Bees Knees Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Their Sunday roast is exceptional. Very filling and excellent quality."
• "The pie was hot and gushing with rich steak and ale gravy, and the meat was tender as well."
• "Food is lovely, plus a great kids menu!"
• "Food was nice and hot, good value for money."
• "The food was party food, hotdogs, fries and nuggets but very nicely set up."
• "So refreshing to have a decent plate of food. Had the chicken and lemon rice."
• "It was really delicious! I ordered the lamb rogan Josh and got a deal drink in with the price - what good value for money."

Cons:

• "The sausages on the mixed grill were awful, they were grey, barely lukewarm, with solidified fat on them."
• "Not good, 7 awful meals, chicken so dry it was inedible and bounced when you tried to cut it."
• "The curry felt watered down just tasteless."
• "The chicken sandwich from the new menu and it was horrible too much garlic too greasy and the chicken tasted soggy."
• "Very disappointed to say the least not value for money."
• "The food is awful came out in 5 mins and was not cooked properly."
• "The Kids pasta was tasteless And was very dry."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Katie was fantastic she did not stop smiling even though she was rushed off her feet."
• "Absolutely lovely as always xx staff are really nice, polite, helpful and efficient xx love going here never had a bad time."
• "The young lady on the play gym was really helpful, engaging with the kids and was constantly on the go."
• "Staff are always friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are just lovely. We always feel welcome and have a great time."
• "Staff were very polite and helpful and table service very courteous too."
• "Staff are really nice, polite, helpful and efficient."

Cons:

• "Its shabby outside and dreary inside."
• "The manager was absolutely obnoxious about the affair."
• "The atmosphere was horrible with parents just being loud and shouting at kids, the food was terrible and unattractive."
• "The staff servings had poor customer service, they were more interested in joking with each other than serving."
• "Rachel the 'manager' spoke to her staff like garbage in the presence of customers."
• "Service was appalling, waiting at the seating area for 30 minutes before we had to seat ourselves."
• "TRAIN YOUR STAFF PROPPERLY INSTEAD OF THEM BEING RUDE AN OBNOCTUOIS !!"

Ambience and Facilities

Pros:

• "Place has been refurbished to a high standard also great for kids."
• "Good location, ample parking. Quite a large pub, nice atmosphere."
• "The ambience was lovely we sat in a booth with nice romantic lighting."
• "Really nice family centric pub/restaurant."
• "Great little pub, welcoming and friendly."
• "The team at Bees Knees was pleasant, and overall, it was a great atmosphere."
• "The overall vibe of the place was great for a lil night out eatin and drinkin."

Cons:

• "The place itself it’s very dirty and run down."
• "The cleanliness of this establishment is abysmal."
• "Even in the morning the place was not clean, wine bottles outside under tables, dust and cobwebs, food on the floor."
• "Place is a state of disrepair and needs a huge refurbishment."
• "The table was dirty and I had to ask for it to be cleaned, there was food on the floor and walls."
• "The soft play was filthy, the kids white socks are now black and black chewing gum on lots of the ball pit balls."
• "Had to wipe the baby chair we used as it was horrendous."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good value for money."
• "fantastic place for the little ones to burn off energy, really good value too if you get the month pass."
• "The price was very reasonable took the blue light card which if you're in the n.h.s makes it a great deal cheaper."
• "Reasonable priced drinks."
• "The food is great value (and tasty)."
• "Cheap and cheerful food."
• "Food was tasty and inexpensive."

Cons:

• "There is an deal on the menu for a Thursday, for a free starter or dessert, with no vegetarian option."
• "Don't order waffles with fruit for breakfast, you will get shop brought waffles that go hard and crispy within minutes."
• "Over £50 and the food looked nice but didn't taste great."
• "The under 2s section consisted of a small ball pit with soft cubes, which we paid £4 to use for an hour and a half. Below average to say the least."
• "My sister ordered jacket potato the kids potato was bigger than hers and wasn’t happy overpriced food 3.50 for a spoonful full of beans and 3.50 side salad absolute joke."
• "Expensive considering the above £27.63 for 2 adults and 2 kids."
• "Drinks were expensive, a pint of Peroni for over £5🙄."