Address: 87-89 South St, Romford, RM1 1PA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441708748244
Rating: 4.0
based on 134 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Doormen are amazing better than all the other bars, not rude at all very welcoming and will look after you."
"Always a pleasant experience visiting Yates Romford, always a very warm welcoming."
"The staff was very helpful and the customer service was great made sure we was happy with our food and made sure we had everything we needed very happy."
"The staff are always so helpful and friendly."
"Rima the manager is extremely friendly and accommodating."
"Our bartender Adriana was very chatty and ensured our comfort during our visit."
"Staff are so nice and friendly and make you feel really welcomed."
Cons:
"Very bad service."
"The Staff weren’t helpful, barely even sympathetic refused to watch the CCTV, and basically weren’t at all bothered."
"The service is terrible I was waiting 20 mins for someone to work the bar."
"Not a good experience at all. Rude staff and absolutely disgusting security cowboys."
"Absolutly useless. Service was rubbish."
"Staff member was very slow behind the bar when it wasn't very busy."
"Slow bar service unless your wearing next to nothing! the staff are not very friendly."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Lovely food... Great children's menu and good vegetarian and vegan options."
"Tried the food and wasn't expecting much as it was rather cheap but I was shocked. The food was really really good and was so quick to come out."
"Food came quickly, hot and was very tasty."
"I visited Yates last week and the food was delightful I had the fish and chips and it was a big portion more than what I expected."
"The food is excellent for pub grub the bacon and cheese burgers are out of this world, so is the mac n cheese with meatballs."
"Absolutely bloody lovely I had a nice steak done to a treat, wife had fish and chips I had to try the fish the batter was incredible."
"The food was really good and it arrived quickly as well as the drinks."
Cons:
"Chicken was very dry and hardly any meat."
"Flat bad beer, tried Doom Bar which is a favourite of mine but tasted disgusting."
"Chip shop platter- chips replaced by waffles, no tartare sauce, no sausage, kitchen couldn't provide a replacement as it was then closed apparently."
"Don't touch the food here during the day it's terrible. Been ill a couple of times."
"Food was dry dont ever get food had two out the 6 party get there money back."
"The Mash was solid and the pie crust was hard Like it was still frozen."
"Very poor food quality especially the last time we went there - 9 June 2018. Food was almost cold and not well fried."
Ambiance and Cleanliness
Pros:
"Good friendly pub on match days football is shown on about 4 large screens in the upstairs bar also food is served up there although it has to be ordered in downstairs bar."
"Great Tuesday night DJ. Had a great night and didn't spend much as it's pretty cheap too!"
"Not a bad place to go for some drinks and to socialise with friends."
"Good spot in the centre of Romford for live sports."
"Great spot for lunch, with a very calm and friendly dining experience."
"Nice bar, spacious."
"The atmosphere was chill and pleasant."
Cons:
"The floor in this place was so dirty I was thinking that I'll lose half of my shoes which will be stuck to the floor."
"Toilets dont get cleaned."
"The type of people that are attracted to this place aren't those you would want to be near."
"Tables wet and sticky from the drinks, no one was wipe them off. Same with floor."
"Just be aware the toilets get dirty very quickly which is a shame as there seems to be no urgency to clean them in any hurry."
"Very Loud, quieter top floor closes early which was a shame."
"Used the loo, unfortunately, as it was absolutely disgusting."
Value and Pricing
Pros:
"Great bacon sandwich, flat white for £3.49!! Surrounded by large screens watching South Africa v England at cricket... What a way to spend a Saturday morning."
"Thursday £1.50 a drink."
"Cheap and cheerful. Would definitely recommend this on a Thursday night with friends, who can say no to £1.50 vodkas."
"Drinks are a reasonable price! Not too expensive!"
"I ordered a double vodka & coke at the bar, it came to £4.10 which I thought was great value."
Cons:
"Also, your cider on tap was f**king dreadful!"
"They will kick you out for 'doing drugs' for no reason without even having proof or searching you to double check."
"Been here many times but the beer is always warm."
"Most annoying is that after 5 rounds off the same drinks we were charged 3 different prices."
"Considering there’s an entry charge there’s probably better places to go, blonde barmaid with glasses was rude af."