Based on 291 opinions finded in 1 websites
Based on 291 opinions finded in 1 websites
Nº 196 in 440 in Basingstoke and Deane
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Tracy is the best landlady in the area and her team are second to none
Dominic Blackwood . 2024-10-01
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Kind and friendly atmosphere. Had my later partner's wake here, and they were so helpful and had everything ready. Good value for money.
Angel Lockwood . 2024-07-07
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Fantastic local pub, nice clientele, great live music and a wonderful landlady (and walking distance from home as an added bonus!)
Brian Burkett . 2024-06-22
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**just not serving food** Just moved to the location and seen that a green king was near by. We could try there for food. Went in to be seen by the bar maid who was less than helpful. Asked if they were serving food. To be told no! I asked oh ok is that for today or for how long? The reply I got was, “we are just not serving food. Ok thanks good bye.
Gary . 2024-05-26
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Lovely peaple best Nepalese food we ever had good selection on menu not to pricey we be back soon cheers
Robert Whitford . 2024-05-13
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Not the place to go for a quiet drink but at least the drinks are OK. Car park is terrible, you are better parking on the road. Seeing as there is nowhere else within easy walking distance, it will still be busy.
Sluggy Dive . 2024-05-02
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Open mic night. No food but lively and friendly.
Paul Sandison . 2024-04-22
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Puts on brilliant gigs! Very welcoming
Jackalyn Stoner . 2024-03-10
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Lovely local pub, nice ambiance. New chef and the food is absolutely delicious, great value and good portions. If you have ever ordered from BlackBox then you know what I’m talking about. Beers not bad either.
Toni Smith . 2024-03-10
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Love this pub, it's very welcoming.
John (J-Tray) . 2024-02-04
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Not very clean, glasses always dirty and tables always sticky. The Manager is not welcoming and can be extremely rude and very unprofessional. The Manager is usually sitting at the bar drinking - gets a kick out of talking about employees, employees that have left and customers. (Making up stuff that isn’t true and not being very nice at all) The manager bars people on the simple fact that she doesn’t like them anymore. They don’t serve food but do it for parties, if you saw the kitchen it came out of you definitely wouldn’t risk eating it. Also they don’t clean the ice machine, so if you are thinking about going there be very careful what you order.
Abbeygale Elson . 2024-01-30
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Great night listening to the Corsairs. Brilliant atmosphere, lovely bar staff.
lsc jobling . 2024-01-05
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Quiet local pub, pints are always on point! Major sports played on TVs comfortable seating, and on the winter time, pub fire is lit. Which is a lovely touch to a traditional pub. Lovely on a Sunday afternoon
Chris Lewis . 2024-01-02
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Went for lunch and even though there is a sign outside they no longer serve lunch.
Deborah Groves . 2023-12-21
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No food but great beer and service. A great place to end the day.
Jester Mynah . 2023-10-24
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Really nice authentic pub, super helpful staff
Paul Hewett . 2023-10-20
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Stopped after work for pint, it tasted like beer and staff were friendly. Didn't eat but not marking it down due to that.
Jon Ruckwood . 2023-10-14
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Great welcome - when we got to the bar the said they had an open jukebox... write your song on the sheet of paper and it will be played in order. Really got us involved with other people in the pub and created a sense of community. Great idea to start conversations as we all discussed our music loves and then why we love the songs so much.
Miss Jess . 2023-09-10
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Lovely lady Traci who manages the pub. Soo funny, great sense of humour and keeps this pub very busy.
Deborah Chapman . 2023-08-22
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Amazing local pub. Tracey, the landlady, couldn't be more welcoming. All the staff are amazing. Good selection of drinks and bar snacks. Open fire in the winter, sports shown and always some decent music on in the background if there isn't any sport. Regularly have live music or a decent dj. Real ale on tap that is well looked after. Top notch 👌
Danielle Berry . 2023-08-17
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As if the service was miserable enough and the patrons were rougher than sand paper, they had the nerve to turn off the lionesses for a delayed arsenal game that 3 people came in to watch. Worst. Pub. Ever
Thomas Worthington . 2023-08-12
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Nice pub, with a better than average Greene King ale selection. Live music played on the night I visited, the locals and staff were friendly. Generally a good night was had.
Gareth O'Shea . 2023-06-10
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Proper pub this. screens on for the footie, beer's good 👍
Matt Finnemore . 2023-06-08
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Lovely local pub very friendly bar staff had a great time and a good laugh
mark myers . 2023-06-04
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Saw a fab band here and drank cocktails on tap 🍹🧉
Allison Hawkins . 2023-05-04
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Awesome pub to go to for a nite out great atmosphere would highly recvomend
Sharon Williams . 2023-05-02
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Visited Basingstoke for a couple of days training, found the Golden Lion, great beer, great pub, very welcoming person behind the bar made us feel right at home and a great place to watch the football, thank you.
Roger Rixson . 2023-04-19
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The land lady is miserable... The least she could do is smile whilst she's taking your money or welcome you to the pub. Would make it a more enjoyable place to drink if she cheered up.
Ollie . 2023-04-02
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No food, patrons look like they are under sentence of death.
david stephens . 2023-02-06
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Unfortunately no food. Had a warm welcome.
Shirley Hawley . 2023-01-10
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Proper old English pub with brilliant atmosphere and friendly staff
Bill Bennett . 2023-01-04
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Good beer, nice bar staff. Good place to start the new year
Allen Thomson . 2023-01-03
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Great place for a drink, friendly bar staff, and good atmosphere 👌 👍
Maxine Stevens . 2022-12-27
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Bad service Like stepping into a pub from American werewolf in London just not as busy
Kevan Dunk . 2022-12-16
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Nice pub! Clean and cozy. Good for a pint!!
J. G . 2022-10-18
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Good places to have a drink and game of pool.
Callum D . 2022-10-10
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Great staff and guvnor, proper pub 👌
Steve Arklie . 2022-08-01
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Friendly enough had a j2o topped up with lemonade but lemonade was yuck but sadly I didn't say anything
Linda Gordon . 2022-07-05
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There was only 4 people in pub all had drinks. When We got our drinks pint of fosters smelt awful red wine was congeeld never seen anything like it. Won't be going back there in a rush I use greene king pubs but not this one
Diane Potts . 2022-07-03
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Great land lady and bar staff. Nice environment very good with my two dogs
Hannah Bury . 2022-07-02
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New managers, good beers, great service. Great local pub!!!
pete ford . 2022-05-06
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A typical local. Friendly staff. Good service and clean loos!
Dave Collins . 2022-04-15
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Good for a pint and a casual few drinks, friendly staff.
Alex Keens . 2022-03-29
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A lovely Pub with lovely People
Nigel T. Brown . 2022-03-27
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Nice pub . Haven't been in for a while.Lots of scooters being ragged on a dyno.Some nice scooters apparently one got to 112 m.p.h.
Richard Stiff . 2022-03-20
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Dj's in Basingstoke beware. I had a booking in place with Tracey the manager months ago at the Golden lion. I just rang up to confirm a karaoke for tomorrow night. Been informed, it's cancelled with no prior notice. Not the best way to run a business.
Steve Thomas . 2022-02-11
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Clickey pub!! the two star goes to the bar staff, shame the mentality of the locals, pubs got so much potential......
Donald Byrne . 2022-02-06
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Great pub great atmosphere glad the two horrible blokes that run the fish and chips have gone. Tracy and geeza are doing a great job.
sean Mulholland . 2022-01-11
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A bit chilly here, bar staff unfamiliar with the menu (maybe new?) and our order was slightly wrong but they provided 3 huge bowls of chips to compensate!
Jan Bradly . 2021-11-14
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Huge improvements in decor and furniture. Very comfy and smart with helpful staff and new owners who introduced themselves last week. Only issue last night was they had problems with lagar delivery so no moretti😞
Steve Cook . 2021-10-23
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Very kind of the landlord to allow us veterans to use his bar area for an armed forces breakfast club. Cracking little pub as well
Martin Moore . 2021-10-09
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The staff were very friendly and the food was amazing
Helen Mills . 2021-09-18
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Good range of largers on tap, landlord (who I was told) was a nice guy. Would definitely go again for a pint if in the area.
Dale Murrell . 2021-09-11
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Popped in for food, pub looked lovely on the outside, was a local pub so did feel like a outsider when we walked in. But staff were friendly and food was nice
Tina Johnson . 2021-08-30
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I buy chips and curry sause here amazing im getting these in Basingstoke
Raja Sekhar . 2021-08-24
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We ordered chips - they were soggy, slightly cold and just a bit sad to eat unfortunately. Won't eat there again.
Isaac Sadovich . 2021-08-06
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Great for watching sports and the beer is great 👍
Nigel Spreadbury-Clews . 2021-08-01
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The Golden Lion did an amazing job of catering for my Mother's wake. They catered for 40 people at a very good price. There was a huge variety of different fare to cater for all tastes including a veggie choice. Everyone commented that the sandwiches were the best ever. They included a large cheese platter with biscuits, cakes etc. and tea and coffee. I cannot thank Kirt and the team enough for their service and care throughout, which made a difficult day bearable. Thank you so much. Mark & Anne.
Mark Finn . 2021-08-01
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Dreadful... food came out wrong and cold... asked for garlic bread and cheese only got garlic bread, asked if I could get cheese... they literally took the dish grated cheese and grilled in the exact same position so the bits on top had melted cheese, the rest had nothing... chips felt like they had been taken off someone else's plate stone cold soggy! Ordered 2 beers got 3... not a massive issue until you have to pay for the beer thats been sat in the sun for 15mins. Overall good for a quiet pint bad for anything else
Liam Roberts . 2021-07-27
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I can recommend this place to anyone that enjoy and appreciate a good meal. Not only you get a good value quality food also an A1 service too.
Mehdi Rad . 2021-07-19
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The food was lovely but unfortunately some of my order was missed contacted Deliveroo who refused to refund the missing items contacted the restaurant 3 times said they would sort out with Deliveroo and ring me back but have heard nothing since
Rebecca Kynaston . 2021-07-01
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We didn't dine here just a quick pint on a hot day, but I believe the food to be quite good and reasonably priced
Rod Dickinson . 2021-06-17
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Ordered fish and chip takeaway great quality fish food was not greasy .. my fella says proper job ... Five stars we will be using again
genese Savage . 2021-03-15
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Below average Food, Paid £3.50 for large chips, standard sized portion arrived, it isn't a large compared to normal chip shop. Curry sauce was a large and was standard fare but the burger and sausage and bacon roll were disgusting, buns filled with fat, cheapest sausage used ( I wouldn't call ut a sausage as you'd struggle to find any meat), bacon was standard catering stuff. The burger was just wrong, no care taken, biggest piece of lettuce stem, soggy from fat, grizzle within the meat. There are plenty of better takeaways, go there not here.... Overpriced for portion size and quality Overall they are barely better than charcoal grill, chicmex and are nowhere near Olivers.
Chris bailey . 2021-01-01
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Service was bad, they hardly payed any attention to us while we were there, had to wait 25 minutes after arriving and multiple attempts to get their attention just to order drinks, which then took another 10 minutes to arrive while we watched our same server take another tables order and drinks over before we saw ours. No only that but they allowed a known peodofile move around without a mask and switch tables whenever they pleased. Definitely not going back anytime soon given how they treat non-regular customers, they obviously don't care about trying to recoup their losses over the pandemic so I'm not going to help them.
Matt Brooks . 2020-12-23
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Best fish and chips I can remember.
Trevor Wells . 2020-12-12
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Hands down the best fish and chips in Basingstoke. My first time ordering from the Golden Lion and definitely will order again. The food was hot, arrived on time and all time classic! 5 stars well deserved!
Zoe Little . 2020-11-27
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Nice cold Fosters after a walk to town. Update Just been for a takeaway during these times and I have to say it was great 👍
Paul Harvey . 2020-11-13
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Its local and has a couple of real ales
Steven Brown . 2020-11-09
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As I’m from Devon finding a decent chippy has been hard work. The Haddock was delicious, well priced and very fresh. 100% would recommend
Charlotte Raybould . 2020-09-09
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I really enjoyed my experience of said location, "JAMES " was on point and dare I say it made the experience simply wonderful
Scott Fairminer . 2020-03-09
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Good choice of beers, wines and spirits. Good choice of good food and a friendly atmosphere.
Colin Threlfall . 2020-02-23
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Friendly local pub on the edge of Basingstoke live sports via sky and bt sport
Kevin Edwards . 2020-01-28
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A locals pub. Sky football was the main attraction. Food was ok.
Steve Hinton . 2020-01-19
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Atmosphere: - Little bit of a vibe with the general patrons. Staff: - Only really have bartenders, can be slow when they're a bit busy. Food & Beverages: - Bland food without flavour. With some seasoning the food could be a lot better. The beverage selection is usual for a pub. Value for Money: - Portion size is good, but the food itself being disappointing. All in all not bad. Notes: - None.
Kevin Cadger . 2020-01-19
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Good traditional pub, good grub cooked fresh and not like chain pub,
Clinton Harding . 2019-12-22
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Fantastic food, brilliant service and a lovely atmosphere. Well priced for the quilty. Will definitely return.
poket27 . 2019-11-19
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Huge venue (showing sports) with half-decent Sunday food, attentive staff, and a reasonable pool table.
Tom Kelly . 2019-10-20
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Menu seems reasonable bit of a weird location but all in all seems ok
william england . 2019-09-09
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Ok for béer, food so so,very nice staff
Nono Pak . 2019-09-06
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Do you know what? It’s actually ok. Whilst you wouldn’t write home about the food, it’s perfectly serviceable grub and good value. Great little pub!
Matt Trigwell . 2019-07-28
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Skanking Steve is an awesome DJ
Sue Beeden . 2019-07-14
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I avoided this place for a while, but giving it a second chance it seems friendlier. Nice atmosphere.
Seven T4 Media Ltd . 2019-06-29
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Friendly atmoshere ,reasonably priced with backround music
cool H . 2019-05-27
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It's a pub that does what it says on the tin. Good pint!
Al Harvey . 2019-04-18
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Very friendly, good food and service
Sue Lambert . 2019-03-29
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Great food. Lovely atmosphere Landlady is a welcoming host 5*
Bradley Fisher . 2019-03-29
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Best pub in Basingstoke food beer and company 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
martin gough . 2019-02-24
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Nice pub for a beer or a quick but good lunch
André PUSTEL . 2019-02-13
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Fast and friendly service and outstanding V-friendly food delivered piping hot. Would've been 5 stars but for the draught from the window which even the lovely, roaring real fire couldn't combat
Minty . 2019-01-31
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Lovely people and entertainment
tone mine . 2018-12-31
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Good beers, pool table, darts, sports shown and tasty pub grub.
Hitan . 2018-12-22
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Lovely home cooked food, quick service. Very good menu, spoilt for choice. Landlady Julie lovely and remembered us from our first visit to the quiz over a month ago.
Pam Peters . 2018-11-30
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Nice atmosphere particularly when log fire is lit.
S Hicken . 2018-11-10
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Perfect place for after office gateway. Authentic British pub setup.
hemant khanolkar . 2018-11-02
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Very acceptable food, great prices, quick friendly service for quick lunch
Steve Lock . 2018-10-17
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Lots of naked hod running around willy nilly.
Dean Nelson . 2018-09-27
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My new local. Very good it is, too. Hand pulled beer, very well kept and pulled right 'n'all. Regularly has hand pulled Old Speckled Hen. Having just moved down from Yorkshire, I am well glad this is my local. Friendly staff, friendly clientele, and good pub grub too. Ten out of ten, a reet grand boozer.
MDMB53 . 2018-09-23
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Quite tired looking but fantastic (and well priced) food and bar staff are great.
Paul Nicolaides . 2018-09-13
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We went there with our daughter to watch the second half of Liverpool playing and the bar lady was very rude did not want to serve us let alone smile and its advertised as a family pub ice for my drink was not available and she was not bothered and had nothing to offer my toddler for a drink ub
Michelle Lawrence . 2018-07-06
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Io e 15 amici siamo rimasti senza cena la sera di capodanno, nonostante avessimo prenotato inizio dicembre e tre giorni prima della data della prenotazione per confermare il numero di persone. Il “proprietario” grandissimo maleducato e cafone, ha insinuato che la nostra prenotazione fosse falsa, nonostante il fatto che gli avessimo fatto vedere le chiamate. Ci ha dato dei bugiardi, falsi non ammettendo il proprio sbaglio e addirittura urlandoci contro, per non parlare dell’atteggiamento PESSIMO che ha avuto nei confronti della ragazza che ha prenotato, un atteggiamento così nessuno dovrebbe avercelo con i clienti. Personale inqualificabile, proprietario pessimo. Spero non sia successo a nessun altro. Peccato che non si possono dare 0 stelle… Grazie per averci rovinato la cena di capodanno Non ci tornerò mai in quel posto. Non è un ristorante serio ma soprattutto con personale serio