The Roundabout Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "These guys do some awesome loaded fries, have good prices on pints and serve the meanest chicken wings."
• "Speedy service, food was good quality and fresh."
• "The food is good, no complaints. I especially enjoy their platters."
• "Food was delicious and everything we needed."
• "The food was lovely too, even for the fussy eaters of the group!"
• "Food was great and drinks amazing."
• "Food was good quality and fresh."

Cons:

• "they literally never get the crap food orders right, and are never sorry about it... speaking from 4years of experience."
• "To be honest this place is pretty terrible - I don't even know if 2 stars is accurate. It's all a bit rank, slightly above average selection of beer, awful awful food that is undersized and over priced."
• "The food isn't like your average pub food either their twist on pub food is really a delite."
• "Had a Christmas party here and it was shocking bad. Only edible food was the soup starter."
• "Food- poor is generous! It’s diabolically bad!"
• "The food served is extremely cheap and low quality."
• "The food was ok, still can't understand a sweet waffle with spicy chicken."

Service

Pros:

• "After coming in to celebrate my last day at university, James was happy to entertain me and the girls with his charm and banter!"
• "The staff are helpful & polite."
• "In the two hours we managed to try pretty much every drink on the menu and the staff were funny & polite."
• "Had the burger here last night it was really tasty (not small either) and it came out really hot couldn't fault the service we received."
• "Rich our waiter! He was super friendly, amazing and we were never without a drink!"
• "Izzi served us with a smile and was quick and efficient with serving our bottomless drinks."
• "Lottie and Jasmine made our bottomless bunch.....AMAZING."

Cons:

• "I'm not going into it, but the manager was very rude."
• "Good venue and nice staff (on the bar) with good choice of food and drinks, however the management is very disorganised and very rude."
• "Poor attitude to customers by staff pay for a glass get full glass next time half a glass ask why get told it is what it is if you don’t like it don’t drink here."
• "Long story but made to feel very unwelcome by staff members."
• "The staff were rude, our drinks never came, and I had to spend 2 months hassling them for my refund."
• "The staff are poor communicators and often don’t say anything or in some cases make eye contact."
• "I asked a staff member if they could filter but they were pretty clueless."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The overall decor of the place brings you in and gives visitors a welcoming feel."
• "The refurb last summer has made really improved it and the added booths with TVs for football are a really good addition."
• "Predominantly a student venue. Well designed and good atmosphere."
• "It was a great pub before the renovation and it's even better now."
• "Especially good in the summer when you can sit outside in the sun and enjoy the best outside seating in the city centre."
• "Nice little pub especially since the refurb. Great for watching sport as there are many large TV screens."
• "The renovation looks great. It is a very different, very much improved venue from my Undergrad days, many years ago."

Cons:

• "Went here for a drink and it was very dirty, the floor was wet and food all over the floor."
• "We wanted to eat something quick afternoon but the table was dirty and menus sticky and fatty."
• "The old man DJ ruined the entire pub with pop hits of 1995 played at full volume, literally dead in here."
• "The atmosphere was somewhat mediocre and bar service was below average."
• "Gets really warm and stuffy when it's busy."
• "A bit pricey and the music was way too loud, even when sitting upstairs."
• "My only complaint is the volume of the music it was very loud and mostly club music which created a strange atmosphere."