The Windmill Inn, Portishead

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  Delma Coughlan

  ·1 week ago

  “Went there on 25/10 - 2pm sitting for 4 adults and 1 child. Paid just under £130 for 1 round of drinks, 3 belly pork roasts and one 3 meat roast and one children's menu dishes. It was appalling. Food was lukewarm & the plate cold. Vegetables and other food items that should have come automatically with the dish were missing e.g. pigs in blankets, cabbage etc. The slice of stuffing on my son's meal had been deep fat fried and was as hard as concrete . The Belly pork was just a slightly thicker slice of bacon. It was so fatty and cooked to a frazzle - totally uneatable. When the waitress came over to ask if everything was OK, when I started to complain she turned around and walked off! When she returned to clear the table I asked her what was the kitchens reaction to my comments were and she replied "what ... ?" Her excuse later was because it was so loud she couldn't hear me. She did return a little later and said the kitchen sent its apologies. Having sat there a little while and no attempt was made to offer us the deserts menu I asked for the bill - £129.85 On leaving the premises a female stood by the entrance desk, said "thank you" to me - which I took to be a sarcastic remark so I told her the meal was appalling. She then run up behind me and asked what I meant - I told her to go and ask the waitress. I will never go there again or recommend anyone eat there. The whole experience was shambolic and I most definitely did not appreciate being rushed at by a member of staff on leaving the building. As a disabled person who uses a walking cane, she almost made me lose my balance. I expect she thought we were leaving without paying. WHICH WE WERE NOT.”

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  CaroleHants

  ·3 months ago

  “Fabulous views over the channel. Lovely waitress, Hannah, was very pleasant and chatty. 2 dishes were fine - the salmon and the pie - but my teriyaki beef was incredibly salty and I couldn’t finish it. But on the whole the food is normally pretty good.”

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  S Christensen

  ·3 months ago

  “Friendly, welcoming and efficient staff. Great parking! Excellent food. Clean, well maintained toilets. Fabulous views! We booked a table and asked for seating with a view which we got. We had drinks and coffee which bumped up the price. Food was good value. Worth looking at for a visit. One con was the freezing aircon!”

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  Germaine Tuff

  ·3 months ago

  “Really great staff here, everyone who served us was good. Had a Sunday roast. Food was ok but not winning any awards, just ordinary. Puds good. Friendly place suitable for all age groups and group size. Big car park.”

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  Ollie Chandler

  ·3 months ago

  “Lovely restaurant with amazing food and the best views around! Hannah our waitress was absolutely lovely, so bubbly and so kind. She made us feel so welcome and was so lovely to talk to. Thank you so much for a lovely evening!”

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  Storm Dinsey

  ·6 months ago

  “A spontaneous visit to Portishead with a great walk were we found this pub was perfect for a sunny afternoon. The prawn cocktail with a side of fries was perfect. The staff welcomed our dogs like long lost friends with biscuits and water...If you are in the area this is the perfect spot with views outside out to the sea.”

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  Alison Veal-Elmer

  ·8 months ago

  “The staff are lovely and very helpful. The view is really the only reason to visit, it is stunning. We have been twice now and both times left somewhat surprised by the standard of the food! It definitely looks the part but the burger I had was dry and very tough and the steak my husband had was more gristle than meat, also it was very salty. The chicken wings were dry and the only flavour was spice from the habanero sauce. The sweetcorn fritters starter I had was the only good thing about the meal. Unfortunately, there was a group of people who came in, not long after we'd ordered, and proceeded upset almost everybody else in the building due to their extremely loud and trashy nature. If we hadn't already ordered, we would have left.”

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  Abi Evans

  ·9 months ago

  “Came for Sunday lunch, booked in advance. Great accessibility in the Restaurant with a lift to restaurant area, however the slope outside is very steep! We ordered drinks and they took about 20 mins to come. They took our food order in meantime. The food came in good time and was hot and tasty. The roast was good for the value but the sides of cauliflower cheese, broccoli and sausages were very expensive for the price and average. However, the meal really went down hill when we ordered 5 standard drinks which took 35 minutes to come, we asked 3 times where they were. They we ordered dessert and it was not that great and over priced. Would maybe come back for a drink in the summer but probably wouldn’t pay the price to eat here again. The staff were working hard but they need to get more servers.”

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  Mark Sutton

  ·1 year ago

  “Fantastic location, a good size carpark. Clean and spacious inside. Great views, friendly staff and dogs welcome too. I didn't have food, but the coffee was very good. Highly recommend, I will certainly visit again.”

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  Yeung Loretta

  ·1 year ago

  “One of a highly cost effective restaurant I’ve ever been. Nice view, the waitress Joanne is very smart and friendly, serving us so well. The food was delicious, big portions and more favour than we expected. The sausage is pretty good as the sauce is very good. At last the delicious by having lime cheesecake and the ice creams with 2 favours (dark chocolate and salty caramel perfectly matched). The only thing I’d like to recommend is the beef, a little bit overcooked.”

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