The Centurion Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was spot on and cooked to perfection which hasn't been the case on other occasions."
• "And they were damn good too, really, probably better than most fish and chip shops, I was surprised!"
• "Great menu with lots of choice and serving good quality, tasty food."
• "The food was great and fantastic service!"
• "The food is always delicious."
• "Service, meals and choices on menu were excellent."
• "The food was wonderful and the lady we spoke to who I think was the manager was very lovely."

Cons:

• "Food poor!! Dropped from 4 to 2 stars!! Maybe 1 star too much!!!"
• "The food was OK, nothing great, could of done less burnt on my ribs and more sauce."
• "Service was good....food was awful, will not return."
• "Grilled chicken breast, tasted like the chicken had been boiled and then quickly grilled to change the surface colour."
• "The chips tasted as if they had been reheated."
• "Sadly not a good experience today. Roast dinners ordered. Children's had burnt roasted parsnips on but the adults didn't??"
• "The surf part of the surf and turf was 5 small prawns and the Peppercorn sauce (an additional extra) watery and tasteless."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Good service. Really friendly, helpful staff."
• "The staff are welcoming, friendly and polite."
• "Thank you to the staff who made us all feel welcome."
• "Staff were civil when I mentioned my disappointments."
• "Excellent service our waitress was amazing really looked after us a party of 12."
• "Always very clean and the staff are very friendly."
• "Staff were polite, the food was good and there was a lovely atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Was growled at by a tall slim middle aged woman with glasses, who was not in uniform."
• "One of the staff, although he was incredibly friendly, did smell a little bit."
• "One waiter tried to help but was quashed by manageress."
• "She needs to learn 'Customer Service'.... won't be going back in a hurry!"
• "The ‘Manager’ with glasses and little hair needs a consideration of his job if that is how he manages an establishment and some proper training."
• "Waitress needed prompting, not very well trained."
• "Landlord and his wife are rude and obnoxious to say the least... fish was microwaved and soggy."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The place has a lovely relaxed atmosphere and nice pub grub."
• "A great independent pub. Good food very reasonably priced."
• "Great coffee. Relaxing surroundings. My new favourite coffee experience."
• "Everything was clean and tidy."
• "The place has a lovely relaxed atmosphere."
• "You can tell it's good with loads of locals in it without it being an unfriendly local."
• "Pleasant décor and clean surrounding."

Cons:

• "No air conditioning which was a downer as eating outside under an umbrella was still too hot."
• "Lots of noise from busy main road the only downside when outside in summer."
• "His attitude was very poor hope he takes this on board as I won’t frequent again."
• "Look closely and everything is grubby and in real need of a deep clean, especially the toilets."
• "However, the outside is where the smoking area is and all the outside tables and huts could really do with a damn good clean."
• "Heard a very Fowled mouth woman using the f word in her sentences and a man who was in the group was just as bad."
• "The only gripe I have with the pub is there are 2 disabled parking spaces, 9 times out of 10 there are vehicles parked there without a blue badge."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "A great independent pub. Good food very reasonably priced."
• "The beer selection brilliant."
• "Food was very good and the service was excellent definitely will return the fixed price menu's are a bargain before 5pm."
• "Excellent quality food you would expect in a top restaurant, but prices are very low."
• "The food did not disappoint and the portions were very generous."
• "The food on offer has been great for the price in my experience."
• "Gorgeous food at a great price, especially if you go at lunch time, they have a 3 course menu for a very good price, just brilliant."

Cons:

• "However as a vegan I did think the vegan burger was overpriced."
• "Nice pub but food is overpriced and quality is not the best."
• "A little expensive but a lovely pub and outside seating area."
• "Small portions of microwaved food.. My carrots even had freezer burns."
• "My only small gripe is that regular pints are a little on the expensive side."
• "Not good place for food for us. Main meal came with no sauce or gravy."
• "Had birthday lunch here and chose the penne carbonara and it was awful."