The Lord Nelson — Restaurant in South Tyneside

I have been to this pub hundreds of times over the years and always loved it especially summer afternoons outside but yesterday's experience was disappointing. Staff and atmosphere was great but the food was something different. I had Cumberland sausage and mash and what came up did shock me to be honest. A dry splodge of mash and it was packet mash for sure not real potato and three dry sausages. I think I used a half plastic bottle of mayonnaise just to loosen the mash a bit. My wife said her pie was OK but nothing special and I ordered a Katsu burger for my daughter and got 2 bits of chicken on top of each other on a plate. I always thought the chicken had to be in a bun to be a burger but maybe I am wrong. Considering we paid £10 per meal the portions were small and that's probably good considering the potato they served up. It's not about quantity i know when the quality is good but in this case it wasn't. Maybe we got a bad food night but don't think I would...

Sunday lunch with my partner today, we are new to the area so trying to discover new places to eat and drink, firstly the food was average at best, and overpriced, the tables were dirty and sticky, not a good start . my partner opted for the beef which felt as though it had been cooked yesterday it was very dry, I had the chicken which was average, again very dry and clearly pre cooked. The veg was ok and the gravy was thick albeit a bit lumpy, we had 2 glasses of coke, the overall price was £32.50 so I guess we paid premium prices for 2 soft drinks. A word of warning they ask you if you want extras cauli cheese, pigs and blankets and stuffing which if I hadn’t realised before I paid it would have cost an extra £11, poor quality food , I won’t be back in a hurry and I have an overwhelming feeling of being ripped off, ps I don’t mind paying a bit extra for quality and value for money, neither of which I got here, avoid...

If you are looking for somewhere to eat on a Sunday afternoon avoid this place. Before walking 20 minutes to get there we checked their website which states they serve food until 9pm. We arrived at 5pm and there were plenty of available tables, all with the full menu selections still out on each table. We sat down at a table right in front of the bar and began looking at the menus to choose what we wanted. After 10 minutes we went to the bar to order only to be told that the kitchen closes early on a Sunday. I appreciate lots of places finish service earlier on a Sunday but they make it known on their menu's, websites and wall boards. And they remove the menu's from tables when service is over. Very misleading and a complete waste of time.

Now off on another 20 minute walk to the next nearest pub for tea....who...