Sunset Bar & Restaurant Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "Haven't visited for ages, so was pleasantly surprised at the improvements made to this complex."
• "Lovely views. Staff efficient and friendly."
• "The mist came in giving a moody atmosphere over the bay."
• "This place is in a beautiful setting, right up to the beach, you can sit upstairs inside, on the veranda or down on the beach."
• "Literally on the beach bar and restaurant. Amazing setting on the beach of bowleaze cove."
• "Loved the view and the open doors showcasing the beach and ocean view."
• "Felt like we were abroad! Loved the view."
• "Fantastic views over the bay towards Weymouth and Portland, prices not bad either."

Cons:

• "Toilets must not be checked by staff as the were absolutely unusable and quite frankly I’ve seen public toilets that are more hygienic."
• "When going to the toilet I also noticed that there was vegetables that had been left out."
• "Whilst my little boy was in the soft play my partner expressed how dirty it was considering the £7 charge."
• "Inside various areas are ripped or broken the rop bridge is broken, even another little boy warned my partner of a 'hole in bridge your leg will fall through'."
• "Don’t consider this restaurant if you are travelling with disabled people. Absolutely no way to get in safely!"
• "There was no toilet paper, no soap, no hot water, the toilet flush button was missing?"
• "Poor place, dirty, food is not from bbq but from microwave. Nobody clean tables and floors, toilets like in the worst pubs."
• "Although staff were very friendly, the food was rank n swam in grease."

Food Quality and Selection

Pros:

• "New chef who did a fantastic job on the Sunday Roast."
• "The food is excellent, reasonable prices and very large portions."
• "Food was freshly served, hot and tasty and ok price wise."
• "Had a great time at this bar, great range of drinks accompanied with a great view of the sea."
• "Absolutely brilliant for children. Very accommodating and a really nice atmosphere."
• "Fantastic food, great staff good service. And great views along the beach."
• "Good food and drinks, fantastic views across the bay."
• "AMAZING fantastic quality food,friendly helpful staff fantastic value for money and the portion sizes 5* highly recommended especially the BEST BURGER EVER 🍔."

Cons:

• "Food was cold. Arguing in background. Lack of information. Small portions."
• "The food took ages and they gave us one dish at a time also terrible quality food sticky tables."
• "Food was just about edible, service was okay but very slow."
• "The Mac and Cheese had small black/brown hair in and with closer inspection the ‘chef’ had this colour hair."
• "The chicken and mozzarella pasta, it was okay, a bit bland in taste and the chicken chunks were dry."
• "Food: dry, dry, dry I had steak which is 20£ so you expect something nice.. asked for medium got well done instead."
• "For me in overall was terrible, huge chips, I ordered Apple Jack Daniels with Apple juice and it doesnt even looks or taste like what im ordered, chicken burger worst ever, only bun and chicken fillet."
• "Food absolutely dreadful, wouldn't even feed it to my dog. Absolutely dry dry dry."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "Staff efficient and friendly."
• "The staff are very friendly and very willing to go the extra mile."
• "Lovely friendly staff, warm welcome and enjoyed returning to this restaurant while visiting Weymouth again."
• "The young lad who served us was helpful and kind and understood what I said about barely cooked ribs."
• "Emma was fantastic! She was attentive to our every need and made our evening even more pleasant."
• "Fantastic couldn't think of a better place to sit down with the kids as the arcade is underneath it and a large soft playground service was amazing."
• "Emma and the chef saved our day today! Full English Breakfast for the grown ups, pancakes for the children and dairy safe food made for a lovely visit."
• "Everyday basic, affordable menu with all the favourites to keep everyone happy. The difference here, that makes the visit worthwhile is the staff."

Cons:

• "It took 10 minutes just to make a cup of tea. We then waited 45 minutes for two breakfasts that never appeared despite there being very few customers."
• "Absolutely disgusting and disappointing. After spending over £150 on food, it arrived over cooked, cold, bland, arrived at different times."
• "As the place got busier we werent then a thought in any of the waiters minds and was left alone."
• "I was sat down eating my lunch which wasn't great. Happen to notice the manager having ago at this poor staff member behind the bar."
• "The staff were multi-tasking in different areas when one place got busiest. 2 members of staff particularly stood out James and Emma but every member of staff went out of their way even at closing time and after very long shifts."
• "The staff looked very stressed and not able to cope with customer demand."
• "The manager told them that we shouldn't bother returning if the food was so poor and overpriced."
• "Long wait for food, when it came the order was wrong, sent back and the food never came back, after asking where it was, the staff were very rude and denied all knowledge of the order."