The Forge Reviews Summary

Dining Experience

Pros:

• "Superb carvery. Also available kebabs and burger meals."
• "Lovely outdoor seating available too!"
• "Service is OK. Cleanliness is brilliant."
• "Great layout for the smoking area outside if you need a puff and want to stay dry."
• "Restaurant was clean and nicely decorated."
• "Warm welcome. Limited menu with accent on Eastern Mediterranean."
• "Very pleasant first visit, looking forward to dining at The Forge again."
• "Decor is amazing, Toilets well thought out and clean."

Cons:

• "Parking was quite limited for a busy time of day."
• "Parking is horrendous. Get there early if you want to park."
• "Despite phoning and booking a table there was no record of it."
• "Had a carvery got a good amount of meat as most places give small bits."
• "Tables cleared promptly, sometimes being attempted when still eating."
• "We had a lovely family meal here most of the staff are helpful and friendly, prices are really good."
• "First time out since lockdown and this didn't disappoint. Meat melts in the mouth, vegetables fresh."
• "For the money, it can't really be beaten. Meat was tender and vegetables were not frozen rubbish."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "There is a large range of vegetables and other classic roast sides such as Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes."
• "The meat was deliciously falling apart, everything on the carvery fresh and topped up."
• "Carvery is really nice, fresh and hot. Nice generous portions of meat with 3 choices."
• "The carvery was superb. Choice of three meats, Turkey, ham and beef. Vegetables, carrots, swede, peas, beans, broccoli, cauliflower cheese."
• "This is my first review of the Forge and I must say I have eaten in most of the carveries around Southampton and I would rate this up with the best."
• "Came here for a carvery. Had been told its the best and well worth a visit."
• "The staff weren't very friendly. Meals were reasonably priced, but this disguises an average, rather tasteless, carvery."
• "Very good value for money. We went for Sunday roast. You receive a portion of meat then help yourself to roast potatoes and vegetables."

Cons:

• "The staff weren't very friendly. Meals were reasonably priced, but this disguises an average, rather tasteless, carvery."
• "Sorry to say that we did not enjoy our meal here this early evening. Choice of meat was very poor but worse still was the fact that it was dry and not enjoyable at all."
• "Having been twice before, today was a little disappointing."
• "Food was lovely but no covid precautions in place at all. No hand sanitiser and we were sat alongside another table with no distance between us."
• "Very busy limited service. Told we had an hour to eat, and then we had to vacate our seats."
• "Beef was a bit bland and cut like a 5-year-old had done it, so it was tough and almost like a steak."
• "Was disappointed that there were no parsnips, pigs in blankets or stuffing at the carvery."
• "Disappointed as was told it was worth a visit. In reality the decor was confusing and my chicken pie arrived massively misshapen."