Address: 121 Congleton Rd N, Scholar Green, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 3BQ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441782782272
Rating: 4.4
based on 225 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Very friendly staff."
"The staff were super lovely too."
"Service was prompt and each person was super friendly."
"The vast majority of staff are lovely and friendly."
"The staff were extremely friendly and efficient."
"Staff were attentive but not intrusive."
"Served quickly by the lovely Laura who was bubbly and welcoming and for whom nothing was too much trouble."
Cons:
"We found the waiting staff to be in a rush despite the pub only being at approximately 1/4 of the capacity."
"Unfortunately, when I went in to order, the lady at the till very extremely rude to me."
"Sadly found the staff a bit rude."
"We found the manager very abrupt and matter of fact."
"Staff standing around gossiping whilst no one at the bar."
"The proprietor couldn't even bring herself to look up from her laptop which was rude."
"One staff was so rude."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Fantastic selection of drinks and the food is always fantastic."
"The food is AMAZING and I couldn't believe that I fed my family of 6 for under Β£100 including 2 desserts."
"Impressive food, decent wine, dog friendly, beautiful building, great decor, special history."
"Could not fault the food, especially the Sticky Toffee Pudding:)"
"The food was amazing."
"The food was excellent. My son had mussels and I had the gammon, both meals were cooked perfectly."
"The quality was fantastic everything was fresh and cooked spot on."
Cons:
"We had high expectations for this Robbies pub, but were let down by the food which was very average."
"The steak pies were hard and not very good as if they had been reheated again the chips were under cooked."
"For a country looking pub in this area I expected good sausages but they seemed like basic supermarket sausages which was disappointing."
"The whitebait came without the mayonnaise and the mixed breads were just two chunks of a bread."
"The cheese pie main was a bit dry and the pastry hard to cut and the sunday dinner honey gammon was dry and flaky couldn't taste any honey."
"Fish was overdone, pork was fatty and tasteless and even the pasta dish was lukewarm."
"The food is disappointing."
Ambiance and Decor
Pros:
"Good atmosphere in the pub, would recommend π»."
"The building itself is stunning both inside and out, sympathetically maintaining its original features whilst staying current with the furnishings and perfectly blended styling."
"It's absolutely beautifully done."
"Fabulous inside and out."
"A lovely mix of heritage and modern pub design, very impressed with the interior."
"Love what they have done with the old pub, a very sympathetic face-lift."
"Both inside and outside are amazing."
Cons:
"They need a family room, the breakfast was OK, but I had to leave most of it because you couldn't hear yourself think over the kids on the next table."
"Completely empty on a Friday night so no atmosphere at all."
"Standing queuing in the gent's because we thought the unmarked door to the urinals was the cleaners cupboard!!"
"The pub decor has an old world feel to it."
"It has had a face lift since I last went which has brought it up to the 21st century still has character though."
"Lovely local pub. The atmosphere and decor is great especially since a refurb a few years ago."
"The gardens are great for children to play on the playground, watch the chickens and run around in the wide open paddock-style garden."
Value and Pricing
Pros:
"The food is tasty but not cheap and the choice is limited."
"Reasonable priced food and really tasty."
"The price was decent and not too expensive."
"Prices not over the top."
"We went on a Tuesday and the fish and chips were on offer for Β£7, very good value and good size portion, drinks werenβt too expensive either like most other pubs."
"Main meals were reasonably priced, with us utilising the Chippy Tuesday deal."
"Especially for the reasonable price it was."
Cons:
"Desserts were overpriced and relatively small portions for Β£8."
"It did not justify the Β£25 per person ticket price"
"Be prepared to pay a lot though."
"Quite expensive too."
"I was charged Β£7.25 for 1 glass of wine."
"The burger main had hardly any chips and certainly wasn't worth the Β£13.50 price tag."