Address: Avondale Rd, Pontrhydyrun, Cwmbran NP44 1DE, United Kingdom
Phone: +441633876678
Rating: 3.9
based on 212 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The Prawn cocktail was freshly made with lovely fresh salad."
"Both meals were hot and tasty! We ate the lot!"
"Food was piping hot, plentiful and very tasty."
"The food was great, really tasty and huge portions."
"The beef, vegetables were cooked just right. The desserts were nice too."
"The curry was lovely and the salmon was cooked to perfection."
"Food is lovely and reasonably priced."
Cons:
"Chicken was rock hard and peas were wrinkly."
"Gravy was like water and tasteless."
"The chicken salad had poor quality, processed chicken and the salad was just dry lettuce and tomato."
"The food was dry and seemed like it had been sat under a heat lamp for quite a while."
"Poor quality food and slap dash service."
"The winner winner chicken dinner was auntie Bessie's frozen chicken roast potatoes and watery gravy and tinned and frozen peas mixed together very odd combination didn't taste very nice."
"The vegan 'smoothered' no-chicken was dry as a bone and tasteless."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were very warm and welcoming which made a friendly atmosphere and experience for our breakfast."
"Staff are always pleasant and helpful."
"Service was cheerful and chatty."
"The service was amazing with nothing being too much trouble......definitely booking again next year."
"Jess looking after us she was amazing such a lovely girl."
"The waiters and bar staff are great and very attentive although sometimes a little slow."
"Staff very friendly."
Cons:
"Staff very rude on arrival we were told we could only sit in the bar because restaurant was fully booked."
"Received quite harsh response by the 'general manager' on TripAdvisor."
"Undertrained and rude member of staff, not at all friendly, had to ask multiple times for sauce."
"Staff very rude had to change our food twice."
"Waited ages for a member of staff to greet us at the door and seat us."
"Very inappropriate manner on display by the staff, arguing with each other in front of customers."
"Walked in to manager or worker shouting at staff."
Value for Money
Pros:
"All you can eat brekkie for £8.99 pp."
"Great food and great value. Will be back!!"
"Lovely quick lunch with family, not too expensive at £4.99 for sausage and mash which was piping hot."
"Lunchtime menu 2 for £10.99. Would highly recommend."
"Great prices.. fully accessible pleasant and convivial..."
"£18 for 5 is a bargain and the quality was good."
"Signed up for e mail alerts & received a 25% off Food voucher - 1st time visit for us & we were not disappointed."
Cons:
"No matter how many times it gets rebranded, you're still gonna pay over the top prices for a low quality meal."
"Cost a fortune to leave starving."
"Food very average. Over priced."
"Still to pay over £17 felt a lot of money for what we actually had."
"Over priced for the whole experience."
"Prices are good for most meals with a few maybe a few pounds overpriced for what you get."
"We had sundaes which was made with the cheapest ingredients and never worth the money."
Ambiance and Cleanliness
Pros:
"Enjoyed the history of the pub too, just be wary there are many little steps hidden as you make your way through the interesting building."
"There was a lovely atmosphere there. Well worth a visit if you're local or are willing to drive."
"Clean and nice interior with very welcoming & friendly staff."
"The hygiene standards are very high and the atmosphere is very calm and relaxed."
"Very clean, easy parking and the staff are excellent."
"Beautiful homely and welcoming pub/restaurant!!!"
"The ashbridge is a beautiful bar / restaurant."
Cons:
"The only thing that I would bring to the attention of management was the outside area. A lot of rubbish about, it gives the impression of not caring."
"The tables were so sticky and icky, it was disgusting then the menus arrived there were even worse, sticky and extremely icky."
"The place itself is starting to look a bit tired and could use some new furniture. Carpets are dirty and worn."
"Totally disgusted with the place will never go back as the portions were only enough to feed a small child, and their attitude was very unprofessional."
"It's all a bit tired and the car-park a bit awkward."
"Time and time again the smell in there is horrendous to the point I am wrenching, it's every time we visit."