Rusty Cutter Beefeater Reviews Summary

Category: Steak house

Address: 65 Bedhampton Hill, Bedhampton, Havant PO9 3JN, United Kingdom

Phone: +442392472619

Rating: 4.1
based on 394 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Our waiter Will, was attentive and fast."
  • "The service was excellent (thank you, Will!) and they were super considerate of both our elderly guests."
  • "Waitress was excellent."
  • "Service is good. Friendly, helpful staff."
  • "Very good service."
  • "Excellent service, food was great."
  • "The server was super fast and friendly."

Cons:

  • "Waiters kept coming over every minute asking if we were ready, trying to clear plates people were eating from and constantly asking whether we were ready for the bill."
  • "Not rude but abrupt and not attentive what so ever."
  • "Waited a long time to be seated, asked for poached eggs and waited 20 min and no apologies for just a long wait."
  • "The wait for a drink was ridiculous in the end my partner got up and got it."
  • "Even though we had a booking for 7, we were made sit at the bar for about 10- 15 minutes when there looked like there were plenty of tables available."
  • "No wait staff came to check on our table so had to physically approach them to send the second steak back."
  • "The service was very unprofessional and I felt I was treated like a second-class citizen."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Food was cooked to perfection."
  • "Steaks and desserts good quality and enjoyed by us all."
  • "Food was good. Calamaris was cooked right as was my steak."
  • "Our meals were delicious - very tender steak and tasty chicken, hot and exactly what we had requested."
  • "Food always good, warm and well presented."
  • "The food arrived hot, tasty and excellently valued."
  • "Food was to die for the best I've had in a long time."

Cons:

  • "Most of our meal was overcooked."
  • "The starters were very medicore and the chicken wings looked nothing like the pictures."
  • "Food was okay but ran out of two of the meat roasts by 2pm."
  • "The eggs were poached hard and I couldn’t put my knife through the mushrooms."
  • "Chicken was just a small breast cut in half, no crispy skin, asparagus was very tough, carrots hard and peas barely warm."
  • "The chips were old with bad flavour and the fish's batter was soggy."
  • "The 3 courses were absolutely awful. The starter soup was more than likely straight out of a can."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Lovely food but very expensive even with 40% off."
  • "The food was good value for money especially with a 40% discount off mains."
  • "However, it's great value for money, so I would recommend you give it a try."
  • "Two brilliant 3 course meals all for under £50. Just perfect."
  • "Prices are very reasonable."
  • "The food was great, 2 out of 10 even had the festive menu."
  • "All of our meals were cooked perfectly."

Cons:

  • "Burger massively overpriced at £16.49 and would be overpriced at half the cost."
  • "Paid £65 for 3 courses for 2 people which included 2 drinks each."
  • "It's also overpriced for what it is, luckily we had a 30% discount and still felt ripped off."
  • "£29 for a 2 course meal, a beer and a coffee but the quality was pretty low."
  • "£125 for 5 meals plus drinks sounds great in theory but, cold chips, microwaved mash, small portions for the price and poor service just isn’t worth it."
  • "Food is OK but overpriced."
  • "Prices seemed to be on the high side for what we got."

Ambiance & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "The toilets were much cleaner than other restaurants I've been too which was nice!"
  • "The place was clean and really nice atmosphere."
  • "Great atmosphere there and very clean."
  • "Inside the restaurant it was nice and friendly atmosphere."
  • "It was a nice atmosphere and lovely and cool."
  • "The restaurant itself had a good atmosphere."
  • "Lovely atmosphere and excellent service."

Cons:

  • "The grounds within the premier inn and beefeater are not at all suitable for anyone in a wheelchair or with walking difficulties it is incredibly hilly."
  • "Toilets are also small, and poorly maintained."
  • "Place little messy with rubbish strewn on floor."
  • "The tables were fairly close, and I was aware that the people on the next table were listening to our conversation."
  • "Some areas of the restaurant are a bit dark."
  • "Very busy but no one was controlling the little children walking around which is dangerous when staff are carrying hot food around."
  • "Table hadn't been cleaned or wiped down."

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "The manager (sorry forgot your name), Will & all the other staff looked after us very well."
  • "Great service, I'm sure we will be back."
  • "Staff were attentive and friendly."
  • "Service was friendly and efficient, waitress very young but brilliant."
  • "Friendly staff, especially our waitress Mia, who was absolutely lovely."
  • "Very friendly and helpful staff."
  • "Staff were amazing and very helpful."

Cons:

  • "Managers attitude appalling basically said 'if you don't like it, don't eat here'."
  • "A woman, the manager I'm told, called Brady, was so rude."
  • "The manger Laurance was rude and unhelpful."
  • "Sadly we won’t be returning but our faith in the rusty cutter just cannot be restored."
  • "I will never be coming here again."
  • "We certainly will never go again, and will certainly warn any other if our friends."
  • "Needless to say, I will never come back and sadly can't recommend this restaurant to other customers."

Efficiency

Pros:

  • "Food didn't take long and was fab."
  • "The food was simple but really well done."
  • "The food and service is always good. The menu has a good range of food and it always tastes great."
  • "The food is always amazing - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner."
  • "Food always good, warm and well presented."
  • "Absolutely beautiful food cannot fault it at all."
  • "Food was at a very good standard for a pub-restaurant chain."

Cons:

  • "Waitress was apologetic but then took an hour for the next to arrive which was burnt."
  • "All the meat was so dry and tasteless sent most of it bk."
  • "Drinks took 20 minutes, meals took nearly an hour."
  • "Slow service not due to table staff behind the scenes i guess, waited a very long time in a half full restaurant."
  • "Booked for a family birthday meal, arrived at 12.30 main meal eventually brought to table at 14.00, far too long wait as kitchen clearly overwhelmed by number of diners."
  • "The night we went sadly they had issues and admitted there wasn't enough staff."
  • "The service could have been a little quicker."

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