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Lovely team there who are very welcoming. Usual selection of drinks and snacks. Nice place to relax and meet friends. Recommended.

Visited ok diner with a good friend of mine. Food was made by Daniel and was absolutely delicious, just what I needed for the day ahead. We were served by Nigel who made us feel well looked after and Thankyou to them both. Great to chat to them both!

Ww booked a table for a family of 11 for mother's day. We had 4 mother's and family in our booking. The food was awful and inedible, all over cooked, dry, luke warm and the chips were full of grease. Not one out of the 11 meals were of any standard that we could eat. We were left without any food, nowhere to book another table at short notice on what should have been a joyful day and had no choice but to return home hungry to make food. Very disappointed with the whole service, we waited a long time for the food to come out after we ordered and what we got was below any kind of standard, I'm not sure how the chef thought it was to a standard to serve paying guests as the only place it belonged was in the bin.

Lovely pub to visit offering a great choice of home made food. Value for money and portions generous. Service great and friendly staff . Overall highly recommend. Beer good as well .

Had the Planter breakfast and my friends had the stack. Service was adequate, asked if I had a planters card - had no idea what this was so said no - wasn’t informed what it was and that was that. Couldn’t process more than a request at a time and felt like lots of questions asked for a simple request of an americano. After about 15 mins the food arrived, hot. My plate with baked beans appeared to lack the juice that goes with the beans and the tomatoes were chopped albeit fresh. The stack wasn’t worth the price, as for slightly note the breakfast was way better value. Hot drinks felt expensive - over £3 for a cup of tea!! Pleasant enough. Not worth a special trip.

Amazing good love the chicken and pizzas can’t say enough really just really nice can’t wait to have some soon

I was enjoying a pint outside the Boardwalk in the afternoon on Sunday 27th October 2024 when one of the staff came around clearing the tables. She rather curtly enquired if I was ordering something as this was ‘the cafe area’ and the pub area was ‘over there’. It was a busy afternoon and I couldn’t see any places to sit ‘over there’. There is no signage to indicate the relevant cafe and bar areas – several types of tables are in use outside so the difference wasn’t obvious; it wasn’t evident that there even was a differentiation. Indeed, there were two vacant tables adjacent to mine, so it wasn’t as though I was preventing other customers from sitting down. I abandoned my drink and left the site immediately as I found the incident acutely embarrassing having taken place in front of other customers, and will not be returning. There is a clear need for improvement both in staff training in customer respect and courtesy; and in the signage outside the refreshment areas on the site. Subsequently, I contacted Mercia Marina who forwarded my e-mail to the relevant establishment on-site but they did not even deign to reply. Clearly, they have no interest in customer satisfaction. Mercia Marina needs to take responsibility for all the businesses in situ, as shortcomings in one outlet reflect badly on the reputation of the entire site.

Awful Ordering through an open window which you need to duck under, cash only, signs everywhere to watch for sharp glass. Food over cooked tasteless, Chicken fried rice dark brown, over cooked, hardly any chicken, it had just opened food presented in 10mins no way this was cooked fresh. Chips looked and tasted like they had been cooked more than once, curry sauce hot but no flavour and for three simple dishes expensive. Will not be back ever.

Great place to eat, food fresh and very tasty, only down side was a cold draft coming through the place

Absolutely banging food absolutely stunning get in lad luv it mate luv it

I remember the hotel 20 + years ago. For 4 years I organised a Christmas celebration for our friends & neighbours as we all had young families & it was local giving us all a perfect opportunity have a pre - Christmas celebration & be able to walk home too! Oh how it has changed , not for the better. Last year I attended the Lots4Tots awards & everything was fine 🙂 A year later not only had the department run out of Prosecco there was no Gavi available either the house wine was rough too so I was definitely aboiding that. A drymartini & tonis was £12 tge next round my friend bought was the same , a diet coke £10.50 odd to say the least! The organiser Beth puts so much effort into this annual award for local child based businesses & you totally let her down. The poor girl serving in the ante room bar outside the 2 function rooms was getting so much grief bless her she was close to tears. The blue pre dinner cocktail looked unappetising & tasted vile. Prosecco was obviously the better alternative hence why u sold old - not a good move. The meal was OK & hot tho the garlic mushrooms tasted delicious I can't understand shy someone decided to serve them on a soggy hash brown- a new one on me!! The function supervisor was efficient but chewed gum all night - not a good look. As a former hospitality manager the impression I got is that owners are running the place into the ground. I hope someone has the decency to apologise to Beth the organiser & in the future if you want to attract local businesses [if you are still operating] you really need to pull your socks up. I'm not in the habit of complaining but this time I felt I had to. Please get your act together as its a lovely local venue

This has been our local Chinese for 8 years now. We have tried a fair few before deciding, ‘you pay for what you get’. Slightly more expensive than others but my Gosh so worth the extra few pence. The crispy shredded beef is so crisp and tastes like beef! The salt and pepper chips are amazing, curries are tasty, sweet and sour chicken never had any issues with, unlike photos. Would 100% recommend this take away. People are always keen to share bad reviews and no one ever seems to sing praises when due.

Best fish and chips and kebab shop Mega burger is the best and mix on naan as well We tried couple time and every time we tried all was perfect

My wife and I have just spent two nights here. The room was spotlessly clean and comfortable. The breakfast choices were very good, quality products well cooked and presented. We ate evening meal twice, and were impressed with them both nights. I was particularly amazed at the Smoked Haddock and Prawn Curry with wild rice. I have eaten in many establishments around the world but have to that this was probably the best curry dish I have ever had. The quality, quantity of fish, and taste, were fantastic. Well done Chef Andy ! Lastly I have name drop the wonderful Ruth. To be a truly brilliant customer-facing member of any team you have to have knowledge, empathy, charisma, and a big smile. Ruth has all of these qualities in abundance. She is a real asset to your team, and a role model to any young person who wants to work in hospitality. I trust that you know what a diamond you have. It’s a shame that we could only stay two nights. Thank you.

Food was fantastic, quick and tasty! Even better service smiles all round! Thank you Annie maison for the best birthday<3