Phone: +441903773988
Address: 127 Sea Road, Arun, United Kingdom, BN16 1PD
City: Arun
Dishes: 3
Reviews: 177
Website: http://www.the-seaview.co.uk
"This pub needs to up it’s game, it maybe recently refurbished to a high standard, and is clearly popular, but service and quality is erratic and not good value. Had a table booked for my Wedding anniversary meal with my wife. Upon arrival there seemed to be an issue with the table booking/software taking longer than it should to get us to the table, not the best start. Once seated no drinks offered at that point – I had to ask. Drinks then didn’t appear for about 15 minutes (after the starter had arrived and I had to ask for them again (lost order by the bar apparently . The billing was in a mess and we were asked twice during the meal to repeat back what we had ordered, the first time being presented with the wrong bill. The food, whilst it tasted OK (though I regularly cook better at home , portions were shamefully small considering the price, and even at a lower price point I would expect more on the plate. The Salmon my wife ordered did not make you feel like you had eaten a good meal and looked nothing like the photo here on TA (provided by the management! which is clearly the same dish and shows about double the portion size she received. My Linguini was tasty but contained around 3 prawns and 2 muscles. This is a rip off. This was not just us, our neighbour and 5 friends were on the next table and their food turned up in dribs and drabs and was not as described with portions very lacking in size. Apparently they were short staffed in the restaurant area so a special mention to Lucy who did an amazing job considering the pressure and difficulties of the busy Saturday evening – she gets 5 stars thanks. However, we won’t be returning to eat anytime soon, the management need to look carefully at staffing levels, their training, and portions of food at this price point. Maybe the pub is aiming at a fine dining experience (it’s not but regardless, to avoid this sort of bad press they need to learn from restaurants that do know what they are doing and do it really well with attention to the detail and consistency of the product they are delivering."
All prices are estimates.