Gables Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We had the 3 course lunch for £5.95 and it was exceptional! The food was lovely, well cooked and freshly done."
• "Delicious Fish. Excellent value. Well priced and beautifully cooked."
• "Lovely food - delicious. Nice big portions too so well worth the money."
• "Both steaks out at the same time and pretty much exactly what we both wanted along with a generous portion of vegetables, some lovely chips and onion rings. Delicious!"
• "Stopped for breakfast here with my brother after our morning run and the chef Kelly cooked the perfect breakfast for us."
• "The food was amazing, very polite staff, the place was quiet, very clean, all the family had an amazing time!"
• "Had the most fabulous Christmas Day dinner with all the trimmings even a little gift which was a lovely touch food was delicious nice and hot."

Cons:

• "Under done fatty steak and lukewarm chips."
• "Service was awful, mains were put down and plates from starters left."
• "Went here for a meal, my salad looked like it had been pulled out of the bin."
• "The meal was terrible (mixed grill) chicken was watery had no taste peas were hard."
• "The cauliflower cheese tart had been cooked twice or at least cooked and then warmed as it came all shriveled up."
• "The chicken on my daughter's plate was slimy, my pastry on my pie was nearly burnt on the outside and still doughy and undercooked on the inside."
• "The fish and scampi looked and tasted like a fried old shoe, the batter was so greasy and smelt awful, I don't think the fryers have been cleaned for a very long time."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were friendly and also supportive when baby breastfeeding."
• "The staff in the pub were friendly, courteous and really helped make us feel welcome."
• "Kelly (bar staff member) is an amazing dancer and is full of laughter and sunshine."
• "The staff were very welcoming and friendly."
• "Very friendly Staff, with a young child aged 15 months one thing apart from the Staff was how clean everything was."
• "Staff were extremely helpful and friendly and allowed us to take in a birthday cake as a surprise before we took our nan."
• "The staff are extremely polite and friendly."

Cons:

• "Absolutely shocking, we waited nearly 30 mins for 2 coffees and a Pepsi."
• "The staff seemed busy even tho the place was empty we had to wait ages for food."
• "Not very organised booked in advance for ten people for a birthday meal they missed one meal off so ended up eating on my own."
• "Service was awful, mains were put down and plates from starters left."
• "The service was honestly, nothing short of abysmal."
• "Didn't listen to us when asking us a question so we were left stood at the bar watching everyone around us get served."
• "Waited nearly 50 minutes for a burger."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Recently under new landlord the atmosphere is friendly and the pub club clean."
• "The general atmosphere is good. Friendly and warm."
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "Pub full of lovely people all having a great night."
• "The food and overall quality at the gables have improved massively! Family friendly and a good place to relax and enjoy life."
• "A Pub with a friendly welcome, staff give a good level of service."
• "Toilets were spotless."

Cons:

• "There were kids screaming and running all over the pub as they pleased."
• "Went there for a meal food was OK but can't be dooing with screaming kids."
• "Shocking no pool table no people in there zero atmosphere."
• "To say the least I won't becoming again!! Also I had to collect my own cutlery and sauces, service was shocking. Never again."
• "Bar staff seemed to be in disarray with a nearly empty pub."
• "But lots of kids running around."
• "Kids running around bar, screaming, 2 drunks at bar shouting, laughing and arguing."