The Codrington Arms Pub & Restaurant — Restaurant in England

I have to rate this place as honestly as I can and I hate giving places a 1* but I really did feel that the food we had at the Codrington Arms was very poor. My partner and I have both been to the Codrington Arms in the past and we thought we would go there for a spot of dinner as it had some good reviews on here. We arrived at the Codrington about 18:05 and it was practically empty. We were seated in the restaurant area and immediately asked if we would like any drinks to which I ordered a Bloom Strawberry Gin Liquer and tonic (£5.20) and my partner ordered a pint of Doombar (£3.65). We ordered a starter to share of Warm Crusty Bread with Balsamic Dipping Oil (£3) normally we love this as a starter but when this came out and I tasted it I actually thought it was horrible. The bread was just a part-baked baguette which you can pick up for around 40-50p at local supermarkets and the oil was absolutely awful. I had one bite of the bread with the oil and I couldn't eat any more. I have no idea what the oil was, it certainly wasn't Olive Oil and it just tasted like grease, it was honestly horrible. There was a bit of a wait after our starter came out until our mains came out. We both ordered a burger as it was their burger offer which was two burgers for £15. I had the Ellie Burger and my partner had the Paulie Burger with an added breaded chicken breast fillet for £2. When the mains came out it did look nice but again as soon as I tasted the food I was really disappointed. The chips were also horrible, again they just tasted like grease as if they were cooked in really cheap oil and they had just absorbed that. The burger was ok but wasn't brilliant, it just tasted a bit bland and the pulled pork was a bit disappointing. The chicken breast I had in my burger was ok but the one my partner had wasn't a nice piece of chicken at all. Overall the service was good but the food really really let this place down. The best thing about the meal for me was the gin and tonic. We didn't bother with a dessert as we were really unimpressed with the starter and mains. There would have to be a serious improvement in the quality of food if I was to go back to the Codrington Arms again. It's a shame as this is a nice local pub with a spacious garden and restaurant area and the staff are friendly...

I visited the Codrington Arms over a year ago and really enjoyed it and the food was good, however this time it was really below par. I have given two stars and not one because the bar staff were friendly and welcoming. The two ladies at front of house were working hard and making punters laugh. I was sat down and I ordered bread and oil to start as a nibble. The bread was a part baked baguette and the oil was served in a warm dish. The oil tasted and had the consistency of cooking oil and there was very little balsamic oil with it. Just enough to cover the serving dish. For mains my partner and I ordered a burger because it was the special offer of two for £15. I ordered the Paulie burger, this is a 6oz beef burger, streaky bacon, stilton cheese and pear chutney. The burger was served in a toasted bun with lettuce and tomato. I added a chicken breast for an additional cost. There was a little wait for the food to arrive but I didn't mind this because the pub did have a nice atmosphere with bar staff being talkative and there was music playing from speakers in the background. The burger arrived and it looked good. The chips were frozen cooked and had been cooked in a cheap oil. They had just soaked the oil up and didn't taste great. The beef burger was okay but there was hardly any pear chutney and stilton which was disappointing. The chicken breast was poor and had blood vessels all in it....I don't know if the chef was having a bad day or even turned up for work that day.... This was a disappointing meal and the food really let this place down. It is a shame because this is local to me, that is dog friendly, it has a large bear garden and a...

This place is a shambles, went for food with my partner and 3 children last night. First of all it’s self service, went to bar got drinks asked for ice in the water and coke had two tiny pieces of ice in 30degrees heat. Then the food menu is very small, hardly any choice but that’s okay… ordered the glazed ham and chips with two eggs. Eggs were lovely very fresh, but the chips with frozen skinny fries very poor, the ham was okay just shop brought ham. We asked for mayo for our meal, they told us it’s in the shed in the garden… the shed is a small hut in direct sunlight so mayo and other sauces been sat directly in 30degrees heat? Wow! I asked for some other mayo as not sure on having red hot mayo that’s been in the sun all day and they said “what’s wrong with it” very young teenagers working at this place and don’t have a clue on how to keep their customers happy. When the “fresh mayo” arrived, it had a thick layer on top where it has a lot been left for days or even in the fridge for days. Very poorly ran place will not be returning. Now I gwn understand why the place was empty and only work men getting a pint. avoid at all cost £70 for food I could get better at the...