The Maltings - Pub & Grill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fantastic food and good drinks."
• "Great food, very generous portion sizes, nice atmosphere and decoration."
• "Food was lovely and price exceptionally reasonable especially for the quality."
• "Food is great value for money and very well presented! Never wait long for drinks or food to be served!"
• "The food came quickly, and was of superb quality - they have some excellent vegan choices!"
• "Food was excellent."
• "Food was 10/10 and the portion size was just right."

Cons:

• "But when we bit into them they were very undercooked."
• "The beef was tough and full of gristle."
• "Food was rotten, first time in my life I've sent something back."
• "Mains disappointing cold macaroni cheese in the lukewarm (undercooked for my taste) pit burger."
• "Everything was Luke warm to cold and instead of crispy, was soggy."
• "The turkey dinner was as bad, yorkies were hard, stuffing was dried out and obviously kept warm for many hours."
• "Dire. Utterly garbage food. Ordered the mixed grill and all of it was boiled meat."

Service

Pros:

• "Polite and attentive staff."
• "Served quickly by a most engaging waitress Lesley Henderson."
• "Every member of staff went above and beyond in making us feel welcome."
• "Staff are extremely friendly and welcoming."
• "Staff were all without exception friendly and welcoming."
• "Very attentive staff. Service with a smile."
• "The staff were very welcoming and polite, the food was delicious and came quickly."

Cons:

• "The manager on duty last night was so unprofessional and said tough basically!"
• "After swearing off the place after my last visit, my friends convinced me to give it another shot but never again. Food was okay but the service was terrible."
• "Was disappointed with the food. Service was ok'ish' with the staff not knowing their know menu."
• "We didn't get a check back and sat with empty plates for about 15 mins after eating."
• "Been there last night for my daughter's birthday and beside so many mistakes the waitress was doing."
• "What really lets it down is sometimes atrocious service, long delays for food (or even forgotten courses)."
• "Just left the restaurant after being ignored by staff, when we were waiting to be seated."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "Family owned pub and restaurant."
• "Free car park, NHS discount, great tasting food."
• "Cater too for toddlers and have a large play area for older children."
• "Love the refurbishment at the maltings. It ticks all the boxes for a great bar and restaurant."
• "Play area outside which was perfect for the kids."
• "The restaurant was decorated for Christmas and a cosy escape from the cold weather."
• "Nice play area for the kids and a great menu selection."

Cons:

• "Staying at Holiday Inn next door and given voucher on arrival. My advice is don't use it !!"
• "Though I noticed the disabled parking had only one space left on my most recent visit and only one of the cars in the disabled bays had a badge on the dash."
• "The place was clean but dimly lit."
• "Won't go inside again. Too noisy."
• "Next time, if there is a next time I'm going to ask not to be put into the kiddies section. It is tired and urgently needs revamped."
• "Too noisy, not enough staff, even though the trainee was doing her best on her own!"
• "Don’t come here. Perth local on a Thursday night… 11pm is closing and they stopped serving 10pm due to under 20 people and repeatedly asked us to drink up and leave ‘managers discretion’ apparently."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good portion sizes, chips were nice and crunchy without being burnt."
• "Food is really nice and reasonably priced."
• "Great brekky.large, tasty and inexpensive."
• "Nice, big portions so great value for money."
• "Good food at great prices."
• "Always excellent service, plenty of space, very clean."
• "Well catered for with veg and vegan options. The kids' meal options were good, too, and had their own vegan options."

Cons:

• "The Monterey cheese burger was spoiled by some random gravy stuff."
• "The food came out quickly and wasn’t hot, could tell it’s just frozen food. Tasteless."
• "Over cooked dried out chicken and fries that looked and tasted like they'd been prepared by someone who'd been to the Amoca Cadiz school of Cookery!"
• "Food was as usual very good."
• "The food is fantastic and very reasonably priced."
• "The food was OK but not great & it sadly wouldn't be my first choice to eat out at in the future."
• "The food was lacklustre, Mac cheese was watery."