The Thatch Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food there is always excellent (lunch and evening meals)."
• "The food was spot on (not cheap but great quality), kid friendly, big portions, quick service."
• "The food is incredible and the serving sizes are incredibly generous definitely worth the money."
• "The Sunday roast cooked to perfection."
• "All the foods were amazing."
• "The food is tasty and plentiful, the service outstanding and all reasonably priced."
• "The food was fresh and tasty and good choice and would highly recommend the food."

Cons:

• "The food was ok but overpriced for what it was."
• "I had chicken burger and 8 chips ? £16.50 just a tad steep, it was so dry as well."
• "Steak and ale pie had 3 pieces of meat lots of soggy carrots and mainly gravy."
• "The food is way overpriced for quality."
• "The lasagne lacked flavour."
• "We ordered fish pie which was quite bland mash taste like instant mash was looking forward to it but was a bit disappointed."
• "“Fish” & chips was mostly chips while the fish was very thin, dry and over-fried."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are great as always."
• "The staff were attentive but the booking system (despite working) seemed to be very stressful."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were amazingly helpful, we needed extra coffee for our room this was no problem."
• "The staff were all welcoming & friendly."
• "The staff were very attentive and nice."
• "The staff are super friendly and helpful and made you feel very welcome."

Cons:

• "Just because Croyde is largely a tourist town and won't give much repeat custom does not mean the service should be worse."
• "Staff need to be serving people waiting at the bar, rather than wandering around not appearing to be doing anything."
• "We were greeted by a rather unfriendly young lady."
• "Staff were rude and generally disinterested."
• "Staff were stressed."
• "Service wasn't as great as other pubs we've visited."
• "The service was friendly but lacking."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A proper sun trap in the summer."
• "Really cool and atmospheric pub in Croyde with a surfer vibe."
• "Cozy, comfortable and inviting, with a great atmosphere that makes you feel right at home."
• "The vibe is super warm and friendly."
• "Great cozy atmosphere with a nice selection of ale's and cider to work your way through."
• "The atmosphere was absolutely amazing, relaxed, great vibe."
• "Great atmosphere. Staff super friendly."

Cons:

• "It was pretty quiet when I went in so was a bit lacking in atmosphere."
• "Victim of its own success. Was too busy."
• "Noisy atmosphere, overall, disappointing given the reviews online."
• "Here for lunch at this noisy expensive eatery pub."
• "Very busy and very dark inside this historic building, with a fifty minute wait for a plate of Nachos."
• "Food was cold, service was slow and it felt like we weren’t welcome."
• "Sadly it has lost some of the charm throughout the years of visiting."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The food is incredible and the serving sizes are incredibly generous definitely worth the money."
• "The warm cosy accommodation with all the amenities you could need (good value for money)."
• "The food is tasty and plentiful, the service outstanding and all reasonably priced."
• "The food was delicious and really reasonable for the quality."
• "They serve a varied menu of good food at a reasonable price."
• "The food for dinner and breakfast was very yummy and very well priced for dinner."
• "The food was great, large portions and good value."

Cons:

• "The food was ok but overpriced for what it was."
• "The prices have gone up loads."
• "The food is way overpriced for quality."
• "We were charged £9 for 2 pints of Thatchers Gold which is overpriced."
• "The food was ok portion sizes but extra bacon and extra cheese on a burger for £3.20 is too much."
• "A little over priced when compared to local competitors."
• "Sadly this year it seem very expensive for what we had and the food that was produced."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "I'm looking forward to visiting again next year for a stay in one of their rooms."
• "Best pub I have ever been to, stayed in their b&b, lovely room, very cosy, bathroom is amazing nice and tidy."
• "The Thatch feels like a home from home."
• "Stayed overnight in a twin room above the Thatch, really calming room with a wicked comfy bed."
• "We stayed in a family room for this weekend - kids loved the bunk beds! Room clean and great condition, wonderful stay!"
• "The rooms were very clean and beds comfortable and the breakfasts were fantastic."
• "The room was so cute and the bed so soft it was bliss."

Cons:

• "It is an old pub with an extension so we ended up in the newer part which felt very typical hotelly."
• "Inside is tired and not particularly clean looking."
• "Only thing missing to make it a 5 would be small fridges in rooms."
• "Although I know The Thatch also have other accommodation very close which is much quieter."
• "Appreciate you can't change the adverse weather but the existing leaks were not acknowledged."
• "Be warned about booking rooms though if you have a dog."
• "We were then told that our time was up."