Red Barn Pub & Restaurant, Woolacombe Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The best part of our experience here was how helpful and friendly ALL the staff are, we did spend a few days returning here."
• "Girl who served me at the bar was really good, aside from being polite and friendly, also was really helpful suggesting beers, customers notice great service."
• "Super fast service, fantastic staff really helpful, the pub is very organized."
• "Staff were really attentive and it was a great place to spend an hour with decent beer too!"
• "We've been in a few times this week and the staff have been so friendly and lovely - thank you all."
• "Staff seemed friendly enough."
• "Staff were amazing, friendly, accommodating & COVID-19 social distancing was well considered."

Cons:

• "No management organisation. Young girl doing the drinks so slow and so not proactive or methodical in her practises poor management, staff need managing and practises need to be better."
• "Left me standing in food queue as others were ordering food whilst drinks staff stood 10 paces away stood chatting and laughing with each other as no one was ordering drinks."
• "The attitude of the staff member that delt with us was rude and unwelcoming."
• "Staff are rushed and uninviting."
• "One member of staff stomped over and snatched it all off her and glared at her."
• "Staff seemed inexperienced and there was a lack of service."
• "Took my family to the Red Barn yday for lunch as it was our wedding anniversary but we were rudely turned away because we had our 2 small dogs with us."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Had a very nice meal while watching a beautiful sunset. Food very good, recommend a bowl of spicy chicken wings 👍and the fish and chips."
• "Good food and reasonably priced for location next to the sea."
• "Food is always top quality and best value drinks in the village, coupled with the best atmosphere."
• "The food was amazing! Really well presented and absolutely delicious!"
• "The food here was really good, i had the fish and chips and it was all cooked perfectly."
• "Best fish and chips I've had in a very long time, fish was fresh with no skin on and cooked perfectly."
• "The food was excellent in my opinion & well priced."

Cons:

• "Very average, hence the three stars. Food itself was fine, nothing special, tad overpriced for what it was."
• "Food and drink both expensive and even though my fish said it came with home made chips, I was disappointed to find they weren't."
• "Food was below average! we sat outside which normally would be okay, but it was raining and no effort had been made to keep the seats dry!"
• "Very expensive for what you get. Portions quite small and everything over salty."
• "The food wasn’t great and some of it was cold."
• "The double cheeseburger was dry and looked thrown together, and the fries were also dry and not crispy."
• "The food was pretty bad. I ordered the burger and chips Burger takes the lead of the driest burger I’ve ever had."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "Nice location but the interior is in desperate need of an update."
• "They made us feel very welcome here on the wet and windy day we visited."
• "Great location overlooking the beach."
• "Gorgeous food and really nice people, great venue in a fantastic location."
• "Location is second to none over looking the sea."
• "Fantastic location in the middle of everything overlooking the sea."
• "Location is just superb here - only really worth it if you can get a seat on the terrace looking over the beach."

Cons:

• "Indoors you feel close or 'cramped' next to other customers which isn't nice when trying to enjoy your meal."
• "It's a bit crammed which results in a lot of people pushing past you, to get by - if you can sit in a corner."
• "Not as nice inside as it looks from the outside."
• "The dining area is tired with a fair amount of dust & cobwebs in places."
• "Music was crazy loud and it just didn’t feel as homely and wholesome as it once did."
• "Sadly the Red Barn seems to lose a bit more character each time I visit."
• "Since it’s take over, it had just gone down hill. No longer a welcoming atmosphere."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "oh, and £4,30 a pint was good value too."
• "Good food and reasonably priced for location next to the sea."
• "Food is always top quality and best value drinks in the village, coupled with the best atmosphere."
• "Great value for money and the lady that served us today was probably the nicest waitress I’ve ever had."
• "The food was excellent in my opinion & well priced."
• "Fantastic place, very reasonably priced & delicious food, lots of the seating looks out to sea so you can watch the sunset whilst enjoying your meal."
• "Very reasonable prices too."

Cons:

• "Very average, hence the three stars. Food itself was fine, nothing special, tad overpriced for what it was."
• "Food and drink both expensive and even though my fish said it came with home made chips, I was disappointed to find they weren't."
• "Very expensive for what you get. Portions quite small and everything over salty."
• "The soft drinks had a ridiculous mark up on them as well - a 22 oz Diet Coke was £3.50."
• "Looked a lovely place for a quick evening drink, we ordered drinks for the family, it was quite pricey!!"
• "Always get in here for the Woolacombe scooter rally. Good atmosphere and staff. But very expensive!"
• "Found a seat, seat had wet stains so changed it, second seat was wobbly... Not good value at all!"

Dog-Friendliness

Pros:

• "As a pub it's also ok and it is dog friendly."
• "It’s nice to see it’s been taken over and dogs are allowed inside at last."
• "The Red Barn is also very dog friendly, both inside and out."
• "Great outdoors area close the the beach with a good variety of food and drink. The vibe is just right and the staff were very friendly. The whole outside is excellent for dogs and I did notice they allow dogs indoors too."
• "You can also takes dogs inside, in a certain section of the restaurant area, near the windows."
• "Dogs welcome."
• "Dogs are allowed back in and the food choice (while different), is still good."

Cons:

• "No longer dog friendly."
• "What once was a fabulous family and dog friendly venue which have been visiting for the last 40 years.. have now decided not to allow dogs."
• "Just booked our annual holiday to beautiful Woolacombe and for the third year running will NOT be visiting the Red Barn which Google continue to report reviews of it being ‘Dog friendly’ - which it certainly isn’t!"
• "After 17 years of visiting woolacombe. Have often visited the Red Barn, where our dogs were welcomed, even though it was only outside, we see now that they are now no longer welcome on your premises."
• "Another issue are the dogs. If you love dogs and don't mind them yapping until you can't hear yourself think, this is the place for you."
• "Took my family to the Red Barn yday for lunch as it was our wedding anniversary but we were rudely turned away because we had our 2 small dogs with us."
• "Sadly the Red Barn seems to lose a bit more character each time I visit."