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The Pancake Place

The Pancake Place

22, Reform Street,DD1 1RH, DD1 1RT, Dundee, United Kingdom

Pizza • Cafés • Mexican • European


"I would say having been coming to the Pancake Place over the last 10 years, once every other month, it has sadly went very badly down hill. My wife and I visited with our 12 year old daughter. On arrival we were seated quickly and our drinks order taken within a few minutes. We received our drinks 2 diet pepsi which were not fizzy (clearly issue with draft) and a smoothie which was very tasty and refreshing. There were maybe about 4 or 5 tables occupied, so for a lunchtime I thought why is it so quet . Anyway, my wife and daughter both ordered the macaroni and I ordered the fish and chips. We received our food within about 5 6 mins which made me question that alot of the food must have just been simply reheated! The macaroni was insipid and lacked seasoning and my fish was about half the size of the normal portion I was used to getting. I questioned this with the server and he went to the kitchen only to return to advise that they can 't control the size of the portions they receive from their supplier!? The fish was definitely small enough to be a child 's portion. I requested why don 't they just give me an extra portion of the fish to which he replied. Sorry can 't do that but we can remove the meal from your bill . They did ask if I would like an alternative from the menu but by this point my wife and daughter had already eaten half of their meal so I wasn 't willing to make them wait any longer. In addition to this we were not given any cutlery until after we were served our food. Both my wife and daughter said they did not enjoy their food but it was edible. I returned my plate to the kitchen and received a credit off the bill. Sorry but £12 for what was basically a kids portion of fish, a handful of chips and a rotten looking side salad, it is very overpriced for what you get. None of us will be returning here. Quite sad really given it was always such a friendly, busy and quality cafe. Owners please do better!"

The Highwayman's Haunt

The Highwayman's Haunt

Old Exeter Rd, Teignbridge, United Kingdom

Meat • Steak • Cheese • British


"We often come here for Sunday carvery which is very good so thought we would try an evening meal for my Mum's birthday. I am afraid the overall service let down the whole experience. When we arrived, instead of being taken to our table by the waitress, she just pointed and said you are at that table over there. After being to a busy bar area to get our drinks we found out that the 2 waitress standing around did not take orders so we had to go back to the busy bar again and wait to give our food orders. When the food came it was very good, especially my seafood platter. Everyone thought the food was good except for my Mum who had gone for one of the specials. It was so poor especially for being a special. She had one tiny piece of fish with no sauce, 4-5 very small new potato's, a few carrots and a few bits of broccoli. All the veg was hard and there was not enough to satisfy even a person with the smallest appetite. We told the waitress about the hard veg but she just said oh right and there was no apology. When we spoke to the chap at the bar and said why don't the waitress take the orders he said he liked people to come to the bar so the staff could meet them. We all felt this was a lame reason and probably did not trust the teenage waitresses to take the orders. It is a real shame as the place is lovely and the food generally is pretty good but is missing a professional touch. We said we would not return for an evening meal but just stick to the Sunday Carvery."

The Saddle Inn

The Saddle Inn

21 Grovesnor Street, CH1 2DD, Chester, United Kingdom

Full • Dining • Brunch • British


"The Saddle Inn is a great pub my twin brother Stephen and I visited on a recent two day trip to Chester pre coronavirus lockdown , it's a pub I always look forward to visiting on any trip into this historic walled city...I take. I love the interior, a wonderful looking pub ,the main room is dominated by a very eye catching serving bar complete with fantastic looking beer pumps that are made from guitar stems ,theres great decor and furnishings including all manner of rock'n'roll posters adorning the walls, tv's to enjoy the sport and plenty of seating options spread throughout this pub all housed in a great looking building, its just a wonderful pub. My brother and I were here on a Thursday morning, we were in fact the first customers of the day as we arrived at 11am as the pub opened, greeted with a smile by a very pleasant member of staff, after a quick study of their real ales we both opted to have Robinsons Brewery trooper and these pale ales were served in excellent condition, we got a table were we just kicked back,chilled out and planned out the day ahead while sipping our real ale's. My pale ale was really good, a crisp,well balanced and full bodied pale ale with a big hit of hops,very easy to drink,a real ale style I really enjoy, my brother also gave me the thumbs up to his pale ale,it was the perfect start to our day. We both really enjoyed our pale ale's in here and although our visit was only fleeting as on every other visit to The Saddle Inn we had a great visit. The Saddle Inn is easy to locate along Grosvenor Street. Opening hours are; Monday to Thursday, 11am till 11pm. Friday Saturday, 11am till 2am. Sunday,11am till 11pm. A great pub,one I highly recommend you visit if your in the area."