Miskin Arms Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Excellent atmosphere, brilliant service."
• "The surroundings are modern but cosy and there's a deck which would be lovely in warm weather."
• "Love the new decor."
• "The atmosphere is great, and the restaurant is light and airy whilst still being cosy and intimate."
• "Fantastic views from the balcony, contemporary decor, great service."
• "Lovely atmosphere and fabulous food. A little bit noisy in the restaurant but it was full."
• "Wonderful place. The atmosphere inside was peaceful, the scenery was gorgeous."

Cons:

• "When I went, it was very noisy inside because of the amount of people in there. You could hardly hear anything over the noise."
• "Service was shockingly bad from the moment we walked in, stood by the door/bar for a time with staff walking past."
• "When our food arrived it was completely dark we could not see our food."
• "The acoustics result in louder parties drowning out the whole restaurant."
• "Possibly taken a little too much history out of original Miskin Arms."

Service

Pros:

• "The waiting staff were very attentive and efficient."
• "Service staff and food first class."
• "Staff fully committed to Covid processes."
• "Really great service, friendly staff, lovely cozy atmosphere."
• "Staff are friendly and helpful and really know the dishes."
• "The staff were friendly and very attentive."
• "Service was excellent as well."

Cons:

• "The service was good, the guy in charge wasn't the friendliest."
• "Service was shockingly bad from the moment we walked in, stood by the door/bar for a time with staff walking past."
• "When it came to dessert the service seemed to drop and staff were more interested in packing away rather than attend their customers."
• "Waitress took our drinks order, they didn't arrive she forgot to give it in to the bar."
• "Poor service, left standing at bar for 10 mins before someone attended to us."
• "Bar waitress was rude though very busy."
• "Very mediocre experience. A few of the waiters were very abrupt and borderline rude."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was absolutely amazing. Starters and mains were cooked perfectly and full of flavour."
• "The meal beautiful starter my veal melted on my tounge with explosions of flavour and finished of with some nice ice cream and an Irish coffee."
• "Food was delicious, a bit on the pricier side, but all the produce is fresh and local."
• "The food service and atmosphere is one you'd expect from a high end restaurant everything was beautifully presented."
• "The food was of a very high standard and delicious."
• "The food was prompt and delicious."
• "Food was excellent, as was the service."

Cons:

• "Sunday lunch was terrible, we were 9 people, 3 of those were vegetarian."
• "Starters of Scalope was a little burnt (all 4 of them)."
• "The roast lamb dinner was full of fat as was the pork with its leather crackling."
• "Both had the roast beef for main and both had really fatty cuts that weren't eatible."
• "Long time waiting for starters. I had salmon which was quite dry & my friend had duck which was overcooked."
• "The food was terrible nothing special at all fish batter hard fish pie too much salt. Steak overcooked."
• "The worst sirloin in a long time. Very stringy. Could only ate half."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Reasonably priced, good quality food, with overpriced drinks."
• "Finally good value for money."
• "The starter & main offer at £14.95 was excellent value with 4 choices."
• "The food was lovely and the waiting staff were very attentive and efficient."
• "Delicious food with plentiful portions in a comfortable setting with attentive but not overbearing staff."

Cons:

• "Overpriced for what you get my wife's sirloin was inedible more gristle than steak."
• "Been here a couple of times and can't say you get what you pay for, after the last time I don't think we'll be going again."
• "Very disappointed after a family meal won't return. Lack of vegetarian options... For the price would have expected a lot better!"
• "Personally I felt the food was very overpriced."
• "Stingy portion for the price."
• "Lovely food but extortionate prices!"
• "Was not value for money disappointing as the reputation is quite good."

Vegetarian & Vegan Options

Pros:

• "Staff friendly and so nice that you can pick what you want to eat and it's all cooked fresh."

Cons:

• "Unusual ordering process at almost a market counter with no veggie options obvious from the signage."
• "Nothing was displayed on the chalkboards so I asked what was the vegetarian options and was informed that it was veggie lasagna and don’t go there if your a Vegan!!"
• "There is a distinct lack of options for vegetarians particularly with regard to the Sunday Roast."
• "Very disappointed after a family meal won't return. Lack of vegetarian options... For the price would have expected a lot better!"