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Nº 213 in 276 in South Staffordshire

Nº 60 of 76 British in South Staffordshire

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Our server was elle, a lovely young lady who was very patient and polite with our table. Made my table feel very special tonight.

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Lucy Wilby . 2024-11-12

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Elle was the most fantastic host to our table, quick and efficient service, and an absolute delight to have serving us tonight

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Kizzy Eddy . 2024-11-12

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Food was great staff were polite and nice Couldnt ask for more

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glyn podmore . 2024-11-11

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Good food and fast service as always.

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Jermaine Sylvester . 2024-11-09

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Lovely atmosphere, and served by the wonderful Jess. Thank you for making our evening an enjoyable one!

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Saxon Partridge - Smith . 2024-11-05

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Had a lovely 1st visit will defo be back

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Sue Duffell . 2024-11-05

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Good food and service and at a decent price

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UG GY . 2024-11-04

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Good food friendly staff,nice atmosphere. Perfect 👍👍👍👍👍👍 Been a while just had another family get together, still lovely friendly staff and decent pup grub. Perfect 👍👍👍

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lee nicholls . 2024-11-02

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Came in for BOGOF Burgers, burger was really nice and I had great service from Jess

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jordan croxall . 2024-11-01

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We love chase gate! Come every Friday for the quiz! Jess was so lovely and bubbly this week! Always a great night ❤️

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Lizzie Davies . 2024-11-01

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Jess was amazing, super helpful and friendly

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Zara Whitehouse . 2024-11-01

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Absolutely brilliant food the ppl are very friendly and plenty of car parking space also a little play area for the kids Will deffo be bk

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Gary Harris . 2024-10-26

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Had a lovely meal today - Korea bbq burger- Thank you Jess for being so lovely and attentive, your kind service was greatly valued.I’ll definitely be coming back soon, recommend!!!

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a_smoked_kipper . 2024-10-23

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Fab evening & food Jess was so helpful and made it special creating birthday dessert thank you Jess for being so accommodating.

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Leah Proffitt . 2024-10-23

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Great hospitality from Becky welcoming from the beginning and enthusiastic. Food was great too!

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Jon Field . 2024-10-20

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I regularly stop off for a bite to eat at Chase Gate after work. Always great food, great price, clean tables… Just a great experience all around.

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Kris J . 2024-10-18

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Verry nice pub I really enjoyed it like always never a bad meal

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Ben Veste . 2024-10-16

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I know the majority of food is from a microwave but went for a 8oz steak with jacked potato and coleslaw. I can honestly say I have left more than I was served. Look at the photo, looks like a 8oz steak had been cut into 3. Very poor

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David W . 2024-10-15

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Over cannock to day to do some shopping finished off for some food went in the Chase Gate great place 👌

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Stephen Stanley . 2024-10-06

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Only one server on duty to serve drinks and food when we arrived at 12.30. A dozen people waiting to be served at bar! Food ok though and good value.

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terence roberts . 2024-10-01

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Never had a bad meal from the chase gate. Have been visiting for years and always love the Friday BOGOF burgers. Good to see the new play area outside and will be good to see some improvements internally now as some areas are now showing their age

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Faye Whittaker . 2024-09-20

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Part of the Hungry Horse pub chain, so you know what to expect: big quantities, crowd-pleasing pub grub. Unsophisticated, but good value. And some nice cask ale, which was a pleasant surprise. The atmosphere is spoiled by intrusive TV screens and piped music. Service was friendly, as you'd expect in this part of the Black Country. Good location just outside Cannock. Big garden, great for kids.

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John Stedman (The Language Secret) . 2024-09-18

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All food came out cold after waiting an hour for food, there was undercooked meat and items missing. Terrible food. The manager had to refund our whole meal for 8 people. We left and ate somewhere else. Holes in wooden window frames, big enough for mice to get in from outside. Not clean cutlery. Staff wasn't very good with ordering for 8. Poor all round.

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Clare Parry . 2024-09-15

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Great place food is good and the atmosphere is very friendly. Can’t fault the value for money.

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thorntoncarl . 2024-09-14

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Becky is an absolute pleasure, great service. Deffo coming back every lunch

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Harrison Neville . 2024-09-11

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Pub is dated and in need of some TLC. Employees were polite and service was quick. Food however was very bog standard, Wife had the kofti special, both the fries and kofti were Luke warm at best and kofti was clearly previously cooked and thrown on the grill to reheat which made it burnt and chewy. I had the mighty mix grill, which was very average. Gammon and chicken was cooked alright, but the sausages were cremated and the peace of steak wasn't any bigger than 2 to 3oz. Wouldnt really call it a mighty as both the peace of gammon and steak were very small. Not much else to say really, all round your average boozer with average bog standard food.

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Sebastian Kelly . 2024-09-11

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Love the place Warm welcome with a friendly face. My favourite pub. Becky was an amazing server. Drinks are reasonably priced. Will definitely be returning!

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Jack h . 2024-09-11

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Good food at reasonable prices, good service

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mark crowley . 2024-09-10

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Spot on. Food was nice and cooked perfect. Staff very friendly. Always smiling and go out their way to make you feel welcome! The restaurant is always clean. If you want a good night come and play the quiz on a Friday night!

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Jordan P . 2024-09-08

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Dirty and only two staff on, food was OK but cold. It's overdue a renovation. Wouldn't go back again.

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O Tomo . 2024-09-08

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Stopped here for dinner after a trip to Alton Towers. Very friendly and speedy service and we were happy with all the food also, very good value and tasty.

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ispeakinsongs . 2024-09-07

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Lovely food. Great service. Thanks becky.

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Danny Bohannan . 2024-09-05

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Fantastic food and great fun. Great service from Becky

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Harry Davies . 2024-09-05

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Very good food and service from Becky the server

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Sam Haynes . 2024-09-05

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Excellent food and great service. Recommend the Chicken Tikka Sizzler and Salt & Pepper fries. Becky made us feel welcome.

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Eric Bowen . 2024-09-05

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Lovely service! Went up to the bar and Zac gave us some good recommendations on what to eat and served us our drinks quickly. Very nice, will be back soon!

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Lily . 2024-09-04

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Only one bar staff serving. A very long wait to get served.

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Ian Wheatley . 2024-09-01

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Worst food ever. Would not recommend it too anyone.

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Tracy Corns . 2024-09-01

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Lovely food and lots of it. Reason behind the three star review was the length of time we waited for the food. Over 40 mins for the main course and then it was over an hour from finishing the main before desert came through and that was after we had asked at the bar - they didn't know and weren't helpful and then we had to ask the person clearing tables, desert arrived within minutes of the second asking.

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Anne Keen . 2024-08-30

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The majority of the food was hard and 2/7 were able to finish their meals. I did enjoy the chicken strips and chicken wings though.

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Mia Cox . 2024-08-28

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Nice family pub, lovely staff and food. Good prices

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zena cleary . 2024-08-27

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Have been several times before and the food is always cooked to perfection. There's a kids playground with beer garden to keep the kids entertained. Staff are friendly and helpful.

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Vanessa Griffin . 2024-08-26

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First visit in quite a few years. The interior has been changed ( to be expected), only 2 members of staff on .The meal was very good and generous. Will probably be going again.

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Willim Carter . 2024-08-26

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The food was horrible everything must of been frozen and then cooked won't be visiting again. The staff was great though veery helpful and friendly 👍

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Leanne Price . 2024-08-25

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The food was quute acceptable pub food with a basic menu. I was a little disappointed with the lack of veggie options. There was no fish and chips even. Staff were friendly and service was good, maybe a little slow Worth a visit but be aware of limitations. I was impressed they had ev chargers at very good rates!

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Dr Wat . 2024-08-23

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For some reason the regular kids portion was bigger than the larger kids portion

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ExExEl . 2024-08-22

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We regularly pop in for a couple after work, tonight was particularly friendly. Jess and Maddie were taking pride in their work and making sure the place was running well. Big thanks for looking after us

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Haz1980 . 2024-08-20

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Great food, lovely staff, prices affordable

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Sandie Gerkins . 2024-08-20

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Seemed everything we wanted to order they had ran out of friendly service all the aame

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Michael England . 2024-08-19

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Can't fault it,nice staff,clean,fair prices,food nice,it's pub grub not a Michelin restaurant .I go there fairly regular

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Karl Fawdrey . 2024-08-19

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Great place to eat for families.

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Ben Bayliss . 2024-08-16

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Visited with my boyfriend and friends. Had a lovely meal and Jess was so friendly and lovely! Thank you to all the team. Food and service was incredible

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Natalie S . 2024-08-13

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Friendly place with brilliant staff, always come for the pub quiz on Fridays great fun and such a laugh

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sam wootton . 2024-08-13

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Staff absolutely amazing especially Jess and Mia. Always go above and beyond for customers

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Zuzana Hall . 2024-08-13

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OK price , staff hit and miss . Will not be going back .

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David Connop . 2024-08-12

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Warm welcome from a pleasant young lady on our arrival. Food was prompt & tasty & a great portion. My mum had gammon & had 3 steaks she couldn't finish it. Great value for money

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Sarah-Jane Hamilton . 2024-08-11

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Received a very warm welcome, and order was taken swiftly and very accommodating to my requests. Steak and chips cooked to perfection. The baked alaska was to die for, well worth a visit all the staff are amazing

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neil t . 2024-08-11

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Excellent food Excellent service staff are always pleasant would definitely recommend we called lunchtime with our daughter and grandson enjoyed the ultimate sharer for 2 perfect for lunchtime 👍

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Nic Jackson . 2024-08-07

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Excellent service and food. Staff couldn’t do enough to accommodate my gluten free diet and my sisters steak was cooked as asked. Definitely go there again

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Lesley C . 2024-08-06

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Food was cold. Items was missing of meal. Use to be our go to place. Will not be returning anymore

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Peri's stars . 2024-08-03

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Had fish and chips here today Really impressed Price and quality combined with service unbeatable It’s not an Egon Ronay restaurant It’s a really affordable family eating house. And you get amazing value for money Thoroughly recommend

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annetteoliver . 2024-07-31

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Lovely meal friendly staff nice little park for kids to play on

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Zoe Waters . 2024-07-30

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Nice friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere. 5 stars for them two. Now to the food. Sadly we can only give 3 stars for the food. Two roasts. Beef wasn't bad. Turkey you could clearly see it wasn't cooked on site and came out of a packet. Perfectly rounded thin slices the same as you get out of a packet from your local supermarket. The mashed potato was nearly dry and again you could tell was not fresh. The gravy was nearly non existent and we had to ask for extra gravy and the missing pigs in blankets we had paid for. To top it off we ordered a candy mania sharing dessert. A few years ago there used to be brownie chunks in it too. That no longer exists. There was no cookie dough that is listed in the dessert. Instead what we got was several dollops of vanilla and chocolate ice cream with a few smarties and chocolate sauce..... oh and only one flake. Not worth the 6.69 we paid for it. Not made to the standard of other HH/GK pubs where we've eaten before. If you come for the Sunday roast, I'd strongly advise you look elsewhere. Other food doesn't look too bad but I'd say it's not fresh like other pubs. Maybe they're short of catering staff, I don't know but that shouldn't detract from the quality of GK restaraunt provisions. The pub is on a busy road too.... I noticed parents walking out to their cars with their kids running along side them. A few cars pulled in while we were there but one idiot in particular flew in and accelerated across the car park without any consideration for the kids. Hope this will be addressed with their visitors in future. Safety of pedestrians in the car park is important. All it takes is for them to slip on the wrong pedal and they could injure or kill someone. Hope my review helps for a better service overall. 4 out of 5 stars overall. Toilet checks supposed to be done hourly..... Just seen the record on the door. It's 6.30pm..... last check on the record was between 10 and 11 this morning. They could do with a clean too.

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Mr TENNESSEE . 2024-07-28

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Pudding was lovely service was slow don't seem to be enough staff on my moms meal was aporoling mine wosnt much better so won't be going there again

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Debbie Hayward . 2024-07-28

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Cold food which was changed , quality of food not the best .

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Sally Harewood . 2024-07-21

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Staff were lovely, and so was the food. Couldn’t recommend it any more

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Cheepeebop . 2024-07-21

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The best Hungry Horse pub we've been to. The food is always good and we are made to feel very welcome. All staff are lovely, but Jane is a absolute credit to the Chase Gate team. She is always incredibly helpful and kind, goes above and beyond, a true gem ! Thoroughly recommend. Be back again soon.

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Lisa Thompson . 2024-07-15

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Much improved from my 2 star review. Lovely fish and chips, well done to all the staff. I also recommend the Steak and Ale pie.

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Don Mitchell . 2024-07-15

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Great Value and Burgers are Amazing . Staff Friendly

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Caroline Shore . 2024-07-12

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Amazing food for the price. Great selection of drinks. Wonderful atmosphere, helpful staff!

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Gemma Rawlings . 2024-07-09

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Food not so good this time baguette and chips was very poor to be honest. Drinks top notch! Obviously a good cellar person 👍👍

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Debbie Stokes . 2024-07-07

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Friendly, welcoming, helpful staff. Lovely food. Clean premises. Nice chill background music.

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lucy wildash . 2024-07-01

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Dogs welcome too. Couldn’t be better

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Becky Dale . 2024-06-26

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Friendly and welcoming staff, great food!

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Philip Stokes . 2024-06-24

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Staff are poor shouting at my children for playing hairs in food and shouted at for request fresh food staff seem to constantly tell children off not just mine

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Kerry Wynn . 2024-06-22

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Great food, great service and staff

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j mcconnell . 2024-06-22

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My husband & I visited last Saturday, we made a reservation but actually wasn't thar busy at 5.30pm. On Saturday you can get the super specials on offer & I was very pleased they had brought back the Katsu Banquet it was very tasty & my husband had the plant based burger & really liked it. The staff were very friendly & helpful would definitely visit again.

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Paulette Galbraith . 2024-06-22

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Popped in for lunch. Atmosphere was relaxed and we found a table easily. The bar / serving staff were lovely and food was ready quickly and it was delicious. Overall a lovely experience.

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Cheryl Kumar . 2024-06-22

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Fabulous place. Come to the quiz regularly and it’s brilliant. Staff are so friendly and willing to help whenever needed

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Stephanie Grantham . 2024-06-20

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Food was amazing when I went last night. Highly recommend

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kerrie 1020 . 2024-06-20

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Great food, service was excellent. Highly recommended

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Rosie Bentley . 2024-06-20

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Visited today and was greeted by lovely staff, a warm and friendly environment. Very clean, and amazing food. Thankyou. Becky, Tiegan, Zoe and kitchen staff.

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Becky . 2024-06-17

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Staff great, food great, would definitely recommend

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Emma Webb . 2024-06-17

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Delicious food Friendly atmosphere staff friendly and helpful

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ricky walker . 2024-06-08

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Was able to get a last minute booking here for 13 people. The food was good, the service was quick, personable and attentive. Overall an amazing experience, thank you A++

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Chris Scott . 2024-06-06

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Good food, good beer and fantastic service. Highly recommend

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Stu Wilkinson . 2024-06-05

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Stopped off for a Sunday lunch. Wow, that's possibly the worst experience I have ever had. Waited to be seated. Not one person anywhere to be seen. After a few mins, we got our own table. Ordered 3 Sunday lunches. No coffee as the machine was broken. Ordered a glass of red wine . Had to take it back as the glass was covered in lipstick. There were dirty tables everywhere and it wasn't even busy. Waited over 30 mins for our meals to arrive , this is after asking someone if they would be much longer as customers that came in after us were getting their meals . When they eventually arrived, they were served on cold plates. I can only assume it was smash, not potato. Cold sludge gravey. And the beef I wouldn't give to my dog. Asked to see the manager and waited another 5 mins. Eventually, I went back to ask to see someone. Young girl asked me if I wanted them heating up. I declined and asked for a refund. Won't be calling in again. Dirty place, poor staff, and worst food ever .

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Timothy Gibbons . 2024-05-26

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Really nice food, and great service

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Keeran Hodgkiss . 2024-05-21

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I wasn't expecting much as I'm not usually a fan of cheap pub food, but was pleasantly surprised, food was really nice, staff was really friendly and helpful but ordering the food wasn't as smooth, took a whole to get served even tho there wasn't a que but I think that was due to not enough staff on duty, so can't blame the staff who was working as they was really good. Food was a very good price, 2 adults 3 kids starters and mains cost 45£

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Vicky Ty . 2024-05-16

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Food was okay - not great service. Helping yourself to cutlery and sauces makes you feel like you're eating in a fast food place rather than a restaurant. Dirty tables everywhere, toilets in a poor condition. Told after a couple of hours to leave the table because they needed it back - probably should have a sign up telling us that before we sat down... All in all, we won't be in a hurry to come back I'm afraid!

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Holly Stanton . 2024-05-15

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Sunday lunch & a few pints bang on.

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Stuart Archer . 2024-05-13

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Visited for Saturday lunch, 4 in party. The mixed grill - steak was cold, chicken cold and slimy. The chicken Parma- potatoes were cooked till solid, The mix it up x2 peppers were stuck up the skillet. Drinks, bar staff could not make a orange juice and soda, ended up having to order an orange juice then half a soda in a pint glass. I have frequently visited here but shall not be returning as the food quality has significantly dropped and the building is getting to the point it needs a good renovation. The toilets are tired and so is the furniture. 1/10. On a positive the staff are friendly. Visited again 12 months or so later. The place is falling down, windows are filthy and food poor quality. See photos. What outside on a warm sunny lunch. Tables hadn’t been cleaned and bird sugar, hunny, ice, tea lover the seats

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Richard Edwards . 2024-05-11

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Really lovely pub. Friday burger deals is amazing my friend take me there and we really love it. Definitely, we'll be back there soon. Staff was really helpful and lovely. I only recommend reservations before visiting because they are required. Everything else is just perfect 👌

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Dawid Szy . 2024-05-06

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Booked on app hour before got in.welcomed.waited 20 minutes for meal. Tastey.hot.presented well not thrown on.well done hungry horse.chase gate.

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David Fletcher . 2024-05-05

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ordered food and I came to ask where it was after 25 minutes and they said it would be out in a minute and then I went to ask again at 35 minutes and they also said that it was about to come out and then 50 minutes later we still don't have the food? we asked for a refund and the worker looked like she didn't care at all that we just waited 50 minutes for something small and no apologies?

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Michal Laskiewicz . 2024-05-05

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Large bog standard pub. Iterally nothing to say about it. Food was basic, service was none existent.

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Roberto Mancini . 2024-05-04

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Dined in on Sunday Definitely improved since our last visit, we hadn’t booked a table so we was welcomed to sit in the bar which was fine & no different from sitting the other side of the pub. He bar girl was absolutely lovely, did get a but rushed off her feet with it getting busier but apologised for the wait wasn’t a issue at all. food came out hot and quick considering it was so busy only down fall i have is the kitchen is that they always over do our steak i asked for rare and my boyfriends medium rare, both came well done but we still enjoyed and we had the ultimate combo and it came without scampi 🥲 not worth complaining about though as we did really enjoy our food and was stuffed. Thank you

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Hollie Ellitts . 2024-04-30

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Greatly improved on food and service since our last visit

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Julie Horobin . 2024-04-29

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Friendly and helpful staff, food amazing as always highly recommend

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Jordan Morris . 2024-04-26

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Extremely warm welcome and delicious food. Fabulous service. Would highly recommend 😋

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Lisa Walton . 2024-04-24

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