Reviews in Newport

We have visited the Last a lot over the past few years but were left disappointed when we went recently. There was a lack of atmosphere and we felt as though we were being forced out after our main course despite wanting a dessert, the food was very mediocre considering the price and overall it has left us not wanting to return anytime soon.

Very disappointed with our Sunday roasts on 19th November. Food took around 45 minutes to be served and when it finally came out it was barely warm. The beef was almost inedible as was that well cooked and there were hardly any veggies, we also did not receive a serving of cauliflower cheese but this was taken into account on the bill. It's a shame as it's a lovely place and we have had many nice meals at the Last Inn but this has put us off coming back any time soon. On a positive note the waiting staff were very polite and apologetic and I heard them getting brunt of many other complaints.

Visited on 19/11. The food was absolutely lovely and the staff were friendly and attentive. Two of us had the sirloin steak which was cooked perfectly and one of us had the steak and ale pie which they said was beautiful. One of my favourite places to come for food in Newport.

Sunday lunch for 2 - 19th November 2023. Sharing plate Dessert was superb. For mains, I had roast chicken - it was good: Nice size, veggies lovely especially the cauliflower cheese served in separate dish. However, my husband had roast beef. He's had it many many times in the past and it's always been succulent and tender. This time, it was like cardboard. Over cooked, dry, uniform thin slices. I tried it and it tasted like a processed product you might expect to find on a supermarket deli shelf (reheated). Hard, dry and chewy. Such a disappointment. My husband informed the manager who didn't offer an explanation (eg new supplier) but apologised and said he would speak with chef. We were aware that other diners had issues with the beef. I suspect the Last Inn are no longer using that brilliant meat & pie supplier from near Market Drayton. What a shame. We will go again though to see if the problem has been rectified.

Enjoyed our latest visit , the food was really good , staff were pleasant and helpful . Improved menu is good selection with some favourites still on board .

Lovely menu to choose from , all the food we had was beautiful. Will definitely be back soon !

Visited here yesterday for a Sunday roast and was quite disappointed. No roaring fire lit like previous visits. lots of tables empty and the room at the back was cold. No ambiance like berore. The food was ok but seemed like it had been kept warm for a long time even though we ate for around 2pm. Staff were helpful.

Lovely pub. Great meals. Had a nice time and will be back again soon

visited 11/23 a little wary as previous visit not great. Pleased to say much better. Good service, food tasty and plentiful (although a little more gravy with the pie wouldn’t have gone amiss) Live music added atmosphere but I have to say the conservatory area feels a little cold and unwelcoming. Nothing a change to lighting couldn’t improve though. Will be back.

Lovely staff and food. Nice atmosphere, Will be back.

We have visited The Last Inn previously a number of times but due to relocating out of Shropshire we have not visited for 18 months. We chose to travel back for a family meal due to how good our previous experiences had been. Unfortunately it was not as good as we remembered at all the food quality has significantly reduced my husbands meal was not served complete, my burger was supposed to be served with Monterey cheese, I received two slices of plastic cheese not as expected! My mother in laws veg was unpleasant and she was really disappointed with the “home made” pie that we advised her to have as we had both had it before and it was clearly brought in and not homemade at all! Service was also very poor and extremely slow it took 2.5 hours for us to complete the meal. Guests who came after us were served before we were it was very disorganised. Staff were not around to speak to we were not asked if the food was ok and after being served our mains we asked for more drinks then never saw another staff member. 2 drinks were forgotten because the staff did not know if they had Guiness they went to check and gif not return??. Overall very disappointing compared to our previous visits. We will not be returning and would definitely not recommend.

We had a brilliant Sunday Dinner, friendly staff, good service and fantastic food

Lovely food, really enjoyable, good range of vegetarian and vegan options available too.

Went for Sunday lunch and it was excellent. Must be the best value for money locally as the prices are very reasonable for the quality of food on offer. We have been a few times recently and every time it has been excellent.

Absolutely lovely meal, perfect service and great quality. We visited a few months ago before the new management and were a little reluctant to return as our previous visit had been disappointing due to the length of time we had to wait for our food to be served (although it was lovely when it arrived). If anyone has a similar past experience then I recommend you try again as we couldn't fault it this time and will definitely return. *I didn't score atmosphere very highly purely because we were the only diners in the restaurant at the time, this may be as we booked a little early due to having a child with us.

Excellent meal. Thoroughly recommend the pork belly. Great service as it was quite busy. One mistake on partners pudding but instantly manager took that off the bill. He didn't need to as partner ate what was given him . Only draw back is the menu being black writing on dark background. Quite hard to read.

A lovely Sunday lunch as always

Sunday Lunch. We've been going to The Last Inn off and on for some time now. The latest experience on Sunday 24/09/23 was, without doubt, the best. They were busy. In the past you could expect to wait quite a long time for service, there were no delays - more staff - much better organisation. Food excellent, generous and at last they produced nice crunchy roast potatoes. Mistake they used to make was to pile meat on top of roasties (making them soggy). Wine by the bottle much more reasonably priced than previously. Somehow, The Last Inn have been able to hold their food prices, yet deliver better service, maintain excellent quality and reduce prices of Wine by the Bottle. Fantastic. New manager made all the difference. Thank you everyone who looked after us