The Golden Fleece Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Lovely sunny October day so we sat outside in courtyard."
• "Beautiful little bar/restaurant."
• "Really good quayside pub, dog friendly, real ales, open for breakfast."
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "You get a view over Wells Harbour, a brilliant atmosphere."
• "Great atmosphere family friendly pub with outside seating right on the front at Wells next to the sea."
• "Enjoyed a lovely lunch. Great food, great ambience."

Cons:

• "A bit like a Working Mens Club upstairs."
• "Perfectly located pub, although bizarrely the front door is permanently closed, you have to walk round the back."
• "Not disabled friendly at all. I know its an old pub but a ramp would make all the difference in the world and would encourage more customers."
• "Only thing, we had a dog and sat outside in the Marquee in April, but they said no heating as a fire hazard."
• "health and safety nightmare boarding and disembarking."
• "Never went inside due to this pub still enforcing hard Covid social distancing rules despite not needing to."
• "When my party and I arrived, there was no sign telling us that the entrance was via the Beer Garden."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was efficient, friendly, yet professional."
• "The waiter in question was particularly fabulous."
• "Staff accommodating to allow us to get a table on the terrace by moving two girls to another table."
• "Our waiter was very helpful, polite and had a good hustle about him, sorting us a table and serving us quickly."
• "Bar staff are friendly and helpful the service was good and quick considering how full the restaurant was."
• "The waiting staff were all so friendly and helpful, we were looked after really well."
• "Staff were knowledgeable & accommodating."

Cons:

• "The member of staff seemed to be in a permanent trance and we had to try and get her attention to place orders."
• "Food was OK- but let down by poor service by front of house."
• "Bit of a shame today really as very short staffed, waited a long time for drinks that had been ordered."
• "Service we had was poor, the bar staff seemed more interested in entertaining themselves and happy to get orders completely wrong."
• "The service was well how shall we say it sparse and cold, not very inviting."
• "Two waitresses past by and didn't even looked at us. They ignored us completely."
• "At no point did a member of the waiting staff ask how our meal was or if we needed more drinks."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "The food was ordered and paid for inside and swiftly delivered to us along with our drinks."
• "Fabulous meal of hake... beautifully presented... well done chef!"
• "food and drinks reasonably priced for area."
• "Lovely staff and decent food. I enjoyed a great burger."
• "Nice variety of drinks including speciality gins."
• "Can recommend the seafood here came well cooked and well presented and tasted excellent."
• "The hummus and flatbread is lovely for starters or sharing."

Cons:

• "Dreadful over priced food. The worst burger and chips I've ever eaten."
• "The chips were great, but the steak wasn’t cooked as requested and the quality didn’t justify the price of the meal."
• "Don't get fleeced at the golden fleece! £6.50 for a pint of San Miguel is greedy."
• "The burger was warm (at best), fries were bland and the slaw was bulk buy budget."
• "The food itself was okay, not brilliant and the added flies were off putting."
• "Fries all fine, burger dry and tasteless and slaw was like Morrison Savers, sad to say."
• "The food is horribly overpriced."