Walkabout Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were friendly, well trained on the social distancing and polite."
• "They made a mistake with my order. Mistake was promptly resolved, refund given and apology made."
• "Can not thank all staff for a perfect send off for a beautiful friend our Al..went above and beyond."
• "Lovely place to eat, even during the Covid Crisis, the staff were super accommodating to help us with our pram and little one."
• "A very kind member of staff looked after us very well, bringing a table and chairs to, well done to this guy and thank you so much, your perfect at your job, friendly barstaff, couldn't fault it, keep up the good work."
• "The security guy at the entrance was friendly on arrival."
• "Staff really friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Service was ok, felt the staff could be more enthusiastic but I understand."
• "Had a mess about trying to get a table there website says one thing the staff say another very bad experience."
• "Rudest staff ever."
• "door staff weren't overly friendly."
• "Food was alright but the woman serving at the bar was downright rude!"
• "The waitress threw a hissy fit saying your insulting our chef!!"
• "staff are poor."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was ok, with a live band playing on the night."
• "Also super dog friendly which is great so you can pop in for a drink on the way back from the beach."
• "There's also lots to do in the bar including ping pong and pool."
• "I enjoyed sitting next to the window and being able to see the beach."
• "Brilliant atmosphere, really accommodating staff, great food!"
• "The vibe was fun and the staff were friendly. Very spacious inside and lovely views overlooking the beach."
• "Great huge venue."

Cons:

• "but the volume a bit too loud in my opinion."
• "Dark, dingy and boring no atmospher."
• "Only negative is it really doesn't look inviting from the outside and you could easily assume its run down or even derelict."
• "The bar area was very dark."
• "The atmosphere was poor, the cleanliness of the dining area and toilets was very substandard."
• "If you want to go somewhere for a few drinks and a chat sound is so loud you may have trouble hearing each other."
• "Pretty standard sports bar without much atmosphere."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Very good social distancing measures in place."
• "Great time and good covid changes at this time."
• "Wonderful Clean Beaches. Clear Sea. Right down to your toes!"

Cons:

• "Dirty under the tables, cigarette butts, lemon slices and chips."
• "The cleanliness of the dining area and toilets was very substandard."
• "Walked in with my family on Sunday lunchtime, the smell of urine and sticky floors, tables and even the menus were sticky and dirty we decided to walk out and go elsewhere."
• "Ocean view windows really grubby, flakey paint shabby run down benches."
• "And without exception one of the DIRTIEST bar/restaurants I've every been to in the UK."
• "Poor menu choice, not many drink options on the app and very sticky tables at times where cleaning should be carried out more regularly."
• "Whats happened to this brand??? Years ago they were great, but this one was filthy (food and litter all over floor), sticky floors, broken or worn furniture."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Breakfast really reasonably priced and they came out exceptionally presented with the taste to match."
• "Got the triple buffalo burger which was lacking sauce but burgers tasted juicy and freshly cooked."
• "The food was tasty with a good portion size."
• "Food was so lovely and served hot."
• "The buffalo hot sauce on the chicken wings was a surprise - very fiery and completely delicious!"
• "Very much enjoyed the food."
• "Food was lovely even though they had a reduced menu."

Cons:

• "The Mac and cheese loaded fries were lukewarm - the waffle fries were wet and not crispy at all."
• "Although the location is stunning, the food was quite a let down."
• "The 'sizzling sausages' were merely cut up leftovers from breakfast which had been doused in BBQ sauce."
• "Possibly the worst meal/lunch I've ever had, food was poor, bread for the sandwiches were not fresh."
• "Went for a breakfast here took a while to get served then when finally got our breakfasts they hadn't even bothered to cook it !!!"
• "All the food came out lukewarm and of an embarrassing standard - definitely not worthy of 70 minutes of waiting for."
• "the food is a no."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The drinks were a little expensive compared to a lot of the places locally."
• "Always come for a pint when we visit Newquay. Cannot beat the views."
• "Very good prices and fun ping pong and pool table to play during the day."
• "The burgers were also an amazing price, around £8 including a drink! Seriously great value."
• "Good/fair prices."
• "Chip portion was quite small compared to other walkabouts I have eaten at but still great value for money."
• "The food was great, accessible prices."

Cons:

• "After a total of 1hr and 40 minutes we finally received our food.... I wasn't really impressed with it for the price I paid and for the amount of time I had to wait..."
• "For the money they charge you expect better food."
• "Why...oh why... do I get charged 2.30 + 0.35 for a coke mixer in my rum?"
• "Beer flat and prices for food and waht you get are a joke."
• ":/ waited a 1 hour and 26 minutes for sub standard food, which they brought up to us cold, literally cold, which was verified by the waitress :(."
• "We had 30 wings between 4 of us for such a great price, with three different flavours."
• "Would give negative stars if I could, we booked a table for 8 of us, ordered food waited an hour for 2 meals to come out."