The Bargeman's Rest Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was delicious and generously portioned."
• "The food at The Bargemans Rest was outstanding and the portions sizes were huge so you got your money's worth without a doubt."
• "The food is excellent every time, surprising how quick it arrives, too hot some times."
• "The main course food was delicious with generous portions at a great price."
• "FANTASTIC food and HUGE portions."
• "The food was exceptional good."
• "The food is both high quality and almost American in portion size!"

Cons:

• "Our waffles were so overdone they were solid."
• "Went there for a Sunday roast and it was pretty bad to be honest."
• "The ice cream had little flavour (particularly the blueberry swirl and honeycomb) meaning 3 of us ended up leaving a lot."
• "Some of our order (lasagne) had been under the pass lights too long & gone crispy."
• "The macaroni cheese tasted of flour and was disgusting."
• "Caesar salad wasn't good at all watery and dressing was like mayo..."
• "Food was also very low quality, 4 of us ate and no one finished their meals, they were really not nice."

Service

Pros:

• "Wonderful service from all the staff."
• "Staff pleasant and service prompt."
• "Service was well organized and friendly."
• "The staff provide an excellent level of service, being friendly and efficient."
• "Staff were very pleasant and added to the overall experience."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff very friendly attentive and helpful and polite."

Cons:

• "Finished our dinner about 15-20 minutes ago and still waiting for them to remove our plates and we are waiting to order pudding."
• "Simply asked how I could make an order, the waitress serving us didn't know and asked who I presume was a manageress?"
• "Dropped a star due to the fact that we were told someone would take our order. They didn't so ended up having to order through their app."
• "Terrible walked in tonight with our little one not greeted by any staff."
• "Service was slow and poor, and the waiter was very unfriendly."
• "It was very clear they did not want to be there."
• "Unfortunately, one of the waiters did serve me the wrong food."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Busy yet still cosy atmosphere."
• "Generous portions and fantastic atmosphere!"
• "Great food, great drinks, lovely atmosphere."
• "Wonderful atmosphere, fantastic food for the price, decently priced drinks and a great location."
• "Great atmospheric interior."
• "Really nice atmosphere."
• "Full of character and lively atmosphere."

Cons:

• "A dog peer on the floor."
• "There were tables of people switching around and mixing with each other... not a covid safe experience, we will not return here."
• "They closed the bar 1 hour early and used all excuses blaming the guests being drunk."
• "When we arrived the room was freezing cold, and all the radiators were off- it was -4 outside."
• "Go to weatherspoons as the pub had no music playing and zero atmosphere."
• "The place was freezing!"
• "Rude, obnoxious people."

Location

Pros:

• "Beautiful and authentic inside, and a fair amount of seating outside overlooking the river."
• "If you love antique seafaring/naval items, this is certainly the place for you to eat!!"
• "Lovely pub located next to the river."
• "Set by the quay you can watch boats come and go."
• "Nice location on the canal bank."
• "Excellent location, a short walk from town and on the walking pathway to Cowes if you fancy a good walk or just enjoy the quay location."
• "A very cute pub on the water in Newport."

Cons:

• "Only down side is the smokers and vapers all gather at the outside entrance making you have to walk through clouds of cigarette smoke and smelly vape clouds."
• "Parking can be a bit hard but dead easy if you have your own boat!"
• "Parking is a real pain due to location."
• "Parking can be a bit hard."
• "Little bit of an odd location with a river by the side but not exactly pretty views to look at."
• "Parking is limited but there is a short stay car park nearby which offers 1 hour for free."
• "The woman outside elder woman was rude, abrupt and unhelpful wouldn't listen to me to explain and basically told me to go away."

Value

Pros:

• "Definitely get your money's worth."
• "You get a great meal at a cheap price."
• "Food has always been great value for money."
• "Prices are friendly."
• "Good value for money."
• "Great value for money."
• "The bar is always sensibly priced."