Maenllwyd Inn Rudry Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "All very well cooked, tasty and good portions."
• "If you are looking for a tasty varied menu at a 400 year old traditional pub, located in the middle of the Welsh green luscious country side then look no further."
• "The food is varied, delicious and nutritious."
• "Being a burger man and very picky when prices are only slightly above standard I will hold my hands up and say the wild bore burger is in my top 3 I've ever eaten."
• "We really enjoyed our meals. We each had something different from a very tender sirloin steak, a very tasty bass fillets with scallops on risotto, a very hearty whale on a plate aka battered cod with chips and the chicken tikka makhani that will definitely be my mum's choice for next visit!"
• "The food was amazing, and far better than standard pub grub."
• "The food was excellent (we both chose fish dishes) and overall it exceeded my expectations."

Cons:

• "Less than impressed... to top it all off I was left with an upset stomach two hours later."
• "Lovely looking and sounding menu, it's just a shame the food doesn't live up to the description."
• "The turkey was dry and tasteless and looked more like it had come out of a packet."
• "Food cold and not as described. Fish and chips were over cooked - batter hard."
• "Food was a little disappointing for the price though. Not really as described on the menu. Oven chips and lukewarm pie."
• "The Korean Chicken was supposed to be strips of chicken served in a Korean barbecue sauce. What I received was some small, hard tasteless pieces of chicken in breadcrumbs (chicken nuggets) with some sauce."
• "Usually an enjoyable experience here! But I had food poisoning from the squid starter or seabass main!"

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are super friendly and efficient."
• "Really good table service, good selection of food and really good quality meals."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."
• "The staff here are very attentive and work hard to ensure your visit is a good experience throughout."
• "Staff are helpful friendly and well mannered."
• "The staff were really friendly and quick to serve us."
• "The staff make you feel very welcome and don't rush you."

Cons:

• "The issue I had - the service was very slow unfortunately."
• "Been here severely times, the service was awful put me off going here again."
• "Most recent visit was in June 2017 and service at every stage was incredibly slow and seemingly unco-ordinated."
• "Service was so slow. We didn't get all of our drinks we asked for when we arrived."
• "The service was a bit hit and miss."
• "Food fantastic service very poor and felt ignored."
• "Service bit hit and miss having to ask for drinks twice."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "It was so cosy and quaint and looks like it was a large cottage many years ago."
• "Lovely surroundings in the countryside very pleasant views."
• "Blissful day in the sunshine in the beer garden."
• "Lovely old stone country Inn but kept beautifully warm inside."
• "This is a really nice pub with an open fire it has a great atmosphere and it's unique there's very few places like this."
• "Amazing atmosphere in this place, secluded down some lanes."
• "What beautiful views from this pub!! Stunning!! And possibly the nicest beer garden in South Wales to boot."

Cons:

• "This place is clearly geared up for catering for quite a number of people - and this does detract from its atmosphere as it does feel a little 'Chain Pubby'."
• "The atmosphere was frosty in the extreme."
• "It's also freezing cold. Everyone sat there in their coats."
• "The 'old' bit of the pub is gorgeous but with the Covid perspex dividers up and no opening windows it can feel a bit full and stuffy when the pub is busy."
• "No hospitality, No atmosphere, No ambience, No Customer service.... the establishment was grubby and did not feel wholesome."
• "Also there was lots of dogs in there drooling at the smell of the food, if I wanted to be around dogs I would walk it outside."
• "Service is slow but not an issue, however, when the food arrived all our meals (4) were cold."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "An excellent meal in a lovely restaurant and with drinks and a tip it only cost us £20 a head."
• "Very reasonably priced menu in comparison to other local establishments."
• "All-round decent pub serving good food and not extortionate in price."
• "Our bill for 3 courses, a massive G&T and two soft drinks came under £60 and for the quality and size of portions was incredibly reasonable."
• "Main meal prices were between about £6.50 up to about £16.50 and there was plenty of choice for most budgets."
• "Real value for money."
• "Lovely cosy country pub. Friendly staff and beautiful views from the beer garden. Excellent menu and the 2 courses for £12 deal is great value."

Cons:

• "For what I received definitely not worth it."
• "What's with the £6.10 for a pint of lager! Was we supposed to have kept the glass? Daylight robbery, no wonder they don't list the prices."
• "This is my fifth visit and the food portions have taken a nose dive, it was lovely but all the portions have shrunk considerably."
• "A very poor meal for £22.95 per person tag."
• "It was perhaps a little overpriced for the special considering the quality delivered."
• "For a moment I thought I was at the airport, £6.35 for a pint of moretti."
• "Definitely not worth the £89.00 and no drinks."