Old Irish Harp Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "We were greeted by warm, friendly staff and shown to our table."
• "Our server (Kenan) was excellent. Friendly, helpful and made sure we were attended to."
• "Staff were very helpful with finding meal choices for my 2-yo with dairy allergy."
• "The staff were excellent, efficient, friendly and professional."
• "Waitress allocated to our party was really efficient & polite."
• "The staff were lovely and friendly!"
• "The staff were great, and a credit to the pub."

Cons:

• "The service was really slow very loud in there."
• "Service was poor to say the least obviously not enough staff for a Saturday night."
• "The service was very poor and the staff were very inattentive."
• "Service was poor with a 45 minute wait for mains."
• "Initial service was good, then once our mains had been served there was clearly a lack of communication as we were sat with our dirty plates for a long time."
• "Service at the table was slow and we had to remind the servers that various items were missing."
• "Service though friendly was slow, I had to chase my drink up and the bill."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious, big portions and very tasty and reasonably priced."
• "The food was good quality, served hot and within a reasonable time of the order being placed."
• "Food is always great."
• "I had the mixed grill from the specials menu and it was outstanding and perfectly cooked."
• "The food was amazing. I had the ham hock and it was tender to the point of falling of the bone."
• "Food came promptly starters were excellent and my steak cooked to perfection."
• "The food itself was really good - especially for the price!"

Cons:

• "The greens that came with it were a bit poor as there was an awful lot of hard storks, bottom of the bag stuff."
• "Risotto starter very poor, clearly pre-made, rice disintegrated to mush."
• "Steak was hard. Hardly any meat on the lamb chop."
• "Mixed grill was not good. Gammon was like burnt bacon and just as thin."
• "Set menu steak meal ordered medium to well done but more grizzle than steak."
• "The lasagna was microwave burnt and very dry."
• "The food was terrible."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Tables are spaced out quite nicely, so you don't feel you're on each others toes, lovely decor, and atmosphere."
• "Atmosphere and setting very well thought out too."
• "Really enjoyed the atmosphere, both inside and in the beer garden."
• "It's a cosy and inviting venue on a cold evening."
• "Atmosphere is brilliant especially this time of year with the open fire and decorations."
• "Amazing pub and warm and welcome atmosphere."
• "Just a top atmosphere in general."

Cons:

• "It used to be hard to get a table at this location but for some reason it lacks atmosphere."
• "The outside had a few glass scattered around from last night."
• "Loads of empty tables but most still got plates & glasses on from previous customers."
• "The ladies toilet was out of use and there was one disabled toilet to use which was constantly engaged."
• "We were seated right next to the kitchen doors and we were freezing."
• "The atmosphere was not great."
• "the place was virtually empty."