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"The menu is limited and sadly expensive What we had was reasonable but over priced for bar food The fruit platter £8.50 was poor A few slices of fruit does not surface as a platter"
Téléphone: +44129822841
Adresse: The Square, SK17 6BD, High Peak, United Kingdom
Ville: High Peak
Plats: 13
Commodités: 16
Catégories: 5
Avis: 2222
Gorgeous setting, well worth a visit but clear flaws with the dining experience. The building is worth a visit because of its history, like much of Buxton everyone should visit for that reason alone. The staff were friendly and attentive, but seemed a little put out when I returned a beer that I thought was sour. Its replacement was just as sour despite being from a different pump. Additionally, the dining experience is not good value for money. Let me explain. Firstly, the draught lager is sour, meaning someone isn't cleaning the lines regularly, if at all. It was the same with Amstel and Moretti. It appears that Ensana management have the staff switching shifts between The Crescent and Old Hall Hotel, so that gives the impression that no one fully understands where the bar and its beer are up to. Avoid the draught products. Secondly, we asked for a wine menu, and were given a copy each, both with different prices. The staff checked prices on the till and they were also different. Again, the impression of no overview. Thirdly, while the starters were good, I ordered the lamb £26), which was both small and fatty. The potatoes had clearly been cooked the day before and reheated in the microwave before being soaked in a load of chippy gravy. The veg was fresh but this is scant recompense. Ensana are trying to work within their budget but standards are not as high as the prices. It was food that a Wetherspoons would serve for 50% of the price. Serving staff are eager to please but they are working with substandard food training and poor food prep technique. And someone needs to manage the draught beer offer properly. Disappointing.
We visited here as part of my 70th birthday celebrations. So disappointed, our experience in this venue put a real dampener on my special day. The bar area was deserted when we entered, we had to ring a bell to get served. I checked they were serving food and we chose from a very small, restricted menu. We had to have Peroni bottled beer, I like cider but the draught pump wasn’t working. My sausage and mash was awful with sloppy mash and some unidentified sweet, green vegetable on top. My husband had haddock and chips, the haddock was ok but he left most of the chips. Whilst we were eating another couple came in and had to ring the bell several times before they gained the attention of the staff. One member of staff walked through the bar area completely ignoring the waiting couple. This bar needs to up its game if it is to survive. Maybe bring in a pub quiz once a week? Otherwise customers just won’t visit, the food is poor, disinterested staff, scruffy tables and tired decoration. Such a shame as it looks interesting from the outside and I know the building has a long history.
We ate in the bar, we were having a special family meal and they didn’t give us the right amount space for the party. The food took forever, there was one other couple in the restaurant and our meals took over an hour to arrive. The food was very expensive for what it was, the sandwiches were tiny, and the chips were undercooked. The club sandwich had egg mayo in for some reason. The lettuce in my sandwich was a horrible shade of greeny brown. Very disappointing and weirdly expensive.
