Smuggler's Inn Pub Restaurant & Accommodation, Weymouth Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was exquisite, thanks to Costi."
• "Quality food, and drinks (good selection of ales), served in a thirteenth century pub restaurant."
• "Food was delicious: fish and chips, steak pie, vegetarian curry, duck breast and minute steak."
• "Their food was absolutely delicious."
• "Food was great and staff very friendly."
• "The food was great with quick and friendly service."
• "Food was fantastic, service brilliant."

Cons:

• "However much I love this place, I've gotta admit that I was disappointed with the food on this occasion."
• "The food was mediocre, chosen from a bizarre summer menu."
• "For this more than £21 'meal,' it appeared that they found the smallest lamb possible, then shaved each chop paper thin."
• "The food was awful.overpriced.bland.the menu was appalling."
• "The downer of the meal was the lamb dish."
• "Unfortunately, the food we had was a little bit of a let down for the price."
• "The food didn’t quite live up to the expectations and the surroundings."

Service

Pros:

• "The guy front of house very friendly and welcoming, asking re allergies etc."
• "Our waitress had a green tint in her hair and was OUTSTANDING! nothing was too much for her and she worked fast, always a smile and really made us all feel welcome."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful and there seemed to be lots of them available."
• "Staff friendly and food really good."
• "The staff were so friendly and helpful."
• "Very friendly staff with truly top class service."
• "Perfect location perfect food and drink and best of all perfect and friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Disappointing. A lovely building and good food but terrible service."
• "Staff member could have been more courteous."
• "An hour for starters, especially with kids is far, far too long and ruined the evening."
• "We went for lunch and wasn’t greeted by any members of staff."
• "Serving staff seemed to be rushed and chaotic."
• "Service was very poor, waited a long time for one drink, and the second one never came."
• "Rude disinterested staff - wouldn’t acknowledge a large group of people waiting to be seated."

Location & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Fantastic location and a beautiful traditional thatched building."
• "It has to be one of the most picturesque pubs I've been to in a while."
• "The location is amazing, the staff are all lovely, the food is top notch."
• "Such a lovely spot, very atmospheric."
• "This Inn is a beautiful place to be right next to a beach with some stunning views."
• "Unique pub at a location that is hard to beat in terms of atmosphere."
• "Beautiful pub in lovely location. Good ‘pub grub’ but quite pricey."

Cons:

• "Although no sea views from it like the website says, there are amazing views from the car park and up a short slope behind it."
• "The pub was unclean and one of the urinals was blocked and overflowing."
• "Normally I walk out of any establishment that will not accept cash."
• "Location is absolutely stunning but not for disabled wheelchair users."
• "No views due to the vegetation all around so all in all, I kinda wish I'd not bothered."
• "The coastal path has suffered a lot in this area."
• "Well what a shambles firstly no cash taken."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good value for money."
• "Prices are affordable and the portion sizes were large."
• "Food is delicious and decent prices."
• "Great food, reasonably priced."
• "Stayed here three nights and felt it was great value."
• "It's not cheap, but good value."
• "Brilliant food first class service by the very friendly staff and amazing prices."

Cons:

• "What really let it down for me what's the price of the drinks is extortionately high."
• "Also they were charging top prices, my fish and houlomi fries meal was £22."
• "The drinks were very expensive."
• "It's not the cheapest of options!"
• "Overall a good experience but not great value for money. (WC’s let this pub down 😕 Need an upgrade!)"
• "The only point that made this a 4 star review was purely the price, it was a tad expensive for food and drink."
• "Very disappointing to say the least and it wasn’t cheap!"

Parking & Accessibility

Pros:

• "Parking can be an issue on busy days but there is a pay and display immediately next to the Inn for around 30 cars perhaps."
• "Parking was a bit of a struggle but found a spot further up the road."
• "There's a car park opposite that despite it being busy still found a space straight away and it's free for customers."
• "Car parking. Plentiful seating. Disability accessible."
• "Very limited parking so this is a good one to walk to along the coast walks."
• "If the car park is full u will need to park on the road on the way down."
• "Great if you can walk though."

Cons:

• "Parking can be difficult as its quite a small carpark."
• "Not the easiest place to access but as I emailed in advance I knew what to expect!"
• "The rough car park is for the pub only but was quite full on our visit."
• "Parking would be a problem at weekends."
• "The vibe of this place is awesome; a lovely location providing great views, coupled with a traditional English pub interior."
• "Fantastic location although access to the 'hidden' beach was closed off."
• "Rooms well overpriced. You could stay in the hilton for less."