Britannia Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The chips were freshly cooked, hot and taste."
• "Lovely food - some of the best I have had for a while."
• "The lamb was cooked perfectly."
• "The food was amazing."
• "Everything we ate was delicious and great to see seasonal food freshly prepared."
• "The food at the Britannia was superb."
• "The food is absolutely gorgeous."

Cons:

• "I had a fillet steak which should have been medium, it was well done and also cold."
• "Their standard menu is somewhat bland, more quantity over quality."
• "The table behind us sent all their food back to be warmed up."
• "The portion size was quite small and it was a basic mushroom risotto made with what appeared to be dried mushrooms."
• "The food we received was below average, with our steaks being extremely over-salted."
• "Bland grey looking pork, flavourless, lumpy bisto gravy, over cooked veg with zero seasoning."
• "The only downside was that the pea and ham soup was incredibly salty."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are very friendly and attentive."
• "Staff were really friendly and there was a good selection of well-kept craft ales."
• "Very friendly service and a couple of well kept real ales."
• "Staff are friendly and the place is cosy in winter thanks to the log fire."
• "Great service and food arrived in good time even though all tables were full."
• "We were served really quickly."
• "Service was exceptional... Very friendly, efficient and helpful."

Cons:

• "Quite disappointing attitude from the guy behind the bar, did not notice me for 3-4 minutes."
• "The staff were non existent and never asked how things were."
• "Over price and unfriendly bar staff."
• "The service was the slowest I've had in years the lady who served us looked like she didn't want to be there today."
• "The staff were extremely rude and unprofessional."
• "The staff refused to seat us at a table in the restaurant and instead placed us in a cold, dark room."
• "The staff were cleaning up around us to the point it made us feel like they were hinting at us to leave."

Ambiance & Decor

Pros:

• "Very nice, tradition decor with some original features."
• "The atmosphere was very cosy."
• "A really lovely dog friendly place with a great atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was warm, perhaps because, it would seem that the bookings were staggered."
• "Eighteenth century inn with terraced area out front and beer garden overlooking the estuary."
• "Very friendly staff, beautiful views from the back garden."
• "Lovely quaint little pub with incredibly friendly staff and a Gower atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Sorry we did as it wasn't very clean! Lots of litter around."
• "Only criticism is that the inside is very cramped, particularly if you're only there for a drink."
• "Crowded seating in bar area needs revisiting, not much local choice of drinks."
• "It was cold in the back room when we arrived."
• "The served glasses were so dirty there were bits floating in them."
• "Food was hit and miss - the duck entree was more like pulled duck, measly portion and little taste."
• "Great beer garden, spoilt by goal posts and children playing ball games."

Value

Pros:

• "Lunch was excellent too - proper pub food and again great value."
• "A tad more expensive than usual pub lunches but worth it as they were delicious."
• "Very good value for money."
• "Prices are outrageously cheap!"
• "All dishes reasonably priced as well as being homemade."
• "Good selection of food and reasonably priced."
• "Children’s meals were well priced and decent enough quality."

Cons:

• "The portion size was quite small and it was a basic mushroom risotto made with what appeared to be dried mushrooms."
• "Salt marsh lamb burger was the size of an Oreo and chips were cold and stale."
• "A pint of Gower Gold and half a Thatchers Gold Cider £9.35. That’s over £6 a pint."
• "Adding the whole lot up with drinks did push the bill up a bit. However, even with a bit of an ouch, I was more than happy with what I paid."
• "Two 1 course dinners, half a lager & a half shandy cost £31. Way too expensive for what we had."
• "Overpriced £23 two courses, for very little on your plate with mostly frozen vegetables!"
• "Tasty fresh food, slightly overpriced."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "A large car park and outstanding view."
• "The garden is a pleasantly laid out space with play equipment enough to amuse children under 10 for some time."
• "Large outdoor space and activity areas for the kids."
• "Indoor space is warm and cosy, outdoor space ample and has one of the nicest views on Gower."
• "Plenty of seating outside around the back with nice views."
• "Lovely views, and if you are patient you can see the bats flying around at dusk and enjoy the bunny's and birds in the garden."
• "Lovely pub. Huge grassy beer garden out back with playground and climbing wall for the kids."

Cons:

• "Disabled users could get into the downstairs bar only by walking. Not wheelchair accessible."
• "Only downside is location as quite far..from anywhere."
• "Nice run down in car, but then scraped the front under guard when parking in car park at the side. Nasty dip."
• "The staff refused to seat us at a table in the restaurant and instead placed us in a cold, dark room."
• "It was cold in the back room when we arrived."
• "The served glasses were so dirty there were bits floating in them."
• "Crowded seating in bar area needs revisiting, not much local choice of drinks."