The Bells Of St Mary's Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Just had the chicken burger absolutely cooked to perfection."
• "The meat was so tender it just melted in you mouth."
• "The meat portion was good, the selection of vegetables were impressive and very tasty."
• "The turkey and roast beef were to die for, honestly the best carvery we've ever had out and most definitely the best roast beef ever."
• "The food was lovely, cooked to perfection, the pigs in blankets were lush....."
• "The food was delicious and plenty of it."
• "We ordered pizzas and to be fair they where absolutely beautiful."

Cons:

• "Meat on carvery was well over cooked, gammon overly salted, roast potato’s far too undercooked."
• "The mac and cheese was so very cheesey that my partner who has an addiction to pasta ended up leaving some because it was too rich."
• "Food was not 'hot' but medium temperature and okay tasting."
• "The food took ages and was very poor quality."
• "Food wasn't in trays when we paid 50 odd pound for roast dinners had to wait ages for new stuff to be put in them."
• "The pizza pin wheels were just fat sponges would not recommend."
• "The food that our table had to bring over ourselves was freezing cold and inedible!"

Service

Pros:

• "All staff were polite and very helpful."
• "Staff were very friendly and chatty, special shout out to Carly at the bar & Caitlin who was dishing out the carvery’s."
• "The staff were welcoming even though we hadn't made a reservation and the food was delicious and very reasonably priced."
• "Visited for family meal on a very busy Saturday night. Nothing too much trouble for the amazing staff."
• "The Staff are friendly and the place has a warm county pub feel."
• "Staff are lovely and accommodating."
• "The staff were super friendly, professional and helpful."

Cons:

• "Queueing for 20 minutes to get food and then find there were no mashed potatoes."
• "No refund offered for the wait for missing meal or a complimentary dessert etc offered."
• "Absolutely chaotic! Too many people booked in at the same time."
• "Was waiting ages to be seated."
• "Sadly the whole place had massively deteriorated and was heavily overpriced."
• "This was rushed and the waitress came across very rude."
• "Service was terrible, starters got brought out and then nobody came to take them away after about 20 minutes."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere."
• "On the whole the place was clean and food was good."
• "A very nice local hostelry with plenty of parking space."
• "Very clean inside and a lovely, homely atmosphere."
• "The place has such a welcoming and homey atmosphere."
• "Lovely cozy atmosphere."
• "It is absolutely lovely and cozy inside."

Cons:

• "The whole place was completely unorganised food arriving at random tables."
• "This place used to be great with excellent service several years ago. This place has become very disappointing and will probably not improve anytime soon."
• "Was shown to a table a bit dark and wobbly."
• "Outside area also bigger for the family/kids area which I believe is a let down.. we don't all have nor want to be near children."
• "The play area is a disgrace and the interior is looking tired and old, a little like the staff as they had little interest in the presence of being there."
• "Atmosphere just not inviting."
• "The place itself is in need of a total revamp. It is dark, not very clean and badly in need of decorating."