The House Martin, Barton-on-sea

An absolute disgrace of a pub. Went in for a quiet lunchtime drink with my wife. Service was a shambles, took my money, walked away to serve another customer and I was still waiting for my drinks. A local football team then appeared and we had to listen to the foulest of language, along with belching. No consideration of other customers. Not that the pub was that busy, another sign of a pub going the wrong way. The pub was cold with little heating on. They have also flooded the pub with TV'S, it's more like a sports bar than a nice local pub to enjoy a drink in. As a local I will never enter this establishment again. An utter disgrace.

Possibly the nicest pub meal I’ve had in a long while. The service and quality of food was superb. I would definitely be returning. Lovely atmosphere and setting. Celebrating my Birthday here was definitely the right choice.

Came in on a very quiet Wednesday night. Maybe 7 tables in at a push. Food took over an hour to come out. Food wasn’t bad but too AGES.

Shocking food. Expensive. Wasn’t worth even half of what we paid. Poor quality. Ordered fish and chips, fish was ‘empty’, with soggy batter. It came with around 9-10 chips. It was inedible. Husbands burger coated in black crunchy bits off the grill. Came with around six chips, no cheese despite paying £1,50 for cheese and he said it was awful meat. Daughter had tomato pasta. It was dried up and stuck together. No sauce. It was supposed to come with garlic bread. It didn’t. They told her a minute before it was being served to her. She had a handful of pasta in the bottom of the bowl. She left hungry. She would have had enough if she was maybe 6 years old, but she’s 19. The outing was £60. Dreadful food and spoilt our anniversary. Really wished we’d gone elsewhere. Will never return and will be emailing to complain. Save your money.

We stopped by on Saturday evening without a reservation. We were welcomed by a friendly young woman who served us our drinks. After finding a table in the restaurant, we placed our food order. The meals were outstanding. Both my husband and I ordered the rump steak, which was cooked exactly to our liking. It was truly a delightful evening dining out and we would like to express our gratitude to the kind young lady who greeted us when we arrived. Thank you.