staff and they regularly checked if everything was ok."
• "The staff were really welcoming and friendly."
• "Staff were really helpful and friendly."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Great staff allways friendly and happy 😊. New manager is fab always happy greets your with a smile and finds time during his busy shift to come and ask if everything is ok."

Cons:

• "Service was awful left waiting at an empty bar for 10+ minutes on two occasions staff nowhere to be seen."
• "dismissive staff 'order at the bar' in a gruff voice."
• "the manager was so young that she didn't know what she was doing, and she was rude to a family member."
• "Unbelievably Disgusting service......"
• "The staff were rather stressed although there weren't many people in there, maybe it's time for management to look at rotas unless it's just a general shortage of staff (most probably)."
• "Appalling attitude shown by the manager when dealing with an elderly man in front of me who was hard of hearing."
• "Terrible service! Place empty and yet took an age to get food."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Not had a bad meal in there for a while now. Food is fast and top standards!"
• "The food was of a high standard, ordered fish and chips on the day and it didn't disappoint."
• "The food was well presented, tasty & hot."
• "Food quick and hot."
• "Food was really nice and fresh."
• "The food was spot on well cooked, no long waiting times."
• "The food was really tasty."

Cons:

• "Also we found a hair in our garlic flatbread."
• "This was the worst meal I have ever had.I ordered steak and ale pie gosh I would have been a shame to bring it out it was so burnt black in places."
• "Expensive cold food."
• "Worst carvery we have ever had, went at 5.00 pm on a Sunday the meat had all gone except the beef which if you like your beef full of fat or over cooked then go."
• "Went here tonight worse food ever .. nachos with barley any cheese .. a chicken pie that could break your teeth."
• "Easily the worst breakfast I’ve ever had, admittedly I went for the vegetarian option but it was inedible."
• "The chips was cold."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The place was spotlessly clean, even the toilets."
• "Clean and tidy place with large car park."
• "Cosy pub restaurant, extensive 'pub food' menu with a range of table sizes for a quick bite on your own or for a large group."
• "a quiet, safe and friendly experience."
• "Beautiful place Beautiful Carvery staff are lovely and Friendly it's Very Very Clean Decking Outside with lots of Tables and chairs."
• "This pub has a very nice layout, is very spacious with an airy feel to it."
• "Lovely place, spacious. Little nooks and crannies if you want private space too."

Cons:

• "when we went up to order there was no one at the tills and we waited 10 mins to order."
• "The food was nice, but it was very difficult to find a clean, clear table - looked as if the scraps had been there for hours, the cutlery was dirty too."
• "Not very clean, on entering noticed food on floor but gave them the benefit of the doubt, we was seated near the toilets and there was a strong smell of urine which is not very good when you're about to eat."
• "The men's toilets were filthy, tissue over the floor, with urine and skidders in the bowl."
• "Disgusting place, toilets smelt like they hadn't been cleaned for a while."
• "There was a cold chill in the air and the radiators were not on."
• "went for lunch, food appalling, crockery dirty and age related damaged."

Value

Pros:

• "Nice family meal for a good price, nothing too fussy. There was colouring for the kids."
• "Went last week been 3 times in last 2 months all around 5pm last time 4pm always plenty of seats even at this time all week days as they have a weekday Mon to Fri 12pm to 6pm offer 2 meals for £8.99."
• "Nice friendly place with very tasty food and I love how you can drink Costa coffee all day for less than £3."
• "Both meals were £8.99 which was excellent value for the quality of food."
• "2 mains for £10.49 lunch good value friendly helpful staff."
• "The food is reasonable, given the low price."
• "some very good prices."

Cons:

• "Menu average for a pub but a bit pricey."
• "It is a little expensive hence only receiving 4 stars."
• "Dinner was tasty but very expensive."
• "The bottled drinks are as expensive as pulled beers and i feel very aggrieved about the whole night."
• "Think the food is well overpriced."
• "Very noisy area, and a little more expensive than expected."
• "The food here is average quality pub food, a little dear for what you get, there are better places around the area and better value for money too."