The Joseph Conrad Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "I had the Chicken Tikka Masala and I can only say that was the best curry that I have had outside a proper Indian restaurant."
• "Food was excellent. Fish and chips always is."
• "The food and drinks are very tasty."
• "Food was tasty. Would recommend for sure."
• "The food was superb, we could not fault it. Excellent portion sizes and great value for money."
• "The cod was perfectly cooked which was of a generous size."
• "Food good as usual, fast polite service."

Cons:

• "They have gotten more expensive recently (understandable). However, that makes it harder to justify their average food quality and lack of atmosphere."
• "Frozen heated up food out of a microwave. Taste bland"
• "Sadly, the egg (which was snotty), beans, bacon and sausage were cold."
• "Curry wasn't amazing. A little oily and barely warm."
• "The mixed grill was so overcooked some parts were inedible."
• "Food was cold and tasted like it had been sat there for a few hours."
• "Worst meal had at wetherspoons in a while."

Service

Pros:

• "Great service, spacious seating, good food which was serviced quickly."
• "The service was brilliant, we had a nice lady called Rachel that brought what we ordered to our table with a smile."
• "Staff are lovely always check back and was really nice."
• "The staff are very welcoming and friendly and the service is excellent."
• "All of the staff we interacted with were very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff Were Very Friendly & Helpful,Real True Professional Service."
• "Great busy atmosphere, quick service and comfortable seating."

Cons:

• "Slow service, nonexistent customer service and sub standard food. It's like the staff have given up!"
• "Waited 45 minutes for just about adequate food."
• "Waited 40 minutes for a drink let alone the food, slow service."
• "Very noisy on a Friday night."
• "just doesn't seem to be enough staff for the 2 floors"
• "Staff were friendly enough but just not enough staff, especially with people flocking there to make most of it."
• "Some customers have reported slow service, particularly during peak hours."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The place is very clean & well kept, this includes the bathrooms which is always a plus for me."
• "Joseph Conrad is kept very clean."
• "It was clean and tidy with tables set apart."
• "Plenty of space and kept clean too."
• "Lovely clean and very friendly staff food was smashing as i have to order gluten free"

Cons:

• "Absolutely awful, there is food all over the floor upstairs that's not been swept up, filthy dirty tables."
• "The seats were absolutely disgusting.had to brush bits offood off before i could sit down.they are covered in stains."
• "Tables where filthy, staff just sat around taking up family tables when just one member of staff sat there."
• "The floor was dirty and littered and looked like no one had cleaned or cleared the floor debris for many days."
• "Tables left with dirty plates & glasses."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great place for a few drinks out one night. Not loud. Pretty chill."
• "A large hall plenty of space, in very peaceful english atmosphere."
• "Wetherspoons is a great place as always great atmosphere."
• "Many customers have praised the pub for its good food and drinks, affordable prices, and friendly staff."
• "Some have noted that the pub has a nice atmosphere, with comfortable seating and pleasant decor."

Cons:

• "Food ok, not really their fault but, empty, no atmosphere, staff in a confused daze."
• "Noisy, unpleasant experience."
• "The whole experience wasn't even mediocre and in all honesty I won't be going back here."
• "Genuinely never been so poorly treated in an establishment."
• "Possibly the worst pub in the world, miserable staff overstretched."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "It is convenient to both the bus and train stations."
• "No parking, which is a bit of an issue but fully accessible from the Train Station (opposite)."
• "Easy location in town."
• "Nice large pub on two levels situated between the town centre, beach and train station."
• "Some customers have also noted that the pub's location in the town center makes it convenient for a meal or a drink while out shopping or exploring the area."

Cons:

• "Ok if you like being served, and surrounded by children, not exactly disabled friendly."
• "The toilets are upstairs but there is a lift to the first floor and a disabled toilet downstairs."
• "Typical Weatherspoon pub with toilets upstairs. When to sit on one of the benches outside with our dog for a quick drink, as soon as we started drinking someone came out and told us to finishes our drinks and go as dogs were not allowed."
• "Was informed by 2 member's of staff in quick succession that dog's are not allowed even at the outside table's."