The Spread Eagle Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "It's a lovely setting, it's relaxed and not too loud."
• "Beautiful atmosphere with really great crowd."
• "The atmosphere of the venue was lovely, music, people talking, and it seems like a popular place."
• "A lively pub with great ambience and decor."
• "There's a great atmosphere with all sorts of people from a broad spectrum mixing nicely."
• "Welcoming atmosphere, cool crowd ... a place to rest recharge and revive, meet the cool kids, or celebrate with friends."
• "Very warm and welcoming pub which serves delicious food!"

Cons:

• "Bit of a kids playground round the snooker table at the back of the pub."
• "Music sooo loud (although absolutely banging), it was impossible to hear someone across the table."
• "Clientele was 60% people looking like extras from 80's music videos."
• "The woman behind the counter was rude."
• "The manager was doing nothing behind the bar just standing there."
• "Bar staff was ok and drinks too. But karaoke DJ WAS REALLY BAD."
• "The service was almost non-existent."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "A surprisingly delicious fresh food and ambiance experience."
• "The food itself looked great and tasted great and just about the right portion sizes for the price we paid."
• "Both packed full of flavour and good value."
• "Sunday roast 'beet Wellington' was phenomenal. We’ve also had a BBQ plate here that was extremely good."
• "The tacos are great, punchy flavours, the marinated 'pork' was especially tasty."
• "The three courses were all fantastic, and we will be back booking in for next year."
• "Delicious Sunday roast. So cool to have an all vegan pub where there are three different roast options!!"

Cons:

• "Dreadful experience tonight... Both mains at £14 should have been delicious in a vegan restaurant, they were totally mediocre and very late in coming."
• "What an awful vegan roast - do not waste your time coming here."
• "We ordered the Beet Wellington which was incredibly dry, served with flavourless potato and veg, and an incredibly watery gravy."
• "Nice beer, but the food leaves you wanting more - but not in a good way!"
• "The celeriac roast is just boring and definitely not up to the standard of the beet wellington."
• "The roast potatoes were okay, nothing great. The veg was under seasoned, the gravy was thin and a bit watery."
• "Wasn't too impressed with the food taste wise."

Service

Pros:

• "Super lovely staff too!"
• "Staff was friendly, took my order with reasonable waiting time, food and drink came quickly and overall it was an enjoyable lunch."
• "A great welcome from friendly staff."
• "The staff were all amazing, so friendly!"
• "Service was great, did not rush us and very friendly!"
• "Staff were wonderful and very friendly."
• "All the staff are super friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Sorry, but for the price of the beers, the toilets were horrendous."
• "Been waiting 20 mins at the bar."
• "Staff were very friendly but slightly unattentive, spending quite a lot of time at the bar. Had to actually get up out of my seat to grab attention."
• "Can’t say the same about the service unfortunately, as the waitress walked by us about 5 times without approaching, and I had to order at the bar."
• "The service was a little slow and relaxed but that was ok there were a couple of times we were waiting around."
• "Service was slow even though it was quiet inside the pub."
• "Service was very slow and they clearly had too many customers and not enough staff."

Value

Pros:

• "Great 100% vegan pub with really good food and a nice atmosphere."
• "Delicious food, really friendly staff, reasonable prices and a great atmosphere overall!"
• "The prices are really reasonable."
• "I have been going to the Spread Eagle for many years and always guaranteed to have a great time. I love the fact that despite being an independent pub it still manages to keep its prices so competitive."
• "We had three courses and it was all beautiful and priced fairly."
• "The roast is well priced in comparison to other places that serve vegan roasts."
• "Great pub with delicious food, friendly staff, a well curated drinks range including local beers, and lovely decor."

Cons:

• "Food was way too overpriced for being vegan and portion size did not match the price (especially dessert)."
• "For a tenner it also didn’t come with chips or anything else."
• "The price was INSANE for the quality of food and the service."
• "Especially for the price paid - £58 for dinner for two."
• "Overhyped and overpriced roast! Overall for £32 (including service) for two courses (without drinks) is not good value at all."
• "It is expensive."
• "Great place for drinks but the food was terrible and completely overpriced."