The Beacon Beefeater

I gave a rating of 3 stars because of the long wait time to get our food. Waited for more than an hour to get our mains! It was a busy Sat night but there were only 3 chefs cooking for a big restaurant that can cater for more than 50 seats.

However, the food was good considering the steak was cooked to the exact doneness and the roast chicken was moist. It is similar to an American diner with lots of BBQ options to choose.

The price point was spot on for the type of food served and I would give it another go on a quieter night.

I waited over 40mins for this small and thin chicken dish. Plenty of staff on but kept hearing we are short staffed. 3 on the bar and drinks ordered from the table took over 10 mins to arrive prompting the constant question where are the drinks please.

Spot on as Beefeaters go, The food was tasty and hot, very fair priced, clean establishment And the staff were friendly.

We had a Sunday roast here and were so impressed that we returned for a Saturday breakfast. The food on both occasions was excellent, and the quantity provided for the Sunday lunch was very generous. Service was friendly and efficient, and they pointed out as we sat down the one item on the menu that wasn't available. We have already recommended this restaurant to others. There is also plenty of disabled parking, plenty of space between tables inside the restaurant, and the air conditioning was very much appreciated during the extremely hot period of 2022.

We have been going to this beefeater since last year. Every visit was a let down but the food is good and it is only 5min away.
There is always a long wait, hard to get anyone's attention. When we come in, most of the time we get ignored. I think the staff needs more training on customer skills and to employ more staff as it is always busy..
But this time was different! Lovely Becca was our waitress. She was brilliant. Attentive, chatty, lovely with the kids.
Of course, when we came we got ignored by the other lady. At least could say 'Hello. Someone will be with you shortly' but instead just pretended we are not there.
Thank you Becca who made our evening so lovely ☺️❤️

We had a lovely meal here Saturday evening. Despite a lack of staff, no Peppercorn sauce, no apple pie, key lime pie, we didn’t have to wait long for service, drinks or food. Our waitress, Shannon, was very friendly and welcoming and regularly checked that we were comfortable and happy with our orders. The food was fresh and delicious, trio steaks x 4 meals, all cooked to perfection. If only more beefeater restaurants were like this one! Well done to the Manager who seems to have this restaurant well under control. 👍🙏

Thought to treat myself after a long week. Prawn cocktail was great with chunky prawns.
The lamb chops looked impoverished on the plate. Potatoes were strange and a bit hard.
Dessert was not what I expected. I ordered apple & blackberry crumble but it looked liked cooked down blackberry and apple which was sprinkled with crumbles. With the vanilla icecream the taste was fine.
My pictures will tell you.
The serving ladies were polite and wanted to please, but I know the shortage of staff had taken its toll.Did give a tip.

When I hear the name Beefeater, I hear chain restaurant and that is mostly mediocre quality. First of all I was well suprised about the many different beers they have on the tap. Besides that, many bottled beers, ciders and alcohol free drinks are offered as well. I ordered the 16oz (roughly 450 grams) T-bone steak prepared medium rare and that is exactly what I got, so that's good! The side portions could be a bit more generous to be honest, but nevertheless tasty and sufficient. The sticky toffee pudding was served nice and warm with some custard sauce. I had a good experience, but I doubt ever coming back.