Dog and Partridge Bury St Edmunds Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Really great history, brilliant service, very welcomed."
• "Is a lovely rustic venue with friendly staff and a great selection of beverages."
• "Very friendly staff excellent food rooms lovely and clean."
• "Adam and his staff at the pub! All so friendly and welcoming."
• "The staff were amazing, friendly, welcoming and efficient!"
• "Service was first rate, both the man behind the bar and the lady serving to our table gave the kind of natural relaxed service that is so quintessentially English pub."
• "We were served quickly and the staff were all lovely."

Cons:

• "Dreadful service & dreadful food... won’t ever come here again."
• "The service is so slow it's unbearable, every time I'm there I suddenly remember why I vowed not to come back: they'll serve only who's standing right in front of them."
• "On our visit they didn't have any non-alcoholic beers and no Guinness 0.0% which was disappointing."
• "The place seems a little under staffed and if they are busy expect a wait."
• "The breakfast took ages. My tea was stone cold long before I got any food, which was a shame."
• "Unfortunately service was poor."
• "We waited 10 minutes to order drinks and another 10 for food with no one else being at the bar."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food itself was absolutely delicious."
• "Probably the best meal I have had in a long time."
• "They were the best fish and chips we have ever had....truly scrumptious."
• "Super tasty all over. Pie was to die for, and the Kiev was so tender."
• "Not only was the food outstanding, presented so well and belly filling."
• "Food was hot, fresh and tasty."
• "The food was amazing and it was so good, very good vegetarian options!"

Cons:

• "The steaks and burgers were fine but everything else looked like cheap frozen food."
• "The food was basic, woke up with bad stomach pains."
• "The veg for the Sunday roast looked dry and a bit off."
• "The fish goujons and onion rings were very greasy and the batter was undercooked on the inside."
• "Fish was wet and tasteless, batter soggy and slimy."
• "Food wasn’t the best. My chicken wasn’t cooked all the way through in my burger."
• "The pie filling was lovely but the pastry was hard and difficult even to cut."

Ambiance & Facilities

Pros:

• "Beautiful pub and we enjoyed the pub garden."
• "Good atmosphere early in the evening, but got more raucous as the night went on."
• "The pub had everything we needed including, safe high chair, colouring in book and crayons and proper children menu."
• "Good service and lively friendly atmosphere."
• "The pub itself is warm and cosy with low wooden beams, high tables, window bays and largish open beer garden."
• "Rustic and fun atmosphere."
• "It’s a lovely historical pub right in the town centre."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately although the room was quite large the decor was very tired and tatty."
• "The room had many faults and for £100pn exc breakfast was not acceptable."
• "The entrance to the room was a little off putting due to an old looking carpet which was stained."
• "The lighting was really dark so we couldn't see everything clearly but it made me feel a bit uncomfortable when getting into bed or using the facilities."
• "The bedroom was cold, heating broken down and the promised electric heater never arrived."
• "I noticed them not adhering to corona virus rules."
• "They view toddlers as corona virus carriers and do not allow you to enter with children."

Value

Pros:

• "The bar stocked a great range of local beers along with all the usual culprits, and each one I sampled was delicious."
• "A great selection of craft beers such as Level Head, Flint Eye, Neckoil, Icebreaker and Camden Helles to name a few."
• "Brilliant pub, for example value for money, ample-sized portions and top quality food."
• "Lovely atmosphere and normal prices."
• "Good selection of food, and large portions, particularly for the roasts."
• "Also has food in the pub it was lovely and good value for money."
• "Nice old pub, enjoyed the ambiance."

Cons:

• "Quite expensive for what was in my opinion."
• "The room had many faults and for £100pn exc breakfast was not acceptable."
• "It was like weatherspoons on a bad day but about twice the price."
• "4 pints at £5.80 a pint and every glass was underfilled - and I don't mean not quite to the brim, more like 1/2 an inch from the top."
• "After having a bar staff member who is known through the town as being VERY slow, Wrong drinks, Charge wrong amount to now having a different member of staff who tells lies & talks over customers."
• "Could not get parked in the pub car park, which was a bit frustrating."
• "Down side was the particular Saturday evening visited it felt like most of the tables had been reserved and the only available place to sit was a high bar table."