The Dog & Firkin Traditional Pub — Restaurant in Catral

Nice pub done out like a British pub with wooden paneling and looks and feels like you’re in a uk pub. Good selection of beers and was busy with mixture of Spanish and British customers . We had Sunday roast which was cheap and in my opinion, not very good. Lots of people like it though, it just wasn’t for me. No butter in the mash or given for the bread with soup, one roast potato which hadn’t even got any colour because wasn’t roasted long enough, aunt Bessie Yorkshire pudding which was flexible not crispy, gravy which was very thick just not very good and beef was overcooked. The veg selection was good and was fresh so not all bad. The soup starter was very small but the meals cheap so can’t complain too much. I’d not recommend the Sunday roast based on what I had and although I ate it all, it wasn’t very good and if you want a good roast look at my other reviews as found a fantastic place not too far to drive. Another pet hate was staff smoking while clearing on the terrace where people were eating. This was really disgusting in my opinion. I’d return to just drink and would avoid the food based on...

Booked table online & received confirmation of booking. Arrived at restaurant to find booking wasn’t in the book. At this stage we should have taken it as an omen & gone elsewhere. We were not asked for our COVID certificates despite it being a legal requirement. Sat at table & were given starter choices - all 4 of us decided on same stater to then be told that wasn’t available. Then ordered 3 of the mushroom starters plus a vegetable soup. Took 35 minutes for them to arrive 4 mushrooms no soup. Main courses we ordered 3 gammon & 1 pork another 40 minutes elapsed before the mains arrived - 2 pork & 2 gammon. Finally we ordered 2 cheesecake & 1 bread & butter pudding for dessert. One of the cheesecake looked as though it had been dropped from a height, totally mushed. The bread & butter pudding had been microwaved to heat it & half was inedible as it was solid. A total disappointment from a restaurant we had been recommended to try. The service was abysmal - 3 hours for lunch, hate to think what it would have been like had the restaurant been busy. Definitely would...

Was really looking forward to our Sunday lunch but was left so disappointed. My vegetarian pie (heated in microwave so pasty ends up like rubber) came with a tiny portion of vegetables and a pig in blanket! My partner and our friends had the roast dinner and were not impressed. The girl serving us was pleasant and apologetic regarding my vegetarian meal having the bacon and sausage on it. She took my whole meal off the bill.( Nice gesture) she apologized because they were working short staffed( to minimise covid contamination) They didn't minimise the amount of customers and I felt the owners were more bothered maximizing their profit at the expense of quality of food and service ( can't run a pub with 3 staff!. Will not eat here again but would like to praise the girl who served us she was stressed out and rushed off her feet but still was attentive and...