The Apollo Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Wow great tasting food good value for money."
• "Wife had the fisherman's pie and said it was the best meal she's had for ages lots of fish and quality veg."
• "The food was absolutely fantastic. You really need to try the steak and ale pie."
• "Fish and chips was superb and customer service was great."
• "Had an absolutely fantastic mixed grill here, the meat was cooked just how it should be."
• "Stunning food, huge portions and amazing prices."
• "Fresh tasty food, good size portions."

Cons:

• "Long wait for fish and chips. Really small portion of chips for £10."
• "Surprised at previous reviews saying good food, wasn't the case when we visited, overheated in the microwave poorly presented food."
• "Substantial food chicken over cooked and like rubber."
• "Did not have out first choice of meal so had to pick a second waited 1hour 15mins for it to come when it arrived the mixed grill was swimming in grease and no egg all in all rubbish I won't be going again."
• "Food was cold when it came after waiting 49 minutes for it sent it back."
• "Food was very poor had all day breakfast had to ask where toast was,waitress said I'll ask and it arrived halfway through our meals.Food was cold eggs were like rubber."
• "Food was terrible. Sirloin steak comes with only frozen chips and peas, no gravy or grilled tomato or mushrooms etc. and was way too well done for medium-rare."

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent staff who are attentive and very helpful. Never stop working."
• "The staff where friendly too, good selection of drinks will call again when in Bridlington."
• "Staff were lovely, beer was good and well-priced."
• "As we entered a member of staff asked us if we were having a meal, drinks or both we had both, had to scan the NHS app on my phone before we sat down we ordered drinks then our food, both were excellent."
• "They have a wide variety menu there meals are amazing and the service is fantastic nothing is too difficult for them."
• "I went in here looking for my brother, the doorman escorted me around helping me, I felt safe, secure, and I shall indeed visit again."
• "Friendly staff member that always have a smile and have good chat when standing at the bar."

Cons:

• "Loved the place and the excellent atmosphere but it was spoilt by the over zealous and rude security staff."
• "Bar service good.. food good.. table service absolutely rubbish.. the waitress we had literally dropped the plates on the table."
• "Really busy so that could account for the rude staff but I really don't think that's an excuse, staff had a habit of serving the youngest girls they could see before anyone else."
• "Standards have dropped since my last review here... the tables were very sticky as if they were cleaned with the same cloth throughout the whole pub without being even cleaned out."
• "Shocking service and food was rubbish flat cold Sunday dinner and burnt Yorkshire pudding had to end up getting money back."
• "Appalling customer service, me and my partner had to wait 35 mins before we even got a menu."
• "Very poor customer service, no apologies, he just didn't want to know."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Simple and convenient. Just off the harbour. Reasonable prices and a variety of seating areas including an outside terrace."
• "We sat in the window overlooking the harbour and there were enough people to have a comfortable atmosphere without being too busy for a Monday evening."
• "The pub was nicely set out and has a balcony area to sit out on with a nice view of the harbour."
• "Outside area has good views over the harbour."
• "Sat near large doors with a view into the harbour."
• "Views amazing over the harbour, especially at sunset amazing."
• "The premises is great, especially the outside area looking down on the harbour."

Cons:

• "Shame about the clientele it attracts (men who feel sticking to the distancing rules is a question of their manhood)."
• "Family friendly as a rule. Today however was insulted by an apparent regular who thinks all children should be barred and not allowed in. His manner..and language was absolutely disgusting."
• "Lovely pub with nice view of the harbour, one complaint would be the kids running riot surprised staff did not intervene."
• "Great balcony out back but spoilt by been a smoking area."
• "Seagulls are a pain but it is the seaside and if your eating just have it inside."
• "Absolutely awful experience. We had a dog so had to wait for a space outside which was fair enough and expected."
• "Family friendly as a rule. Today however was insulted by an apparent regular who thinks all children should be barred and not allowed in. His manner..and language was absolutely disgusting."