Belgian Monk Reviews Summary

Selection and Quality of Drinks

Pros:

• "Excellent selection of Belgian beer - managed to try a few I haven’t come across before!"
• "Amazing selection of beers, including everyone's favourite: the cherry beer!"
• "Good selection of Belgium ales."
• "A fantastic selection of Belgian beers which were, as usual, excellent."
• "Great selection of beers and lagers most certainly something for everyone and at a good price."
• "Incredible selection of Belgian beers, although expensive and mostly sold in half measures."
• "Excellent selection of Belgian beers are a reasonable price given it's location."

Cons:

• "The beers were tepid."
• "Sadly though my fruit beer and my husband's triple karmalay were warm."
• "The beer menu has Chimay on the front and inside, but they no longer sell it, disappointing...."
• "Many of the beers are currently £11-12/pint effectively, which I also find expensive."
• "The drinks have strong prices around £4.50 for a half pint but the new options didn’t really offer much taste."
• "Said beer in this case was Pais Deux, however on arrival we found that the beer was off."
• "The food prices are alright but beer prices are steep - especially considering they are mostly 1/2 pint servings but priced at full pint prices."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff is very helpful and friendly."
• "The staff really friendly, the pub is clean and tidy and it really has an authentic feeling."
• "Friendly staff!"
• "Staff are polite and service is very good."
• "Service was attentive."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Staff are absolutely wonderful, helpful and always smiling..."

Cons:

• "Poor service, when asked if it’s ok to order, our response was full of sarcasm and rudeness."
• "Really horrible service asked for a beer was given the wrong thing."
• "We tried to go in for a quick drink over Christmas and whilst it wasn't busy we were told we couldn't sit on any of the available tables (unless we were eating) and we would have to drink in the courtyard, in the rain..."
• "Service was good however food was pretty average with the linguine dishes being dry a warm."
• "Service - forgetful, inattentive, plates of food were literally thrown at us, hit the deck hard."
• "Our service was slow and errors were made."
• "When we asked for basic service we were met with attitude."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Amazing value. I must have had 60-70 mussels with shrimp and cod in my meal and it was about £19."
• "The food isn’t far behind either."
• "Highly recommended this place without doubt."
• "The food is very good with a mix of traditional Belgian dishes on the menu all very nicely cooked."
• "Food is great."
• "Food was very good. Hot tasty and well presented food."
• "Food was delicious and finally something different than in most of pubs."

Cons:

• "The pork belly is now chewy when it's described as crispy, the mash is dry and the red cabbage also isn't nice."
• "The fish and chips were massively overpriced for £17."
• "Sadly the food was poor. Meatballs bland & had bone in."
• "The food was very expensive for what it was."
• "The chowder was more of a thick paste and served with a dry baton and tasted awful."
• "The batter of the fish and chips was very oily."
• "The food was very bland and lacked flavour."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "There's a nice beer garden outside too."
• "The beer garden is cute and sits next to an old church."
• "Lovely unique pub in good city centre location."
• "Really beautiful pub with lots of history and looks so nice from the outside."
• "A lovely experience for those who love strong ales made by monks."
• "Very chilled outdoor area at the back, and an excellent upstairs function room."
• "You will like the warm and welcoming atmosphere of the restaurant area."

Cons:

• "Lighting- very dark, asked to have the lights on over our table but they were broken…"
• "The ambience and choice seems to have diminished which is a shame."
• "Go somewhere else. Very disappointing experience. The pub garden was dirty and basic."
• "Atmosphere- pop music in a Belgian pub."
• "Cold - the restaurant uncomfortably chill."
• "Ps toilets need attention!!"
• "The building is set in a very old part of the city and must have a history to tell."