The Pig & Fiddle, Bath Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Had a stellar bangers and mash with the best/most tastiest sausages I've ever had served with fresh greens and delicious onion gravy."
• "The vegan Sunday roast - it was really flavourful and the gravy and roasties were some of the best vegan versions I've had."
• "Thoroughly enjoyed tonight's Sunday roast beef dinner. It was so tender and juicy and perfectly seasoned."
• "The quality of the food gave the impression that some thought and TLC had gone into the menu."
• "The breakfasts they serve are awesome, I had the full English one day and eggs benedict the other, both were 👌."
• "We ordered 4 vegan sides/sharers instead of main meals and so glad we did because each one was amazing!"
• "Food was wonderful. I had grilled sole and my friend braised beef, both meals well cooked and delicious."

Cons:

• "A rough crowded place not a place to eat or take a family..poor service, bar dirty...food all over the floor."
• "The butcombe originals we ordered were cloudy and tasted funny."
• "The food was awful. My husband is vegetarian but the onion rings tasted like fish."
• "Cool decor but the worst burger I have ever tasted."
• "The roast potatoes were a bit of a letdown, quite soggy and infirm."
• "Our main course, venison bourgignon was tepid."
• "The Yorkshire puddings were also flat as a pancake."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were all very friendly and polite."
• "The staff are really attentive, friendly and helpful."
• "Thank you so much to the staff who helped us after we left our bag in the pub."
• "The staff were very friendly and served with a smile."
• "Highly recommended! Lovely friendly staff, great prices and delicious food!"
• "Staff were attentive and knowledgeable and happy to swap black puddings for extra hash browns."
• "Thanks so much Ellen for your incredible service, you made us feel so welcome and were really friendly and accommodating from the get go."

Cons:

• "Booked a table for dinner based on the menu online, but menu in the pub was totally different!"
• "We originally ordered the meze starter only to be told 20 minutes later it was no longer in stock."
• "The staff just seemed confused and disorganised."
• "Dirty and staff uneducated about natural carbonation of real ale."
• "Service was very slow and forgetful, drinks either came too late or double, or not at all."
• "Service very poor, waited over an hour for 2 steak sandwiches, 1 grilled chicken thigh! and the ham hock special."
• "Dreadful, don't go, ten minute wait for service, twenty for drinks if you chase them and thirty for food."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Even when Bath is really busy the Pig and Fiddle is a bit of a haven."
• "The environment is awesome with a nice decoration."
• "The atmosphere was brilliant."
• "The atmosphere is perfect oldy worldy pub, but comfortable and clean."
• "Food was good, and the atmosphere was cosy."
• "A low fuss, chilled out, nice vibes pub that felt more like the inside of someone's house, it was so homey."
• "Lovely decor & atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Cool pub but ruined by the loud rugby events they always hold."
• "Nice and cosy pub, but during COVID times a lack of atmosphere since it was quite empty."
• "For those of you who want total peace and quiet, this place won't be for you, because it's an old building and you can hear noise from the street."
• "There was pretty much no vibe to the place, with the feeling it was a chain pub similar to a weatherspoons."
• "But no atmosphere and you will have to sit ear to the small screen if you want to hear the commentary."
• "VERY quiet for a Butcombe wednesday, especially in central Bath before Christmas."
• "Looking a bit 'worn' and in need of some TLC - especially in the loo."

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

• "Great beer and reasonably priced food."
• "Cosy little pub with nice selection of local craft beers to choose from."
• "Comfortable and clean."
• "Service quick and friendly."
• "Great venue for live music and fun different events."
• "They also have boardgames you can take to your tables which is a nice touch."
• "You can also play on the foosball table or throw some darts."

Cons:

• "Also there are NO disabled toilets in this pub, I had to climb a flight of stairs which had a bit of a bend."
• "Found the menu to be very limited and quite pricey for what it was."
• "The only downside is parking, but Charlotte St is only 10 mins walk away and you can stay there for 24 hours for £15.00."
• "Gents urinals blocked all afternoon on a match day, staff didn't care."
• "Served up a dead flat pint."
• "People were nice but were slow in getting orders from us."
• "I attempted to visit the restaurant this morning... the waiter displayed a high level of rudeness by ignoring me."