The Huntsman, Bath Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff were so accommodating and friendly."
• "Service was amazing and very attentive!"
• "The staff went above and beyond to ensure that we were all well looked after."
• "The young man behind the bar was very professional and customer service orientated as he made sure we were taken care of."
• "All the staff were friendly and helpful and made us feel like a valued customer."
• "The service is very friendly and the interior decor is really lovely."
• "The staff were very helpful and welcoming."

Cons:

• "He was so rude to us and because one of our member was unaware of the new government rule of wearing a mask when walking around the pub, he threatened our group with a 'final warning'!"
• "The waitress was rather witless - she forgot 2 meals and failed to chase up the late chips."
• "The service was a bit chaotic."
• "Snotty little greeter who sneered when QR code would not scan 'oh you've only got an android phone, this only works on IPhone'."
• "Poor service Aloof attitude by staff."
• "Really rude barmaid."
• "Very poor service. Treat all customers equally please."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great and the prices were reasonable."
• "A lovely Sunday roast here at The Huntsman, with the main course tasty and the mac and cheese side included in the price a welcome addition."
• "The fish and chips was really delicious and the chicken thigh stew was also excellent."
• "The food was exquisite, especially the scallops and the duck for main!"
• "We both had roast pork and we were both in agreement that it was up there with the best we'd ever had."
• "The buttermilk chicken burger was absolutely amazing, the sauces they used were nothing I’ve had before (bacon jam)."
• "The food was very tasty and well presented."

Cons:

• "Food was fine if not a little modest in portion size."
• "The brownie special dessert was not worth the expensive price, actually quite disappointed by it."
• "Only let down really was the pudding. Brownie for £7 out of London is almost unheard of and this was such a let down."
• "The food wasn’t the best- salt and pepper squid was super oily, flimsy and not the tastiest."
• "Burned toast with a few mushrooms for £7.50. No flavour."
• "Food was below average, steak wasn't great and crab burger was strange to say the least."
• "Ordered the nut roast. For £19….very poor and bland Sunday roast."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "The pub itself was clean and welcoming very nicely laid out."
• "This is a nice pub in a great location in Bath."
• "Fabulous location, great staff and choice of beers and cider."
• "The setting was lovely, the interior stunning."
• "The Huntsman was a very busy vibrant pub."
• "The vibe of the upper level hall is just incredible."
• "Beautiful pub, amazing atmosphere, super dog friendly and yummy food."

Cons:

• "The price of drinks at the Huntsman are now extortionate and have increased year on year."
• "But things really went wrong when we discovered what they were charging for drinks. OMG daylight robbery springs to mind😳"
• "As with most pubs in central Bath expect to be paying £5 for a pint of anything interesting though."
• "Nothing wrong with this place. Nice beer and gin, and we had an ok meal. However our issue is you pay for the location and we found much better pubs for better value within a 5 to 10 minute walk."
• "£3.25 for a half pint of orange juice."
• "Food great but drinks very pricey."
• "Prices are a bit steep now."