King Edward VII Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very friendly and welcoming."
• "Always great service from Raj and his team of bar staff."
• "Thanks to the friendly staff behind the bar."
• "Friendly staff make all the difference: shout-outs to Jade, Chloe, Shani, Sandra, Paula, Sasha and Raj."
• "The staff members at The King Edward are friendly and welcoming, creating a comfortable environment for guests."
• "Staff friendly and helpful."
• "The bar staff are super friendly and quick with a smile, even when they are busy."

Cons:

• "Anyway we decided to sit down and order but the service was terrible and the guy taking orders were rude and didn’t even acknowledge us customers."
• "I was on Saturday, I had a reservation for a table for 2 people, a blonde barmaid, very unkind, she approached my questions about the table in a disgusting way."
• "Pretty disappointed with my visit here as one of the barmaids mates walked in and got served straight away whilst people were waiting."
• "When we told the waitress she pulled a face and looked at us like we were mad."
• "I wouldn't really bother with this place until ownership changes, for nearly £4 for a pint of ale which has not been kept or poured well."
• "Customer service on behalf of the workers was very poor."
• "The atmosphere, because of the staff, was diabolical."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The steak was cooked near perfection and was tender."
• "The food is delicious and I would definitely recommend this pub to anyone, it’s worth every penny."
• "The food is excellent and very much looking forward to the new menu on Monday."
• "The most amazing food, massive portion sizes."
• "Food fantastic best I have had in Gloucestershire for a long time."
• "Food is good, good selection of beer, real ales and later. Fish and chips is large and superb."
• "Food was delicious and generous portions."

Cons:

• "Expensive drinks. Undercooked, lukewarm chicken burger."
• "The food really isn't worth ordering these days."
• "The Sunday roast is overpriced. Entire meal tasted like it was frozen and defrosted in a microwave."
• "hands down the worst pub food i have ever been served."
• "Service was helpful and polite, food was terrible no taste bland Chicken 🐔 Roast and overpriced for the quality veggies from frozen so pretty tasteless."
• "Now it's just your local boozer stables of over cooked chips and average burgers served on a wooden board."
• "Easily the worst Sunday roast I've ever had: soggy chicken and basic veg, all doused with thin, greasy, broth-like gravy."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Lots of good memories, know this wicked pub since early 90 Full of history retaining a lively atmosphere and live music a must if you are in Stratford."
• "Now more competitively priced for Sunday Roasts than previously & now provides regular events such as live music & steak nights."
• "This is the only pub I have been in where people would break into song along with the jukebox."
• "Absolute pleasure visiting the pub, really glad we booked my bday here."
• "Lovely, spacious and cosy traditional English pub in the heart of Stratford."
• "The atmosphere of this place is stunning, the meals very nice and the beer great."
• "Great atmosphere, friendly staff and one in particular is a fantastic singer and should do 'The Voice UK'."

Cons:

• "Have to agree with previous reviewer this place has a terrible vibe, most of the menu wasn’t available."
• "The interior's historic but more shabby than charming."
• "So we visited here looking for a Sunday roast. As soon as we walked in we was getting some bad vibes in here, the place just wasn’t right."
• "The place looks often seriously scruffy - not in a shabby-chic way, but neglected."
• "The atmosphere between/from the staff was extremely frosty."
• "Sad to say but Eddie's is not the same pub it used to be."
• "On a recent nostalgia visit to Stratford East London we we're shocked how much has become dilapidated over the years."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "A great, safe, clean & well run place to be with good food (fab value for money... we had Christmas Dinner here in 2019)."
• "Great clean establishment tables clean menus clean bar clean, no sticky bar or table."
• "Good location and a change from all the food chain garbage around there."

Cons:

• "The toilets however have always been dreadful."
• "The tables were very dirty and weren’t cleaned the whole time we were there."
• "Spacious and looks OK, but food is poor (microwaved pasta, dodgy meat) toilets are dirty and stink (even in the middle of the day)."