Olton Tavern Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "This family-friendly pub is honestly one of the best I've been to in a long time."
• "Very cosy and welcoming inside, what you'd like to expect from a traditional English pub."
• "Nice surroundings and garden."
• "Great pub! Every time I've visited I've had a pleasant time, lovely atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was great (no loud music) and the Guinness was a nice pint so you could sit in comfort and eat and chat."
• "Lovely friendly atmosphere. The buffet that they put on was really lovely."
• "There was a buzz about the place."

Cons:

• "Miserable faces, miserable atmosphere."
• "The place is run down and absolutely filthy."
• "Was full of cranky mean old folks when we were here."
• "The pub was full for a 60th party & there were children screaming & shouting."
• "During my infrequent visits over the years, the service has ranged from apathetic to downright miserable."
• "The pub was cold inside I never took my coat off while there."
• "There was a few Criminal types hanging out in there also."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff polite and very friendly and was made to feel welcome."
• "Staff so friendly... we have really enjoyed our day."
• "The service was amazing couldn’t fault & the food."
• "The staff themselves were friendly, warm and welcoming."
• "We found the staff here are really helpful and so friendly."
• "The staff were very friendly!"
• "Staff friendly and pleasant."

Cons:

• "Waitress was miserable as hell and quite rude."
• "The blonde hair woman who walked with a limp seemed a bit miserable."
• "Staff appeared slovenly and uninterested."
• "Really dissapointed with the attitude with one of the staff that was serving drinks outside."
• "The waitress was very curt and unapologetic about the food taking so long."
• "No urgency whatsoever to serve drinks."
• "Trying to get the attention of a waitress/waiter was futile."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was good but ordered a surf and turf and received no surf."
• "Typical Ember Inns food etc, and good value and tasty."
• "Fantastic!!! I had a steak, I ordered blue I got blue not something that happens very often."
• "We had Sunday lunch (rib of beef) and it was delicious - one of the best Sunday lunches I have had."
• "Apart from this with the food it was great, good carvery choice with all the veggies, cheesy broc and col."
• "Really good value for money, and the food was a really good standard for pub food."
• "Food was the best we have had in a long time."

Cons:

• "Very disappointing. Roast Dinner poor quality food."
• "The jacket potato was hard."
• "The prawns were covered in excessive amounts of paprika."
• "The only thing was the roast potato's were a bit dry and hard."
• "Every item of food was so dry it looked like we were given plates of plastic fake food."
• "Food was pretty plain."
• "The food was dry, full of fat and barely warm."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Food and drinks are very reasonably priced."
• "6 adult starter, main and dessert meals and a child's 3 course meal for £80 with a 20% discount voucher - very reasonable."
• "Prices were good too, we had a prawn cocktail starter and a rump steak dinner for less than £12!"
• "Dinner set menu 2-course or 3-course is good value."

Cons:

• "Charge same money for less food and worse quality."
• "The total bill was in excess of £100 for what was a very poor standard of food."
• "Food was over priced and poor quality. Food came out after 40+ minutes wait with items missing."
• "The portions are getting smaller the prices are increasing."

Facilities

Pros:

• "Nice place, has a bowling green and large outside seating areas."
• "Free parking is a nice bonus too."
• "Has a really nice beer garden."
• "A well placed Ember pub plentiful parking & outdoors for good weather."

Cons:

• "I had the misfortune of visiting The Olton Tavern pub and received a £155 car parking fine."
• "We've just been slapped with a £50 parking fine for having a meal at the Olton Tavern."
• "The gate was broken so the security aspect was compromised."
• "Men's toilet had a wet floor from a leak, and drain cover was lose."