The Blue Boar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The choice was wide and chosen meal extremely tasty."
• "The generous piece of hake wrapped in a thin, crisp batter was cooked to perfection."
• "The 3 bean cassoulet with confit duck leg is the best I've ever had and the steaks are superb."
• "The Welsh lamb stew was very tasty - ordered twice!"
• "The Sunday beef roast with all the trimmings is the best I've ever had."
• "The chicken pie was one of the best I've had."
• "The burgers were to die for, so tasty and very filling the chips were also tasty and chunky."

Cons:

• "The Halloumi burger and Bacon and Brie burger were greasy."
• "The food is standard pub grub, but prices creep into gastropub territory."
• "The staff are mostly children, the 'traditional spaghetti bolognaise' is yours for £19."
• "The burger was most likely brought from Tesco along with the bun and the reduced priced rocket salad."
• "For £19 pounds I expected the burger to be amazing. This was not the case."
• "The sole was a little soleless in presentation and execution."
• "Lasagne is made with pasta sheets, ricotta cheese, mince & sauce which are repeated until pan is full. What I got was 1 pasta sheet on the bottom & Shepherds Pie fillings with cheese on top."

Service

Pros:

• "Really recommend this pub."
• "Friendly staff, cosy atmosphere, real fires and nice wine..."
• "A very well run establishment with pleasant staff who give good service and cater for customers with consideration and courtesy."
• "The service was very friendly and fast, our food came out in ONLY 5 minutes!"
• "Lovely atmosphere and wonderfully cheery staff."
• "A lady named Scarlett working there was very welcoming both days we visited."
• "All the staff were extremely polite and welcoming."

Cons:

• "Saturday 23June 2018 approx 13.45. Stood at bar to be served. Blonde barmaid was having a chat across bar with customers sitting at a table. She looked at me and continued her chat."
• "Table service available but quite slow!"
• "What we were told was the 'bar manager' spoke to his bar staff with complete ignorance and pure disrespect."
• "No real apology was offered."
• "Bar staff were useless, told me after ordering food that the kitchen was 'under stress' - food took about 2 hours."
• "The staff could do with a lesson in customer service."
• "The staff aren't very knowledgeable when it comes to their menu and service is really slow."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It’s got a nice blend of oldy Worldy pub vibe with more modern outside marquee area..."
• "Cosy surroundings, great food, great atmosphere."
• "A friendly place now that's what I like and welcoming."
• "The atmosphere was nice."
• "Great pub, relaxed and friendly atmosphere."
• "Extra points for the friendly staff and warm atmosphere."
• "Atmosphere was nice and cozy, with 2 fires going."

Cons:

• "No atmosphere. Wont be going there again 🤨"
• "The wee place was also quite dark inside and no music so was lacking a bit of atmosphere."
• "The lack of music and noise was a little unnerving."
• "The food was nice, came out really hot and tasty."
• "Such a lovely pub! Staff were so friendly, food was delicious and the atmosphere was really welcoming."
• "However I have to say I loved this old-school pub reminded me of my youth."
• "We ate in the beer garden at the rear, which is enclosed and not particularly attractive."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "It's has great drinks to boot all at reasonable prices too."
• "Fair price to keep this lovely old place going for the future."
• "The menu is varied and reasonably priced."
• "The food was excellent, very tasty, well-cooked and the portions were generous and good value."
• "Service was excellent and friendly."
• "Friendly staff and nice beer."
• "A wonderful pub/restaurant with fantastic staff, a warm welcome, relaxing atmosphere and super food."

Cons:

• "It seems you have to have deep pockets to visit Hay."
• "Food was good but very expensive for counter ordering."
• "Wow this place has gone expensive £17 for a burger with cheese and chips."
• "Every item on the menu was extremely over-priced."
• "The prices where a little high in my opinion."
• "Food was overpriced for what was on offer."
• "They’re clearly geared towards tourists who may pay inflated prices."