The Talpore Beefeater Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Great service. Helpful staff. Great if you are doing Slimming World diet."
• "We were a large table and had excellent service."
• "Waiting staff very obliging, providing great service from start to finish."
• "Fantastic staff, couldn't be more friendly or helpful."
• "Service was great, Chloe was helpful and attentive, service was definitely with a smile."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were generally polite and helpful."

Cons:

• "Absolutely terrible service - worst I’ve ever had in the UK."
• "Slow, poor service at busy times."
• "I think this was the worst service that I have experienced in a restaurant to date."
• "One of the male bar tenders was rude and arrogant."
• "POOR and RUDE service by the manager."
• "Service is HORRENDOUS."
• "A very rude waitress who questioned why we were there."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is amazing, as are staff."
• "Visited over Easter while having a break away, lovely food, really enjoyed the breakfast."
• "The choice of food and the quality of the food was very good."
• "Our meal was absolutely delicious."
• "The food and drinks we did get were tasty, well presented and hot."
• "The food was really tasty for chain pub, beats any spoons."
• "Food was excellent & cooked exactly as it should be."

Cons:

• "Very expensive for what was on the plate."
• "The burger was small and had very little taste to it, thank god it came with barbecue sauce."
• "The food was awful, I had the steak and ale pie with chips and peas, the pie was soggy and almost meat free."
• "The food was disappointing. We ordered a selection of starters to form a sort of tapas."
• "Food was only average for this type of pub, chefs need to work on cooking times and presentation though."
• "Food very poor. Potato skins are the dregs of chips."
• "Food is absolutely disgusting, either over cooked or well past its best."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "It's lovely that you can sit where the children can play, it really lightens the atmosphere."
• "Lots of outdoor seating with a bar shack outside too. Also a children's play area."
• "It looks over the River Tees, and there is a lovely walkway to explore."
• "The place itself was very nice and was clean and tidy also the staff were lovely."
• "The outside area is fantastic."
• "Beautiful pub in a great location."
• "Really Great family pub. In summer no pub on Teesside Can match it's Outdoor Gardens."

Cons:

• "Men's toilets leaking urinal, floor covered in urine being trampled back into the bar area."
• "should have known when, we entered the Talpore the main doors were filthy."
• "Floors were a mess looks like it needs a revamp. Just seemed scruffy."
• "The bench I sat on was rotting and in need of a paint."
• "Tables dirty not cleaned sticky not wiped."
• "The toilets were a let down, and more like something from 20 years ago."
• "Needs a deep clean. Fair enough it was Saturday afternoon 4p.m. to be exact,but really!!!"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Visited The Talpore at the Tees Barrage, Middlesbrough for lunch. Lunchtime food specials very good value for money."
• "The food was well cooked, hot and good value for money."
• "Food was great and very reasonably priced."
• "Food arrived quickly and of a good quality at a reasonable price."
• "Drinks very reasonable. Good offers."
• "Great price and atmosphere would definitely return again."
• "Good quality /price."

Cons:

• "The food was nice but overpriced, considering its a slightly higher standard to a Weathersppons type pub."
• "Very mediocre food, small portions and huge cost."
• "Prices for food are quite high. £3.90 for a few chips in a cereal bowl."
• "Food was fairly expensive but fortunately we had a voucher which made things more affordable."
• "Price very expensive, we would not have went without the 40% off."
• "Food overpriced for quality."
• "It is just overpriced pub grub."

Staff and Management

Pros:

• "So thanks to Chloe and her team, waitresses, bar staff and chefs....also cleaners...the place was spotless."
• "They spoke highly of their restaurant manager who was obviously over worked."
• "The employees Darcy, joey and paddy really made my day."
• "The manager Apologised for there lack of stock."
• "Very impressed with his help."
• "Well done to all the staff, you are doing an amazing job!"
• "Just have to say thank you to the staff they are great and probably don't realise it."

Cons:

• "We just left your Stockton on tees (teeside) restaurant...He then told us never to come back again which we gladly agreed."
• "The manager started to have a go at the bar tender in front of us."
• "The manager was so rude."
• "This indicates to me that they have a poor management and very poor stocktaking."
• "This waitress need some extended training on customer service and attitude as front of house."
• "However a member of staff which I think was a manager was extremely rude to us."
• "Making a bad name for the Beefeater pub chain."