Bakers Arms Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service was friendly and efficient, and the food was delicious."
• "The staff we had on that evening were absolutely the best."
• "Ellie greeted us on our arrival and was extremely pleasant and helpful."
• "Staff were polite & friendly even though they were busy."
• "The waitress was friendly and couldn’t do enough for us."
• "Stephen our server was most amiable and courteous."
• "The staff are very friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "Service is very slow, we waited 1 hr for the main and it didn't come till we mentioned it."
• "When chasing up our food the staff were rude and impatient."
• "We sat down and waited a good 15mins for someone to take our order baring in mind there was a waitress standing right next to us having a good chat with people that she knew."
• "2nd round of drinks arrived with a 'there you go mate', empties left on table."
• "It's our second time here and gave it a chance but staff are just miserable and don't create a calm atmosphere."
• "Also I had a diet coke which was a bit weak, but I wasn't too bothered until I saw it was £3.40 on the bill!"
• "Only 1 person serving behind bar, didn't acknowledge waiting customers."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious."
• "Food is typical pub food, but what stands out is safety."
• "Fantastic service and food."
• "Tasty food at a reasonable price."
• "The food was fantastic."
• "Food was delicious although hubby felt there could be more meat in his pie."
• "I had the roast beef for Sunday lunch. It was delicious with a glass of Antigo Fuerte, Malbec which paired perfectly."

Cons:

• "Waited ages the main arrived with cold veg."
• "Food was cold it took 45 minutes to arrive."
• "The breakfast is nothing interesting at all; the pastries were not fresh and the poached egg I requested was fully cooked."
• "Food was would have been great but we were missing key components (stuffing and apple sauce) to the roast (no quality control) which left it mediocre and something I could have cooked at home."
• "The fish was awful. The batter was very hard and thick; very little fish was actually edible."
• "Food came very quickly, which suggests it wasn't cooked fresh."
• "A tasteless burger in the cheapest of the cheap bread rolls."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The actual restaurant is lovely to sit in."
• "This is a cracking pub with a good atmosphere."
• "Good place to dine with friends. Ample parking facilities on site too."
• "Absolutely lovely place."
• "Visited last week and really like the new refurb, it's really well done and the new outdoor area is lovely."
• "Really lovely atmosphere. Was busy so obviously very popular."
• "A really lovely place definitely worth calling in."

Cons:

• "Pretty dire. Not really worth even 1 star."
• "Very disappointing."
• "The supposedly triple cooked chips appeared to be just Tesco's oven chips."
• "The Yorkshire had no pudding the veg was very undercooked."
• "The steak was cooked the way I like it but was as tough as an old working boot."
• "The baby changing table was covered in someone's piss."
• "Though the processed meat sticks they call sausages might have been technically cooked, they were burnt at the bottom and the rest looked fresh from the packet."

Value

Pros:

• "Food was wonderful as always. The decor in places was unattractive and that is the only thing bad I can say."
• "GREAT food and presented well on the plate."
• "Food excellent. Good choice, good quality and good value."
• "The food was bloody good, I had the mixed grill and it has got to be the best I have ever had."
• "The food standard is very high as always."
• "Food was wonderful as always."
• "The food was fantastic and reasonably priced and in a quiet location."

Cons:

• "I think my only complaint was the cost of the drinks and food bit too expensive I think."
• "Was told to wait an hour for table to eat. When after paying over odds for drinks tried to eat inside told first we don't serve at that table then later kitchen not taking more orders moved down road to the Plough had great food at reasonable prices saving my son over 70£ from bakers arms overpriced food."
• "Unfortunately the pub has now gone cashless which is not convenient for me and sadly will mean that I'm not as likely to return."
• "But on the whole a nice experience would I go back probably not but that's only due to the cost everything else I cannot fault."
• "We spent over £70 on 2x starters and 2xmains 3x soft drinks. It's was nothing special and very little meat."
• "Pleasant environment and tasty food. However portion sizes were too small particularly the amount of chips received with the cod."
• "The food is definitely on the pricey side so would expect a full portion."