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The Pharmacy Cafe

The Pharmacy Cafe

54 Queen Street, Newton Abbot TQ12 2ET, United Kingdom, TQ12 2EW, Teignbridge

Pizza • Pasta • Mexican • Italian


"Myself and my family have been to the pizza cafè on various occasions over the past 5 to 10 years. I remember going with my parents from a young age on a Saturday or Sunday as a treat and in my adulthood visiting a few times. Each time I’ve gone sadly the character and standards of the place have continued to decline. The food is average although the prices are still rising, and the service can be quite poor. The pizzas used to be a lot tastier (and bigger), it all seemed fresher, served with a smile and fairly quickly… however on my last visit after being seated me and my partner waited a good 15minutes to be asked which drinks we’d like to order in which case we had already decided what we wanted to eat and quickly ordered not knowing how much longer we’d have to wait for someone to come and take our order again. Then nearly 45mins to an hour later our food arrived! We almost walked out at one point. It wasn’t particularly busy this night either. We had slow service, the food was not worth the price, and we also seemed to be waiting a lot because of a seemingly new staff member not knowing what to do and keeping asking for advice or simply handing it over to someone else which unfortunately I think is what happened to us. I appreciate people have to learn but there should have been a better system in place for someone to help out rather than cause a disruption on a Friday night which could have been a lot busier and caused more delay. I would probably go here again but my expectations are tainted unfortunately."

The Black Horse Inn

The Black Horse Inn

381 Leek Road, Staffordshire Moorlands, United Kingdom

Steak • Vegan • Fusion • British


"a large customer service from the management, the worst thing I've ever visited in mine, what a disappointing one. we were hurried as soon as it came, asked what drinks we wanted in the entrance before we even sit or have the chance to look at the menu. then the manager came and asked him you know what you want, I said I haven't seen the menu yet when I just opened my birthday card, replied well, they can hurry/see it the menu and choose because we could have a big table of (I was aware of their big party booking when I was the wk before the request of a table and they said first to be busy, but then it said my table. I made sure how long we could have the table and how they said it could have all the night, so I knew we would not have to hurry, so booked it. when we sat, we didn't let ourselves watch the menu, but chose to stand while we picked it up. then the meals were brought out in a very short time, obviously not freshly cooked again. the pie meat was not very warm and the gravure in it, it did not seem to be cooked in the individual pie bowl in which it came, that is safe. the chips were so undercooked that my partner could not eat them and the chicken fillet was so small that it did not see any existent, just like a booze sauce on the teller. No one asked us how the food was for us to let them know, the manager sat on the next table and just went into the bar that helped to drink all the time. we finally told the waitress about the meal of my partners and they gave it, but nothing was done except the manager coming to us and being released, say the chips are boiled three times, no one has ever done about them before and the huh is a normal size filet it is not small, they knew that we really were busy with a party, but they wanted to come. I said, I guess they have a big book / are busy with them, but we are not part of this group, the fact that they have a big book not the quality of our food that was really poor, we were completely rushed at the beginning and have not been taken into account since, do not ask how this is eating. they said the customers don't want us to ask them how this is, we should have laid our hands and told them. I said it's very difficult as a customer to do this, and even now it's difficult, but I say something because it was so bad. they did not see anything from our sight or seemed ready, simply completely repulsive and degrading behavior of the manager as he spoke was shocking. I expect that the amount of drink he did led to this bad attitude. regret that it was my birthday, not a happier there at all"