The Clog & Billycock Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Most of the food was very good, but nothing super special."
• "Sunday roast was fantastic, very good potatoes and the best beef cut."
• "Delicious fresh food presented imaginatively by friendly attentive staff."
• "The food is fanatic!!"
• "All of us enjoyed everything we had."
• "Food was very good can't fault that."
• "The food choice and portion sizes I think are right."

Cons:

• "Ordered the black garlic chicken, which was not hot and very pink when I cut into it."
• "Found the cheese pie very salty."
• "The food was terrible. Potatoes like rocks and the turkey was extremely dry."
• "Starter was inedible, ordered the mushrooms and they tasted of pure salt."
• "One was well done and was like shoe leather and full of gristle the other was medium and was equally tough."
• "The portion was pathetically small, I had the Asian king prawn curry, it had hardly any curry sauce, not impressed for £14.50."
• "The food had the taste and unmistakable appearance of ‘packet pre prepared’ from some wholesale store."

Service

Pros:

• "From start to finish the service, attention to detail, atmosphere and staff was first class, and the food excellent."
• "Service was very good and coped well with a party of 20+."
• "Serving staff were perfect, they gave us just enough attention to make sure we were enjoying everything."
• "The young lady at the bar with well trained smile attended to our needs."
• "Friendly happy staff exercising great table service at its best."
• "Prompt and attentive staff, all are knowledgeable on both food and beverages."
• "Staff are friendly and the food is fresh and of the highest quality."

Cons:

• "Won't be rushing back."
• "We visited with friends and were immediately shown to our table. However, then we waited a good while before anyone took our drinks order and then we had to search for someone to take our food order."
• "We had to wait rather longer than anticipated and close to leaving."
• "The only issue we had this time was due to the place being very busy the service was not as good as normal."
• "To have to wait for the best part of an hour, be told lies, and not have even a hint of a sincere apology is not acceptable."
• "After a 3 hour family meal I felt drained .we entered when the restaurant was virtually empty, it quickly filled up.we had small children in our party and found the table service came to a virtual stop."
• "Service tonight was terrible, miserable staff, no manners."

Ambience & Facilities

Pros:

• "Excellent wheelchair access."
• "Nice clean pub, toilets very clean staff were pleasant."
• "The indoor dining area is extremely elegant, plus there's a nice outdoor area which can be covered in bad weather."
• "Otherwise all other access was good."
• "A warm welcoming, and classy feeling about it, without any pretention."
• "The place itself is lovely though really like the refurb."
• "Lovely patio area."

Cons:

• "Especially went for the Xmas menu but was disappointed as there weren't any options for a Muslim person who doesn't have alcohol."
• "Disability access could be challenging from the car park as the disability parking bays are on a slope with a steep hill down to the front door."
• "Dogs barking, farting and under peoples feet isn't the place for me."
• "I don't know how I feel about hearing the odd dog barking under a nearby table though - part way through my meal."
• "Dirty cutlery poor staff and farting barking dogs."
• "The gm is awful his manners are sickening."
• "A bit confusing with the directions when you walk in, due to social distancing."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Portion size was good and the choice on the menu was varied."
• "Great value for money given how smart the surroundings are - I would heartily recommend!"
• "The food was excellent and the prices reasonable."
• "For the price it was fantastic value."
• "Portion sizes were really good and for the price it was fantastic value."
• "Still very good value for money and ‘THE’ best GF menu by a mile we have ever seen, we will be back, thank you xx."
• "You get what you pay for here, which is why it is always busy and you should book to eat."

Cons:

• "Portion sizes are average to small."
• "Wont be returning theres lots more restaurants offering better value for money."
• "I’d say it was slightly expensive when compared to places in Manchester City Centre for a roast."
• "The Bill was very high and came a bit quicker than the food."
• "Very expensive for the small amount on the plate."
• "Not what you expect for £17.50 each."
• "A nice place to eat, very expensive for what it was to be honest."