The Flying Duck Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The vegan kebab and chips was phenomenal."
• "Brilliant food and atmosphere."
• "The food was awesome."
• "Delicious Vegan Burgers."
• "Delicious vegan food which is very flavourful and filling."
• "Absolutely delicious food, the seitan donner meat & chips was really nice."
• "The food tastes amazing!"

Cons:

• "The food wasn't great. My boyfriend got a burger and it was like meat flavoured chewing gum."
• "The donner was smothered in raw paprika powder which made it fairly inedible."
• "Bland, joyless food with very loud hip hop on the side."
• "Long wait for the burger, which was dry, didn't taste any sauce in it."
• "The mac and cheese is not what it used to be, nor was the burger."
• "Some bad vegan offerings, such as a tasteless and texture unspecific macaroni cheese."
• "Their 'Grilled Cheese' sandwiches are truly, truly awful."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were friendly."
• "The staff was great."
• "Great staff. It feels like home in there :)"
• "Staff were friendly and has a good drink selection."
• "Wonderful helpful and friendly staff."
• "Really nice service, food was delicious."
• "The staff is very friendly."

Cons:

• "Service is often slow."
• "Waited an hour for one of the three things we ordered to come out cold."
• "IT TOOK AN HOUR TO SERVE ME A BURGER and the place was less than half full."
• "Staff implicating that were at fault because they haven't a clue what's going on and generally being a bit rude."
• "Insanely slow service, the bar guy rudely told us it was table service only."
• "Staff totally absent and without patience."
• "Lack of staff though meant that we waited around 15 minutes at the bar just to order."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is probably the best part of this place."
• "The atmosphere is so nice and casual."
• "Loved the atmosphere and decor."
• "The space is really edgy and cool."
• "Overall cool atmosphere and very friendly staff."
• "Good music and amazing atmosphere."
• "An amazing vegan place with awesome atmosphere."

Cons:

• "It was very cold, very uncomfortable and extremely overpriced."
• "When it's less full it feels grimy and dirty."
• "Being in a basement it's not really cozy as lunch place."
• "It’s COLD. people with jackets on in winter due to a bad heating layout."
• "Though it's dark in the daytime."
• "Come here a dozen times over the years. Has gone steadily downhill for years now."
• "After their renovation a few years ago, the flying duck is no longer a comfortable nice bar to go to."

Pricing

Pros:

• "Pricing is great for the town centre."
• "Very delicious, reasonable price for a massive portion."
• "Some lovely, well priced vegan food off an interesting menu."
• "Good grilled cheese club sandwich! Amazing value, it's 7£ and only 5.95£ for students!"
• "Fair price and good quality."
• "Food was really good and in great prices."
• "The pricing and student discount is also amazing."

Cons:

• "Can be a bit pricey for alcohol."
• "Over 5 quid for an Old Mount cider?"
• "This place has gone up massively in price since I was last there 12 pounds for a burger and a few tortilla chips."
• "It was very cold, very uncomfortable and extremely overpriced."
• "Gone a bit too expensive for little apparent reason in a competitive environment."
• "Seemed expensive too."
• "Plus, we were charged nearly £2 for a lime soda - seemed excessive."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "You're allowed dogs in there as well which is always a plus!"
• "The entire vegetarian/vegan menu is hugely helpful and makes picking the best options easier."
• "Good opportunity to try less mainstream vegan substitutes."
• "They have boardgames behind the bar if you're so inclined."
• "Loads of tasty vegan and gluten free options available."
• "Definitely recommend to any vegans and non-vegans."
• "A lovely offbeat vibe and doggo friendly."

Cons:

• "It's down quite a big staircase so be careful if you have access needs."
• "My only upset is that the venue isn’t accessible, it’s down a couple flights of stairs."
• "The only downside is they had no desserts at all last time which was disappointing."
• "Couldn't get jack here. Kitchen was closed 'for half an hour or so. Check back later' because 'there's too many orders or something'."
• "They don't take card payments for under a fiver."
• "We tried to visit here today, must have called about 4 times to book a table and left a msg. We made our way up to the venue but found the doors to be shut at 6.30?!? So no idea if it’s still open?!"
• "Not everyone is welcome in there!!"