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Went to Speight’s Ale House for lunch today, I decided to try the Kumara, Date, and Pear salad while my family got the classic kiwi meals. Food was lo…
JKR.
Speight’s Ale House
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So disappointed. I ordered steak with mash and gravy. The steak itself was tolerable, but the mashed potato was about the consistency of baby food, bo…
Colleen Davis
Speight’s Ale House
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Have been here a few times and the food has always been incredibly disappointing. Beer is beer if it's Speights. But definitely do not recommend the f…
Ash Sophia
Speight’s Ale House
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8 Reviews on “Speight’s Ale House”
So disappointed. I ordered steak with mash and gravy. The steak itself was tolerable, but the mashed potato was about the consistency of baby food, bordering on liquid, and the whole thing was drowned in a lake of bland gravy, so it was pretty much steak in a flavourless swamp. My husband’s sausage and mash was similar- more like sausage in onion soup than sausage with mash and onion gravy. The service was about as indifferent as the meal. Left without risking dessert- not planning any return visits.
Have been here a few times and the food has always been incredibly disappointing. Beer is beer if it’s Speights. But definitely do not recommend the food, spend your money on better food elsewhere.
Love coming to the speights ale Houses so that I can have a good cider, more placed should serve it! I thought the staff here we’re very attentive and the pricing was ok. For main I ordered the southern man steak. It was huge! Everything on the plate was cooked well. The steak was delicious and went really well with the salsa Verde which was packed with flavour. The mashed potatoes were good and loved them with the onion gravy. The vegetables were nice too. My husband ordered the coconut and blue caracao cheesecake for desert. It lacked flavour and the base was hard and flavorless.
Went for a meal with my family. Staff were extremely helpful at seating us and accommodating all our different food allergies. They were able to make sure that some of the meals were gluten free, dairy free or egg free. Nothing was a problem. Meals were excellent to look at especially the burgers and chips being served on chopping boards. The children loved them. I had a pasta dish which was nice but the salad was very small and contained mainly watercress. All up an enjoyable lunch in a relaxing place. I would especially like to thank all the staff serving us; THANK YOU!
The food is nice and there is a great menu but the bartenders aren’t enthusiastic about working nor are they very inviting, the menus could do with a reprinting. Other than that I’m sure it’s nice normally as your one stop shop for a pub meal. The food: Unable to do whole garlic breads but are able to offer a brioche with olive oil and garlic butter. $9 Blue and gold is good. Wouldn’t rate the batter on the fish nor would I rate the tartar sauce. The slaw is alright and the chips are tasty. $28.50The small pork ribs pretty damn good, rated 8/10 with plenty of sauce, roasted potatoes and slaw. I wouldn’t personally recommend but I am sure that this is a fine place for a drink and some fries, yes.
Dined here twice and both times I have ordered the ribs! So delicious and definitely worth looking like a mess. Service is average, place is usually crowded and food is above average.
Went for lunch on a Friday with a group from work. We had pre-booked and pre-ordered the food. But even after that there was a significant delay in getting the food out. But I must say, the manager did apologize for the delay. The food was presented well, was of good size and tasted good, although the bread that came with the fish pie and soup was a bit tough. The place wasn’t crowded at all – a couple of tables inside and a few in the outside was all but for some reason the staff seemed very busy, less friendly and detached. The manager did come over and asked how the meals were so that’s a tick. The restaurants set up is nice, and I like the fact that you can either sit in the restaurant inside, or at the bar tables or the outside dining area.