The Pen Cob - JD Wetherspoon Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Pwllheli

Address: Station Square, Pwllheli, LL53 5HG, United Kingdom

Phone: +441758704970

Rating: 4.2
based on 198 reviews.

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Nice Wetherspoons, great staff all very friendly and accommodating to the young ones."
  • "Enjoyed the breakfast. Quick service. Friendly staff."
  • "Service was actually rather quick for 5 meals, the test and trace procedure was simple and quick."
  • "Wonderful staff. The food is top quality and prices... affordable for anyone."
  • "Service was always quick and pleasant."
  • "The staff are totally switched-on, tables cleared and cleaned and made presentable within a very short time."
  • "Staff were excellent. It was very busy and staff were working very hard with good humour."

Cons:

  • "Very slow service and it was absolutely freezing inside with a gale blowing through as all the bi-folding doors were open."
  • "I got a rude response from the lad on the bar saying 'we don't do that' as he turned away from me."
  • "The bar staff, however, were neither friendly nor polite, mostly seeming eager to get back to chatting with the regulars."
  • "Been a few times, food normally ok but have had chicken in the past thats not been properly cooked a few times. Cheap and cheerful place. But my daughters went today and the staff were very ignorent."
  • "Waitress called zoe came over with a drink, one of us accidentally knocked it over. Came over with a tissue saying some things I cant even type on here under her breath."
  • "Honestly appalled at the racist tension from a few customers and worse still, the manager, towards our English family."
  • "Worst experience in a Wetherspoons ever was shown to a seat and asked to wait for someone to come and take our order. 3/4 hour later nothing!"

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Food was served with a smile, piping hot, to order. It tasted fantastic."
  • "Very good food and friendly service from staff. Went the extra mile to ensure good service."
  • "Have just had a lovely lunch in this Wetherspoons. Food was very good and so was the beer."
  • "The pub food is great value with a hearty breakfast that will set you up for a couple of days!"
  • "Great 'Eggs Benedict' cooked and presented to perfection."
  • "The food is amazing, all fresh and the cakes are to die for lol."
  • "Great food,pizza is amazing,very quick service."

Cons:

  • "Food quality poor as I and my girlfriend had the meal deal for 2 for £9.39."
  • "Food discusting had mixed grill over cooked first time, sent it back, second came cold and undercooked didn't even get a refund avoid this place for food."
  • "Went for the curry Thursday what a mistake the onion bhajis were rank black and full of grease."
  • "Went there for food, ain't going again food was luke warm and you could tell it was pre cooked and just warmed up before they brought it out."
  • "Food vastly overcooked, tomatoes burnt to a sunder literally and replaced, fried eggs solid and so overcooked."
  • "Been twice for breakfast, not good. Food only just warm, eggs like rubber, basically not freshly cooked, but kept warm for ages."
  • "Disgusting food sent it back once and it still was awful when it came back."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Our visit coincided with their national craft beer and cider festival, and we were quite keen to try all the ciders on the list."
  • "First time in Pen Cob since it opened and very impressed."
  • "The best-run Wetherspoons I have so far encountered."
  • "Really good value for money! Definitely a must!"
  • "Our favourite pub in North Wales."
  • "It's bright/well lit; clean; a nice atmosphere with people from all walks of lives and ages, young and old gathered together."
  • "Lovely, inviting environment, worth all the stars!"

Cons:

  • "This venue can be very busy and sometimes noisy during the summer months..."
  • "Rather than it being the place to meet up and have some drinks before moving on to a club etc, this one seemed to be the main destination so sadly that night it was far to noisy and crammed full of people for our tastes."
  • "The place looks old and worn give the staff a clean place to work."
  • "It lacked the old world charm of a building that is 100 years old."
  • "Usually overfull at peak times meaning seating is difficult."
  • "Very busy. Usually have to queue to get in."
  • "Top of tables cleaned, but ruined a top by leaning against side. Food left on floor by previous people, not cleaned."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Drinks were very cheap. Not many places you can order 2 pints and it be under £4.50."
  • "Great value for money. Reliable - you know it will be open (relevant in Pwllheli) and what you'll get."
  • "Always good value (it's a Wetherspoons chain)."
  • "Highly recommended venue for good food at a brilliant price."
  • "The food is amazing and price is good as well."
  • "The food and drinks are very affordable and good quality for what you get."
  • "Fantastic value for money."

Cons:

  • "However, we were very disappointed to find that they only actually had 2 of them at a time, and would only put another out when the other had run out."
  • "However the eggs benedict today was served with out of date salad."
  • "The 5 bean chilli which was an extremely small portion, and was dried up like it had been sat on the pass for a while!"
  • "Was told by unfriendly staff member that dogs were not allowed in pub."
  • "Visited pen cone friday 28th June 2019 have to say its the worst meal I’ve ever had yes it was busy ordered the gammon steak it was proper charcoaled not very nice at all very tough and very salty and very black underneath hard to eat."
  • "My wife's meal was delivered with the wrong sauce and my 12oz rump steak wasn't up to the standard that is usually."
  • "Ordered the bbq chicken burger, didn't come with any sauce."

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