62 The Bank & Bar 62

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  A j M

  ·2 weeks ago

  “Not impressed, everything looked nice but the meat wad really chewy. Very expensive. The service was rushed. The drinks were very expensive. For 4 people to eat and drink £280. It's a shame because it has been better before.”

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  Ste Herbert

  ·3 weeks ago

  “Went here for Sunday dinner decided to try the carvery was shown to our table then had to wait 15 minutes for someone to bring menu's and ask if anyone needed drinks in which we ordered drinks they brought the wrong ones out but sorted that. Waited a while then was asked if what we'd like to order in which we said the carvery in which the guy serving us said ok and took the menus and walked off. We then had to ask where it was and do we need plates as we wasn't told anything. Out of the 3 meats advertised on the menu there was only two which were turkey and pork. The person carving the meat by the way they were cutting it looked like they've never done it before they wasted about a 5th of it recutting the meat and it falling apart. The vegetables were ok the roast potatoes looked like they'd been cooked in a fryer the amount of oil in the tray proved that stuffing was over cooked and hard had to leave that. We asked numerous times for water for our dog in which we grew impatient of waiting as the place was ridiculously warm as if the heating was on I had to take a fan out for myself and my dog as he still hadn't had any water after 30minutes of asking. To add to that as we were eating there were loads of flies trying to land on the food and just genuinely annoy us. While we waiting for our drinks a elder person opposite us dropped and smashed something on the floor it took them ten minutes to come over and help in which the elder person had picked most of it up. All in all I'm very disappointed in the service, the food, lack of pest deterants (flies), didn't have sufficient air flow to keep the temperature at a decent level, stated a dog friendly place the staff gave my dog funny looks he was under the table and couldn't be bothered to get him a bowl of water, the only redeeming factor is that the ceiling decorations was nice. I've reviewed a lot of restaurants and this is one of the worse overall. Was reached out to talk about the issues but every time I rang to ask for the general manager they were busy.”

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  Jac Banwell

  ·1 month ago

  “The worst pint of Guinness I’ve ever had! Honestly had better from a can, and cost £7.50 on top of it being awful”

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  Thomas

  ·1 month ago

  “Das Restaurant besticht durch das Ambiente, am Essen war überhaupt nichts auszusetzen. Ich hatte die Muscheln und den Fisch des Tages, beides sehr gut. Das Personal war sehr freundlich, wirkte aber bisweilen etwas unbeholfen - etwas Erfahrung hat gefehlt. Aber trotzdem ein toller Aufenthalt!”

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  Bethany999

  ·1 month ago

  “Came for the carvery. I’ve never really experienced a carvery before and honestly I wasn’t expecting much but it was nice! The beef was really soft, the sausages and stuffing were tasty and the potatoes had a nice flavour and were cooked well! The only downside really was the Yorkshire pudding which had become quite dry and crispy sat under the lights even when drowned in gravy, and the swede was crying out for some butter and salt but other than that the food was very good! Another thing to mention is the Guinness was pricey at £7.50 and was quite flat and didn’t have much of a head.”

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  Hody Thum

  ·1 month ago

  “Very warm welcome, delicious food, excellent and friendly staff, amazing menu so much choice. Thank you”

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  Nicole

  ·1 month ago

  “I am visiting Barnstaple and stopped for lunch. The food was excellent and the lunch deal was such good value I was amazed that I could have an oat latte and a cheese toastie with salad and a chutney for £ 10.95! I’m not a bargain hunter and am fussy about food, so was worried it would disappoint, but it really was excellent. The staff were friendly and efficient, we had an excellent lunch. Thank you Nicole and family 🥰”

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  Eveline George-Kuhnert

  ·3 months ago

  “Wir sind heute Abend auf der Suche nach einem schönen Restaurant zufällig hier gelandet und sind total begeistert! Ein sehr schönes, gemütliches Ambiente mit schönen Möbeln und einer über 400 Jahre alten, aber modern wirkenden Deckengestaltung mit Tieren, biblischen Szenen und Ornamenten. Wir können das Restaurant wärmstens empfehlen!!! Die Bedienung war sehr freundlich und aufmerksam, mit guter Beratung, der Service war schnell und unkompliziert, und das Essen war ein Gedicht! Es war alles unglaublich lecker, sehr ansprechend und geschmackvoll arrangiert, und wir haben es so sehr genossen. Danke vor allem an Alex, der heute seinen ersten Arbeitstag hatte (wir hätten das nicht vermutet, er war trotzdem super kompetent) und der uns so freundlich und charmant bedient hat. Danke für diesen wunderbaren Abend!”

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