Latest reviews for Bars & Pubs in South Shields, United Kingdom

The Office - by carlferg

carlferg — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:19:35 +0000

Review by carlferg

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 07830391217

Tags: relaxed, traditional pub, standard pub food

roasted joints of lamb, pork, beef, turkey, gammon, chicken. best mince and dumplings, liver. fresh steamed veg and best gravy ever 2 meals for Â£5-95 on monday. the office has always been good, now its better than ever.roasted joints of lamb, pork, beef, turkey, gammon, chicken. best mince and dumplings, liver. fresh steamed veg and best gravy ever 2 meals for Â£5-95 on monday. the office has always been good, now its better than ever.

The Marsden Rattler - worst food ever by trevor22

trevor22 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:04:06 +0000

Review by trevor22

Rating: 1.00

Tags: live music, cool, relaxed

i have read other reviews of "the rattler" and can only assume that the bar was heavily used before the restaurant. this is the worst italian eaterie i have ever eaten in. the bruschetta was like a cold, soggy sock and the arrabiatta was bland and made with packet pasta then obviously microwaved. really poor, and on top of that it was very over priced given that south shields has plenty of better and cheaper italians. on top of this i was surrounded by unruly, shoeless children screaming, which neither the staff nor there parents acknowledged. there is a huge difference between a family restaurant and eating in a school yard. i would never, ever eat in this place again.i have read other reviews of "the rattler" and can only assume that the bar was heavily used before the restaurant. this is the worst italian eaterie i have ever eaten in. the bruschetta was like a cold, soggy sock and the arrabiatta was bland and made with packet pasta then obviously microwaved. really poor, and on top of that it was very over priced given that south shields has plenty of better and cheaper italians. on top of this i was surrounded by unruly, shoeless children screaming, which neither the staff nor there parents acknowledged. there is a huge difference between a family restaurant and eating in a school yard. i would never, ever eat in this place again.

Simonside Arms - local boozer by LODGE

LODGE — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:16:07 +0000

Review by LODGE

Rating: 5.00

Tags: live music, cool, relaxed

a great friendly boozer ,a great friendly boozer ,

The Marsden Inn - Well Impressed by piedpiper

piedpiper — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:16:09 +0000

Review by piedpiper

Rating: 5.00

Tags: relaxed, friendly, crowded

I grew up in Marsden so we went for meals at the Marsden Inn quite a lot as we were growing up. I hadn't been there for a meal for some years as we found somewhere else that became our regular so I went with some reluctance at the suggestion of my father. However, I was very pleasantly surprised - the decor doesn't seem to have changed(old style) but the food has. It was superb. They specify at the door that it is all home cooked food. Our meals were brought to the table very quickly, the service was fast but friendly. The food was lovely and there was plenty of it, even the kids meal that we ordered. The main thing I noticed was that all our meals were home cooked and cooked well, they weren't just heated in a bag and then bashed out onto the plate. I noticed another table had ordered a pasta dish and it was huge so I will be returning soon to sample that and hopefully next time one of their desserts. Oh, and the toilets were very clean, and there is plenty of parking space outside.I grew up in Marsden so we went for meals at the Marsden Inn quite a lot as we were growing up. I hadn't been there for a meal for some years as we found somewhere else that became our regular so I went with some reluctance at the suggestion of my father. However, I was very pleasantly surprised - the decor doesn't seem to have changed(old style) but the food has. It was superb. They specify at the door that it is all home cooked food. Our meals were brought to the table very quickly, the service was fast but friendly. The food was lovely and there was plenty of it, even the kids meal that we ordered. The main thing I noticed was that all our meals were home cooked and cooked well, they weren't just heated in a bag and then bashed out onto the plate. I noticed another table had ordered a pasta dish and it was huge so I will be returning soon to sample that and hopefully next time one of their desserts. Oh, and the toilets were very clean, and there is plenty of parking space outside.