Address: 23A High St, Swanage, BH19 2LR, United Kingdom
Phone: +441929423855
Rating: 4.2
based on 157 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The wife loved the homemade lasagne, and the ribs I had literally melted!"
"The food was FRESH, even the nuggets! It was awesome."
"Really lovely food. Bbq ribs were the best we have tasted and meaty."
"The lamb burger is outstanding."
"Excellent fish!!! We came for lunch and the staff went above and beyond to accommodate us on an unusually busy Thursday!"
"I had the Sticky Belly Pork and it was lush, the meat just fell off the bone!!"
"All well presented and of good quality at a reasonable price, given their location and area generally."
Cons:
"Must have been the most tasteless Sunday lunch ever Had to ask for extra gravy as only had a small bowl of it between us."
"Nothing special once again."
"Towards the end of my meal found a big black hair in my food! Yuk!"
"Disgusting food, disgusting service. Food came with sauces not even mentioned on the menu."
"After waiting over an hour for our first course, which included 2 children's meals, we received basic, below average food."
"The veg served was old and inedible."
"Terrible food, ordered a ploughman’s thinking that was a safe bet, it came with a huge lump of pate of unknown animal providence that looked and tasted disgusting."
Service
Pros:
"Staff are very polite and friendly."
"Service was excellent too. Better than most restaurants I've been to."
"Staff were friendly and helpful."
"The young man who served us was so polite and nothing was too much trouble."
"Staff found us a good table in the main bar area, with fast and efficient service."
"Great staff who were attentive but not intruding."
"Staff were attentive, friendly and efficient too!"
Cons:
"Far too long to be served and poor attitude of staff serving us."
"Barmaid was sour-faced and rude as soon as I walked to the bar."
"The staff dropped sour cream on the baby and didn't apologise for it."
"Food was good and a reasonable price but the service was not good. One meal was forgotten and came half way through our main course."
"We arrive at 21:30 just to tell us that they not serving food anymore. Very annoying."
"Most of the staff are helpful & friendly but others haven’t got the time of day for you!"
"Manager was rude. My friend found a piece of plastic in her scampi he wasn't prepared to do anything about it."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Lovely atmosphere."
"Atmosphere excellent!"
"It is a really lovely pub with a welcome feeling to it."
"Very cosy place."
"Very warm, friendly atmosphere."
"Nice pub with good atmosphere."
"A great atmosphere."
Cons:
"Nice looking pub but nowhere to sit indoors."
"It didn’t look very well kept and had a ‘locals vibe’."
"Very loud atmosphere and felt crowded."
"This isn't a dog friendly pub and the staff are not very accommodating."
"Looks a nice pub but not accepting dogs at the moment."
"However the girl that greeted us at the door walked us straight past the track and trace sign in sheet and the hand sanitizer and sat us down on a dirty table!"
"Food was nice enough, and service was good, but it was filthy inside."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Service, food and value for money cannot be faulted."
"Really good prices and nice portions."
"It was a delicious meal, with good-sized portions."
"I thought it was pretty reasonable as well considering the quality."
"Bit expensive but unfortunately that seems to be the way of life with everything at the moment."
"Sorry but this place is over priced For 2 burgers and a tikka masala pint of cider and a coke £50.00."
"The food wasn't very hot and it was very expensive for what we had."
"Food was okay, clean inside, the staff dropped sour cream on the baby and didn't apologise for it... A little over priced for what they were serving."
"Frozen food. We waited an hour and 15 minutes for our food."
"The food was very tasty, portions are very generous."