Address: 38-40 Regent St, Swindon, SN1 1JL, United Kingdom
Phone: +441793533970
Rating: 4.0
based on 146 reviews.
Selection and Variety
Pros:
"A good selection of both beers and spirits as well as wine and cider."
"It's great for tea or coffee as well as a huge selection of alcoholic beverages."
"A good range of beers. I enjoyed the UBU Purity; well kept and presented."
Cons:
"They were short of gas so the bar were missing many drinks and mixes."
Service
Pros:
"Quick service with fair priced food and cheap drinks."
"Service with a smile, tables are cleaned and ready for the next customer pretty quickly."
"Friendly service and swift as well."
"Staff were friendly and efficient - very hard to beat at the price."
"The staff are cheerful and hard-working."
"Friendly staff and quick service meant we had a stressless meal of steak with all the trimmings for a very modest price."
"The staff offered excellent service and the food was well cooked and presented."
Cons:
"Have to wait for someone at the bar to be served dare not order hot food as it always tunes up cold at the table."
"Not a great place to relax, like most JD's staff don't care, poorly trained, lack of customer service skills, rude."
"The queue for drinks at the bar were ridiculous."
"Cheap beer, but had the feeling the bar staff didn't want to be there, and the barman broke the number one rule of serving drinks by asking 'Who's next'."
"Bar tender is more interested in flirting customers then serving a single pint."
"Been waiting at the bar for at least 10 minutes trying to get served and was just Ignored when other people were being served who turned up at the bar after me."
"The app made it easy to order. However what let it down was the poor service."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"This place has a lovely vibe during the day, we pop in for breakfast now and then."
"Looks like a hole from the outside with undesirables outside, but get past that inside it's lovely, good food good prices and very friendly staff."
"Atmosphere was good so if you want a cheap meal and a great drink in a pleasant atmosphere this place won't go can't go far wrong."
"The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed."
"Great place for a relaxing drink and a chat or a bite to eat."
"Previously a cinema, it retains a nice 'homey' atmosphere with some old movie posters and lots of books lining the walls."
"The staff are really friendly. They're always happy to help and always ask how your meal is."
Cons:
"However this evening 4th July 2023 I did not enjoy in the slightest, it would appear air con was on full blast it was so cold and uncomfortable."
"No atmosphere or ambiance."
"Known as the 'Cave' in Swindon because very little light penetrates into the interior."
"The pub smells and the service is poor. The worst spoons pub i have been to."
"Used it as meeting venue, very crowded impossible to get seated, think they have a 'regular crew' of drunks for the beyond cheap drinks."
"Not nice decor very old an drab looks dirty although it's ok just for a meeting place in the town center."
"Clientele are a smorgasbord of Swindon low society and they guard the front door like urine smelling sentinels."