Dovey Inn Reviews Summary

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Our room had a view over the estuary, and was clean and fairly well maintained."
• "The rooms where immaculate and the food was great, (must try the ultimate cheeseburger!)"
• "We stayed in room 8 which had a sea view. Never have we stayed in a room with so much space."
• "Rooms were nicely remodeled, USB outlets near the beds, great shower and bath."
• "The room we stayed in was huge and the view spectacular."
• "Rooms clean, good shower, sizeable tv and good tea / coffee availability with biscuits."
• "The rooms were spotless and very comfortable and I had a breathtaking view of the ocean."

Cons:

• "The beds were clean, but the mattress on mine was shot."
• "Despite paying the same as others we had a room with no constant water, so unable to take a shower, a toilet with a drip and a cold water sink tap which would not work."
• "Gets very hot inside. No A/C and low ceilings."
• "Room was very shabby and outdated."
• "The room was tired, rattling windows with black mould on the frames."
• "The rooms are very tired, carpet in room 7 not clean at all."
• "Room 7 has no window, gets incredibly stuffy during the night.. the room was excellent in quality."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We had steak gammon and chicken meals all cooked beautifully."
• "The food was great."
• "Food was exceptional everything was cooked perfectly and prices are reasonable."
• "The food is always lovely and they do a mean Sunday roast."
• "Had the Vegetarian and Cowboy burgers both excellent."
• "The food was really nice and all 5 meals were enjoyed."
• "The Sunday dinner roast topside of beef was outstanding.. beef melted in your mouth…. Roast potatoes were beautiful."

Cons:

• "The lasagne was cold on arrival, it was sent back, disgusting & unhygienic."
• "Everything we ordered was fried within an inch of its life, and the £7 for nachos was awful."
• "Didn’t have 2 of the soups they said they had, my macaroni cheese tasted like it came out of a tin."
• "Ended up having American Nachos which was a packet of doritos with cheese thrown over it, a single piece of bacon and covered with American mustard, I paid £7.99!!!! DISCUSTING! avoid."
• "Worst meal I have had in an awful long time."
• "Food disappointing, did not live up to the menu descriptions."
• "Meals were off. Wife had meat that was chewy as hell, daughters sent fish and chips back."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were friendly and very welcoming to both our baby and our friend's dog."
• "The staff were friendly and welcoming."
• "Five star service, staff extremely polite and efficient, check in was quick and we were made to feel welcome as soon as we walked through the door."
• "We were served by a kind individual called Mia she was committed to serving us and was very friendly."
• "David and his team are incredibly welcoming and do their utmost do ensure your experience at the Dovey is memorable for the right reasons."
• "Staff were attentive and efficient but still had a friendly and happy approach to us and the children."
• "The staff made us feel very welcome and the food was spot on."

Cons:

• "Not the greatest welcome to this establishment as we felt rushed."
• "Two girls on breakfast duty v lazy not proactive at all certainly not guest focused!"
• "Nobody brought us menus and after a while we had to ask for them."
• "Our waitress was quite short and borderline rude and this was our only negative experience."
• "Food servers not so. Wasn't impressed with server providing food, when asked about our food order (missing food), we were told 'it doesn't work like that', then the server disappeared."
• "When we asked how much longer we had to wait they wouldn't answer us."
• "Service is lacking, don't like to hear the 2 young girls sitting chatting behind us during breakfast."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "A very relaxed environment."
• "A great atmosphere and are looking at rebooking!"
• "Drinks are priced very reasonably for the superb area in which it stands."
• "A lush dog friendly place with outside sunny seating and a great choice of booze."
• "Great pub if you are visiting locally or just passing through."
• "The pub has a fantastic atmosphere."
• "A nice pub well located on the sea front."

Cons:

• "if you want a spoonesque type place to eat and drink you'll find that here, there not much else to say, cheap and cheerful!"
• "The place needs a bit of renovation."
• "Unfortunately the back outside area needs a lot of TLC."
• "Poor customer service from a fairly scruffy pub."
• "It was dreary outside and not that much better inside."
• "This is the worst example of a British pub owned by a Welsh brewery."
• "According to the server it was our fault as we didn’t add a note that starters come before mains."