Review on The Talbot

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Food

3   

Service

6   

Ambience

7   

Location

3   

Value for money

6   

Customer reviews

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  Hoskins
  March 2018
  
  10 people found this review helpful

  Very unhappy with the food

  We came to your restaurant at the beginning of January and had a lovely lunch time meal. We then came with our family (6) for Sunday lunch which was not good. Road potatoes dreadful and veg very sparse. I must say that the service you offer is excellent but does not match the food as expected.
  
  We came yesterday with friends and the meal was less than adequate. Thai fish cakes were fish, potato and fried in breadcrumbs. Looked as though they had come from cash and carry. Just a spicy sauce to complement. The fish and chips had a very soggy batter and only the fish was edible. My husband and I had the calves liver. Soggy and some was hard. Cold mashed potatoes and crispy shallots were a joke. We realise that your chef left a few months ago and unfortunately has not been replaced with anyone with any skills. If you continue with this kind of food I am sure that the Talbot will not be the most desirable to eat. Please try harder.!!

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  Parsnips
  August 2016
  
  13 people found this review helpful

  Odd presented sloppy mash, breastfeeding shaped pie

  Midweek. Friendly. Quiet. Cauliflower soup tasteless and under seasoned. Wrong to have ciabatta bread rather than ordinary brown bread. Lamb nouvelle cuisine style but cottage pie bizarre on a side plate with puff pastry. They charged 4 pounds for each vegetable. Should be included as works out as expensive as the lamb creation. Impression never made mash potato before.

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  Pub Food & Drink Expert
  July 2015
  
  16 people found this review helpful

  What has happened?

  This is our 4th annual visit to meet friends and will be our last. The staff all appear to be teenage apprentices on work experience. My sympathies to the poor lad behind the bar struggling to serve while his colleagues contrived to find anything to do but assist. Our friends were delayed by traffic on the M25 but called to ask if a message could be conveyed that they were running late ..."No problem, we'll do that for you" but despite our enquiries the message was not conveyed to us. The food was so poor my friend sent his back saying he did not expect to see it on the bill..it didn't but they did try to pass it off as something else! I cannot believe this is a Marco Pierre White pub...just awful, but then I'm afraid catering establishments these days attempt to cut costs by employing the smallest number of the least qualified and expect to scrape by.

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The Talbot Sample Menu

SAMPLE DINNER MENU

NIBBLES
Mix Marinated Olives £3.50 (v)
Warm Foccacia, Aged Balsamic, Sun Dried Tomato Dip £3.95 (v)
Crackling Sticks, Warm Apple Ketchup £2.95
Red Pepper Hummus, Flat Bread £2.95 (v)

SHARERS
Charcutirie, Black Pudding Scotch Duck Egg, Ham Hock Press, Cured Meats, Marinated Olives, Warm Focaccia £16.95
Seafood Board, Thai Fishcake, Smoked Salmon, Cray Fish, Bloody Mary Dressing, Lemon & Warm Focaccia £16.95
Baked Camembert Studded with Garlic & Rosemary, Onion Marmalade, Warm Focaccia £10.95 (v)

STARTERS
Homemade Soup & Focaccia £5.50 (v)
Roasted Squash & Thyme Risotto, Parmesan Crisp £7.50 (v)
Thai Fishcake, Onion & Cucumber Relish £6.95
Scottish Smoked Salmon & Beetroot Carpaccio, Crème Fraîche £7.50
Hampshire Ham Hock Press, Piccalilli, Toasted Croutes £7.25
Grilled Halloumi, Quinoa, Cumin Roasted Carrot & Sweet Potato Salad, Tomato & Shallot Dressing £6.50 (v)
Pan Roasted Scallops, Cauliflower Puree, Bacon Crumb £9.50

MAINS
Pan Fried Calves Liver, Smoked Streaky Bacon, Creamy Mash, Wilted Spinach, Crispy Shallots £16.95
Ceasar Salad £10.50 (v) add Breaded Chicken Breast £3.50
Roasted Squash & Thyme Risotto, Parmesan Crisp £12.95 (v)
Thai Fishcake, Onion & Cucumber Relish £12.95
Crispy Battered Cod, Triple Cooked Chips, Mushy Peas, Sauce Tartar £12.95
Sun Dried Tomato & Basil Polenta Cake, Red Pepper Puree, Rocket & Parmesan £12.50 (v)
Classic Cumberland Sausage & Mash, Crispy Shallots, Onion Jus £11.50
Grilled Fillet of Seabass, Crushed Herb Potato, Kale, Prawn Bisque £16.95
Creamed Spinach, Pesto & Roasted Pine Nut Linguine £11.50 (v) add Breaded Chicken Breast £3.50
Roasted Rump of English Lamb, Real Barley & Wild Garlic Risotto £18.50
Sesame Tuna Steak, Oriental Scallop Broth, Noodle's & Baby Bok Choi £17.95
Chicken Millanaise, Rocket & Parmesan, Shoestring Fries, Garlic Dressing £14.50
For each chicken millanaise sold we will donate £1.00 to the Cherry Trees charity
Grilled Halloumi, Quinoa, Cumin Roasted Carrot & Sweet Potato Salad, Tomato & Shallot Dressing £11.50 (v)
Pan Roasted Scallops, Cauliflower Puree, Bacon Crumb £19.50 (includes one side order)

GRILL
8oz Sirloin £19.50 / 8oz Ribeye £21.50 / 6oz Fillet £23.95
Triple Cooked Chips, Confit Cherry Tomatoes, Crispy Onion, Sauce Béarnaise
Bone in Pork Chop, Sage Mash, Kale Cider Cream Sauce £16.50
'The Classic' 8oz Burger, Cheese, Smoked Bacon, Tomato Relish, Iceberg, Pretzel Brioche Bun, Triple Cooked Chips £14.50
14oz Chateaubriand, Confit Cherry Toms, Triple Cooked Chips, Sauce Béarnaise, Crispy Onions £48.95

SIDES
£4.00 each
Triple Cooked Chips / Shoestring Fries / Sweet Potato Fries / Sauted Kale & Smoked Bacon / Sautéed Green Beans & Shallots
Rocket & Parmesan Salad / Creamy Mash / Mixed Salad / Red Cabbage

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

The Talbot Christmas Menu

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