Address: The Bays, Cheddar, BS27 3QN, United Kingdom
Phone: +441934741261
Rating: 4.4
based on 152 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Great service too π."
"The service was excellent."
"Really friendly and efficient customer service."
"The service was amazing, the gentlemen that served us was very friendly and helpful."
"Enjoyed a lovely impromptu family lunch here today. Busy but we were catered for in a welcoming and efficient way."
"Good service all round."
"Table service is in operation with drinks orders and payments taken via an app. This works well and orders are brought out quickly."
Cons:
"Service was below average."
"Service incredibly slow. Drinks arrived in 15mins and food took over 1 hour and 30 mins."
"Service: non existent."
"Slow service at the bar and a wait for the food to come out."
"order 2 meals 2 drinks forgot are meals was left waiting."
"I must table service wasn't timely we weren't surprised as they were needing staff."
"no staff were available to show us where so we had to wait in a long bar queue."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Meals were very yummy and very filling :)"
"Food was lovely."
"Really good quality food at reasonable prices."
"the battered fish was the best I've ever had."
"Lovely food, reasonably priced. The carvery is so good."
"The food was lovely and the portions were large."
"delicious food freshly cooked."
Cons:
"Avoid the breakfast! Very poor cheap sausages, cold beans, like completely cold out of the tin, frozen hash browns!"
"After trying the food I felt sorry for the poor cow that was killed twice once for its meat and again when the chief attempted to cook it."
"It tasted like a shop bought frozen burger."
"We have ordered BBQ pizza, which we can't eat. It wasn't pizza. It was peace of tyres with tabasco, few strange smell pieces of chicken and cheddar."
"4 of us eat here today and never had such a disgusting Sunday lunch all items were slopped on the plate half covered in red cabbage parsnips and potatoes i think must have been cooked the day before veg was this awful half plate of red cabbage and leeks meat was covered under all the slop."
"Food was distinctly average."
"childrens chicken nuggets were processed and not real."
Staff Attitude
Pros:
"Welcoming, friendly staff, but many items were unavailable on the menu."
"Clean and very nice staff."
"The staff are friendly and welcoming."
"The staff were friendly."
"Staff were really friendly and the ale was superb!"
"The staff are very welcoming and helpful."
"the staff are friendly and helpful."
Cons:
"Not very polite staff, pity as it's in a lovely spot, just need someone who knows how to run a pub to take it over."
"The man at the bar was really rude and laughed at my friend in the face and clapped at her as she didnβt see the one way system."
"When we complained to the waiter he looked at us like we were from a different planet."
"Staff awful."
"There were a group of men being extremely loud with very bad language... not acceptable when there are families in there."
"Not recommended to take the kids as it too cramped up and crowded."
"An old world looking old inn, but the spark ended at the door."
Ambiance and Location
Pros:
"Nice pub just off the main road through Cheddar."
"A lovely old pub. Great location. Nice spacious garden with sufficient tables in shade & sun."
"A fantastic dog friendly traditional pub. Really lovely owners and staff who were super welcoming."
"Definitely worth a stop in. 5 stars."
"Always a lovely friendly atmosphere and vibe in there, friendly locals and great beer."
"Lovely little pub."
"It is in a perfect location and is perfect resting place after a walk with the dog."
Cons:
"Working locals pub, very basic, smells of beer inside."
"Sat upstairs, no atmosphere, sticky table that hadn't been cleaned from previous."
"Wheelchair access is limited & no accessible amenities."
"Very poor ploughman's lunch, piece of cheese and piece of pate small enough for a child, and very small portions of everything else."
"OK place with tired decor."
"Very disappointed and only thing that ruined our weekend away.!!!"
"Pitty they allow people to use bar stools as they take up most of the space."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Cheap drink prices."
"Good pub food. Plain simple and very good value as always."
"Great priced food and drinks."
"The food seems well priced and all the staff are very helpfull."
"Food and drinks where good and the speed of service was great."
"All well priced too! Highly recommend."
"Prices fair for tourist area."
Cons:
"Only slight gripe is Β£3 for an extra plain bread roll seemed a little steep."
"Itβs cheap but the quality is a lot cheaper than the price!"
"Between two other meals and drinks, spent between Β£40 to Β£50 never again."
"I would have given no stars if I had a choice. We have just had the worst roast and overpriced for what you got."
"Eight quid for soft drinks that wasn't cheap."
"Quite pricey."
"MENU- very limited, what was on offer was very limited and not much to choose from."