Living in a student-filled area, both my partner and I receive a load of leaflets and other items through the post each day. Almost all the leaflets we get are for takeaway places and one such place was Greasy Pig.
When we flicked through the menu and had a look at all the food items we were shocked and amazed at how big and delicious everything sounded. Naturally we wanted to give a new place a go and our first order consisted of 2 "big dogs" with a couple of milkshakes and a stack of pancakes with maple syrup, it was quite pricey but the portions were alright. Our second order consisted of another "big dog" but my order was the chilli with seasoned fries.
Again, the "big dog" was not disappointing however, the "chilli" was a very big let down for the price that was paid for it. It consisted of a big pile of seasoned fries with a small amount of chilli plopped on top. Anyone that has ordered from here before knows that the chilli comes as an added option for £2.50 and you get a small pot of it. It feels like two or three of these small pots were used and it could hardly be called "chilli." I feel I would get a cheaper, better effect by buying some seasoned chips and a can of chilli con carne from my local grocery store.
This didn't put me or my girlfriend off though, as the other items sounded pretty good and we at least wanted to try some other things before we gave this place the seal of approval. This, however, is where the problems began, as since our first two orders, we haven't been able to order anything since! The third time we tried they said they shut at 6, which we didn't know because it was such a small change to the second menu that came through the door about a month or so later that I just threw it away and kept the first one.
The fourth time we tried to order was yesterday (Friday, 29/01/2016) and they said that it was collection only, "since when?" we asked only to get a "Since today, we don't have a driver." This was only a small blip, so we gave them a try today only to be told that they don't deliver on weekends! Y'know, the days when people actually want takeaway food the most!!
I would have said that I admire their honesty but with a different excuse everytime we rang up, it's hard to tell if and when they are actually being honest. They get two stars as a takeaway but only for the delicious food. read more