Maynard Arms Reviews Summary

Category: Pub London

Address: 70 Park Rd, London, N8 8SX, United Kingdom

Phone: +442083416283

Rating: 4.4
based on 215 reviews.

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

  • "It was a pleasure for my friends and me to spend the time in such a nice atmosphere :)"
  • "Wonderful, pleasant atmosphere, menu with many options."
  • "A very warm and welcoming atmosphere."
  • "The vibe/atmosphere is second to none."
  • "Very relaxing atmosphere, nice beer garden, decent craft ales."
  • "Nice atmosphere especially in the pub garden."
  • "The atmosphere was electric."

Cons:

  • "Lacking in atmosphere other than noise from loud voices."
  • "Not much atmosphere chilly cold needs warming up as a female at the bar trying to get a drink accosted by two guy's who wanted service first!"
  • "Pretty average atmosphere."
  • "Unfortunately where we were seated was a corridor to the kitchen and had staff pacing up and down hurriedly which was not as relaxing."

Service

Pros:

  • "We were taken care of really well by our waitress Mollie and by the host Teona."
  • "Very dog friendly and the staff were attentive."
  • "The service was great with a very friendly welcome and live music too on a Friday night."
  • "The service was great and the space was airy and light while still feeling warm."
  • "Exceptional service from the waiters, and a manager with a surreal friendliness and education!"
  • "However what really made our visit was the service provided, it was top draw, we could not fault a thing!"
  • "The staff were all knowledgeable and helpful."

Cons:

  • "One of the manager who was obviously stressed and quite abrupt with staff and clients."
  • "The staff were really slow in serving, chatting away, ignoring paying customers."
  • "Once we were finally seated it took an age for anyone to take our order."
  • "Staff seemed tired and overworked."
  • "Service was appalling - took 40 minutes to get our first drinks and an hour to get starters."
  • "Horrible service from the start! They left all the doors open and when we walked in at 11:54, me and my partner were asked to leave premises and come back in 6 minutes!!!"
  • "Staff was totally unhelpful."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Sunday Roast was delicious. I had the porchetta and my friend had the chicken, apparently the best roast chicken he had in a while."
  • "The food was really well cooked and we all enjoyed the experience."
  • "The food was excellent, strongly recommend the Chicken Liver pate starter."
  • "Maynard Arms does the best Sunday roast without a question!"
  • "The fish and chips was fantastic, I especially liked the Tartar sauce!"
  • "The food was incredible. I could not stop eating!"
  • "Came for a Sunday roast which was absolutely fantastic. I'm really fussy about food but this hit every single spot."

Cons:

  • "Ordered 2 roast beef which looked nice enough. Came out cold and staff had to get a new one."
  • "Potatoes tasted like they were cooked last week and hard to chew."
  • "Not enough cheese in truffle mac n cheese."
  • "The vegan offering was pretty much a £15 plate of vegetables... the entire thing was super bland and I was hungry an hour later."
  • "The fish and chips were about a three out of 10."
  • "Cauliflower cheese very bland."
  • "Potatoes like rocks, veg soggy, completely inedible."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Food isn't necessarily cheap but the portions are big and the quality of the food is outstanding."
  • "I had the Roast Beef and it was good for the money you got."
  • "Had the vegan fish and chips, very tasty crispy tofu."

Cons:

  • "I thought the veggie burger and chips I ordered were very overpriced as was the excellent house white wine."
  • "So so disappointed that I got charged £15 for this rubbish and a bottle of water yesterday."
  • "We were quite surprised by the price of some of the dishes (a baked Camembert at £18?)."
  • "Lovely pub but pricey. 14 quid for 2 single G&Ts seems very excessive."
  • "Well this place is a little pricey."
  • "Very expensive for what it offers."

Staff & Management

Pros:

  • "The staff were also nice and friendly."
  • "Special thanks to the manager who was kind enough to take time out and have a quick chat and sort us out with seats for the sold out comedy gig the same evening."
  • "The manager is also lovely 😃"
  • "Their slow roast pork with crackling is one of the best in town..."
  • "Our waitress Elle was friendly and efficient and gave us perfect recommendations for our food and beers."
  • "Our waitress emie was the epitome of helpful, tended to our every need with a smile!"
  • "Service from Shaak, Ben and the rest of the team was attentive, quick and friendly."

Cons:

  • "Everything is fine. But staff is slightly bad at managing order queue."
  • "The staff were really slow in serving, chatting away, ignoring paying customers."
  • "Staff seemed tired and overworked."
  • "Rude maitre dee and bar manager."
  • "The man behind the bar was incredibly rude and unhelpful."
  • "Pretty terrible customer service which tainted a fun night."
  • "Mediocre service, waitresses could do with some customer service training."

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