The Seagull Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff very friendly."
• "Staff are always very friendly and welcoming, great service always."
• "The staff were so polite and friendly."
• "Staff was friendly and helpful."
• "Thank you Mollie for your wonderful service this morning at the Seagull Portchester."
• "Shannon, the lady who served us was friendly, welcoming and attentive."
• "Staff were very friendly and polite as always."

Cons:

• "Extremely disappointed with the service provided by the Barman (between 2pm-6pm) during my grandfathers wake."
• "sometimes I am left standing at the bar waiting for someone to serve me."
• "the bar staff were miserable and painfully slow."
• "Staff were very disinterested and unhelpful."
• "Staff are pathetic. No sour cream for chicken wings or nachos."
• "Rude bar staff...2 staff serving behind the bar..no one taking food orders."
• "Greeted by a miserable member of staff who took the order at the bar."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Never have had a bad meal from them yet."
• "our food was lovely I had a 15 oz gammon steak and the wife had chicken skewers."
• "Food was fantastic."
• "Quality of the food was perfect for the price we paid."
• "Just had THE BEST EVER roast beef absolutely gorgeous."
• "The food was delicious and reasonably priced."
• "Food was really good well presented."

Cons:

• "Went for breakfast, and unfortunately, the food was not great."
• "Food was awful. Had a roast at 6.30pm. The potatoes were obviously cooked at lunch time."
• "The food was mediocre. Pre packed and out of jars."
• "The food is hardly edible."
• "Everything on the plate tasted like it had been soaked in fat."
• "Sadly the food was burnt horrifically bad tasting."
• "Food was so bad. Think about chewing a rubber bullet because that’s what it’s like."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Bangin place for sporting events."
• "Very clean inside."
• "Tables well spread out and saw cleaning taking place all the time."
• "The decor is attractive and clean and there is plenty of parking space."
• "The pub is clean tidy spacious, toilets a plenty and a nice garden area with seating."
• "It's a great atmosphere and the staff are friendly."
• "Very impressed with the standards throughout the Pub."

Cons:

• "The dining area is a bit plain and needs some music or something in the background."
• "The look of the place is rather decayed now. Considerably down on its previous level."
• "Place was quite run down and felt dirty."
• "The loos were gross (I'm happy to pee in a Bush so trust me in this)."
• "Terrible, dirty tables, food on the floor under the table."
• "The toilets just need a make over as they looking tired and grubby."
• "Wouldn't come back here again. Place was quite run down and felt dirty."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Cheap and cheerful pub and i mean that in a nice way."
• "Such good value and so we come back every year and book out the function room area."
• "When your getting a steak and drink for under £15 you shouldn't really have high expectations (these days) however the quality has been fantastic."
• "The food and drink are very good value for money and the service is second to none."
• "The prices and daily deals are great for keeping costs down."
• "Its still excellent value for money."
• "Great value for money on there meals ! There is always a different offer on the menu each day."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the dishes we ordered were not available and as four of the party were vegetarian that was difficult."
• "Still pay FULL PRICE!!!! When asked where the sour cream is instead of saying there is none."
• "Food bit pricey for what we got."
• "Only thing that put me off was the workers outside who had obviously come in after work, sat there outside foul language and attitude with kids about and even throwing up all over the floor then carrying on as nothing had happened."
• "One thing I hate about Green King is they never fill large soft drinks to the top of the glass."
• "Only thing was bit disappointing was we booked function room for a wake and didn't get the menu we opted for."
• "Food orders were incomplete and wrong items made/given."