The Potting Shed Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "What a lovely bar, great atmosphere."
• "I admire and like the originality, the ambience, the decor."
• "Great old building that’s been converted to this pub so lots of different rooms."
• "Beautifully decorated and spacious bar and loved the novelty of sitting in our own shed to eat lunch."
• "A fantastic example of an old building given a new lease of life as this attractive new pub and dining."
• "Well appointed, themed, pub. Loved the quirky outdoor space with sheds for individual 'booths'."
• "Nicely styled shabby chic feel. Good choice of beers."
• "Looks like an ordinary pup from outside but inside done out lovely and name comes from potting sheds in beer garden."

Cons:

• "Interesting building with lots of different rooms (some warmer than others 🥶)."
• "Layout is a maze, nightmare finding the loos."
• "No toilet roll in the holders, mostly because it was all over the floor! Toilets unhygienic and unpleasant."
• "Went to the toilets first. Absolutely shocking! No toilet roll in the holders."
• "The interior looks shabby carpet sticky, ladies toilets disgusting."
• "Place itself, a bit scruffy, needs some TLC."
• "The atmosphere was enjoyable but we were not informed as to how to order our drinks and our food."
• "Good nights Just come to a Halt when you enter this place, It's often a frenzy at the bar, People pushing and shoving."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Staff were lovely and friendly - very attentive."
• "The bar itself is lovely and the bar staff were brilliant."
• "Table service which was nice, our waitress did very well and was really polite."
• "Our server, Nyx, was just amazing. Never had such a lovely experience with a waitress!"
• "Staff lovely, attentive and quick."
• "Staff were very friendly."
• "All staff were friendly and couldn't do enough to make our visit enjoyable."
• "Staff friendly, food quite nice, interesting inside with a multitude of different types of area to sit."

Cons:

• "Don’t bother with the bottomless brunch, service was extremely slow."
• "Waitress didn’t know what bread sauce was."
• "Had the burger with blue cheese in Yorkshire puddings; but it was the affectation of customer service that was most disappointing."
• "The meal we ordered was 2 x mixed kebabs and chips, the meal itself was nice but plate was full of salad, honestly the meat was non-existent."
• "Waited 40 minutes for our food to come one pizza one burger there was 3 tables in."
• "The staff are not very attentive."
• "Waited 1:30 mins when we were informed that it would only be a 40-minute wait."
• "Food problems with a previous staff and Personal choice loses the 2 stars."

Food and Drink

Pros:

• "Food is good, eaten here a couple of times and it’s a good standard Pizzas are nice."
• "Really good that they give a discount for blue light card holders which keeps us coming back."
• "Food was tasty."
• "Enjoyed a decent meal tonight. After highlighting a gluten intolerance our waitress was very helpful."
• "The food was lovely and very good value for money."
• "Our main server Jess was very polite and friendly and again attentive! The food was great!"
• "Really nice place to eat and drink, cocktails and pizza were amazing!"
• "The food was edible, nothing special but the customer service was good."

Cons:

• "Food is very average for the price. I wouldn't recommend the veggie pizza - undercooked vegetables."
• "For a Sunday roast it was seriously underwhelming- pints weren’t very cheap, service was slow."
• "Had the burger with blue cheese in Yorkshire puddings; the iceberg lettuce made the pudding a bit soggy."
• "Very disappointed with the lunch we had. Mostly of it was just warmed up."
• "Chicken kebab was just lettuce chopped up, 1.5 cherry tomatoes and 5 strips of cold chicken on a cold flat bread. Tasteless."
• "The meal we ordered was 2 x mixed kebabs and chips, the meal itself was nice but plate was full of salad, honestly the meat was non existent."
• "The meal itself was nice but plate was full of salad, honestly the meat was non-existent."
• "Food cold, packeted nachos, dirty table, served by kids straight out of sixth form school."