The Swallows Return Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Worthing

Address: 1 Titnore Ln, Worthing, BN12 6PB, United Kingdom

Phone: +441903506346

Rating: 4.0
based on 359 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Very friendly service, great food and excellent atmosphere."
  • "The staff are polite and friendly but like most places they are understaffed."
  • "The staff were all friendly and helpful."
  • "Friendly, helpful staff even whilst being very busy."
  • "We were welcomed by great friendly staff who provided superb service."
  • "Special thanks to Lara who put a smile on our faces at every encounter."
  • "The staff are very friendly and accommodating, not least with small children."

Cons:

  • "Very slow service, confused menus as we all had different versions, non-availability of items on the menu, undercooked pie/poor quality meat used, not enough staff/long wait to place order or receive food."
  • "The meals arrived warm not hot, but with things missing from the menu per dish."
  • "The poor waitress was rushed off her feet, out of the two waiting staff she was the only one doing any work."
  • "Booked a table for a family meal on Sunday 10th November for 2pm. When we sat down we were told that from the Sunday menu that 2 starters were off, that there was no roast beef, stuffing, pigs in blankets, and 3 deserts."
  • "The waitresses were not hospitality trained, very blunt and young and unbothered about there job seemed like everything was too much effort for them."
  • "I tried to get in touch many times by telephone to make the booking... No one returned any of my calls."
  • "Service was incredibly slow, drinks took nearly 20 minutes to arrive."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Not just normal pub fare they have some nice main dishes and desserts."
  • "The house burger and roast beef were delicious!"
  • "We all thoroughly enjoyed our food choices and I thought the sirloin steak was absolutely delicious."
  • "Portions were generous and good value for money."
  • "The food is always great and changes for seasons and updates as you would expect."
  • "Had an expertly cooked pork belly with innovative black pudding mashed potato."
  • "The food was delicious and reasonably priced."

Cons:

  • "Although my Mac n cheese was dry - not really a cheesy sauce."
  • "The chicken was dry in bread crumbs with the bbq sauce served in a small pot on the side with a slice of processed cheese on top."
  • "The scallops were really small and 5 prawns, felt it was expensive for the size of the portion."
  • "Food alright, slightly overpriced, service good but the food takes way too long for simple things which are done in minutes we've been waiting 1hr in hot plates but cold / warm food which shows they've been sitting for a while."
  • "The fish was more batter than fish and the spring onion mash had huge chunks of spring onion in and was dry."
  • "The deep fried Camembert had no cheese, and the steak main was overcooked, chewy, and badly presented."
  • "The food that did arrive was missing major ingredients."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

  • "It is a lovely venue with a really nice atmosphere."
  • "Dog friendly, dog bowls, water, treats and even blankets are all available in the entrance hall."
  • "The restaurant had great decoration and was very comfortable."
  • "Great food in a lovely barn conversion setting."
  • "The building and decor are superb."
  • "Lovely interior and beautifully decorated. It's got a real classic vibe to it."
  • "A beautiful, spotlessly clean building with a pleasant atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "The music and atmosphere was depressing."
  • "No cons mentioned regarding Covid precautions."
  • "Such a beautiful building from outside but some of the carpets and furnishings were more Harvester than the updated barn country pub we had hoped for."
  • "It was cold in the restaurant. Apparently the manager had said that the fire would take 20 minutes to get started and therefore they weren't going to light it."
  • "Only downside is access when walking there from Goring, paths run out at the roundabout so take care on the road."
  • "We were put on a table underneath the stairs, which was awfully noisy any time anyone went up or down."
  • "The gents toilets were out of use people had to use invalid toilet which was next to our table, not good."

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