Sloop Inn Reviews Summary

Value

Pros:

• "Great value for money too."
• "Mid-range on the prices but worth it."
• "It’s relatively a great price for what you get."
• "Very good value. Good pint and nice red wine for the boss."
• "But it is great value and food is well beyond ok."

Cons:

• "Stupidly overpriced for the size of the portion in my opinion."
• "Nothing I could complain about, but at £14 was way overpriced!"
• "Overrated, over priced food and drinks."
• "Very overpriced for what it is."
• "First and last time for me bar man was quite abrupt (marcin) over priced £13.95 for a sunday dinner."

Location & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A beautiful location but unfortunately our experience left us really disappointed."
• "The vibe of this pub is just class."
• "It's a pub full of character."
• "This is what a proper pub is about. Good ale, good food at a reasonable price and lovely cosy atmosphere with traditional seafaring memorabilia."
• "The outside is glorious on a sunny day and the inside has traditional seaside pub decor; the kind of place you could enjoy quite a few hours at."
• "Lovely pub, full of character."
• "Lovely seaside location, cafe, crossed with a restaurant, coffee shop and bar, so catering for everybody."

Cons:

• "We sat in the back room which gives the impression of being a storage room."
• "The pubs' historic feel was spoilt."
• "Really noisy outside. I felt a bit intimidated going up to the pub and the clientele outside it."
• "Shame it's not dog friendly and too many feral kids running around in the summer."

Service

Pros:

• "Absolutely fantastic experience today here. George and Ed were amazing staff members so organised and nothing too much trouble- they are a credit to this pub!"
• "The staff were fantastic and go above and beyond to help make your time here a pleasant one."
• "Staff helpful not only with service but also what beach to visit next with the surf picking up."
• "The staff were welcoming, organised and efficient."
• "Staff were friendly and attentive."
• "The staff were super friendly and welcoming."
• "The staff were very helpful, polite and served us quickly."

Cons:

• "Staff were a quite rude."
• "But was let down by the waitress who brought our food to the table, just banged it down and left !!"
• "The staff who brought our food to our table were abrupt and surly."
• "The staff were bordering on hostile all evening."
• "Extremely rude and unhelpful staff."
• "Guy at the bar was grumpy and rude."
• "The barman was rude and unwelcoming and they took our plates while we were still eating!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Beautiful place, the food is fantastic and there's always some great specials on the menu."
• "The Halloumi burger and chips was excellent."
• "Lovely, traditional locally caught fish with home made chips and mushy peas was probably the best I've ever had."
• "The burgers are amazing (including the veggie burger)."
• "Fish and chips were delicious as was my husbands beef pie."
• "The food was delicious."
• "The food delicious, the choice of drinks plentiful."

Cons:

• "Only let down is that food has gone down hill slightly in recent years."
• "The food all seemed like it had been cooked from frozen, not least the (oven?) chips!"
• "The menu was uninspiring...I chose their burger, which was okay, but just served with some coleslaw and frozen chips."
• "My fish pie was a game of spot the fish."
• "Sadly ordered moules marinere.. Was told they were fresh... Erm No... Frozen and same size as a pea...."
• "The meal wasn't good at all. The scampi was soft and cold as for the skin on chips they looked like little twigs."
• "Food was average, fresh seafood was not fresh and everything else was of a poor standard."