Cross Foxes - Bar Grill Rooms Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Our waiter was amazing also. Very polite and gave us the space we wanted while we ate... but was also attentive and had a great sense of humour to boost the whole atmosphere."
• "Genuinely friendly and professional/efficient service."
• "Great service too."
• "The servers where really quick, attentive and friendly."
• "They were extremely polite and efficient and their kitchen produced some lovely food."
• "Staff so nice and helpful."
• "Super friendly and helpful staff."

Cons:

• "Terrible service. Ruined the night."
• "Service was ok, seemed to be a bit of trouble trying to get us a table to start of with."
• "Waiting staff should pay a little more attention to customers."
• "Today we were kept waiting over an hour, then told our order had gone AWOL and needed ordering again!"
• "Service was terrible, food was expensive and bland."
• "Service was slow, and it took 20mins for a drinks and food order to be taken."
• "We were told we only had a 2 hour time slot and had to finish at the time told to us."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food options were fantastic, and even had great options for diet restrictive individuals."
• "The food was excellent, definitely the best I've tasted outside a curry restaurant and better than some of those."
• "Absolutely delicious food and such amazing value for money!"
• "The food was excellent - we really recommend the lamb burger."
• "The meal was worth the wait, mostly everyone cleared their plate."
• "The food is wonderful, which really is the main point for eating there."
• "The food was perfect - from the flavoursome mushroom soup on a very cold and wet May Sunday to beef that didn’t need a knife to cut it and lamb that was just as tender."

Cons:

• "Food seemed a bit hit and miss though."
• "Actually Good food, but very pricey and extremely rude staff."
• "Very expensive for such poor quality food!!"
• "All of the four dishes ordered were terribly dry, and the chips were as large as roast potatoes."
• "The curry was bland and watery. The worst curry I’ve ever had."
• "But the food didn't really impress me. The soup was very spicy, although it was not indicated on the menu."
• "The burger had no sauce in it. I had to ask twice for Mayo as the meals were that dry."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Very clean and very kind staff."
• "The atmosphere here was lovely."
• "Called in for a drink. Fantastic settings. Lovely views."
• "What a fantastic location!!"
• "The view is amazing - open vast vistas to look out from the front."
• "It's a great looking building with lots of parking."
• "The Cross Foxes is located between Dolgellau and Dinas Mawddwy at the junction with the Machynlleth road in North Wales."

Cons:

• "The restaurant however was chaotic."
• "Staff are also so overwhelmed, there is clearly a need for more staff during busy times."
• "Poor staffing and no management or responsibility to their own issues."
• "Tables throughout were covered in dirty glasses and plates, leaving the plentiful wasps the happiest customers in the house."
• "Restaurant is next to a busy street. It’s really loud on the terrace."
• "The toilets needed a good clean."
• "On leaving the patio was pitch black asked for light to be turned on and was told very abruptly it was on which clearly it wasn't we managed to get to the car using the torches on our phones."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "For how nice the food was I think the price was reasonable."
• "Our bill for 2 drinks and 2 meals was just £30.which we considered to be very good for the food and the service we received."
• "I had a steak roll which came with chips, slaw and peppercorn sauce all for just under £13."
• "The 'Welsh Black Beast Burger' is amazing! Oh, and the homemade onion rings are just delicious!"
• "We had the lamb burger with cheesy chips and the haddock and chips and would definitely recommend both 100%"
• "The food was hot and plentiful."
• "The food was exquisite!!"

Cons:

• "A slice of coffee and walnut cake, carrot cake or bara brith was £3:95."
• "£18 for 3, 1 glass Rosé one pint of beer and a gin and lemonade."
• "The total cost was over £70 (no alcohol drinks), and to add insult to injury was told you HAVE to pay a service fee of a minimum 10% of the total bill."
• "Overpriced basic food that's nothing special."
• "When it did arrive, it was disappointing, especially for the extortionate pricing."
• "Whilst the food was tasty it seemed a little expensive for what it was."
• "The adults £14.95 meal options are steep considering what arrived on our plates after almost an hours wait; Inedible dry chicken and gammon."