The Barge Inn Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was fantastic."
• "The staff were exactly as you want them, very polite and efficient, the service was excellent."
• "Service is excellent and always presented with a smile."
• "Staff bent over backwards to accommodate us."
• "Staff were fantastic - friendly and seated us immediately, attentive and we didn't go wanting."
• "Really friendly and courteous service."
• "The service was great and the staff very friendly."

Cons:

• "Service was a little cold initially."
• "Friendly welcome, but not all staff ‘on it’. Felt a bit forgotten."
• "Service was slow not helping the food hotness."
• "Basically she blamed us for our late main courses."
• "Waitresses seemed as if they could not be bothered."
• "The service was ok, but didn’t blow us away."
• "Service was good, but slow."

Location & Ambience

Pros:

• "Wonderful pub with beautiful views of the canal."
• "Lovely countryside pub situated on the kennet and Avon canal."
• "Beautiful setting and ambience."
• "Lovely location, right on the canal, good drinks."
• "The pub was beautiful inside and out, the flowers looked lovely, being right by the river with barges going up and down and mooring for lunch too was very atmospheric."
• "Sat outside alongside the canal on a beautiful day I would recommend this pub to anyone."
• "The setting by the canal was wonderful and better if you land an outside table."

Cons:

• "It's a shame that there are not more tables overlooking the canal."
• "Despite having specifically requested seating in 'a warmer area as my 87yo mother is dining with us' we were actually positioned in quite a chilly, draughty spot."
• "The restaurant was quite cold and would benefit from heavy curtains at each window, kept drawn during winter evenings."
• "We were initially told when we booked The Barge that we would be sat outside, but on the day we were inside which was a little disappointing."
• "No one came to check in on us after food had arrived meaning we had to go to the bar to rectify issues."
• "Only at end of meal did a manager arrive."
• "Too many dishes from the menu weren’t available."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was very tasty and filling."
• "Lovely friendly staff, we felt unrushed making our choices. I had Wiltshire ham eggs and chips, which was served with a spicy and fruity chutney, my mate had the fish and chips - both were very good."
• "Sea bass as main dish, and I must say 'I never had it so good'."
• "Food was absolutely lovely."
• "We both had a veggie roast dinner which was tasty and plentiful!"
• "The meals we had contained a lot of homemade produce, which really added to the flavours."
• "Our steaks were cooked perfectly, lovely and tender."