The Globe, Topsham Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very friendly and hardworking."
• "Staff extremely friendly and efficient."
• "Service was efficient and friendly."
• "The service is absolutely fantastic."
• "Staff were really helpful and friendly."
• "Always enjoyed the great service received."
• "Served with a smile and such a warm and attentive manner."

Cons:

• "No offer of help what so ever, no information given on breakfast times."
• "Staff were rude the whole day, acting as if we were an inconvenience."
• "Staff are pretty abrupt, they don't serve food at 1330 unless you've pre-booked a table."
• "Although there were only a dozen of us in the restaurant we were totally neglected."
• "Staff rude, food under cooked, manager has absolutely no respect for residents."
• "Staff were unfriendly."
• "Not the most friendliest place in the world."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Lovely food at reasonable prices."
• "The food was excellent."
• "Had lunch which was great, very lovely food with generous portions."
• "Food was superb; good portion size, fresh, hot, tasty and good quality ingredients."
• "The food was really good, very tasty, well presented and good portions, even the childrens meals."
• "The food we had was lovely - mussels and fries, burgers, vegan kebab, ravioli, all really tasty and v generous portions."
• "The food was amazing, best fish and chips I’ve ever had."

Cons:

• "Completely disappointed and £60 for a light lunch for 4 with only 2 alcoholic drinks, go elsewhere."
• "Food selection wasn't great tbh."
• "Food wasn’t up to the usual standard."
• "The food we had was okay but uninspiring, very expensive and certainly not worth the cost."
• "Very poor steak, tough as boots."
• "They charge £7 for a child's pasta, which was a small noreeek of pasta with a very plain tomato sauce."
• "The large barely had any more than the small and in hindsight should’ve been sent back."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The room we had, was clean and airy, with a good sized bathroom."
• "Room was very clean and everything you need for a comfortable stay."
• "A spacious apartment, very clean and comfortable."
• "Our room (17) was amazing with great decor."
• "The room was spacious, comfortable and clean."
• "The room was spotless and modern."
• "Rooms are comfortable and tastefully decorated."

Cons:

• "Quite expensive."
• "I do think that it was a lot of money for what it was."
• "Room 9 also seems to have the pub airconditioning unit humming along beside it from time to time."
• "Can hear the room next door quite a lot and the TV's are tiny for such a large room."
• "Room was just above the bar so very noisy until late followed by constant traffic/footfall past the room."
• "Its right above Smoking tables in the courtyard so no opening windows."
• "This room is next to the steps and resulted in being disturbed whenever anyone used the steps."

Value

Pros:

• "Value for money was exceptional as the portion size was very large."
• "Reasonable price."
• "The Globe for its competitive pricing and dog friendliness."
• "Lovely food at reasonable prices."
• "The food was really good and not over priced."
• "Good selection of Cornish beers, typical pub menu plus pizzas, all good quality at this level."
• "Food was substantial, tasty and reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Meet the burger (pictured) at £18.50. At that price I was expecting an exceptional gourmet burger, but what was presented was this sorry looking fayre reminiscent of a burger from a catering van at a fun fair."
• "How can a ‘bought in pasty’ be worth £10.99!"
• "Quite expensive at £105 for room only, and the walls were quite thin for noise."
• "It was close to £400 to stay for three nights."
• "Not cheap at £17 was my first impression."
• "Sunday roast was small, 2 roast potatoes on a plate, rubbish."
• "Got charged 50 pounds unlawfully for being falsely accused of smoking."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "Went for dinner with the family. Really nice atmosphere, not too noisy but still humming."
• "What a wonderful place! Friendly helpful staff and a large heated and covered outside to enjoy my local beer."
• "Lovely location for exploring Topsham."
• "Topsham is such a lovely place."
• "What a beautiful riverside location so close to the city."
• "A brilliant place to stop for a drink or a bite to eat."
• "A lovely pub in a beautiful town."

Cons:

• "Nice environment but that's where the good stuff stops unfortunately."
• "New management has changed it into a much less inviting pub."
• "Much less inviting pub than the one I've frequented for the passed 8 years."
• "Unfortunately The Globe has really gone downhill since new management has taken over."
• "It's become less dog friendly and less human friendly."
• "We tried Saturday, got a table, however it was a dark and dingy atmosphere."
• "Not the most friendliest place in the world."