Back-Inn Time Reviews Summary

Category: American restaurant

Address: Victoria Rd, Chelmsford, CM1 1NY, United Kingdom

Phone: +441245269983

Rating: 4.5
based on 150 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is phenomenal and extremely good value."
  • "The burger was amazing and so were the wings."
  • "Delicious burgers and excellent deserts."
  • "Food was gorgeous with generous portions & great menu choices."
  • "The food was really great and the staff were very kind and helpful."
  • "The food was very tasty and good value for money."
  • "The ribs were tender and tasty, well worth trying!"

Cons:

  • "Food was stodgy, looked better than it tasted - like it was frozen/wasn't fresh."
  • "Food was a let down."
  • "Worst burger I have ever had!"
  • "I really wanted to love this place but food was just dry... Pretty unacceptable for a specialist BBQ place to allow dry chicken and over done ribs to be put out."
  • "Had their 'house speciality ribs'… disappointing, flavourless."
  • "The chicken was burnt in places and the ribs were overcooked and the meat was tough and sticking to the bone."
  • "The food was lack luster and that's such a shame as that's what always bought me back to this place proper american style diner food, That's full of flavour."

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff friendly and efficient."
  • "Staff were friendly and attentive."
  • "Staff was friendly and approachable."
  • "They treat u very well keep up the good work guys u are a credit to the company."
  • "The staff are fun and welcoming."
  • "Staff were very attentive lots of smiles and nothing seemed too much trouble."
  • "Service was amazing. Staff were so lovely and accommodating. Really friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "The waitresses weren't rude but definitely weren't polite either, I don't remember any of them smiling once, quite robotic."
  • "Very poor service when trying to book a table."
  • "No social distancing and a poor menu selection so I tried the chicken burger special."
  • "Staff seemed like they 'had' to work rather than the normal cheery and full of energy staff I used to see."
  • "Very poor service when trying to book a table."
  • "Service gone down hill."
  • "Service was very slow."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Very quirky place with interesting decor."
  • "The atmosphere was incredible with fun nostalgic music and old decorations with functional aspects that made it feel like a great dinner."
  • "Always good atmosphere."
  • "A fantastic way to celebrate in this American themed restaurant."
  • "Retro American diner with great food an staff that always have a smile on there face."
  • "Lively atmosphere."
  • "Wonderful atmosphere, loved the train set."

Cons:

  • "Very cramped and way too hot inside to make a meal enjoyable."
  • "A bit too crowded / small space for me."
  • "If you're not family then you are very cramped."
  • "The booth we were in was a little cramped for space which I don't like when I'm dining out."
  • "Very noisy."
  • "Personally I dislike the tables been too close or the others shouting over my table conversation."
  • "Just don't expect them to let you take in a birthday cake and consume it on the premises like most other restaurants do."

Value

Pros:

  • "Prices were reasonable."
  • "Best value for money I think I've ever had!"
  • "50% off food vouchers make it excellent value."
  • "We enjoyed a three course meal which was a very reasonable price."
  • "Even better with the 50% off food deals during the week."
  • "Fantastic value by using a voucher."
  • "Good value for money."

Cons:

  • "Cheap but you get what you pay for."
  • "The food here is average at best."
  • "A little bit on the expensive side for an American diner style restaurant."
  • "Quite expensive for what quality of food come out."
  • "Also quite pricey, so only recommended if you have a 50% off voucher."
  • "Over priced for the quality of food served."
  • "Had voucher on our phone for 50% off they wouldn't honour it as it wasn't printed out."

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