The Hairy Dog Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was delicious for the quickness."
• "Lovely meals and good value too."
• "Delicious meals, generous sized portions."
• "Very tasty food and drinks."
• "The Baked Enchiladas were tasty."
• "The food was good, and bar prices were reasonable."
• "The food tastes amazing."

Cons:

• "The ham and chips being rather ... Meh at best with 2 slices of ham to boot."
• "Then a lasagne that sadly couldn't be eaten there was soo much oil/fat on it."
• "The filling tasted like chilli con carne and the cheese seemed a bit off."
• "Extremely greasy food took ages to get served it wasn't even busy."
• "The mains had been over cooked in the microwave the baked beans were just nasty no taste or flavour."
• "The food was abysmal with tough, overcooked meat that even the provided steak knives couldn't get through without a fight; bland frozen chips and veg."
• "Food however, pretty poor."

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent service, we had a party of 62, which we had booked and given them our food order."
• "Young lads serving very helpful and mannerly."
• "Thoroughly enjoyed the meal and would recommend it."
• "Staff were helpful and friendly."
• "The staff is so friendly and make it a nice environment."
• "Fantastic staff who are so helpful and happy."
• "Staff are always friendly."

Cons:

• "Staff, well it was all too much effort."
• "Waited too long to get served."
• "Terrible service! I asked for a double gin, barman serves me a double pink gin (not what I ordered)."
• "The staff where more interested what they did Friday night."
• "The staff were not overly friendly."
• "Some staff members were very short and not very friendly."
• "The staff were Rudd and not very helpful."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Every thing was spotless and welcoming."
• "The room was a decent size, wooden floor, and traditional pub decor."
• "The venue itself is clean."
• "Toilets were spotless and clean!"
• "Lovely atmosphere and attentive staff."
• "Clean, lovely decor, all in all a fantastic place!"
• "An attractive pub and restaurant with a spacious outdoors for the kids with a huge playground area and has a clean environment."

Cons:

• "Was quite dingy is the back front and back side area of the pub and also could have done with a refresh as seating down the side is shabby."
• "There are bolts hanging out of the wood."
• "The toilets were a mess."
• "The play park didn't look safe, the netting is loose in several places and the wood is rotten."
• "Pub itself isn't cleanest, spiderwebs, dust, restrooms (toilets not working, in working ones you can't flush, no soap, lots of papers on the floor etc)."
• "Just been to use the toilets and there is urine all over the floor, in both cubicals, broken locks."
• "Female toilets super nasty with toilet paper all over and even some period blood in the toilet."

Value

Pros:

• "Lovely quick served food... Very reasonable prices compared to other venues."
• "A wide range of food on the menu and on Sunday they have a carvery which is priced quite reasonably."
• "Open all day for hot food and the winter price of £6.00 was brilliant."
• "Not expensive."
• "The food was very affordable, Everything was almost half price."
• "Very affordable prices."
• "Very reasonable prices, a lovely roast that tasted delicious."

Cons:

• "The drinks are also very expensive."
• "Pretty mediocre really. Nice food but nothing special for the price and quite bland."
• "Carvery wasn't great and more expensive than most."
• "The price of food was not the cheapest either."
• "Had a pint of San Miguel and a small Pino nearly £9 pound bloody rip off."
• "Quite pricy - £15 for nachos?! Hmm."
• "Very expensive for a seaside pub (in my opinion). For 3x child's meal and a light bite, plus 2x pints of coke cost £40 approx."

Family and Child-Friendliness

Pros:

• "A large children's play area at the back which was very popular with the younger members of the party."
• "Play area is amazing for children!"
• "It's great to have somewhere to go off the complex that still caters for the kids."
• "Play area looked great for kids although we don’t have kids or used it, it looked awesome!"
• "Great food and the kids can play on the adventure playground in the garden out back."
• "Very good children's play area and extensive climbing frame and adventure area, keeps the kids busy while you relax."
• "Fantastic kids play area which is probably why the kids were quiet!"

Cons:

• "NOT a family friendly pub! Absolutely brilliant outdoor park, which gives it the air of family... but the language from the continual football it's disgusting!!"
• "Unfortunately due to the rain, we weren't able to use their outdoor kid's adventure playground."
• "There were people smoking in the non-smoking part right next to it."
• "The amount of people smoking in kids' play area."
• "Baby changing is in a ladies toilet cubicle, do men not change their babies in minehead?!"
• "No check to see food ok."
• "The locals were as welcoming as a kick in the nuts."