The Brendon Arms Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Lovely food and atmosphere."
• "The seating area outside is what made this place for us. Perfect on those sunny days."
• "Offer indoor and outdoor seating with lovely views."
• "Great pub located near the Bude Canal."
• "Massive outdoor eating area at front (good if it ever stops ☔ raining!!) - lovely walks over the road along the river."
• "A lovely location, by the canal, great outside seating area in front."
• "Picturesque setting with stunning scenery."

Cons:

• "Was a little noisy with late night drinkers, but that's to be expected!"
• "As it was above a pub the noise was quite disturbing and went even longer than the closing hours of midnight."
• "The pub was very busy with exceptionally noisy people including family's with young children that we allowed to make excessive noise and run round the tables."
• "Gets incredibly busy on Saturdays which is great for them but no so much for a quiet evening!"
• "Bear in mind, it is a pub, so it will be noisy in evening if you go to bed early & cigarette smoke can sometimes be smelt from outside depending on which room you are in."
• "The general sense of the place is quite a gloomy and unwelcoming place."
• "Only downside is its not very big and i can imagine it gets very busy."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Staff were amazing, food was very nice, the chef produced very high quality dishes."
• "Ordered lunchtime food consisting of ham sandwich and jacket potato and must say they were both extremely nice and a large portion."
• "Although extremely busy the staff were friendly and accommodating and the meal was well prepared and presented and reasonably priced."
• "Good selection of drinks at reasonable prices. Along with the great service we received."
• "Always a few good options for vegetarians too."
• "Had fish and chips the fish was pollack it was amazing large fish cooked to perfection."
• "The bacon & brie sandwich was amazing, freshest bread, melted warm brie with red onion marmalade delicious would definitely recommend along with a good pint."

Cons:

• "Chilli con carne was as spicy as a boiled egg, halloumi burger was more mushroom than halloumi and very expensive."
• "Pub grub at bistro prices...."
• "Very unimaginative dinner menu."
• "The fish was swimming in water/oil and become mush as soon as I tried to eat it."
• "Ok food - but beware that the 'pies' are not proper pies - they're a dish of something with a crust on top. Could also do with being redecorated."
• "The desert was disgusting."
• "The food was shocking. At best supermarket ready meals with frozen chips."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Friendly, helpful staff, smiling and chatty."
• "All staff helpful and welcoming."
• "Attentive staff looked after us well."
• "Overall the service was very good & staff super friendly & value for money."
• "A busy local with friendly staff and clientèle making you feel at home."
• "The staff were lovely and they were very welcoming."
• "Very friendly and helpful restaurant staff that gave excellent service."

Cons:

• "Poor service from the moment we walked in."
• "The staff seem to want to serve the locals over the holiday makers."
• "Then spend the majority of your two hours of table time being ignored by staff who just seem to hang around the bar area."
• "Staff were so busy."
• "Spoken rudely by members of staff on my first ever visit to Bude."
• "The staff did not check on us not once."
• "Staff were more interested in chatting amongst themselves behind the bar rather than serving a drink."

Accommodation & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Rooms are clean and cozy."
• "Honestly it was wonderful..my room was very clean, bright, well decorated, modern."
• "Lovely comfy room, very clean, excellent service."
• "Nice clean room, modern bathroom."
• "Rooms are spotless."
• "Stayed here recently in the Elizabeth room. A single room overlooking the front of the pub. The room was tidy and comfy."
• "The room we stayed in was called hawk it was nicely decorated with a comfortable bed and what looked to be a newly refurbished shower room with toilet and sink."

Cons:

• "The shower was the absolute pits."
• "Taking into account that the shower was not in working order."
• "Unfortunately the shower had almost no pressure and was really tiny."
• "Clean room, but matrice is broken, shower is pathetic, little more than a dribble."
• "The jacket potato was partially frozen still."
• "We were given an unwashed coffee mug for our room."
• "If I have any feedback in terms of room for improvement, the water pressure in the showers is too low and needs to be increased."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Great food at very reasonable prices, would definitely go back."
• "Food was great. Father in law even said the steak and ale pie he had was the best he had ever tasted."
• "Food very good at a decent price and arrived very quickly."
• "Food was hot, service was quick and tasty meal. Breakfast was excellent. Very surprised at this lovely place for the economy price paid."
• "The food is excellent value."
• "Good value for drinks, dog friendly too!"
• "The food was absoloutly delicious and they serve a perfect pint."

Cons:

• "Ordered of specials board that was charged 10 pounds more for dish than priced on special board..they said it was a mistake would not honour price on board!!! Refused dish!...ok place."
• "The food menu is VERY lacking and overpriced for what you get."
• "Kids meal good value, my pastie labelled a large but only a small, half the price in Bude Town so expensive, nachos over priced."
• "Overpriced drinks taking advantage of the tourists (locals have a discount card) which is a shame."
• "Ordered steak and ale pie x2, in both meat was tough and little of it and not seasoned, basically a bowl of gravy with a very thin layer of pastry on top."
• "The only food which is serve outside are side dishes. At the same time if you have a dog you can only eat a full meal by the bar, not is a main room."
• "My lamb roast was ok but no Yorkshire puddings (a roast dinner isn’t a roast dinner without a Yorkshire pudding no matter what the meat)."