The Barge Inn Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Lovely location by the canal."
• "It is a nice location by the canal and lock."
• "Next to lock on kennet and avon canal with access to moorings and dog friendly."
• "Great little place right on the canal and a few minutes walk from the station."
• "The setting of this pub is superb, today it's 32 degrees C, inside was nice and cool or can have a picnic table only 2 metres away from the canal in the shade as well."
• "Great location right by Bradford in Avon town centre, easily walkable to everything."
• "Location overlooking a canal lock with barges chugging by is such a quaint and relaxing environment that attracts the crowds on sunny days."

Cons:

• "PARKING FINE WARNING - stopped on a dark rainy night for some supper and drink only to be sent a parking fine!!!"
• "There is no car park so we needed to park on the road."
• "I’m a disabled wheelchair user, I came to The Barge Inn to pick up my daughter who was having works drinks in the Inn. I parked, displayed my disabled badge, could not go inside as could not access my wheelchair, it took 11 minutes for my daughter to finish her drink and get to the car. I then received a parking ticket!"
• "Got a parking fine, even though I used their little machine to put my reg in."
• "It’s a nice pub but be careful about using the car park."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly helpful staff, currently sat by an open fire with food en route."
• "Very friendly and helpful staff."
• "Lady who served us was nice."
• "Staff were friendly enough."
• "The staff are welcoming, the food is of a good quality and great value."
• "Delicious lunch with attentive service."
• "The staff were very helpful and friendly."

Cons:

• "Overworked one member of staff on bar and tables."
• "Eat here if you like bad customer service and long waits for food! Never coming here again."
• "The staff blamed us for the wrong table number but its not our fault if staff don't know where their own tables are."
• "The food was excellent but the service was atrocious."
• "I feel very sorry for your waitress' is all I can say. Hot day at lunch time and only 1 member of staff taking orders for the whole of the inside and outside."
• "Waited in the garden there service was very slow the girl gave the impression that didn't want to be there."
• "Visited on Mother's Day in the evening the bar staff were disorganized."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Lovely refurbished pub with good beer cider and wine."
• "Good pub with awesome Sunday roasts."
• "Nice pub in a pleasant location, good food (really good pizzas)."
• "The food was well presented."
• "The staff are welcoming, the food is of a good quality and great value."
• "Excellent food, great service & great atmosphere."
• "The food was excellent, tasty and plentiful."

Cons:

• "Had lunch there today and it wasn’t good, fish overcook."
• "Food very overpriced for what it is (step below weatherspoons quality even)."
• "No sauce and 2 pieces of chicken with crushed potatoes and few bits of dry courgette and mushrooms. Very disappointing and very bland."
• "The food (we had the Sunday roast) was tasty, filling and priced very humbly."
• "The food was Medicore at best."
• "Meals are basic and nothing to write about, rather disappointing."
• "So disappointed with the meal, do not order the antipasti!"

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Lovely room, clean and bright and to cap it all a superb Breakfast."
• "Very well run in mind of Covid restrictions."
• "Inside the decor is homely."
• "Beautifully presented room with great facilities, including a coffee machine."
• "We all really enjoyed the meals."
• "A very comfortable stay: staff friendly and accommodating; food very good with generous portions and a clean good-sized room with a fan provided during the heatwave."
• "We found the bed so comfortable."

Cons:

• "Mattress was hard and gave me backache."
• "Uncomfortable bed. Tiny room."
• "Shower was dirty, dust on the door frame."
• "Strange smell in the bar area, broken fixtures in the room, filthy stair carpet."
• "Rooms have no decoration."
• "The room advertised as small was exceptionally tiny with very little storage."
• "Cleanliness of the room was very poor the shower had dust and dirt around the bottom of the base on the outside of the shower."