The Pheasant in Bridgend

Lovely welcome, Nice atmosphere, pleasant decor, friendly staff and a nice meal

A beautifully cooked meal for my wife & I , as well as a delicious starter of squid . The staff were extremely helpful & welcoming . The Steak & Ale pie was indulgent and great gravy , I had the pan fried sea bass on a bed of perfectly cooked vegetables & new potatoes. Thank you so much Sian for making our evening amazing . A trip down memory lane after losing our mother who used to eat her also. Thank you guys .

Thank you so much for a lovely evening. A number of us (table of 6) hadn't visited behind but we will definitely be back. Staff were welcoming, friendly and so accomodating. The atmosphere was relaxed and we were not rushed in any way yet always felt staff were at hand should we need anything. The food was delicious. Thank you. Would highly recommend.

Just celebrated sons 40th birthday lunch, table of 10 ,excellent service, all meals super tasty very good value for money staff very friendly efficient

Excellent food and service for a pub meal.

Just love the variety of the menu and it’s so close

Gorgeous sunday lunch, v tasty and plenty of food veg & gravy, friendly helpfull staff, plenty of parking, dog friendly in bar area, and it wasnt noisy either. 💖

Staff are very welcoming and highly professional in ensuring allergies are catered for, to the extent that a dessert was marginally slower coming to the table because staff sanitized cookware. Very impressive. Menus cater for gluten free and there is gluten free lager. Food is tasty and plentiful. A great local pub!

Great food. Great beers. Great service. We love this pub. A proper family favorite.

Always a Warm Welcome, Brilliant Menu, Continuing to Return every Week...

Great food , service good atmosphere will be coming back. Thank you.

We had the Sunday roast which was as out of this world. So beautifully cooked and delicious. The staff were friendly, accommodating and polite. We really enjoyed our experience.

Updated review (August 2024): So, a few months since our last visit, and it seems like the nice weather brightened everyone's spirits. The food was better, service was a lot more positive and staff were accommodating. Much better than previous, for sure! First review (March 2024): Four of us went to the Pheasant for Sunday lunch, and despite having the same menu as the Rose and Crown in Nottage a handful of miles away, there was a gaping chasm in difference, both in terms of quality of food and service. The staff were grouchy cleaning up, muttering under their breath, a table where two children had dropped food and crayons on the floor, whilst the entitled, carefree parents didn't bother to do any parenting. (Stay at home if you won't be decent human beings) The starters came but left much to desire; the baked lamb koftas were overcooked, bland-tasting, and came with an over-abundance of greens dumped on top of the dish. "Sprinkling on top" seems to have an alien meaning to this kitchen staff. For my main, I ordered a trio of meats dinner which, when served, was even smaller than the three single-meat dinners that my table buddies ordered. Triple the meat for a quarter of the quantity... Whereas the "sprinkling" of greens on my starter was an exaggeration, the gravy on my plate looks to have gone through a drought period. We had to ask for an extra gravy boat, yet that barely got the four of us through. And when it finally came to dessert, we were informed that they were out of Biscoff biscuits, when they could've just gone to a nearby store to replenish stock and expense it, so we had to order the chocolate brownie sundae. Did they redeem themselves with this? Well, only partly. When it finally came out, there was one piece of brownie on the top, and then just ice cream the rest through. Call me picky, but I like my Sundaes with the main ingredient both on top and part-way through. The brownie here was a mere topping than a key component of this well-established dessert. The service, as touched upon earlier, was sporadic and distanced, and left us waiting for 30-odd minutes between ordering to service. And we had 3-4 staff to take our orders and serve. Would I go again? Not for food, no. For a drink and a social, sure.

I have eaten in several pubs from the same chain this is by far the best food by a mile !!!! And service

Excellent food, wonderful service. Lovely and clean. Very nice feel

Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Price of food was excellent. Children’s menu was also excellent. Food was delicious. Place was clean and beautifully decorated. Very family friendly with children’s park. We will definitely be visiting again. Thank you for an excellent service.

Starters were chicken and burnt. I had Hunters chicken the chicken breast had been sliced in half had 1 piece of bacon on it , very little sauce 12 chips and a pike of off salad leaves. My partner had Lasagne clearly microwave prepared dangerously hot, cold fries as a side. My daughter had cheese and leek pie again dangerously hot clearly microwave prepared. Cold veg and rock had dry mash, bisto gravy. The portion of the main chicken had clearly been cut and probably been used to get a portion of tenders. £6 a pint....What a rip off never coming back same review on all social food rating outlets

Service was excellent as usual and the sharing platter for two Sunday lunch is outstanding both in quality and value for money. The staff are all highly Professional and are always there to provide 5 star service.

Absolutely love The Pheasant, we have been twice now in the last few weeks. Sian is really helpful and so were the other members of staff on our last visit. Food is beautiful and reasonably priced also a lovely setting. See you again soon

Having not visited the Pheasant for some time I was very pleased with the reception from staff who made us feel very welcome. The food was excellent, presented well with suitably warm plates for hot food. Cutlery was clean and the table setting was attractive to look at. Our seating position was good and the room was well decorated for the time of year. Only downside was no crumble for dessert but we enjoyed the desserts we did choose. All in all a very good experience on New Years Eve which started the festivities really well.

Good food good service and at an affordable price

Nice little pub/restaurant, food good, staff polite, clean pub and toilets,

Food high quality. Will definitely go again.

Lovely staff. Tasty food. Nice place to bring your family.

I had been recommended The Pheasant for a Sunday roast and was not disappointed! Absolutely delicious! Great sizes and very tasty! I have already recommended to all my clients this morning! I will definitely be back! Thanks!

Went there tonight with a party of 16 for a 3 year olds birthday. A specific server decided to come over and belittle my partner in front of the entire party in a very rude and demeaning manner, all over an ashtray not being used outside. Which it was packed outside and he didn’t want to insert himself upon someone else’s table. Now fair enough to pull him to the side and say, please use an ashtray, but she decided to talk rather loudly and rudely in front of everyone who stopped to listen and were massively shocked at her attitude. When called out on her behaviour in a private setting, she continued to be rude and try to justify her actions. Then blamed the boss, saying she was told to say so. I’m sure her boss did not tell her to come across as aggressively rude though. This put such a negative feeling towards a 3 year olds party. Will not be returning here after this kind of ‘hospitality’.

Friendly and helpful waitress. Pleasant surroundings and good food.

Great place to eat. Food really good and plentiful. Quiet in the large restaurant as it was early when we visited. Service was excellent. Liz was superb.

No problems at all,we eat at the pheasant regularly,the standard of meals and service is consistently excellent.

Nice comfortable surroundings, good beer selection, large menu, excellent staff, nothing is a problem. Food was good quality and a large plate. We left full and happy. Dog friendly

Always a warm welcome and cracking food. Great for the family and friends.

Nice pub and nice staff except for the little bald guy working and drinking behind the bar with a terrible attitude to some of his staff as a landlord myself didn't like to see this way of running a pub.

Lovely food, excellent service and good value for money.

We needed somewhere to eat that was dog friendly. The pub were amazing and we were offered seating inside or out. There is a large common area where we could distract our puppy until food came. The food was great

More expensive than other Marston pubs but better quality 👌

Lovely place to eat and drink. Friendly helpful staff.

Great spot for a drink, we didn’t order food so cannot comment on that aspect.

Awful experience. Worst ever. Ordered starters, was half-way through when the mains arrived. Sent them back, they appeared again, sent them back then a manager came out to inform us that we had the choice of leaving them to go cold on the table or in the kitchen and that we would not be getting anything to replace it. Apparently the mains are prepared the moment the starters are served without anyone checking the starters are finished!!! We left and my friend is still waiting for the reimbursement of the mains. I actually wrote a report years ago regarding food safety which involved contacting scientists, etc. to get the rundown on hygiene with regard to re- heating food, etc. I ordered a chicken pie - when heating up pies you are advised to make sure the food is piping hot, and it should not be reheated. They offered to reheat it in a microwave. I have had food poisoning 7 times so am very cautious with how food is prepared, etc. I shall be contacting the Food Standards Agency regarding this.

Lovely afternoon with the family, Good service, nice food and good company.

I booked for 6 plus are for a pram. It was a great table with plenty of room for us. There were a few things that weren't available to eat due to supply issues but we all had our choice available. Food was lovely and they were really good with my 2 year old granddaughter. Will definitely go back again.

We came on Monday night for a lovely meal as a large group. Great food and service with a bustling atmosphere. Would definitely return to try some other dishes, we had people of all ages and everyone had a great evening. Staff were super friendly and we had a great chat at the end of the night.

The food was absolutely beautiful. The staff were lovely as always. My mother in law had the sea bass, she said it was the best she has had before. Will definitely return soon.

Love coming here for food Came back again, signature burner, brie, bacon, onion chutney/relish, Frigging delish

Lovely little place however my Wife asked for no Hot Honey Sauce on the burger and it came with both hot honey sauce and a burger sauce that wasn’t listed in the menu, so it had to be sent back. I sat there with my food, and she had to wait a further 15 minutes or so before her new burger came out which was so dry, she could barely eat it, and the fries had clearly just been put back in the fryer so they too were overdone and dry. My mixed grill was overcooked, and the steak was a chunk of fatty, grissly meat. Whilst the staff were quite quick in seating and serving us, the bar staff were young, and fooling around. The young lad actually threw a bottle cap at one of the other staff there, but it missed her and hit the table behind. Thankfully nobody was sat there but they should be concentrating on their customers not messing around. Wouldn’t return.

Nice place, with great views. The food was good for the price paid, was well seasoned, the staff gave the standard condiments; mint, horseradish and apple sauce. The vegetarian loved the mac and cheese and the garlic bread. The staff were friendly and attentive.

We were in Bridgend and fancied a Sunday dinner. This did not disappoint. Food was great, service was great, if it was closer to home we'd come again. Nice and relaxed atmosphere and proper home cooked food. Very well presented. Few pints of San Miguel didn't hurt either.

Just had the Chorizo Mac & cheese, bloody lovely, great host, will definitely be back.

Nice day out 94th Birthday meal

Stopped off here for a quick lunch before our drive home back down South. Friendly welcome and quickly seated and drinks order taken. Good selection of alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks on menu. We had starters and mains from the normal menu, although they also have a good lunch deal menu. Everything came out quickly and was all delicious. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting the area and looking for nice food in a cosy pub. Also have nice outdoor seating area but was sadly tipping down with rain when we visited!!

After a number of years away, it was a pleasant return and have an excellent meal at our village pub The Pheasant. The quality was superb and the quantity just right! We shall be back without fail - thank you.

Disappointed at The Pheasant: A Disheartening Dining Experience My recent visit to The Pheasant left me extremely underwhelmed and disheartened. Having booked a table for four at 5 PM—two adults and two children under 7—I had hoped for a pleasant family meal. Initially, the waiting staff were attentive, swiftly taking our food and drink orders. However, twenty minutes later, they returned with a caution: a buffet for a function was causing a delay of about five minutes for our meals. Five minutes turned into fifty, and in that extended waiting period, none of the staff checked in with us or offered additional drinks. It was only after I inquired at the bar that our food miraculously appeared—simultaneously with the dishes of a couple who had ordered merely twenty minutes prior. Now, if you're still with me, let me tell you: the food was not worth the wait. Most of it arrived lukewarm, suggesting it had been sitting out for those forty minutes. The dishes were bland and did not match their menu descriptions. The "skin-on fries" were just regular fries, the halloumi kebab consisted of three measly thin slices, and the chicken kebab had only three tiny portions of chicken, each barely larger than a fingernail. We refrained from complaining, as the opportunity never arose. After delivering our food, the staff didn't return until thirty minutes later to check on us. By that time, we were ready to leave. It's a shame because the pub area appeared inviting, with a nice ambiance and ample outdoor space. However, if you decide to visit, I strongly advise you to steer clear of the food. We certainly won't be returning.

Not been for a while but will definitely be back. Great service, food was great very pleased with everything. Thank you.

Great food, quick service and amazing staff! Highly recommend.

Booked a table for 7 people for Sunday lunch. The pub is lovely, very quaint but overall experience was disappointing. The servers didn't really engage with our table, not even checking to see if we wanted more drinks etc. Waited nearly an hour for our mains, they said they thought we still had starters ( we only had 1 starter, a bowl of olives !). Food was only warm on arrival so cold by the time we finished eating. The Sunday Roast portions were good but the seabass was a very small portion. Puddings we're nice. Won't visit again for food.

My partner and I attended here today around 2.00pm where we really enjoyed our visit. The food was really filling and piping hot. Our meals were really presentable too! The waitress delivered a great friendly customer service by greeting us in and she was very engaging with us too. I also want to point out that this pub has lots of character to it. I always prefer going to a pub restaurant for a meal because each one has its own character to the place.

Good workers, can banter and are very friendly

Excellent meal here again, fantastic variety of food choices, service is quick, food is lush and staff are friendly, approachable and happy to help. A lovely evening out.

Me and mam went for fish and chips yesterday highly recommended 😁

food nice. service a bit slow even tho it was empty.

Food was very nice and ample servings which you don’t get at other venues overall very happy and will return again shortly

Absolutely lovely place, heard a lot about it but never been. Food was excellent and so was the service. Additionally a lovely function room is out the back and perfect for groups to meet. Will definitely return.

Fabulous always a fab welcome.lots of games for the children

With a friend visiting, a faulty new oven and a 30%off voucher I decided to book at The Pheasant for Sunday lunch, not for the first time. A lovely welcome to a very clean and attractive venue. A very large, well cooked, 3 roast meat dinner was served by Sian. A young man came to check if all was as it should be. The attention was not intrusive but delivered with smiles and genuine interest. The meal consisted of a variety of veg, Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and gravy as well as the combination of the three meats we chose. Exceedingly good value for money, well cooked, well served and left us feeling very happy and satiated.

Very nice food but not cheap. Cosy atmosphere and clearly more than just a chain pub. Pub quiz being held in our last visit. My wife and I had a very nice roast dinner. My grandson had a steak though it came with not many chips or much else. A little expensive for what he got.

Nice setting, staff friendly & attentive. Generous portions & tasty food

I haven't marked the Food as I didn't have any, however the food looked gorgeous. They have a massive field where the outdoor is for children to run around or kick a ball safely. Outdoor area was lovely and inside was clean and tidy... None of the toilets had toilet roll, however I always carry tissues on me so it wasn't an issue but loads of ladies were huffing and puffing. So maybe more toilet checks would be great. Other than that, I enjoyed my hours here.

Staff were friendly and efficient,starters if cherry brushcetta bread was tasty , but main course breaded chicken with BBQ sauce was overcooked and hard , chips were hard and overcooked too as was my friend's dish.disappointing .

Good food, relatively fast service (food coming out), friendly staff all lovely and polite, lovely kept building. Food portions were a bit small, could’ve come with some salad. All food was delicious though

Had a beautiful meal would recommend

What an amazing place to have food!! Excellent atmosphere, servers were so nice and the food was phenomenal!

First time going here and was really disappointed with the service and extremely rude bar staff. Asked for cocktails and was told that they weren’t going to be making them for us. I understand places get busy and respect when I’m told they can’t do something having worked as bar staff. However the attitude we were told this with was unacceptable. Waited until the end of the night when it was really quiet and no one at the bar, asked a different member of staff for a cocktail and he was huffing and puffing and very sarcastic about making this. Don’t have drinks on the menu that you’re not willing to make. I treat every person with respect and politeness and there was no need for the staff to be so rude and unwelcoming. The food was lovely though so only giving the 2 stars for the chefs and location as would give this 5 star alone if it wasn’t for the extremely unpleasant bar staff.

We have had superb Sunday roasts, excellent value and high quality food. The evening meals have also been excellent, and very good value. Staff are friendly and efficient. I cannot recommend the Pheasant enough.

The food was very nice. The lemon tart was exceptional, I really enjoyed every mouthful. The staff were pleasant and accommodating. My only complaint was that there was a cold draught where we were sitting. When we went in the fire was on and it was very pleasant, however, the fire went off after about 15 minutes and we were cold. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful getting the fire relit eventually, apparently there was a fault. Altogether a very nice experience.

Absolutely the best burger I have had in long time. So much flavour and so well cooked. I really enjoyed the meal. I had the signature burger- definitely would recommend the food here.

Excellent venue for food with a dog..staff always around and able to change menu slightly for us

Really conflicted with this pub. On sunday, it's amazing, great food, quick service, all round a brilliant place to eat. On a weekday, the food is still good, but the service is just bad. It's so so slow. The staff are always run off their feet with tables so it's not like they aren't working hard. There's just not enough of them to make the place run properly. Maybe we get unlucky every time we visit, but that's three times in a row that it's been slow. If they somehow sort this out, it's easily a 4 or 5 star place.

Food excellent well presented and tasted superb service was excellent kept checking all was good 10/10

Unfortunately, my salad dressing had anchovies in it, which was not described on the menu, and I was unable to eat it (so dangerous as someone could be allergic) I was also charged for it despite having to send it back, k i wasn't offered anything else

I have always came to your pub for over 6 years for a meal I love the staff and manageress always amazing first class hands on never waiting to long meal always fresh they ho above and beyond thx you guys had a brill time xx

The food was amazing and service was excellent considering how busy it was all staff very pleasant. My only complaint would be the price of a small bottle of prosecco priced at £8.50 I thought that was over priced

Lovely pub with a great beer garden for warm summer days. The food and service are both good too.

Lovely warm welcome, excellent food and service, would highly recommend, we will be back x

food not bad good service and a lovely pint of san miguel worth a visit

Had a fantastic Sunday lunch meal with my husband and 7yr old. Great service, atmosphere and food & drinks. I love the menu (kids and adult), lots of variety and choice. Every course dish was lovely. And the cocktail/cocktail menu was much appreciated (choices often missed by alot of places who focus on wine and beer). Highly recommend!

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The menu was good for a lunchtime and the prices were acceptable. The food was hot upon arrival and there were no issues to report. I'd certainly eat here again.

Great food friendly staff. Only let down by the garlic bread. Way to doughy.

The leek and cheese pie was delicious and the staff were really welcoming and friendly. Good atmosphere with a lovely beer garden. Will definitely return

Food always lovely no complaints and the staff are very efficient friendly and always give good service with a smile ......see you all soon 👍

Been going to the pheasant for a couple months now and I’ve never ever had a bad experience, food is always very good and up to standard, good selection of drinks I love the mocktails as I’m pregnant it’s nice to have something non alcoholic and there be a range of different non alocholic drinks and the staff are very friendly and professional! Have and will continue to recommend to all my friends and family

Came with family post burial. Excellent service, Good food. Good value. Lovely warm atmosphere. Will definitely book again. Highly recommend.

On arrival we were shown to a table just inside the main door, we are both in our eighties and requested a less draughty location, we were then shown to a table next to the door leading to the toilets, we did not think this suitable and asked for a table nearby which we felt was, but was told it was reserved, at the end of our stay, approx. 1HR later this table was still unoccupied. Our meals were satisfactory but we felt very little effort was made to satisfy our polite and modest requests.

Had a lovely meal with great service

Lovely place, very welcoming staff and a lovely meal. 10/10

Excellent service on busy evening the young servers couldn't do enough to help. Food was great as always especially the pan fried chicken in sauce it was exceptional. 10/10

The staff were very friendly and professional made us feel welcome

Good welcome, great menu selection, good food, and very good service

Lovely pub. Reasonable prices and great service. Spotlessly clean, cosy and comfortable and dog friendly

Recently visited. Food was better than last time. Very much improved and tastier Highly recommended.

Sunday dinner is always excellent. Yesterday's week visit for mothers birthday was also excellent. Lovely place. Lovely food. Lovely staff. New barman slightly grumpy...

Speedy friendly service and well cooked food