The Albion At Ryhope

Went to The Albion with my partner and his nana as a trip out for her birthday. When we arrived we were given a menu that looked like it had been scrunched into a ball and flattened out then stuck to a board with bluetac....The menu itself was hard to understand. It stated ‘chicken’ for but didn’t state what it came with or what was on the chicken. It stated ‘dirty parmo’ but, again, didn’t state what this was. Basically the menu stated one item that will feature on the plate and you had to guess what the rest was unless you wanted to go through the full menu with the waitress. The menu featured approx. meals but I settled for fish and chips. The meal arrived and it was white battered fish that showed black sections of the fish, which I didn’t understand but still attempted to eat it. After a few bites I gave up because it was chewy and tasteless. Soon after one of the flies zooming around landed on my plate so that added a little special topping to an already hideous dish. When the food was collected my partner kindly said that ‘I think we got a bad fish with this one’ not really expecting anything but just because there was a full fish left on the plate so it would have been awkward if nothing was said. The woman came back from the kitchen and said ‘we’ve had a few fishes go out tonight and they were all fine but we can offer you a free dessert’. This was strange as we were the first people in the restaurant that night (a Friday and they hadn’t been open the previous three days) but I appreciated the offer for the dessert. The dessert came and it was a slab of plain chocolate cake with a flavourless ice cream topped with another fly. When waiting for the bill, a woman asked the waitress for gammon and the woman said ‘yeah I’ll put you one in hun’ which infuriated me because I was given a menu of basically nothing and now they’re taking requests. Won’t be going back, I think the virus has affected this business which is sad but due to the environment I don’t think it’s ready to reopen for several reasons most of which has been stated above.

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had simply a fantastic party in the garden of the albion. highly recommended! we had created a great night with a fabulous Greek menu especially for us. kostas is a fantastic host and his team are all so friendly and efficient. all our guests. were impressed by the food and commented on the beautiful garden area. and thanks kostas for the Greek dance hour!

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Another great Sunday Lunch. Staff are friendly and so welcoming. One of the reasons our family return not only for Sundays.We have enjoyed many family celebrations here and the food and the welcome is always first class. Thank you for providing good food and warm...hospitality to Ryhope...

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beautiful lunch and dessert on Sunday, pleasant staff in beautiful surroundings. definitiw value for money and will certainly return.

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Ordered easily on the phone to collect in minutes, all went smoothly. The food was outstanding, definitely recommended

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