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Stumbled upon this place on a Sunday noon and we enjoyed a very warm welcome, they could still offer us a place in the beer garden, inside was fully booked. The food (Sunday roast of course) was magnificent, nice atmosphere, prices were good, service impeccable. Recommend this place!

Got to be doing something right if they have managed to stay open for over 100years !!! Nipped in today as been ive been watching that crazy ginger boltonian lady just to see what the fuss was about! Alma may not be normal just like this pastie shop, its like stepping back in time with the shop surroundings but the prices are even back in the day, bloody 20p for a potato cake yes 20p bloody belting worth a visit, this place amazing staff very friendly too keep up the good work you bonkers boltonian bakers.... highly recommend the egg custards

I'll start by saying that we opted for the midweek, reduced price set menu. If we were to have paid full price, I would have been more disappointed and scored lower. The food overall was mixed, but overall of fairly good quality. Only 2 courses did I actively enjoy (hake and venison). The risotto was over cooked, to me. The others had some good elements but didn't really work (salted caramel butter was delicious, but was quite strange with the soup. Basil was very distracting to the lemon dish in my opinion). Again, perhaps due to the "using up ingredients" idea of the menu, 2 citrus desserts seemed too much. It was also frustrating not to know what the courses were, even after we'd arrived. If we'd seen the menu beforehand, maybe we would have reconsidered - but maybe this is the idea? Captive audience? It is also impossible to pick a wine because you don't know what you are getting. Effort had gone into the food though, it just felt like some of the ingredients were quite bluntly put together. The majority of the reduced score was because of service, though. We tried to book via phone over the course of 2 days, and had no answer. We then booked online. When calling to confirm our booking on the night, the lady who answered was a touch rude. When arriving, the same lady didn't make any effort to welcome us at all, and said she'd get someone (front of house manager). I'd also advise you make the front door/entrance clearer and more inviting. We were seated, drinks order taken, and then didn't have our existence acknowledged for 30 minutes. No bread etc. The first course was very small (no problem with that) but it was then a further 35 minutes until the next course. At an hour and 5 minutes in, we'd had just an amuse-bouche. At this point we were getting very hungry, and there was no apology or recognition of the delay. Is this the norm? The whole thing took 3.5 hours with about 30 minutes between each course. Courses would quite often come with almost no word said by the waiting staff - the youngest waitress was most friendly. The food was quite good though, and perhaps if we'd have seen the menu beforehand or decided to go for a la carte, we'd have been happier with it. Then again, we would have been expected to pay double - at which point, I think the quality falls well short of the Elephant Restaurant in Torquay for example, which would be the same price. I left feeling quite annoyed, which is unfortunate, given it was meant to be a midweek treat. Would we return? Maybe for a reduced price midweek a la carte. March 2023

Definitely the best fish and chips I’ve ever had.

I have just experienced the worst service I have ever had. We arrived at 7.20pm and placed our order at about 7.30pm. I ordered salmon, new potatoes, asparagus and a creamy white wine sauce. My partner chose roast chicken. The lovely young waiter explained that the chef had run out of new potatoes. We were offered 3 other type of potatoes and chose sweet potato fries. So far so good. We then waited and we waited…. The young man serving us was very apologetic for the delay and did everything he could to let us know that they were having problems in the kitchen - the usual chef had gone off sick, so the owner had stepped in to cook! He also said that the restaurant had only just re-opened etc. No problem. We waited…and waited….and waited… We then went inside because we were getting a bit cold. We overheard conversations in the kitchen which made us feel uncomfortable. After numerous apologies, our food arrived at 9.15pm!! The food took 1 and 3/4 hours to arrive! I could have cooked these 2 meals 3 times over in this time. There were only about 6 people outside during the whole time we were there and we were told there was a family of 4 inside. When it arrived, the salmon and fries tasted good BUT….there was no sign of any asparagus or creamy white wine sauce, just some very over-cooked broccoli and disgusting, watery, tinned carrots. We were told by the waiter that we only needed to pay 1/2 price for our meal and drinks which was a relief… We paid this and then I asked to speak to the chef (apparently also the owner…) Initially he wasn’t willing to come but I asked again and he came. I calmly told him that I had not experienced such slow service ever… I then made him aware that I hadn’t received any asparagus in white wine sauce as written on the menu… (I didn’t complain about the quality of the vegetables I was given.) What really upset me was when the owner/chef started to try to blame the young waiter for this! The owner/chef tried to tell me that it was the hotel’s “policy” that the waiter should have explained to / given me a choice about what I wanted… I felt really annoyed at this point because I felt this man was taking absolutely NO responsibility for: a) the exceptional long delays b) the missing ingredients c) providing me with only 1/2 of the meal that I had actually ordered. This owner/chef kept trying to pin the blame on his young and very patient staff member. I really cannot recommend eating here. What we experienced here was more than teething problems of a newly opened restaurant. There was a complete lack of respect by the owner/chef towards his own staff and towards me as customer. I have never experience anything like this before.

In regard to the food and presentation this restaurant takes pride of place for us in the Worthing area. I had the fillet of beef, absolutely delicious, cooked to perfection. The service and genial banter with our hosts added to the charm of this delightful restaurant. We were lucky to get the window seat too. If there is a negative we would suggest there is a lack of "romantic" ambience, with quite bright lighting but if "fine dining" is the object of your desire, well look no further.

Although a little on the pricey side, the food is delicious and the atmosphere is great. We recommend sitting in the outside area where on a sunny day they retract the roof. We've visited on a few occasions and always had a lovely experience.

We booked a table for Sunday dinner, and knowing we were booking a later slot (due to toddler nap time) I specifically left a note regarding our party, and then confirmed our booking. On arrival it felt slightly chaotic and we were shown to an unset table (admittedly we were 10mins early) it took a while for our orders to be taken (we were never brought a menu and there wasn’t one on the table, so I took one from a neighbouring table) and it also took a long time for a highchair to arrive (again specified in the booking). I would happily have overlooked all of this - however, once our dinners arrived, it became obvious that they had pretty much run out of food. There was no cauliflower cheese, and no roast potatoes. We had to ask why these were missing to be told they’d run out. If we had been told when ordering I’d have understood. But to just hope we didn’t notice isn’t appropriate, especially when they’re a key part of a Sunday roast. We asked if we could have extra yorkshires instead but they didn’t have any of those either. They brought out some fried rosti as a way of excusing the lack, but only after we had asked why we were missing items and they came as we were all finishing. I could maybe understand this if we were walk in customers - but we had prebooked so surely weren’t a surprise… The roast here isn’t cheap and for significant parts to be missing, without explanation or any attempt to replace them left us all feeling deflated (and a little hungry…) there was no sincere apology, and nothing knocked of the bill (again not necessarily something I would expect but when you’re only served half of your dinner why should you pay full price?) Overall a very underwhelming experience and the only thing the waiting staff could say was ‘hopefully we will have it next time’ unfortunately I very much doubt there will be a next time.

Hope all is well , our favourite restaurant in Tenby , always great food and service .

Not sure I can recommend this place highly enough. Perfect cocktails and delicious food. Some great combinations of flavors I was not expecting. The staff were also fantastic. Incredibly friendly and helpful.

Dropped on for a quick breakfast - Jenny’s is a bit of a gem … both for the cafe and with a garden/ play area at the back .

Excellent value and quality all day menu

En un viaje a Stirling decidimos venir aquí para un pequeño cambio, ya que no hemos estado en siglos y no nos decepcionaron. Los dos pedimos el almuerzo especial de pescado con papas fritas y un helado, también me dieron una olla de té y mi esposa recibió una cerveza de jengibre, y era delicioso y definitivamente vale la pena ir a las pocas millas adicionales para un almuerzo sabroso. Estábamos sentados justo en la ventana principal ... que no era ideal, ya que era un día abrasador y se sentía como si estuviéramos en un horno! El personal es muy amable y situado está impecable y se sirve rápidamente, y sin duda volveremos muy pronto! 10 / 10

Great location, fantastic service, delicious food! Couldn't ask for more! Also, colour coding the menu to show all the gluten free options is an excellent idea!

Lovely country pub with very friendly staff and great food