The Railway Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff were friendly and efficient."
• "Wonderful staff so helpful love it food great will be back fantastic thank you for a lovely time."
• "Good pizzas, interesting craft beers, friendly service, and plenty of seating."
• "Its always lovely to go to a pub where the staff are so friendly and you can see that they're having a good time too."
• "Very friendly staff with good choice of drinks."
• "Special thanks to Ashley, the manager for accommodating and putting up with us!"
• "Managers (Shante and Basha) were very accommodating given that it was a very busy night they still managed to ensure that service was quick and food was great."

Cons:

• "For those wanting to eat here with mixed families, and groups over four: avoid!"
• "Also female staff behind the bar and serving food were not rude but definitely not happy or friendly!"
• "We ordered another round of drinks using the QR code, which seemed to make the barman angry."
• "The staff were disinterested, and made a game of dropping bottles from height into bottle bins for the awful crash they made."
• "She's dismissive and rude."
• "Made to feel unwelcome on a Thursday night."
• "We were met by a slightly passive aggressive member of staff reading us the rule book."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is also great with a nice variety and lovely presentation."
• "They do nice food here is great for a quick drink on the way home or to start the night off before going uptown."
• "They do a fantastic fish and chips, with superb mushy peas."
• "Every person commented on how much they thoroughly enjoyed their chosen meal."
• "Food was wonderful."
• "The food is always great."
• "The French dip sandwich- worth every penny."

Cons:

• "Terrible food and terrible service."
• "The pie, which was dry and with very little filling."
• "Sandwiches - chicken and bacon dry and bland!"
• "The pork was extremely tough and took an age to cut."
• "The food then took 50 minutes to arrive at our table, which included a stone-cold steak, and inedible chips that were more grease than potato."
• "The nourish bowl wasn't particularly nice either - wilted and odd tasting."
• "Just had a chicken Sunday roast and it was tasteless."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "Nice suntrap of a patio up on the roof."
• "So great that live music still exists in local communities."
• "Great staff, great pub and great atmosphere."
• "Nice pub with a friendly atmosphere. Lots of seating space."
• "Great location (as the name would suggest, right next to the station), the somewhat eclectic music is never overbearing."
• "Nice enough beer garden, been on a Friday with a Dj and Saturday with a live band and both nights were thoroughly enjoyed."
• "The staff were really attentive and there was a really nice buzz about the place."

Cons:

• "The pub was unexpectedly busy and very noisy."
• "This place needs shutting down as it's not safe for the public."
• "NOT A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE!"
• "Extremely aggressive security staff."
• "Beer and food are OK. Toilet is poor. Security staff are worse."
• "Far too loud... Made it impossible to actually converse with each other."
• "Only disappointment...No live band that evening."