Babbacombe Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was amazing!! The chicken skewers and jacket potato’s in particular are the best!"
• "All cooked to perfection."
• "The food was really good and especially for the price. Steak and chips with pork ribs thrown in. So tasty."
• "The food was very delicious, I had the cod, fish and chips, some of my friends had the gammon, lasagna, beef burger and only had great things to say!"
• "Roast tasted lovely, really tasty cauliflower cheese and good gravy."
• "The food was delicious and the kids menu was varied and my daughter enjoyed her food."
• "Food was great with generous serving."

Cons:

• "Rubbish food. The prawns all mushy, tesco prawn sandwich is better."
• "But on this occasion my partner & I were extremely disappointed with the curries we both chose...one veggie, the other Beef madras...veggie swimming in peas not much else & beef 4 chunks & both with rice...more like ready meal!"
• "The chicken was bone dry, I got the sirloin and ribs, the sirloin was overcooked and not seasoned well at all, the ribs were not tasty at all."
• "Worst steak ever."
• "Over half the table didn't enjoy their meal."
• "The food was fair to average and certainly not great value for money. Steak was tough and chewy, the chicken was dry."
• "The vegan option was just chips, peas and some sad mushrooms."

Service

Pros:

• "Always exceptionally well looked after here."
• "The staff were so pleasant and efficient, making sure that customers weren’t kept waiting for food and drinks."
• "Thank you for the amazing, friendly & efficient staff working so hard and keeping the place so clean too."
• "We were served by Lee who couldn't have been more helpful and polite."
• "The service from Harry was top notch he was very attentive all at the right time can't fault him he made our lunch so much more enjoyable we will definitely be back."
• "Staff really attentive, all lovely, friendly and really helpful when we added 3 more people to our booking."
• "Staff were absolutely fantastic."

Cons:

• "Seated next to what management knew was a noisy group of 20 'good friends' (the other room having been closed, for server's convenience) made for a disappointing evening."
• "Hi we visit most weeks throughout the year and have for two or three years, but I must say the attention we get at the moment is not so good, we need to chase the staff all the time for more food or drinks."
• "Afterthought food (frozen peas and frozen chips), amateurish (especially inattentive) service."
• "The only slightly negative thing was that the staff would come over a lot while we were eating to check everything was fine."
• "Staff not engaged, very much the least effort they could muster."
• "After about 15 minutes a clueless waitress came over and asked why we were sitting there."
• "The majority of the staff didn't seem like they wanted to be at work, standing around chatting at some points."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "Excellent food and atmosphere, dog friendly and with a stunning view."
• "Light up dance floor a nice touch!!"
• "A great place with a fantastic view over babbacombe."
• "Great food and great views. This beautiful place right on the downs is well worth a visit."
• "Really lovely pub and restaurant. With a ton of seating and themed seating including indoors, outdoors and conservatory style."
• "Gorgeous view of the sea as you're enjoying your meal."
• "Lovely large pub situated on Babbacombe seafront, with beautiful views."