Malt & Myre Brewers Fayre Reviews Summary

Category: Family restaurant

Address: Lomondgate Dr, Dumbarton, G82 2QU, United Kingdom

Phone: +441389744350

Rating: 3.7
based on 205 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The breakfast was fantastic, succulent juicy sausage, proper bacon, delicious eggs and sweet juicy tomatoes!"
  • "All the food that I've tried so far from here was great."
  • "The food is always good though."
  • "the Friday chip shop night is also very good"
  • "Prawn cocktail was delicious. Fish and chips lovely."
  • "Food was tasty and really enjoyable."
  • "Food is delicious and freshly prepared."

Cons:

  • "Ordered macaroni cheese and what I received was basically a dish of cheese with barely any pasta or cheese sauce didn't even eat it."
  • "Our meal was missing crispy onions and ham and was tepid."
  • "Evening meals are consistently awful, cold, take ages & poor value."
  • "Absolutely disgusting, cold, meagre portions and in no way worth the money."
  • "Chicken dinner... not a winner, a frazzled breast of chicken, a few roast spuds like bullets and burnt, no cabbage as it said in the menu... very poor."
  • "Many items were unavailable... I opted for a chicken and mushroom pie with mash and peas but it was awful."
  • "The Sunday roast Calvary was disgusting. Every bit of food was bad."

Service

Pros:

  • "Julie was super friendly and helpful and she went the extra mile down to washing her hands just to avoid any possible cross contamination when handling my plate."
  • "Staff were helpful, and attentive."
  • "Staffed offered a free drink & eventually refunded the cost of the meals."
  • "HATS OFF to Jennifer and her awesome team Megan, Khym and Kyle who went with the flow NEVER refused any requests large or small."
  • "One particular staff member Jilly, was very attentive making sure all guests had everything they needed."
  • "Staff very courteous and friendly, nothing is too much trouble."
  • "Staff were friendly approachable and made the experience that much more enjoyable."

Cons:

  • "So as far as I'm concerned the staff are incompetent."
  • "It's OK. Understaffed so a lot of long waits."
  • "Staff were not very engaging."
  • "Terrible experience. Booked in on Saturday for 6 people at 6.15, arrived and was told to go and find a table, then once we have chosen to order at the bar... we left hungry."
  • "The manager was very cheeky and stand offish."
  • "Food took far to long to arrive."
  • "The staff had no clue what they were doing, they forgot about us and our orders 3 times, and weren’t really bothered."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "As usual with a Brewers Fayre the food options and menus are value for money."
  • "The value for money was great."
  • "For £9.99 it was all you could eat. Cerial, fresh fruit, toast, (they even had crumpets), pastries, yoghurt and a brilliant hot breakfast buffet."
  • "Cheap all you can eat breakfast here."
  • "A good menu, depending on time, two main meals for under a tenner."
  • "Excellent value for money."
  • "Prices for lunches were excellent value for money."

Cons:

  • "The food was OK but not worth the prices we were charged."
  • "but expensive for what you got could have made my main meal for about £3.00"
  • "It wasn't even relatively cheap, it was in fact a bit higher than I would have expected had the meals been typical of those family places."
  • "Over priced, unimaginative and tasteless food."
  • "Not bad but prices are a bit ott."
  • "The menu has got a lot more expensive and the quality not that great."
  • "This was a total waste of almost £60 for two adults and 3 kids."

Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "the place is clean"
  • "Clean plates all round portion size just right."
  • "Everything clean. Will definitely go back."

Cons:

  • "Run down and tired, missing curtains, snagged and holey furniture and carpet."
  • "The place was dirty... staff rude."
  • "Then my toddler picked up chips, peas, rice from the floor obviously from the night before as this was 9.15am!!"
  • "Breakfast next morning 9.30am, carpet filthy covered with chocolate brownies, food and crayons from night before."
  • "The outside area is let down by the amount of rubbish in the general area."
  • "Tables sticky & not cleared very quickly. Won't be back, place is tired & not particularly clean."
  • "Went there for tea on the first night we stayed at the Premier Inn and one of the glasses hadn't been cleaned properly."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Nice and quiet."
  • "Pleasant atmosphere, friendly staff."
  • "Yes, a very convivial place to eat, drink and have a nice time."
  • "Proper pub grub at a great price."
  • "There's plenty of onsite parking, good facilities, and fully accessible."
  • "What a great find! Proper pub grub at a great price."
  • "The breakfast was great with plenty of options, and what was on offer was delicious."

Cons:

  • "It was not a great experience."
  • "We will never dine in this place ever again."
  • "Well I have to honest the place looks like it needs a good tidy up."
  • "Where we were sat was drafty and 'out of the way'."
  • "One waiter husling around the dining area with a very loud phone frequently ringing in his pocket did nothing to improve the dining ambiance."
  • "The place was shocking. The food was just about OK and as for the service."
  • "It was massively understaffed, I felt really sorry for the staff that were there! They were under a lot of pressure, but never let it show to the customers. They were totally professional, and courteous."

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