KFC in Torfaen

Visited Sunday afternoon, took over 40 mins to get our order. Clearly Deliveroo and Just Eat orders get priority over in-restaurant customer. Very poor. Tatty Retail Park too.

Cold soggy fries, luke warm coffee, dried out salty chicken, not an enjoyable meal, in fact it was expensive and disappointing.

Don't know why I give this place a 2nd and 3rd chance, each time the food is awful and its stale cold. Really don't understand what's wrong with the Pontypool branch, the staff need training on how to deal with the food and thier customers, and maybe learn to put a smile on their face when greeting people rather than making the atmosphere awkward and uncomfortable.

Service very slow despite the place being quiet. Only member of staff showing any interest was a young black chap working on the counter. Not clean, food remnants on the floor and waste stacked up on the recycling bins area. Food was warm but not particularly flavoursome.

Friendly staff, really clean, fast food!

Came around pontypool tonight, around 9pm, and the boy that handed my food out was such a pleasant boy. He’s the only one I’ve seen have a smile on his face here. He packed the food too which was hot and fresh. I come around quite a bit because my children love the popcorn chicken, and this has probably been one of the better visits.

Fast food with a difference at a reasonable price.

place would call me anoying and wont give me tap water

Ordered on the app. Collected at the drive thru. Simple!

Absolutely useless staff, always forgetting half of my order. And they never answer the phone for me to tell them that my order is missing as I don’t drive so I can’t get down there and The gravy is always watery. The company is just a rip off. I will never ever get my food from there again. Such a disappointment.

Served this afternoon by a lovely polite girl, I asked could my meal consist of two legs and she did that for me where other kfcs have said they’re not allowed so will now make this one my go to. Cheers

KFC in Pontypool has really good food and ambience

I know kfc workers are slow but jesus wept! This is actually a joke, sat in the drive thru for 15 mins and there were only 3 cars on front of me!!!

Won’t accept £50 notes what a terrible place

Hit and miss. Will they have chicken today? Will they get my order right today? If you eat here you run the risk of either a perfect meal or abject misery. Today's just eat order of £65 was cancelled because they had no BBQ sauce. I had to drive to the store 2 hours after ordering to find that out

Food cold not well presented just thrown together. Why is it so difficult to serve hot well presented food

This has to be the very worst KFC I have had in the last twenty years I ordered 6 pieces of Chicken, all of which must have been in a warmer for hours it was absolutely uneatable. I live 8 miles away so it wasnt worth taking it back. I will never in my life buy KFC again as long as I live. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES.

Food was awful, not sure I will every have a KFC again but definitely won't have one from there

As the other fast food chain was very busy I decided to have my drivers break here, though my van was too high for the car park as it has a height restriction bar. I parked round the corner and walked over. The place was only occupied by 3 customers eating in the corner, every other table was empty, and looked dirty. I used the big ordering touch screens to order my drink and ice cream, the proceeded to the counter for collection. There i was informed that there was no ice cream and would I like a cookie instead, which I declined and had a refund for the ice cream. Why let me order something you don't have?? Not a great first experience and I notice from other reviews there are no replies to any reviews made from the staff here to apologise etc

Its good food and new fries are great. Its just a shame its so pricey

Not even worth a 1 star review, absolutely filthy, terrible service. Management are a complete joke. Don’t waste your time going there.

This is possibly one of the worst places to eat. Expect that all tables were dirty although place is empty, the food was disgusting and not properly cooked. When complained they try to prove me wrong and crazy and did absolutely nothing. Now makes sense that place is empty and the negative reviews are more than the positives. And no vegetarian either. Definitely won't be coming back here.

Unfortunately my experience at the KFC wasn't good. First of all the main door was broken and the glass was replaced withe some wood. I got the tower burger and it was super salty. It was so bad that I couldn't finish it. The were out of ice for my drink. There was not paper recipe when I placed the order so I have no idea what my order number was. The service was good but that's the only good thing I can say about my trip at this time.

Called in to this so called KFC pig sty but that would be an insult to a pig. The entrance door was boarded up, I assume the glass was smashed, looked for somewhere to sit before ordering and couldn't find a clean table in the place. Food and containers still on tables from previous customers, and the few tables that didn't had dried up remnants of food that looked as if been there for days. Anyway took a chance and ordered two boneless banquets to take away, when I received and went back to car drove away to find somewhere more suitable to eat. Parked up in secluded area opened boxes to eat, well there were three scrawny chicken fillets a tiny bag of fries and the smallest carton of popcorn chicken I'd ever seen. The tub of gravy looked enimic this cost me for two boxes £19:99 which wasn't worth the 99p. To say I want be going back there is an understatement, dare try it at your peril.

Hmm 😒 don't want to say anything bad so 🤔

Got a bit worried when I saw the reviews as I'd booked the nearby hotel and generally like KFC. Found the place to be more than adequate however: friendly service, standard KFC food and left very happy. A few rowdy people from time to time but actually I quite like the atmosphere and overall I like this KFC so will return if I stay at the hotel again.

First of all, my order was 14 pieces, it’s was very bad, and the staff very bad.

Got orders mixed up despite being told by manager three times to sort themselves out and get it right. Wouldn't accept Blue Light Card barcode from app. Contacted customer services via KFC Care Squad who were absolutely useless. Will never visit here again.

Picked up three meals . As always food good . Service very slow staff were friendly.

Ordered food got to table to be told no beans offered other stuff instead staff looks like they can't be bothered wouldn't eat here again

Says on web page closes at 11.00pm..walked over from hotel was at doors at 10.20pm ...closed... Very disappointed...web page states clearly 11.00 pm closing....

The food was very dry,but ok...however the service was appalling. The 2 ladies serving especially the one who I presume was the manager couldn't of cared less about customers....I had my bag of food literally thrown at me with no smile or no thanku!!!!! The one lady serving was more interested in having a very loud conversation with a customer.....

Always bad service and the employees are very sullen. It's like they work here without getting paid. In my opinion, it is the worst branch of KFC. I waited 20 minutes to place a spare order and asked if the system was like this. 👎👎👎👎

Dry/ overcooked food maybe had been sat around for a long time

I had to ask for a refund after waiting 35 minutes for a bucket for one - the place wasn't even busy. I feel sorry for the young manageress if this is the usual standard. Utterly appalling.

I've not tried a KFC before and after tasting it I'm confident that I'll never eat this processed food again,

Nothing fast about this fast food restaurant

Really friendly staff . Not long to wait for food either 😋

Missed all the sides from the order and couldn’t get hold of them via the phone … useless

Won't be rushing back, ordered veggie rice box and all I got was abox of lettuce leaves as I had drove home with it. Couldn't go back so annoyed

Avoid coming here if you want your food quickly or your order correct. 9/10 there is something missing and the service is unbelievably slow. Expect waits of up to an hour on a weekend evening as all the delivery orders are prioritised.

Food was excellent and the staff was very polite and helpful, even brought our food over instead of collecting like most places! Thanks KFC pontypool

My food was really lovely, the staff were prompt and friendly, however, this was my son's food which cost me £4.99. I'm sure there was meant to be more but as I used the drive-thru, I didn't realise until I unpacked. Really disappointed that this cost so much and this was all he had.

Love the food but always dread going there because of the service. Very rarely get what I ordered and they only tell you they haven't got something after they've given you your food instead of updating the self service screens. Tonight was the rare exception but perversely there was no classic chicken on the screen despite it being in stock so had to discuss the options at the till after spending 10 minutes being ignored by every member of staff who walked past it. Never seems to be enough staff on, don't think I've ever seen anyone over 19 there and they just don't seem to give a damn. Never any serviettes either.

Waited 10 mins to be served and then another 25 mins for our food (with only a couple of customers in the restaurant, it wasn't like they were dealing with peak demand), and when it arrived it wasn't very fresh. The drive thru orders seemed to take priority and were getting served much faster, would recommend this instead of ordering at the counter.

Just visited this branch & absolutely shocked at the service & the food!!! How KFC have not closed this branch down is beyond me. What a disgrace to KFC!!! We have been to many KFC’s & this is by far the worst!!!! Staff have attitude & are not friendly in the slightest. Greeted with a horrible smell on entering the restaurant. Didn’t feel or look very clean in there either. The chicken bites were rock hard & so dry & not like we’ve had from other branches. These were awful! The mega box was a tiny portion & hardly any chips. The chicken piece was so tiny. The hot wing wasn’t cooked enough so inedible. Avoid this branch at ALL costs!!!!!

Usually one of the better fast food places in the area, but the down side of being on an A road is that going back isn't really practical when the food isn't right. Tonight I had a box mesh that was really hot and tasty - would have been even tastier if they'd towered the burger like I'd paid for and remembered to put the side order in the box. Google has asked me for an update. Today's order needed to be microwaved after the 8 minute drive home. Chicken bites that tasted like they'd not seen heat in an hour and chicken so stale that the coating had come off the skin in one piece!

Fast food was not fast and the chicken was that dry you could not chew it. Was really looking forward to it because I had not had kfc for a while but have to say will not be attending pontypool kfc again. I now know why it was empty. AVOID!!

Food ans service were reasonable in fairness and but lacked atmosphere. Not a criticism but an observation that's all

Just about managed to provide chicken, skimpy amount of chips, no corn or gravy available and all this served by a girl who needs a good lesson in manners and customer service

The drive through was a little difficult to navigate and some of these stones are loose so sounds awful driving over them, the order system isnt working so placed order at the window. Food was lovely but the amount of chips we received was very small! Should have asked for an extra portion! But overall, not bad!

Just had a fabulous meal from here ..I was served by Jamie and Leuan... Excellent customer service and Jamie was very patient as I had to give him my order over the counter, he was very polite even though he was rushed off his feet .. The meal was nice. The chicken was cooked fresh and tasted lovely. We didn't get the coleslaw but I made my own 😆 Compared to the kfc we had last week from Cwmbran I can honestly say Pontypool kfc are the best 👌

Food was good, but the kitchen area we could see while waiting for our food looked dirty, with lots of dropped food all over the floor and quite a bit rubbish lying around the kitchen floor

It wasn't the best place that I had food from no paper plates or cup's given with the order had to ask for napkins but was given wep wipes which fine

Expensive. Littered outside....

Filthy. All but one of the tables was covered in food particles and grease. The staff’s uniforms looked as if they had been wearing them all week. The chicken was lukewarm and we left most of it to be on the safe side. Used to be OK here, but really gone downhill. Only one other customer at a peak time which speaks volumes.

Pontypool KFC-we went through the drivethrough and waited by the ordering hatch for nearly 2 minutes before being served. The person serving was still chatting to another colleague behind her and we asked for a 8 piece bucket and then charged with a 12 piece bucket. She wasn't paying full attention and to top it off forgot our side orders and gave us the wrong change. DISAPPOINTED in service but food was lovely and hot.

We just had a really nice meal from here tonight. The place was Immaculately clean. The staff that served me were Tommy, Seren, and Ethen... all 3 gave 💯 % customer service I came here 3 months ago and the sevice was extremely excellent then...as it was again tonight.. The staff are always polite and friendly and are always helpful...(as im useless at ordering,) so thank you for your patience, Tommy. ..also, for the hot sauce, that was very thoughtful of you, Tommy. My hubby was very happy 😊 for a change. Ha ha ! We will definitely be back in a few months. You are all a credit to KFC 👍

Hot freshly cooked, speedy service. Friendly staff that I dealt with

Nice and clean, bright and friendly staff

Having queuing up for 10 minutes to find out that it was cash only so had to stay in the drive thru to wait for everyone infront to be served just to not get food and had to go somewhere else to eat.

If you going to force self order then at least make sure there are plenty of units to order from.

I had not used KFC for many years. Afemale member of staff was amazing helping with options. She had her hair up in the hat it looked curly/wavy ish. She wore round glasses. It was Saturday 8th April 2023 between 3 and 5. A credit to the company

Tired establishment. Rubbish bins litter the car park. Car park falling apart and a danger to users. Rats 🐀 seen running. Krushem machine not working. Speaker system at drive thru broken. Didn't spend a penny and drove right through

It's just like no one cares Food is just sloppy and thrown together....there is ALWAYS something missing when we order.....its just blah. Everyone we've gone (3 times maybe in 2 years) we say why do we go back!

not good bad food and service terrible

We bought a 6 piece family feast, we were served 4 of the smallest pieces of chicken that hardly was worth the trouble and the other two pieces had more bones than a skeleton barely anything to eat off of them, it was also overcooked and dry and my gravy was so thick it would of given Vicki pollard a run for her money. Otherwise reasonable fries. Anyway there's always another KFC.

Visited several times over the past few months, the food is as you would expect from any KFC but you won’t be able to get a hot drink. The staff either tell you the machines broke or they tell porkys to you and wait for you to go to the collection window and then they tell you the machines not working. Krushem machine also not working today as well as the card machine so cash only. The owners should hold their heads in shame.

I can only assume those giving positive reviews are staff. Very small portions, greasy and luke warm, seemed stale and dried out. Whole place looks like it needs a good disinfecting inside and out. Mcdonalds next time

Staff great and food always great, just a little slow.

Went here yesterday for a quick bite. Went through the drive thru, however the speaker wasn't working and we were directed to the window. First window had no one in, so after 10 min, I went onto the second window. The young girl stated she was understaffed and unable to take an order at the second window? She then stated that I'd have to go around the drive thru again. Erm... no. Rather than create a scene, I decided to park up and go in. Eventually I got my food. The massive downside to this was they forgot my chicken in the trilogy meal. Unfortunately I didn't see this until I got home. The morale of my visit, is get more staff, or just close the store and run an efficient drive thru. Also simple orders are just that... simple and shouldn't be missing anything. Probably won't go to this one again.

Chicken is taste staff are friendly

Happy staff . No problem to take your order manually if you don't want to use the electronic order board. Thanked as well as we left. Good place

I went here with my daughter and what a shambles, rubbish and mess everywhere outside, speaker not working and asking you to beep (this is to wake up the staff) 20 min waiting, staff dont know what they doing, missing food and the food we had was cold waste time complaining as they wont reply to you but they will reply if you have something good to say just go to mcdonalds next door

Been to about 4 KFC's in by 23 years of living and non come close to Pontypool!! Staff were very friendly and served me fast, although the colonels chicken meal was a little bland I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of my food. Staff seem to be trying their hardest and don't need ungrateful people leaving terrible reviews ya nittys. Amazing customer service and great food.

How mean can a company be. 3 pieces of chicken and a tiny portion of warmed up, old fries. Not even enough to eat one fry with each bite of the chicken. Chicken not bad but not fresh. Fries look and taste like they are half a day old. Look at the colour of them. Even the bag that they came in was half empty. Only once i had driven several miles away that I find this. Look at the size of the box. I know it's not that biggest meal in the world but the box looks empty. Mark up on this food must be in the thousands of percent yet they give old discoloured tiny portion of fries. I won't be back at KFC pontypool again.

Called there this evening to get a take out , pulled into the disabled bay as I cant walk well. Was met with an overpowering stench of Sewage when I got out of my car I was standing in a huge puddle of sewage. Think what you will.

Closet KFC to me so have been quite a bit. Food is nice but my god are they slow. Quickest option if quiet is to go through the drive through but if that's busy, you could well die of old age. Last trip was ridiculous however. Waited half hour inside without even getting served. When questioned was told didn't have enough staff. No apology or to even attempt to serve the long line of waiting customers, the 2 people out front were too busy putting together 6 or 7 delivery drivers orders. Plenty of staff hanging around doing nothing however. Gave up in end, probably won't return.

For the umpteenth time this year was told there is no coffee. When I asked why the person behind the counter said "Coz ther isnt". Never again.

Drove to KFC Pontypool waited in the drive thru queue for 10 minutes to then be told at the order point they had a technical difficulty and to order in the store. We then entered the store and ordered our food on the self order...

Right call here on a regular basis and have had the same bucket the last twice we visited this store and it cost us on the first trip £18.99 and now tonight they charged us £21.99 and it was the same the young girl that...

It was 9pm on a Tuesday night and we were tired after a hard day's work. So why was there a queue of about 10 cars in front of us at KFC? Once in the queue with cars behind us we were stuck. We waited...

Shocking, one would have thought after that zero health rating they would employ better staff. Food missing (a fair bit and dips), cold and clearly no where near fresh, and when asked about refund - we told to chase Uber by a cocky staff member....

The staff are lazy at best in there, but they also have too much attitude. They’ll leave your chips laying on the side for more than 15 minutes while the chicken is prepared, and give you attitude when you ask them fir fresh fries. They...

Yet again another double order and all Thigh meat. Last one 10 piece meal £18 for 2 Legs and 8 Thighs crappy Chip and beans that should have been Gravy. Get your act together and give choice at least. People EITHER like white meat or...

Visited restaurant recently for take away food. Placed order which took forever to put together, not good when part of the social distancing measures should be tobget instoew customers served quickly so they can leave, reducing risk. Customer service non-existent, too busy chatting to friends...

Terrible customer service. There was no “hello”, no “would you like anything else?”, no “thank you/enjoy your meal”. It is fast food but still a restaurant. It was shocking that the staff had no interest in being there or making me (the customer) enjoy my...

Lack of kids fruit shoot ( substituted water diluted with very sweet syrup my kids won’t drink ) Lack of kids yogurt ( I’ve been advised by member of staff they can offer ice cream instead) Lack of sauces ordered. Lack of receipt from kiosk....

You've always had to watch your orders with this KFC as they will try to short change you, most frequently by not putting in dips or sides, but I've honestly never experienced such a poor show as this time we visited and we'll never visit...

Called in this evening as my husband fancied chicken for tea and we wanted something to save us time. The time saving did not work. The place was busy so we placed our order on the screens. The delivery guys were loading up and leaving...

This KFC has gone from bad to worse. Food is cold, the restaurant area is unclean and the staff are children with a terrible attitude 🤢. Try McDonald’s or Harvester

i bought mcdonalds for my grandson. KFC next door and i fancied it.I pulled into a single drive through lane to meet 8 cars in front of me. one behind.There was no way out. Forced to sit in line for 20 minuites before being served....

one lane entrance to order in drive through. once in,no way out. was in line for 20 minutes this evening.no way out. girl taking orders on tannoy was also serving at window,hence the long wait before getting to next drive through customer. I complained, she...

Service is poor had wait age's and I checked the food after driving off the extra hot wings I ordered and paid for were missing again. The last time I use this place it's a joke it really makes a mockery of a company that...

Beans had speck of green mould on them And chicken looked pink in middle. Staff said sorry and gave me a refund. I will not be eating here again'

Whorst place to eat orders always wrong. Food dripping in oil and Staff dont care. AVOID! AVOID! AVOID!

Shocking service, ignorant staff who are quite obviously untrained in any field - filthy outside - close this dump down

poor service, poor food. its just realy bad. the staff just dont care and the service is terrible. real let down

Have twice ordered a family dipping box share meal from drive through and twice have got home to find no Dips, resulting in very disappointed consumers...the clue is in the name DIPPING box, so they should be able to get it right.

I have ordered a boneless banquet meal and I only had 2 mini fillets when it supposed to be 3, didn't ask me for a dip when it was meant to be included either and fries are undercooked, food was not as fresh. Also my...