The Parcel Yard, King's Cross Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "Fullers pub in the old parcel office, hence the name. Lot of the old features and wonderful character has been maintained."
• "A pub with air con, so much kudos!"
• "Surprisingly quiet for being inside of a train station."
• "Spacious, but has many quieter corners. Clean, no strange smells and proper air conditioning."
• "Upstairs from Platform 9 of the new part of King’s Cross Station, this is an excellent meet-up place."
• "The decor in this place is like stepping back into another time long gone, even down to the toilets."
• "Inside Kings Cross station and hidden next to 9 3/4 platform, the location is convenient for meeting up in both small and large groups."

Cons:

• "The corridor down to the function rooms and gents toilet was filthy."
• "The gents toilet stank of old stale urine."
• "Only downside was the main gents toilets had an issue with not an awful lot being done about it."
• "The only downside to this place was a bad smell in the corridor near the toilets, which I think was a drain problem."
• "The toilets are the worst I've ever been in, gross smelling dirty covered in graffiti broken lock, no toilet roll."
• "I think the lift should definitely be working if you're running a pub on the first floor of a busy London terminal."
• "Big spacious place but can be very cold."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was quick and attentive."
• "Staff always friendly, helpful and able to advise."
• "The staff were amazingly good in a very very busy restaurant."
• "Very friendly and helpful staff willing to go the extra mile."
• "Staff were also very helpful with trying to identify an ingredient in the honey & cumin roasted pumpkin salad."
• "Bar staff all friendly and helpful."
• "Quick service which is essential with a short turnaround time between trains."

Cons:

• "The room where you eat lacks a little bit of waiters on the watch... I had to went and search for one at one point."
• "Unfortunately on our last visit the service was a bit slow."
• "Horribly long waiting times when the bar wasn't even that busy."
• "The staff seemed more preoccupied taking with each other rather than serving waiting customers."
• "We then got sorted but it felt like they get you in and served but once your done it was like we were forgotten about."
• "Nobody served me and my boyfriend once we entered."
• "A waitress glanced at me as I walked in the door with my boyfriend. She didn't speak to either of us."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good food, although (as a Canadian) I am not totally convinced about putting egg salad in a club sandwich. Whitebait was excellent."
• "The pie was a good recommendation. The meat very succulent and filling, with a light thin pastry."
• "Really enjoyed the nachos with vegan chilli."
• "The crab scrambled egg was delicious, and my partner enjoyed the vegan breakfast."
• "The burgers were both incredibly tasty. The chicken burger had a bacon glaze or sauce type thing. That was the most exciting and tasty part."
• "Fish and chips were cooked to perfection."
• "The food is pretty good I had the Steak pie followed by the Crumble."

Cons:

• "Food was just OK, with a small salad arriving despite ordering a large one, and lukewarm fries."
• "The food was too expensive for the amount and quality."
• "Food is a bit so, so. Nothing terrible, but not good enough for the price."
• "The dessert I chose was a chocolate something or other that made be think I'd lost my taste buds."
• "Definitely charged a lot for a small breakfast as well."
• "Food was cold (a fish finger sandwich) and everything overpriced."
• "The vegan breakfast was pretty terrible, and it tasted like the chips had been cooked with fish."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Maybe a tad bit overpriced but high quality and you can't beat the location."
• "Service was solid, food was great, and price was on point."
• "A long for London Pride & ESB had made the trip worthwhile."
• "The food and drink to be good."
• "Service was solid, food was great, and price was on point."
• "The haddock and chips are first rate."
• "The food is standard pub grub but not overpriced and pretty good, a little more flair than you'd expect."

Cons:

• "They charge a different, and seemingly more expensive, price each time you go to the bar for the same round."
• "Prices are high even for London."
• "£7 per pint. It was a nice pint but like everything else associated with British railways, excruciatingly overpriced."
• "IMO the prices are high for fairly basic pub food, but perhaps just a sign of the times."
• "Not cheap either (I paid £10 for a pint and a bottle of beer!)"
• "It's looks OK, but they're certainly taking the PI$$ with the prices."
• "Beer a little expensive for London - £6.65 a pint."