The Gate Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The meals that me and the others had were served hot with good size portions."
• "Had a melee of starters, wings, calamari and potatoes skins. All very tasty."
• "Each dish is consistently good, from the classic fish and chips that are always spot on, to the generous and tasty steak and ale pie."
• "Food was amazing staff also friendly, highly recommend the Teriyaki salmon delicious, also the lamb cutlets went down a treat 😋"
• "We were blown away with how tasty and generous the portions were."
• "Cannot fault this pub for its food, yet again our meals were cooked to perfection."
• "The food was great and the staff were excellent."

Cons:

• "Service was awful, the food was even worst."
• "The food has come up lukewarm, with burnt potatoes, cold stuffing and vegetables that seem like they’ve been sitting all day."
• "The sign outside says 'fresh local produce' but they are telling porkies as all I can taste now is the cash and carry."
• "I ordered steak and I ordered it medium rare, inside good but burned outside, it wasn’t pleasant to eat."
• "The food served was mostly been sitting on the counter for the whole day and had lost most of the flavour."
• "Food was very poor. My grandmother ordered a beef burger, the bun was stale."
• "The Sunday roasts that did arrive were over cooked, dry and basic, complete with soggy carrots and cabbage."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely warm welcome from staff."
• "The waiters and waitresses were very good and careful."
• "They managed to provide good service and we didn't have to chase them to settle up."
• "Staff were attentive, polite and helpful."
• "Staff are very friendly and attentive, and food and drinks didn't take too long to come out so overall great service."
• "The staff are attentive but not annoyingly so yet as soon as you need something they are there on hand to assist."
• "The service is prompt and friendly."

Cons:

• "Surprised that staff weren’t wearing masks or gloves."
• "He picked the bottle up and walked away, and wasn’t even apologetic."
• "Considering the price, this is not good at all."
• "I waited 40 minutes nothing."
• "The chicken she ordered was half cooked and still pink."
• "I understand that it is a pub and there is no table service but still no one checked again How was the food."
• "The service was ok...took a while for the condiments to come after our meal arrived."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is relaxed and inviting."
• "Distancing really well handled, open airy restaurant."
• "Visited this cosy independent Bistro pub with open fires."
• "The ambience is family friendly."
• "Huge garden space with trees and plants surrounding the whole Perimeter."
• "Nice pub, good parking and great outdoor/ indoor area."
• "The Gate has traditional English pub style and decor."

Cons:

• "Can be a bit noisy depending how busy it is due to its relatively open plan nature."
• "The only concern I had was the training of the staff about cleaning contact time for bactericidal and virucidal cleaning on tables and touch points."
• "Very good atmosphere given it wasn’t very busy."
• "However today the service was atrocious and I felt uncomfortable."
• "When it's busy it can be a little bit noisy."
• "It's noisy and bustling but with enough room so that tables don't feel crammed together."
• "Last week was a bit noisy with loads of kids and foreigners shouting so we could hardly hear one another."

Parking

Pros:

• "The carpark is quite compact but there's actually quite a few spaces."
• "Roadside parking is available nearby."
• "Pub has free parking and two outside areas to enjoy the sun."
• "Even managed to get a parking space which has often been a challenge as this pub is understandably popular."
• "Parking is bit tight at location but you can also park in football ground nearby."
• "Pub car park small, but there is an overflow car park across the road."
• "Great food. Reasonable price and a car park is a must as this is very popular."

Cons:

• "Biggest problems: parking, and not being able to book a table."
• "Be warned parking is limited and there is little scope for parking in the neighbourhood."
• "Parking is sometimes a problem if you arrive late afternoon."
• "It's a shame that many locals are aware of its excellence, as it can get very busy and parking can require some creative driving or parking across the road."
• "My only issue was that parking is limited."
• "The only fault with this pub is that if you arrive at mealtimes the parking is diabolical."
• "The car park was absolutely rammed when we came here during the Christmas break."