The Bun Penny Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Excellent food, real ale and wine."
• "Food is pricey but great with big portions."
• "Food was lovely, presented really well. We all enjoyed our food, we had mains and puddings."
• "Amazing food I recommend the apple braised belly pork myself definitely go large slightly pricey but 100% worth every penny."
• "The best beefburger and chips I have had in a very, very long time."
• "First class food. Well recommended."
• "The food here is the best and the most reasonably priced I've had in ages."

Cons:

• "When I told the waiter he said 'sorry about that' and buggered off!?!."
• "Staff were really nice and friendly but the food was terrible. The cheap burger bun was inedible as it had a burnt smoke flavour/odour."
• "The food was disappointing compared to previous visits."
• "Went to have Sunday Lunch we both had roast beef it was so tough it would have been good for boot leather."
• "Food patchy, I.e. English Platter £11.50 for a couple of gerkhins, 1 pickled onion sliced in two, not good value for money."
• "Visited last night and very disappointed with my chips - quite clear that they had already been cooked some time previously and simply heated up and served - cold, soft & soggy!"
• "I thought my food was awful. I asked for a chicken caesar sandwich and what I got was processed chicken steak enclosed in batter."

Service

Pros:

• "The place was warm and friendly and obviously a 'local'."
• "Staying locally and called in on spec, the place was heaving with Christmas parties. We were fitted in and made most welcome."
• "Very welcoming staff. Nothing was too much trouble."
• "The staff are very attentive and they have a good menu."
• "Staff were spot on and very attentive."
• "The whole staff are absolute gem, they are extremely friendly and welcoming."
• "The staff & owners are friendly & inviting, making everyone feel very welcome."

Cons:

• "The room was draughty and cold for my elderly mother and uncle."
• "Very slow staff, they spend more time chatting to other staff members than serving."
• "Food was fine although staff made us feel like we were in the way and that they'd rather we weren't there and rushed us."
• "Twice, we mentioned this to staff when asked if everything was OK and nothing was done regarding our complaint."
• "Appalled by service (or lack of) I asked repeatedly to order food."
• "Service a little clicky, not a very welcoming experience."
• "Disappointed with staff attitude. Had booked table which staff member confirmed to me."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "It's a Lee institution and it's kept the decor of a traditional English pub."
• "The pub restaurant has been in the town for many many years so the building has a history."
• "There was a great atmosphere and quite busy it makes it feel very welcoming."
• "Lovely pub that is dog friendly."
• "Its well laid out inside, very cosy and traditional."
• "The interior colours are welcoming and restful."
• "We come to Bun Penny regularly, We like the food, the atmosphere, the service excellent, my dog always welcome."

Cons:

• "Barely any hand sanitisation for the customers and so many people in there."
• "Average food and very drafty."
• "For me, this could be such a great pub. Dogs let it down for me."
• "Only criticism is with number of canines present, felt - or at least sounded like - backstage at Krufts."
• "An issue for us was one of the waiting staff had black nail varnish. This should not happen when working in a restaurant."
• "The pub was very busy. We were ignored waiting to be shown our table."
• "Darkest corner in restaurant even though there were unoccupied tables by the window."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good value for money in nice surroundings."
• "The food here was very tasty with a wide variety of options from classic pub food to something a bit more refined."
• "Monday November night was 2 meals for £17 I had salmon new potatoes and veg husband had rump steak tomato and mushroom and chips and extra for a peppercorn sauce we both enjoyed our meals."
• "Had a lovely pub brunch. Even brought a couple of sausages for the puppies we had in tow."
• "Well worth a visit 4 in our party all enjoyed our meals.1 of us is vegetarian 1 vegan both were pleased with their food."
• "Great food and good service and very dog friendly."
• "We visited the pub on 15th December for a pre-booked Christmas dinner. It was well worth the money, tastey, great portions and all served by an efficient happy staff."