The Merry Monk Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant

Address: Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, TA2 8NE, United Kingdom

Phone: +441823412213

Rating: 4.3
based on 213 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are very polite and friendly but not interfering."
  • "The service from the staff was great too."
  • "Staff were very pleasant. Service was great."
  • "The staff were really friendly, even helped this old man find the exit when I got confused having been to the loo."
  • "The staff greeted us with a smile and were friendly."
  • "Staff were very friendly and attentive."
  • "Staff were welcoming and polite, decor is lovely and it’s spotless."

Cons:

  • "Horrendous attitude from bar staff, service became threatening."
  • "Staff Have really bad attitudes and they dont want to be the here!"
  • "Indifferent, unhelpful staff, tired dining area, grubby seats."
  • "The waitress didn't look happy to be there at all and wasn't in the slightest helpful she looked half asleep."
  • "However, the service isn't great. A phone was constantly ringing and it took ages to pay for my meal."
  • "I have truly never had such bad service or been spoken to so rudely, there was absolutely no attempt or offer to accommodate ANY request."
  • "Service was slow which was frustrating considering how quiet it was."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Nice food friendly service."
  • "Prices are very reasonable for what the food is, and how its tastes."
  • "Menu was great and varied."
  • "Been there with my Family today carvery is lush very yummy."
  • "Proper cooked tasty food and very reasonably priced."
  • "The carvery looked very appetising (and it was really good as well)."
  • "Food was fantastic, piping hot and fresh!"

Cons:

  • "The portion size was half a slice of beef and half a slice of pork when it used to be so much more."
  • "£10 is expensive for a carvery and to be honest I didn't feel like the contents were particularly flavoursome."
  • "Sorry but the carvery here is only bog standard. 2 small slices of meat with veg that was been sat around for ages."
  • "The ham was mostly fat which was inedible and the Brie was very small."
  • "Being vegetarian, I opted for the nut roast, which was a mushy mess, the roast potatoes were the frozen type and awful."
  • "Food was dry overcooked and gravy was like water."
  • "Burgers looked poor, dry salad, looked like it had been rejected once."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "Enjoyed a warm calm environment for 2 hrs."
  • "The pub itself is quite big, modern and friendly inside, has a large bar area and one of the best I've visited in a long time."
  • "Chatted with locals, very nice feel to this pub, highly recommend."
  • "Staff were bubbly, polite and professional."
  • "Large carpark, multi entrances. Nice interior, attentive staff so far so good."
  • "Atmosphere was calm and relaxed."
  • "Absolutely fantastic staff that look after you from the word go."

Cons:

  • "Toilets could do with being spot checked more frequently as they weren't particularly clean."
  • "Oh also we chose partly because the photos showed a play area but it is actually closed so nothing to do for the kids."
  • "Everything was warm, and not really hot."
  • "NO PLAY AREA (boarded off)."
  • "Playground remains closed for some reason since relaxing covid rules so if you have children it isn't as friendly as it used to be."
  • "The potatoes were hard around the edges, as if they’d been left standing for a long time."
  • "Sadly left to our own devices for quite a while, then had to get a round of drinks whilst still eating as no one came to our table."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Prices are very reasonable for what the food is, and how its tastes."
  • "Proper cooked tasty food and very reasonably priced."
  • "What a wonderful place to eat and drink, 3 carverys, puds and 5 drinks £43."
  • "Absolutely stuffed! Great value for money - definitely worth checking them out."
  • "Carvery always excellent & good value for money."
  • "We often visit of a lunchtime and have never been disappointed by the quality of the products and the excellent value for money."
  • "Well priced for a lunch of 3 people recommend 100%."

Cons:

  • "£10 is expensive for a carvery and to be honest I didn't feel like the contents were particularly flavoursome."
  • "Brilliant food good pub, but can't see why you have to charge £3.00 for less then half a pint off Becks none alcohol larger."
  • "I also found it to be quite expensive."
  • "Nice facilities and location, staff friendly and on site parking. However, the food is very poor."
  • "One small criticism was the price of some of the drinks £1-65 for a half of lemonade is a bit excessive."
  • "Very disappointed with the service we received I phoned up to ask if they were fully booked for a carvery as we were on the other side of taunton was told by the lady no that would be alright only to drive across town to be greeted by sorry we are fully booked not impressed with attitude."
  • "Definitely recommend if you fancy a case of food poisoning otherwise avoid at all costs!"

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