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Excellent. I honesty stayed away from this place until about 2 years ago as it looked a little commercial. But it doesn't get better than this. Staff are friendly albeit odd and the food is A1.
I am slowly becoming a local...
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Disappointed last week when we made the trip up only to find that the place had closed for a refurbishment. However our return trip yesterday showed it was worth the wait. The place looks much better and it seems there is a new management team. Food good, fairly quick and the only disappointment was that The Blundell Ale had sold out. The alternative Flat Cap was good though.
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This beautiful pub has gone from bad to worse, we had looked forward to the swing singer for a couple of months, arranged a taxi to get there early only to realise that all of the empty tables where reserved, I have been going to this pub for years and was under the impression they did not reserve, pity it did not state this on the advert. This is a pub not a restaurant and tables should not be reserved, but on a first come first served basis surely! The food is pretty diabolical, but they will continue serving it as it is packed to the rafters most weekend. Wish someone would turn it into a gourmet pub with some decent dishes, instead of the crap it churns out, but wont hold my breath.
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I went there for my lunch last monday with my girlfriend. We ordered then sat down only to wait 30 minutes for a cold and soggy garlic bread.We then waited an other 30 mins for the scampy and chips. This was a real shame the chips where rock hard the scampy tasted like it had been stood for a long time and the tarter sauce had a skin on it. He then had a desert that came with out a spoon and the waitress never came back. So I went to the bar ask for one,which the bar women said she would send one over .The spoon never came so we walked out. This is the worst pub Iv been to in a long while.Don't ever go here
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Where should I begin ;-) 14 of us went for a meal at the Blundell Arms on 6th Feb, my friend who had booked it was advised to pre-order the food so we wouldn�t have to wait for the food, which he did on the previous day via email. The first experience we had when arriving was to be greeted my a very miserable lady (who we later found out was the manageress), she informed us we couldn�t use the two for one vouchers because we had pre-ordered (as they had suggested) !!! Then we had to wait about an hour for our PRE-ORDERED starters to arrive, then another long wait for our PRE-ORDERED main meal to arrive, this was after we had asked for the Manager who just stood and nodded that he agreed we had waited a long time. Finally the food arrived, the chips weren�t cooked properly, but the best was the "half a duck" my friend ordered (the birthday girl) it was in-fact a quarter duck and quarter chicken stuck together. The puddings was another fiasco my chocolate fudge cake was stale, we were told the crumble was apple, when they arrived two were apple and one was rhubarb. I certainly won�t be rushing back to the Blundell Arms, the management need to get their act together very quickly otherwise they are going to loose a lot of business.
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Our experiences of the Blundell Arms would challenge the desires of even the most severely gastronomically destitute; the two rump steaks would have outlasted the soles on my current pair of shoes which have themselves provided sterling service over the last 12 months. Neither steak was cooked to instructions. The sirloin steak �well done� was oozing blood sufficient to transfuse a severely anaemic cow. The accompanying chips were massive soggy offerings and quite tasteless. Our vegetarian member had to endure an undercooked and tasteless pie of questionable contents. The rump steaks were returned to the kitchen after 30 minutes mastication had failed to make any impression on the first mouthful. After a prolonged wait, fresh rump steaks were produced again with doorstep soggy chips, and were edible and just about cooked to order.
After remonstrating with the manageress over the very poor quality of food and service and suggesting a complimentary round of drinks, these were grudgingly produced.
At no stage did anyone come to our table to check on our (lack of) satisfaction.
Our experiences were distressing enough, but the blind indifference of the Blundell Arms to our complaints leads me to wonder how it continues to trade.
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Ohh what has happened to the Blundell, the new managers just dont seem to have the same love for this wonderful pub. The lovely church candles have been changed for pitiful small ones which never get lit, toilet rolls are not replaced, this pub deserves so much love wish it wasnt owned by a chain. As for the people moaning about children. I have ate down the bottom half off the pub loads of times and its ok, isnt it lovely to be able to have a night out without screaming kids spoiling your night, there is always the Beehive if you want the kids to have fun.
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Went with seven friends on a saturday evening, did not start well. Our waiter did not know what the soup of the day was, could answer no other queries regarding the dishes, seemed totally at a loss. He vanished kitchenwards and a different guy appeared. From then on it was fine. Good choice of dishes, well cooked and served, pleasant surroundings, not over priced. Gordon Ramsay it aint, but that suits me fine. Try it.
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The Blundell Arms is the least family friendly pub/restaurant I have been. If you take children, be expected to be told to go to the bottom of the pub in which they put all families which is a dark dingy area of the pub. This was on a quiet Sunday afternoon with only a handful of people in the pub at the time. On the previous visit my wife and I ordered Gammon and egg meal which arrived without the egg. The egg eventually arrived on a saucer 10 minutes into our meal. Not recomended.
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Lovely cosy pub where you can have a relaxing meal and drink without noisy children running around, great idea having a separate area for the little ones. Always a nice atmosphere especially in winter with the fires blazing.
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One of the few lovely summer evenings we had experienced this year. We decided to visit the Blundell Arms to enjoy the lovely garden area and views. When we arrived with out 6 year old the outdoor seating area was full of smokers! We managed to find a table inside, although most were `reserved`. My husband went to the bar to get drinks and a children`s menu. We chose our meals and ordered, including a children`s meal. A member of staff walked past our table whilst collecting glasses. It was only when they came to lay the table about 20 minutes later that we were told we had to move, as we had a child with us. Had we been told this on arrival, we would have moved to another pub. We were moved to the `dungeon`, where children cannot be seen! How out of touch is this?
I haven`t come across this since I was a child and families were only allowed in the lean-to of a pub.
I also witnessed a few unprofessional exchanges between staff members. As for the food, not bad, but small portions. I have never seen such a small portion of mash potato!
The best thing this pub has is it`s location, but they have spoiled a once nice country pub.
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Refused me the use of a phone to call a garage after my car broke down outside. Used to visit this pub fairly often but with customer service like that they can shove it, I've not stepped foot in it since!!!!!
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Hmm, maybe they've gone down hill very rapidly from the other comments, but I was last there about 7 months ago and it was as good as it used to be when I lived in Bolton. It's a really cosy pub with good ales and good wines, the food certainly used to be fantastic, and the views across Greater Manchester out as far as Jodrell Bank and Mersyside on a clear day are awesome.
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Bog standard reheated ready meals at restaurant prices. About 5 years ago Along with 40 friends I was asked to leave for singing Jerusalem on St Georges day even though we had booked a St Georges day party on a Tuesday pm and we were the only people in there and had spent about �1000. Never went back til 2 months ago at 12.30 Saturday lunch and there was no cask ale because apparently they clean the lines on Sat pm.Do me a favour!!!
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They've jacked up the prices and cut down the portions;they're also knocking out very low cost 'specials' at ludicrous prices-plus an extra three quid on a bottle of wine.Went in last Saturdat;the place wasn't even 'half full'.....I wonder why?
anonymous - 28 Aug 2007 12:05 |
Four of us went at 1pm Tuesday lunchtime today, and it took 55 minutes for us to receive our meals without ever receiving an apology or being informed it would take this long. The food wasn't that good to wait that long for either. The manager didn't seem to care at all. The last time we visit there.
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I absolutely love this place. My hubby and I go here whenever we can. Yes, the prices are restaurant prices, but then it is restaurant quality food!
The wine list is extensive and we've never yet had a bad one (we've prob tried most)!
We tend to spend around �40-�50 here when we go for a meal for two; but it's a full evening of drinking, eating and relaxing in nice surroundings with friendly, attentive staff, so it's well worth it. We always leave full and contented; and a little tipsy too!
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I miss lunches at the Blundell since moving south.. one of the places I'll make sure to go when I come back to visit!
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Yes, it is expensive; but if you want to enjoy a meal and good beer in a 'dickhead free zone,'then this is the place.I love the previous comment; but doesn't roast Wiltshire gammon,roast Aberdeen angus and mature farmhouse cheddar sound better than ham beef or cheese.
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Pretentious descriptions of food on the menu started a new "game" the other night. One of you invents a meal, i.e. sausage and chips and the other has to describe it in Blundells Arms Menu speak - i.e. "succulent wild reared Gloucester Old Spot pork sausages with fresh wild herb seasoning served with hand picked, peeled and sliced Lincolnshire Red potatoes sauteed in fresh Italian olive oil". Beer still expensive.
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I do remember it before the makeover, lots of little rooms, great for a bit of privacy (and the food was cheap then!)
My rating of 6 would have been higher but it's damned expensive.
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Historic pub, wish I'd known it before the corporate makeover (or maybe not), previous comments apply.
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Very nice pub, good food, could be cheaper.
Beer and food rather pricy
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