Lansdowne Arms Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Atmosphere was good, service was good."
• "The girls behind the bar were lovely, service with a friendly smile and attitude."
• "The staff were all super attentive and friendly."
• "Service was good, friendly and quick."
• "Service was amazing. Attentive but never intrusive."
• "Service was friendly and prompt. Cannot ask for more. Five stars."
• "Throughout our meal the service was great and well timed."

Cons:

• "Service was a little slow (waiting about 30 mins to place the order)."
• "Wasn't busy when we went but staff seemed in no hurry, but rather chatting between themselves."
• "Food was fab but unfortunately service was poor. 2 members of staff waiting on the whole pub."
• "Terrible service and awful food, have been enjoying this place for over 10 years."
• "Disappointing as it started off so well. The food itself was lovely, shame about the very poor service at the end."
• "Bit disappointed with the service. It was very slow."
• "Service was non existent and disinterested."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was delicious,hot & plentiful."
• "The food was delicious!"
• "The haddock batter was superb so I was told numerous times yesterday & today and the sausage & mash couldn't be faulted."
• "Great value for money, really nice and varied selection of drinks and food."
• "Super food-Pie Week, amazing proper pies."
• "The food was fantastic, especially the coffee panna cotta...the best I've ever had!"
• "The food was excellent in fact the best I have had in the last 5 years."

Cons:

• "Quality of the food wasn’t great, the roast potatoes were rock hard."
• "Several of us choose the roast lamb not very hot, I don't think the brocly saw boiled water, rock hard!"
• "Gammon should be pink!! It arrived white, full of fat and reheated."
• "Worst food I have had in years. Worst cocktails, worst starters, worst everything."
• "Terrible meal poor service wrong chips not chunky as was supposed to be just scraggy cheep things."
• "Not vegan friendly. The only sandwich on offer was dry (not enough hummus to moisten the falafel)."
• "The food wasn't very nice."

Ambiance & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The fires added that little extra touch of country which made it relaxing."
• "Well worth a visit."
• "The pub looks gorgeous with all the Christmas lights and inside was just as lovely."
• "Absolutely beautiful place, lovely staff, very welcoming."
• "Attractive pub. Polite and attentive service."
• "Lovely place, it has an old time but airy feel."
• "Very inviting from outside (evening visit). Nice surroundings."

Cons:

• "We had to scrub a lot of bird mess from our garden seating area."
• "Sat on a cold table."
• "Very poor I'm afraid..we ate outside.The tables were unclean with bird poo on them with leaves and cobwebs between the wooden panels and on the seats too."
• "It was very cold-a chap did light the wood burner with some paper kindling and a blow torch-it smoked the room out but went out after 5 minutes as he didn’t add any logs!"
• "Inside decoration and ambiance is so-so."
• "The background music was loud & not chill considering the clientele eating there."
• "Very disappointed - pub sign says closed at 5.30 went to bar 5.20 was told bar closed."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere, friendly staff and tasty food."
• "The food and drink was of a good standard and good value for money."
• "The main course was lovely (and was incredibly well priced due to their £10 deal on selected main courses)."
• "Lovely food, reasonably priced."
• "Lovely food, reasonably priced and having a gluten free menu made choosing options so much easier."
• "Classic pub grub well served, satisfying and filling."
• "Not the cheapest pub around here, but the food and service was excellent."

Cons:

• "Expensive for what we got staff not really friendly."
• "Never have I felt like I wasted so much money (£62) on such a substandard product."
• "Paying nearly £15 for a plate of chips is appalling!"
• "Don't get value for money in the food."
• "Tasteless fishcakes on a meagre bed of salad was exceptionally diabolical value and awful quality."
• "At £14.50 that’s an expensive meal and not reflected in the quality."
• "The portion of roast pork I had was about 2 inches square and the bottom was so over cooked that I couldn't cut it."