Golden Fleece Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Always a good atmosphere here."
• "Enjoyed the quarter final match here between England and Colombia. The environment was fantastic and the place was quite busy."
• "We saw original live bands in the pub garden. Brilliant stage and atmosphere was electric."
• "One of the best locations in Chelmsford for an enjoyable and relaxed Friday/Saturday evening. Diverse crowd, reasonable prices and more often than not; fun live music."
• "This pub gives off a great atmosphere, wonderful staff and fast service."
• "Great atmosphere, will come again when I’m visiting Chelmsford."
• "The Golden Fleece has a fantastic atmosphere, a great beer garden and great customers."

Cons:

• "It was through a VERY busy garden and I think the venue was probably over capacity as moving around proved very challenging."
• "Felt very unwelcomed and disappointed."
• "Scowling doorstaff, slow service and lacking any kind of atmosphere."
• "Lacking any kind of atmosphere."
• "Terrible. Outside seating area had terrible smell of cooking fat."
• "It's just a shame as the indoor seating areas are a bit drab and some of the chairs are in a state of disrepair."

Service

Pros:

• "Joanne was an amazing waitress making sure we always had a drink for our bottomless."
• "Service was amazing (shoutout to Joanna!)."
• "Ewan was the best host I could ask for."
• "The service was very friendly, and Golden Fleece is a great place to watch the sport."
• "The service is very quick and very friendly."
• "Friendly staff and good pub grub 👌."
• "The staff were friendly and courteous, a most enjoyable public house to have a few drinks in."

Cons:

• "On top of this the staff were rude and not very helpful."
• "The staff are rude and i have been over charged several times."
• "Absolutely pathetic service."
• "The staff were very rude all evening."
• "The girl who spoke to us was extremely rude and only emphasised on how it was my fault for showing up after the event has already begun and can’t participate in it."
• "AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Unpleasant, arrogant staff."
• "No customer service whatsoever."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Good beer selection, food ok if you are hungry whilst having a beer."
• "Had sandwiches which were excellent and reasonably priced."
• "Food was great."
• "Great Selection of real ales, good food."
• "The food is good, full of flavours and arrived in good time."
• "The food was of good quality for the price."
• "A cosy pub offering a good selection of food."

Cons:

• "We tried to order food they tell us the kitchen closed 1 h and 30 before the actual closing time because of staff shortage."
• "Patata bravas, vegan vedge medley were poorly presented and tasted bland and odd."
• "New menu but same overpriced microwaved food."
• "Less food than a Happy Meal for four times the price."
• "The food when it arrived was average. My grandsons sausages were burnt!"
• "Wanted to order food but it was out of stock."
• "The cheese was barely there, my friend paid for extra cheese it didn't come, even after asking so very poor."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "Drinks pricey but if the acts are good then it's worth it."
• "Always end up here for the great entertainment and great prices on the food and beer."
• "Good ale selection, great prices."
• "Drinks are very reasonable and also offer a great selection."
• "Real ale very expensive except on Mondays and Tuesdays when the deal is on."

Cons:

• "Drinks very expensive."
• "However (and it's a biggy), it's really expensive."
• "I've noticed the prices skyrocket, is really quite expensive. For 2 drinks you'll easily do over a tenner."
• "Only gripe i, personally, have is the price of the drinks."

Accessibility & Accommodation

Pros:

• "Really nice pub nice and airy. Outside seating but with heaters."
• "First visit since lockdown, looks 10 x better than before, table service was amazingly quick."
• "Nice pub located in Chelmsford City centre with outside seating and a good selection of beers."
• "Love this place, very cool, calm & relaxing. Can even take my friend in her wheelchair & her assistance dog."

Cons:

• "Wheelchair access was not the best. Yes, there was access."
• "Very cramped, the bar area made it difficult to order due to being narrow through the corridor to the inside seating and outdoor area."
• "Terrible. Outside seating area had terrible smell of cooking fat."