Abbotsford

This week we ventured into the Abbotsford on Rose Street. Downstairs did not take bookings, so we decided to go with the upstairs restaurant, as it provided the same menu at the same cost and we could order the beer from downstairs. On arriving we were presented with white table cloths and a decor that looked liked it had not been updated in well over a decade.

We were presented with a good selection of beer. On the food front most people went with one of the bar classics on the menu, the steak and ale pie being the most popular option. There was argument to how authentic this was, as it looked a bit like some beef casserole with some puff pastry placed on top. The service was a bit slow and people left thinking the experience was nothing really special.

Results

Quality Food 6.00
Quality Drinks 7.33
Value 5.83
Service 6.33
Ambience 5.67
Overall 6.00

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Cost including tip: £15

Comments:

- Way too long a wait for our food. Pie wasn't a pie and pastry was a bit pasty.
- Had the pie: meat was cheap cut quick cooked and pastry was OK. Chips were crap. Drinks range good but place felt like a step back in time.
- Would be nice if they had turned on the heating. A bit slow however good selection of beer.
- Nice bit of salmon, but the crushed potatoes seemed to have had the flavour splatted out of them.
- I asked for the pie but got a caserole with puff pastry plonked on top. But I guess that is what most pubs in the UK call a pie. Having said that, the casserole was ok, the broccoli wasn't over cooked, and the boiled potatoes seemed boiled ok.