The Plough Harborne Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "They have good deals throughout the week and discounts as well."
• "Prices were good too."
• "Very well priced."
• "On weekdays they have a deal: a calzone with soft drink for £9:50."
• "Food is also reasonably priced."
• "The food is excellent at a great price for the amount you get."
• "Pizza is excellent and good variety here, made good value with 241 on Mondays. 241 burgers and quiz on Tuesday also good."

Cons:

• "Its not the cheapest place to eat but the prices reflect the quality of the food."
• "Very very expensive. Tacos excellent but not worth £12.50 for 4."
• "It's pretty expensive."
• "Massively overpriced."
• "But 6.75 a pint? It’s more expensive than the Dorchester in London."
• "The soft drink prices here are eye-watering!"
• "£4.70 for a pint of Mad Goose (great beer) is ridiculous."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were really nice and helpful."
• "What truly stood out was the impeccable service provided by the staff."
• "Great food and attentive staff."
• "Staff are lovely though and atmosphere was nice."
• "The staff are always super friendly and accommodating."
• "Genuinely great service. By attentive staff who know their stuff."
• "The staff here were super friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The service was quite slow."
• "Tablets on the table didn't work for payment."
• "Waited nearly an hour to be served, then they brought starters and mains all at the same time."
• "I don't think our waitress, lovely as she was, was well versed in the drinks selection."
• "Prebooking is advised as this place gets busy especially on a Sunday, also some parts of the bar are quite noisy."
• "Very slow and quite a mess in serving the food."
• "Service was plentiful and friendly, but not really effective and a bit haphazard."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The ambience and atmosphere is always great; both inside and outside you’ll get a great buzz and a pleasant place to sit."
• "Great location on Harborne High Street opposite the 23/24 bus stop."
• "From the outside it looks like your typical beer drinking, football match pub but when you step inside you are teleported to a beautiful fancy and modern high end restaurant!"
• "Also lovely outside area, where you can borrow an umbrella or take some Nivea sunscreen - really nice little touches!"
• "What a great venue, the place looks top notch."
• "The actual pub is beautiful. Amazing decor and the outdoor area is particularly stunning."
• "A lovely atmosphere and a wonderful beer garden, very green."

Cons:

• "It was a bit noisy but it was a busy Friday evening."
• "There is no parking, and the traffic and roads directly outside are horrendous."
• "They have heaters above all outdoor tables which is a nice touch, but because they are really close and really powerful, you have the choice between no heat, and burning your head (no joke)."
• "The only negative is the availability of parking."
• "Parking very limited and difficult to find as I don't know this part of Brum."
• "Parking can be an issue as there is no car park."
• "Very loud when we visited. Hard to have a conversation with people we were with."