The Coborn Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "Nice pub, ambience etc was nice and relaxed."
• "Best pub in the neighbourhood. Airy and light-filled pub with a large front terrace."
• "A superb pub hidden on a quiet residential road in Mile End!"
• "As you walk into the Coborn Arms you're welcomed by the pleasant and easygoing atmosphere, beautiful and chic interior."
• "Spacious, elegant pub with great food."
• "The ambience is very nice, traditional British."
• "Really gorgeous and cozy atmosphere inside, a lovely hidden gem in Mile End."

Cons:

• "Also, the atmosphere was not fresh enough due to too much heating, food smell, and too many people."
• "Soulless, bare and devoid of any character."
• "Because of the pub quiz, the noise was too loud and if you don't play the quiz, it is quite disturbing."
• "Very noisy but this maybe because we were at a table in middle of room."
• "Food gone down hill, had the roast chicken, no stuffing, a couple roasts, very bland."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Very helpful staff and very dog friendly."
• "The staff truly stood out with their friendly and accommodating nature."
• "Staff are friendly and helpful."
• "The service was incredible. We were served by Matthew who was very attentive and friendly."
• "Served by friendly and knowledgeable staff."
• "The staff are fabulous, the food is fantastic PLUS they’re pet friendly."
• "The staff here are excellent and really make this pub stand out."

Cons:

• "Staff didn’t really take our order as expected i.e., in one go?"
• "Food excellent staff helpful although one or two have been a little abrasive, reprimanding customers not a great way to encourage them to come back."
• "The staff were not customer focused and were easily distracted by a pet dog."
• "Overall none of the staff were friendly. May as well have been robots!"
• "Very disappointed with the staff at the Coburn Arms."
• "Service for food was a little inattentive."
• "Very friendly staff. But too few of them, so customer service was poor."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was absolutely amazing, i had a fancy burger which was massive."
• "There's also been a massive improvement in the menu selection and food quality."
• "Fantastic service, delicious food, great atmosphere and decor."
• "The food is very nice I had a chicken burger and that was a solid piece of chicken perfectly cooked."
• "The food was fantastic; fresh, tasty, cooked to perfection."
• "The cauliflower cheese is some of the best we've ever had, and the buttered cabbage and carrots were divine."
• "The vegan burger was the best I've ever eaten."

Cons:

• "Only knocking off a star for no vegan options on menu, hope they will improve on that."
• "The actual menu was different to online and the only vegan options were soup and then salad."
• "The worst part was, that the food was serve in a bad level, the beef was very overcooked, the chicken was bone dry and the fish was dry and with tones of lemon butter."
• "My pork was more fatty than meat and the potatoes tasted like they had been reheated."
• "Sadly the food here isn’t the greatest. In fact it’s pretty disappointing considering other pubs in the same family."
• "Food is decent, but nothing exceptional."
• "Everything was lacking flavour!"