Harbour Inn Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "Very reasonably priced."
• "Food was very nice and not overpriced for what you get."
• "For four courses and drinks the price was very reasonable too."
• "Food and drink excellent and well priced."
• "With the EOHO discount as a bonus even better value."
• "Food is of the highest standard and very reasonably priced."
• "Good food at reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Food was good apart from being overpriced for what you get, dishes just come on their own."
• "Complained about poor meal and got a 20% reduced price but still expensive for poor lack of service and quality of food."
• "Certainly wouldn't return or recommend to others as very expensive for plate of veg."
• "The menu options were limited, and the prices were higher than what I would expect for the quality of the food."
• "Bit pricey at 14.50."
• "Again, we thought £9.20 for a 250ml glass of Shiraz and £6.50 for a pint of Guinness was overpriced for a country pub."
• "Nice place, but extremely expensive. £5.40 for a pint of beer - ouch!"

Service

Pros:

• "Staff very pleasant & helpful."
• "Really fantastic service and a very good burger."
• "Helpful efficient staff."
• "Waiting staff were great and attentative.!"
• "The staff were delightful, the food was fabulous and the pub itself is a lovely place to be."
• "Staff are very helpful and friendly."
• "Excellent service."

Cons:

• "Place over run with dogs sniffing at tables, very poor hygiene standards."
• "Waited 15 mins for a desert menu before asking for one."
• "It took over half an hour for our drinks to arrive."
• "Service was slow."
• "Very Disappointed, short staffed, poor attitude of lady behind the bar."
• "Service was the only downside of our visit. Had to go find someone to take our order a few times."
• "Waited at the bar but got ignored staff didn't even acknowledge we were there, very rude."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Ordered the fish pie, which in itself was tasty (if a little salty) but nothing came with it."
• "Amazing food!"
• "The bream was absolutely fantastic other dishes ordered were veggie burger, fish and chips, moules mariniere which daughter said were as nice as mine (probably nicer tbh)!"
• "Everything was home made, incredibly generous portions and well executed."
• "The beer is sensational, best Birra Moretti ever tasted, perfectly carbonated, superb flavour, bravo."
• "Food was good, and portions generous."
• "Food was fantastic too."

Cons:

• "Closed on the day before the Grizzly."
• "Closely affiliated to a campsite, which wasn't what we were looking for."
• "Seafood linguine had raw fish (wasn't supposed to be) and limited seafood."
• "Very disappointed at the lunchtime menu, very limited if you don't eat chicken."
• "The fishcakes were bland and tasted of mashed potatoes rather than fish."
• "I had the fish pie this time which was underwhelming and had obviously been languishing under a hot lamp for some time as the mashed potato topping was starting to dry out."
• "Food was poor & sent back half of it."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Steeped in History this lovely Inn has to offer very comfortable and cosy atmosphere."
• "The Inn itself is a terrific old building."
• "Gorgeous surroundings, great atmosphere."
• "Lovely traditional pub with a great choice of ales and a vast menu."
• "Spectacular atmosphere and location!"
• "Nice Olde Worldie feel to the place."
• "Lovely atmosphere and beautiful building."

Cons:

• "Pub empty for a Saturday night which tells its own story and smelt musty like the drains had backed up."
• "The atmosphere was ok apart from a man standing at the bar that couldn't control his dog that kept jumping up at people as they walked past him."
• "It's now less than inviting and the menu is more like that of a chicken shack rather than an English pub."
• "Welcome was quite cool and the general ambience was so so."
• "Picturesque pub, but not that impressed with the food."
• "The atmosphere of the pub was quiet and relaxing."
• "Terrible customer service, refused a table of 3 when there were 8 tables free."

Dog-Friendly

Pros:

• "Dogs are welcomed in the gardens, there was even a bowl of dog biscuits on the bar!"
• "The pub is VERY dog friendly."
• "Best of all was that our cocker was allowed to sit inside with us - the owners have a lovely dog who just chills in his bed by the bar."
• "Was happy it was very dog friendly and the staff really welcoming as well."
• "There is a keg of cold water especially for dogs!!!"
• "And they're very nice to dogs (and people)."
• "Dogs even got a biscuit."

Cons:

• "Place over run with dogs sniffing at tables, very poor hygiene standards."
• "Then the dog wet on the floor and the barmaid had to clean it up."
• "The atmosphere was ok apart from a man standing at the bar that couldn't control his dog that kept jumping up at people as they walked past him."
• "1 staff refusing to keep the gate to the garden shut."
• "The replacement steak had a lot of gristle."
• "Greens all mixed up together, think there was cabbage broccoli and peas but not sure and very expensive for what we had."
• "Tables were dirty and sticky."