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Always a good meal. Their chicken balls are second to none.

We had lunch here today. We were very disappointed with the lack of choice on the menu. What we did have was OK but not great. I had steak, it was quite chewy and was literally steak and chips, I didn't realise it came with no veg and the waitress didn't tell us if we wanted veg we had to order it separately. My husband had the burger which he said was OK but a small portion. We heard it was good food but it was just basic pub grub.

Just popped in for a pint. Nice beer.

Decent food but not worth the rude and incompetent staff! I came in with my two little nephews and they forgot my youngest nephew’s food and got confrontational about it (keep in mind the place was mostly empty)! All throughout the evening they were rude and unhelpful, I asked for a plastic cup because I was worried it would fall but once again they got defensive and bluntly told me no even though I knew that they had plastic cups there!

we went there for lunch last month and the food was really good, service 10/10 and the decorations inside are different from usual and it was very lovely.

The most tastiest Cod I've had in a long time,great portion too. Thank you to the lovely staff 🤩

Friendly service. Cleaner than the last time visited. Wifi is useless tho.

Delivery man knocked door, wife fell on pavement, big bang, blood everywhere. 3 Yr old screaming.imagine! Thanked deliver person. Requested l pop to shop to pay next day. No! Have to have money! Explained situation to him to make clear. No! Have to have money. Pushed pizza back to him said "l would never use them again." Good! F. Y. Replied. Complaint to manager of shop. Delivery person called me a liar! Saying crazy woman was shouting! ( 3yr old ) was screaming because of what she had witnessed. Shame used them lots before! NEVER AGAIN!!!!. Told you l would never use you again! Never have or will!

Booked (essential) for eight and had lovely sea-view seating. Very nice meal although disappointed at 5.30pm last of lobster already sold! Had crab instead and was lovely, as were our other 7 meals; seafood platter, quiche and kids meals. Nice puds to finish off. Returning diners, says it all. Just the two of us tonight, with dogs. Very nice service and good meal. Will continue to revisit! Returning again, lovely main courses, could not fault. Nice bottle of wine, crab quiche and a Lifeboat burger were lovely! But trying to get desert/coffee, gave up! Every member of staff walked past our table with their heads down (without exception) - don’t know what we’d done to offend! Even had to go to bar to ask for the bill - maybe they all wanted to knock off early but only 8.30!! A £50 dinner could have been £70+ but hey!! Returning for a family birthday dinner, another party of 8. Favourite table in bay overlooking the seafront. Learnt by past experience and just had a round of drinks and main meal ordered together - resulted in a smooth faultless service and beautifully prepared fresh food - thanks! Another very pleasant and good value dinner - two courses and a bottle of wine for two with service £85 - will be back!

I put my dad up in here when he comes over. It does the job and is close by. Doesn’t cost much for a night. Pretty quiet and beds are okay for comfort. Curtains could do with a wash and bathroom renovating. Some damp water patches about but it’s expected for size of building. Enjoy it! My dad always does! We prefer it to others on same road

Christmas lunch v good. Warm welcome from friendly attentive staff. Excellent service & food ( many people needed ‘doggie bags’).Diners in good spirits. Only criticism, no heating on so rather cool temperature, towards end of meal several guests put their coats on. Would still recommend this place. Thank you to all who made Christmas Dat a pleasure for us. Happy New Year

Had a great meal for my Sister in Law’s birthday. Staying nearby at Wagtails and really recommend this pub. Friendly staff, lovely food.

Worst fish I have ever eaten The batter tasted dreadful it was not cooked enough. Inside still raw batter. The fish was bland and watery had no taste at all. Defo was not cod. Waited ages, my fish was cooked 20mins before it was served to me and was just warm. Need another member of staff to serve. Most of the food ready and cooked just sitting in warming area until this one chap was able to serve.

Super food and friendly service. The portions were huge (and delicious, I loved my chicken curry) and the staff couldn’t do enough for us. We attended for a family member’s 70th birthday and they allowed us to bring our own cake and decorate before hand. We recieved a discount because of staying in the local air bnb, which was another bonus! We would definitely visit again, but unfortunately we do not live locally, however, I would recommend The Criss Keys to anyone else staying locally.

We stayed for two nights to visit nearby Thursford, where we were booked to see the Christmas show. Initial impressions weren’t great. The room was monastic, with only the bed, a rickety cupboard and two hard chairs doubling as bedside tables. The curtains looked like they had been made of monks’ habits. This might be a deliberate design vibe chosen by the hotel, given its proximity to the shrine. The bathroom was very small and a bit tired. Having said that, everything was clean and functional and the bed was comfortable. We had a very nice meal in the restaurant. The staff and locals were friendly. Breakfast was good, included in the price. We went out for the day and left our key at reception. We returned after the show at about 22.10 to find the place closed and no one on duty. We were locked out. Our key on the hook behind reception or our belongings in the room hadn’t suggested that someone ought to wait for all registered guests to be accounted for. We called an out of hours number and the manager did return to let us in. She said they ‘didn’t take any notice of the keys’ which seems like a cavalier attitude to residents’ comfort or wellbeing. I was also surprised and a bit shocked that there was no staff on site overnight in case of emergency. However, the manageress was friendly and didn’t seem to mind having been called out. Maybe it happens quite a lot. When we returned to our room we found it had not been made up for us. The tea tray had not been replenished so we couldn’t make ourselves a hot drink. We paid £225 for our two night stay, so it wasn’t a ‘budget’ price, but I feel we got budget treatment.