Notter Bridge Inn, Saltashback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Pleasant surrounds, disappointing food.
The service the staff provided was very mixed, on entering the pub the staff behind the bar were cold and uninterested in us, seeming hostile when we said we hadn't booked. But seemed to have thawed when they served us our food.
The food was bland and ordinary, but expensive for what you got. I had the mixed grill and was disappointed with the chewy and grisly meat.
For dog owners, the pub does have a lawn area with picnic benches but strangely dogs aren't allowed on the lawn? The only places to sit and eat with your dogs are a few picnic benches on some gravel and the cramped bar area.
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Never again!
Visited this pub with my son and family (3 children aged 15 - 5) with a view to book a table for the following evening. After finding seats and ordering and paying for drinks we were told that children could not sit in the bar and we had to move to the restaurant. Surely they could have told us this before taking our money! We moved into the restaurant only to be told that we could only sit at a certain table right next to cctv.
We werent made welcome at all, in fact we were made to feel most unwelcome because we had children with us (they are very well behaved!) and felt that we were being watched for any slight misdemeanour.
The 2 people behind the bar didnt even say hello to us and I think a smile would have caused them great distress!
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Today was the first time I was to visit The Notter Bridge Inn and I have to admit I was a very happy customer. This restaurant is a gem. The food was lovely. I was pleasantly surprised that a restaurant was able to offer more than one veggie meal that sounded delicious. The atmosphere in there is lovely and the service was brilliant. A very friendly and helpful maitre d and a great selection of drinks. I will definitely be visiting again. And hopefully get to see the animals.
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Today was the first time I was to visit The Notter Bridge Inn and I have to admit I was a very happy customer. This restaurant is a gem. The food was lovely. I was pleasantly surprised that a restaurant was able to offer more than one veggie meal that sounded delicious. The atmosphere in there is lovely and the service was brilliant. A very friendly and helpful maitre d and a great selection of drinks. I will definitely be visiting again. And hopefully get to see the animals.
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after reading some of the reviews on this site i thought i'd better check this pub out for myself, i recently took my other half down for a drink and was pleasantly surprised. The pub was crammed but the bar staff still made time to meet and greet us. and make us feel thoroughly welcome. Because of this we stayed for a bite to eat as well, and the food matched the service, overall a fantastic day out, good beer and good food, what more could you ask for?
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We went to the Notter Bridge on Fri 28th May 2010. Lovely surroundings, but that was the best part. We had booked a table of 9 for a birthday party. We entered the pub and were asked to wait to be seated while the waitress (or supervisor/manager) wondered off to serve another table. After 5 minutes my wife then walked to our table, it had 21st Birthday balloons so we knew it was ours. the table was situated in the corner of the restaurant, the end was next to a radiator and i had to move everyone along to get in! We had to shuffle chairs about as it was very cramped. There didn't seem to be many people in the restaurant at this point. The waitress asked if we would like any drinks and we gave an order. 10 mins passed, then 20, then half an hour. At which point we asked where our drinks where only to be told that they were short staffed and only had one barman and he was having a problem with something or other! There only seemed to be 2 waiting staff working, which, as I work in the catering trade myself, is unacceptable for a friday night, specially a Bank Holiday weekend as well. We then explained to the waitress this was unacceptable, and said we were going to leave. she then Said "oh, whys that?" And we explained the service wasn't good and it was way too cramped for a table of 9 (you'd have been lucky to fit 6 on it). She then said "ok, fair enough" and at that point shouted to the barman to "forget the drinks, they're leaving!" Not a pleasant experience. We the went to the pub just up the road and it was fantastic. Quick service, lots of space, and good value. Overall, I wouldnt go to the Notter Inn again, unless they get more staff and are alot more attentive to the customers. And yes, we could have gone to the bar to get the drinks but we were asked if we wanted as soon as we sat down and thought this was the norm. Not a good experience.
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A huge disaapointment, certainly won't be visiting again!
Went to the Notter Bridge Inn for lunch yesterday and was very disappointed with both the service and the food. On arrival, we were handed our menus and informed they had no ham, duck or lamb! The starter of breaded mushrooms was dismal - 5 tiny button mushrooms, approximately two mouthfuls! A very limited childrens menu - asked for a smaller portion of the carbonara only to be told that we would still have to pay the adult price! Wish we didn't bother, the carbonara was revolting, full of very salty and fatty bacon, far too much cream in a very runny sauce. The vegetables for the beef cobbler arrived 5 minutes before the beef cobbler and were consequently went cold. The soggy saute potatoes were swimming in oil. The cauliflower was brown. The carrots were bendy. I could go on, but I would be here all evening! Another couple sat in the conservatory walked out after just a couple of mouthfuls of their meal, need I say more?
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Had occasion to be staying nearby recently for three nights. Used this establishment on all three evenings. Why try elsewhere when the initial experience is above average ? Extensive menu, Courage Best (which clearly travels well) and upon discovering that they did not sell cigarette papers was duly rewarded with a brand new pack of Rizzlas direct from the bottom of the barmaid's handbag. Apparently under new management The Notter bridge Inn will be re-visited when I am next in that neck of the woods. My colleague and I referred to it as the Notter Pub which gave rise to hilarious conversations akin to Abbot & Costello's 'Who's on first base' sketch. Oh how we both laughed. A good job, well done to all of those concerned especially Mr Chef and the lady with the fag papers. Many thanks.
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Poor food and matching service. A shame they had to ruin a special anniversery meal for an elderly couple.
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Don't really understand why you could't have kept dry by either sitting in the pub or the car?
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My review has little to do with the standard of food/drink at this pub but more to do with the service. My partner and i pulled into their car park in torrential rain after our windscreen wiper decided to pack up - v.scary and v.dangerous. We were able to fix the problem but needed the help of a pair of scissors which of course we did not have. After approaching a member of staff in the pub we were told that they couldnt help us but with no explanation as to why. If they were worried we were mass murders about to use their cutlery in our crimes they could have at least explained or supervised its use. Instead we were left in the pouring rain for 20 mins with no help (or offer of umbrella) apart from a patron who overheard the conversation and came to see if he had anything in his car that may help. I would understand to some degree if they were very busy and could not help but there was only one customer present. As a devout Cornish person myself i found this lack of assistance and compassion for someone in difficulty hard to deal with. Their food and ale may be fine but their attitude definitely left a bitter taste in my mouth.
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Excellent food and dining by the river, washed down with pint of cornish real ale.
john sharp - 4 Jul 2005 17:21 |
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