Talbot Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food quality is very good, and the prices are all right."
• "Every dish we ordered was cooked to perfection and bursting with flavor."
• "Food was tasty and good value."
• "The food was great served hot, can recommend the mixed grill, gammon steak, and the posh fish and chips."
• "The food I had, its was exceptionally good, cooked to perfection and so well presented!!!"
• "Food is lovely pub food with a good selection with something for everyone."
• "The food was delicious."

Cons:

• "But the food was awful. I was so disappointed. Frozen roast potatoes and frozen chips."
• "Food was not good. Had a roast, veg was rock hard could not cut my parsnips."
• "Unfriendly staff i was told this isn't the food venue for me after I questioned why they are microwaving their veg and potatoes on the Sunday roast the beef was overcooked so much i couldn't stomach it."
• "I had roast beef which was so tough I could hardly chew it, my roasted potatoes were like bricks."
• "The food was so bland, there is nothing roasted here!!"
• "Another disappointing meal. Starter was dry prawns on a bed of wilted iceberg lettuce with 2 pieces of bread."
• "Food was pretty sub standard and half the menu items they didn't have."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely staff. We had a warm welcome and immediate service."
• "Been going to this pub for many years the food is lovely and what makes this pub worth the visit is the friendly and pleasant members of staff!"
• "Staff were warm and welcoming and good value for money."
• "The team were very good ...engaging, helpful, attentive and friendly."
• "Staff were friendly and quick to help."
• "The staff were happy to help and very engaging."
• "Staff we outstanding from start to finish."

Cons:

• "Let my Nan down on her birthday. Landlord extremely rude with no apology."
• "Service here was the worst I've ever had. Left for 20mins without taking a drinks order."
• "Terrible service, we left before even ordering."
• "Have never met such a rude waitress before with such an awful attititude. After waiting over an hour for out food we queried where it was and was met with sheer rudeness."
• "Waited ages to have our order taken, only to be told to order at the bar, the waitress should of told us this as we were seated at our table!"
• "Service was slow and not the best."
• "Food ok, just a shame our waitress, Julie, seemed like she didn't want to be there and her service was very slow considering the place was near enough empty!"

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Clean environment with background music that is at a level that allows you to be able to hold a conversation without the music interfering."
• "The vast indoor seating area provided a cozy and welcoming atmosphere."
• "The Talbot Inn boasts a wonderful family-friendly ambiance."
• "Lovely little tucked away free house with great vibes and good food."
• "Really welcoming, traditional English pub and spacious restaurant."
• "Lovely place with good food, good drinks and awesome staff."
• "Fantastic 'homely' pub. Food is fantastic and well priced."

Cons:

• "The interior is a tad dated with notably carpeted throughout."
• "Very bland place! Just a handful of people there, no atmosphere."
• "The biggest disappointment was the garden! It was absolutely filthy, with wooden benches and tables falling apart."
• "We aren't returning."
• "The pub itself is almost empty."

Parking

Pros:

• "Loads of parking. Clean, well stocked and managed pub."
• "Parking is free if you are visiting the pub."
• "Location: good location, good access, easy to find, decent and clean parking with an outside garden."

Cons:

• "It takes the absolute pi$$ to employ a 3rd party company to give your customers a £50 fine for parking in the pub's own carpark."
• "A pub you have to pay for parking 👎yes you can get it covered at the bar but who goes to a pub expecting that."
• "Watch out for the parking ripoff, apparently there are bit at the bar where you put your registration in, couldn’t see any as the bar was full, now got a £50-85 fine for even though I was in the pub."
• "I had to pay £85 for parking !!!!! Which is funny considering everybody else that uses The Talbot, gets it refunded!!!!!"
• "My wife and her co-workers spent a night out here for a leaving do as they work locally. Stopped in the car park for 11 minutes when picking her up and was fined £85."