The Halfway House Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "Cathy, the waitress is always so lovely, friendly and efficient."
• "Served by Lexie and Eve who were lovely and hospitable."
• "Cathy makes your visit. She is professional, friendly and goes out of her way to ensure that you enjoy your visit."
• "The lady who served us Cathy was lovely, always asking us about drink refills."
• "Our waitress Cathy was fantastic, nothing was a problem she was so friendly hope the owners of the place know what a great waitress she is thanks for a lovely dinner."
• "The service we received from Katherine was excellent. She was polite and made sure that we were happy with our meal."
• "Cathy could not have done more for us, despite being on her own serving several large tables she gave a personalised and warming service which went above and beyond."

Cons:

• "Service at Bar a little slow and were not even busy!"
• "Waited over 30 minutes at the bar to be served."
• "Didn't have much to do with staff but management didn't seem hands on. Too busy eating and talking themselves."
• "Service was really slow for this reason (not the server fault at all) just really short staffed."
• "Service was awful. Staff spent more time talking to each other than doing their job."
• "But the service was dreadful I had to ask for the menu twice and then had to go and ask for them and pick them up after waiting for well over half an hour."
• "Staff was swearing in front of the children and drinking vodka and coke while working."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The fish served here is impeccable, the fish is succulent and tasty with a perfect crispy battered coating."
• "Food was cooked to perfection and the lady who served us Kathy was polite and friendly."
• "Food was delicious, hot and we didn't have to wait long."
• "Absolutely lovely food (all hot and fresh) at a great price."
• "The food was amazing."
• "Food was top notch, hot and very tasty."
• "The food was excellent and the service from Catherine was brilliant."

Cons:

• "Cavery was okay but no organisation behind the scenes so you always have a wait or miss out on something like stuffing or Yorkshire puds."
• "Food was tasteless, jumbo squid was more a child's portion."
• "Don't order the Christmas roast. Overpriced for what you get and poor quality roasties and veg all rock hard."
• "I had fish & chips and it was a bit dried up and overcooked, the fish measly."
• "Some of the Carvery meat was very dry especially the turkey. The price is far too high for the quality on a Sunday."
• "Very burnt and dry meats especially the beef looked like it had been cremated, The veg was limp and cold."
• "Foods OK, looks better than it tastes, but bland, big portions, chicken bit dry, tasteless, chicken platter with no chicken wings."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "A pub that's been around for years and has recently been refurbished. Atmosphere is still great."
• "The whole pub has been renovated to a high standard and the food was excellent."
• "This place has improved massively over the years. It used to be quite run down, but we were warmly welcomed by lovely staff, into a pleasantly decorated place."
• "Visited the beer garden with my partner and our dog on a busy sunny evening had a fab atmosphere."
• "A pub's atmosphere is made by the staff and this is definitely true in The Halfway House."
• "The new decor is a huge improvement to the way it looked before."
• "My favourite family friendly local pub... Atmosphere is friendly, warm, cosy and inviting."