The Gardeners Arms Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The bar staff are amazing, so so kind and helpful."
• "Wonderful service and delicious food."
• "The staff were super friendly, great atmosphere and the food was delicious."
• "Great service from two lovely guys."
• "The staff are extremely friendly and they have quiz nights."
• "Service was fantastic. Very attentive and friendly."
• "The owners were exceptional with their service."

Cons:

• "Awful. We were met by a charmless woman."
• "Surly service - it was a relatively quiet afternoon when I arrived. Yet after serving the man before me, the woman behind the bar didn’t acknowledge me for two minutes."
• "Table service only which would be ok if the table service was any good, two bar staff behind the bar totally ignoring us."
• "The service is a bit inattentive as well as I had to go up to the bar area to get them to take an order and to pay."
• "Some of the staff can be a little curt and unfriendly."
• "The service was simply dreadful."
• "The worst experience I’ve ever had at a restaurant. The waiter yelled at us as we entered the establishment."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere, food is modern classic."
• "The most delicious veggie and vegan food."
• "The 'spicy chicken' kebab bowl is filling and varied enough to satiate a hungry diner."
• "The food is amazing and the service is really friendly and nice."
• "The food, which is fully vegan/vegetarian was amazing. Great size portions and was so tasty."
• "The vegetarian mushroom pie and still can't believe how tasty it was."
• "The best (vegan) burger I’ve ever had."

Cons:

• "However, they serve it now with chips rather than roasted new potatoes."
• "I ordered the veggie burger and it tasted quite weird. Looked inside and there was some mold on the patty."
• "The food (hotdogs, burgers, curry, salad, pizza) were all sub-par."
• "The food had nothing much to recommend it, and there seemed to be mountains of chips which were mostly left."
• "We had 3 dishes, all of which were bland and badly prepared."
• "The calzone looked more like a peta bread than calzone."
• "Sadly when it arrived it was a standard size and after an easy finish of the dish I was left still pretty hungry."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very cosy, friendly and welcoming, nice music and great decoration."
• "Great atmosphere, half-pub half-restaurant."
• "Lovely pub with beautiful back garden and very good food."
• "Proper beer in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is hilarious, from chanting and singing along, to wry and sardonic commentary."
• "Welcoming atmosphere, with a great mixed crowd of interesting people and good beer."
• "It’s an absolute haven for anyone veggie or vegan."

Cons:

• "Uncomfortably hot in the summer because they won't open the window."
• "Weird place, no atmosphere or music, just owners/bar staff watching TV with subtitles."
• "The ambience is a bit off-putting with the music played, sometimes directly above your head."
• "The atmosphere is rather dingy, one is, to put it mildly, not given a joyous welcome by the staff."
• "Back street local, retains table service only, which detracts from the pub experience."
• "The atmosphere is rather dingy, one is, to put it mildly, not given a joyous welcome by the staff."
• "Toilets and backyard need definitely a revamp."

Location and Facilities

Pros:

• "Great location with a brilliant, spacious garden."
• "This is a gem of a place tucked away in the residential streets of Jericho."
• "The garden is lovely in summer."
• "A secluded local pub with great deep garden."
• "The garden has recently been improved with nice covered areas."
• "There is also a large backyard filled with picnic tables."
• "A real Victorian pub, great heavy metal music, good beers and such a great find down a back road."

Cons:

• "visited it on a night out, no real ale only craft citrus ale! small inside but garden was ok."
• "Only issue is extremely small bathroom."
• "No food after 20:00 on Sundays?"
• "Note that the drinks (i.e. beer and wine) are not guaranteed to be vegetarian."
• "some beers are cloudy and undrinkable, if you complain your told to pay up 😡"
• "The beer isn't that great."
• "The interior looks a bit aged with records lining the walls."