Crafty Scholar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is fantastic and fresh."
• "Food was lovely however, the 5 Stars has to go to your staff member Rachel, she was very personable, accommodating and brilliant with the kids."
• "The pub is a great place to go for an evening meal with a variety of menu choices and delicious food."
• "Food was really nice, and perfect portions."
• "Went for a meal last night with a friend & ordered the foot long mac & cheese with chips & onion rings. It was delicious & would highly recommend."
• "Food was amazing! Highly recommend the fish and chips but upgrade to the chip shop platter!!"
• "Absolutely loved the Nachos shares which had fresh nachos topped off with guacamole, salsa, Jalapeños and cheese sauce and the freshly baked margherita pizza was an absolute delight!"

Cons:

• "To serve food that has been nowhere near a chef, or has been prepared by someone that's clearly had a zero amount of cooking training, spoilt the great first impressions of this bustling bar."
• "Our meal was delivered half an hour late, soggy buns, raw onion, cold chips."
• "Made the mistake of ordering a mixed grill and burger, was told burger was ok even though it had weird gravy like sauce on it but mixed grill was awful."
• "The food was disgusting, the pastry on the pies was so hard you could bounce it on the plate and was uncuttable."
• "Fish had no flavour and the batter was soggy and covered in black dirty bits off the unclean fryer."
• "Food was rubbish. Beef was tough in the beef and Yorkshire pudding meal, chips were undercooked."
• "The so-called chunky chips I was looking forward to ended up being just above barely cooked."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Amazing Christmas Meal, orchestrated by Amelia who was just so useful."
• "The service is always timely and I've never had to take anything back with a wrong order."
• "Food was lovely, as was service by Rachel."
• "Rachel, our waitress was friendly and put us right at ease."
• "Our server Millie was incredible, she gave us several excellent suggestions for drinks."
• "Staff were polite, smiling, and helpful."
• "Staff are always full of smiles and eager to help in any way."

Cons:

• "Terrible door staff. I found a handbag that contained money and tried to hand it to door staff for safe keeping, I was told to put it back where I found it and leave it alone!"
• "The bouncers were very rude for when I had asked why I was being searched."
• "I ordered our drinks through the app. After 15 minutes of waiting I approached the bar to be told by a very rude barman that the printer wasn't working."
• "Unprofessional staff, Ema with green hair was extremely rude."
• "Order steak and chips without peas after stating I have an allergy to peas I was served with peas after sending it back the member of staff I spoke to was bad mannered and got no apology."
• "Awful staff, very rude (Emma with the green hair especially)."
• "Hand wash man became very unprofessional with me all because a grown man of 38 years old wanted to wash his own hands!!"

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "This was a fantastic pub to go for a drink at, having decorations that truly create a modern vibe!"
• "Crafty undoubtedly has a fun atmosphere and I find most people (other customers) very welcoming."
• "Catchy music played and wasn't too loud or too quiet."
• "It tasted amazing with the blend of flavours and cleanliness was maintained in the pub!"
• "A great pub. I was expecting it to be full of young people and was delighted to see the customers were a real mix of ages."
• "Cheap drinks and good music with a dancefloor."
• "It’s the place to be if you love your pizza and nachos. The ambience is all heart!"

Cons:

• "All the available tables were covered in spilled drinks when I arrived."
• "The number of smokers stood outside the door, almost in the door, as you walk in a huge disappointment."
• "Spoons sized bar but with sports as the main attraction (it's far too loud guys)."
• "The tv's were all on cos there was a match on - but the level of the volume was crazy!"
• "Post apocalyptic wetherspoons vibes with the stickiest non nightclub carpets I've had to misfortune to traverse."
• "However, it's worth noting that the place itself is very run down and dirty."
• "The place had several dirty tables."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "Reasonably priced for Pub Grub-style food."
• "Drinks reasonably priced had a laugh wasn't overly rammed painless to get served thank u for a pleasant evening."
• "All the beers are £2.50 on a Monday."
• "Really cheap alcoholic drinks, reminded me of a wetherspoons."
• "Beer was good and food was delicious, and great value."
• "Best thing about this place is the fact they have an offer on in the middle of a week day which gives you two good sized meals for (I think) £8.99."
• "Very cheap prices and great location."

Cons:

• "Staff were nice but floor was sticky at 3pm on a Saturday and items we ordered on the app were not in stock."
• "Drinks a bit on the pricey side."
• "Only down side was drinks prices which we found quite expensive, more than the cinema!"
• "Poor value for money for a lightbite."
• "Was told The Crafty Scholar was cheap, however, if you buy a shipyard ale, you will be sorry. The ale cost over £4 and it was not even that great."
• "Massive sign on the wall saying Carling for £2. Turns out that this price only applies after 7pm."
• "The 'My pub' app is absolutely terrible. The payment almost always fails and it is buggy and difficult to use."