THE GOOD SPORT Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service was friendly, quick and the food was very tasty."
• "The team are friendly and very welcoming."
• "Staff were very welcoming and warm."
• "Service was top notch and the atmosphere was cosy and pleasant."
• "Service was good. The person on the counter was friendly."
• "The staff were polite, friendly and welcoming."
• "Our server Isadora was super friendly, and couldn’t do enough to make us feel very welcome and took great care of us."

Cons:

• "The tables were far too close together and the service from the team too invasive."
• "The guy serving at the bar had a face like a smacked arse and a terrible attitude."
• "Staff abysmal."
• "The staff seemed quite harassed and unfriendly."
• "She seemed annoyed that I asked... she was very snappy and rude from the start."
• "Staff were actually a little rude and abrupt, wasn't the most welcoming greeting."
• "The staff didn't seem to be bothered about the problem."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Absolutely fabulous meal with lovely attentive staff."
• "It was the best beer battered fish and chips I've ever had."
• "An excellent selection of local beverages."
• "The vegetable and chick pea curry was packed with flavour and looked superb."
• "We both had the lamb burger which was excellent - best way to describe it would be a curried burger."
• "The food was amazing, especially the locally sourced lamb."
• "Food was amazing. My Husband and Daughter ordered the fish and chips, I ordered that catalan fish stew with wild rice and my son had kids meal toasted sandwich with fries."

Cons:

• "Rest of the food was greasy and flavourless."
• "Our sticky toffee pudding was dry."
• "Chicken wings very bland and poor quality meat."
• "Very disappointing, bland tasting local beer, not recommended for Real Ale lovers."
• "The wraps were cold and inedible and were expensive and disappointing."
• "The food is absolutely terrible, the outside terrace is quite nice, I’d recommend packing a sandwich or something like that if planning to eat here."
• "Unfortunately the food isn't any better, it is drowned in salt to the point where it isn't edible."

Atmosphere & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Dog friendly and she even got a couple of treats and lots of attention."
• "This spot is a must if you're staying in the Lake District."
• "The pub itself is nicely presented and, of course, in a beautiful location."
• "Great local pub!"
• "Love this place and now one of our go to pubs in Grasmere."
• "The staff are all so welcoming, helpful and friendly."
• "Lovely place in brilliant surroundings."

Cons:

• "The place itself was in need of a bloody good clean, Windows were filthy, cutlery where behind the door for everyone to walk past! Cobwebs above the door, Don't think the floor had seen a mop in awhile!"
• "The bogs were a bit questionable, with a few wee stains on the toilet seat."
• "Burger bun was so hard it could have broken teeth."
• "House wine tasted like it had been drained through the gusset of an old set of tights and the beer, I am reliably informed, was like old dish water."
• "No evidence of staff cleaning tables between customers, not a lot of space between tables."
• "Arrived and took a table outside, facing the road, which made it feel like we were zoo animals as people traipsed past pointing and commenting on our food."
• "There were absolutely no social distancing measures in place."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Happy to pay a fair price as businesses all have overheads etc but that’s ridiculous."
• "We also thought prices were very reasonable - £18 for a lamb burger, £7.50 for desserts."
• "Call in this place most times when in Grasmere, had 2 meals fish and chips and dirty fries and 2 glasses of cider both meals as expected and returned empty plates."
• "Also tried their own / home made cider (rhubarb and red Berry) which was deliciously light and refreshing."
• "I did write originally that the beer good value."
• "Also they serve their own brewery ales, ciders and lager… again very refreshing and superb flavours."
• "It cost more than our usual spend eating out as a family of four... but it was well worth it."

Cons:

• "Had to carry my own drinks and cutlery outside, therefore a zero for service."
• "Dirty fries were bland and very expensive for what they were."
• "Which makes the drinks a tenner😢"
• "A single rum and Diet Coke was £7.25! £3.80 of which was for the CAN of pop."
• "Rip off prices. £9.45 for poncy fries... Almost 15 quid for fish and chips is some kind of a record for a humble pub."
• "The pale ale wasn't pale (!)."
• "The beer tastes watered down (had the IPA, Pale Ale, Bitter), the berry cider is overly sweet."