This is a favourite of my daughter and as it on my way home and close to my home I have often wanted to stop for a meal and a quick drink on Friday nights.This I did and found my daughter and some friends already there and who had already eaten, when I entered at 8.35pm on Friday. My son in law was already at the bar getting drinks and bought me one, whilst I waited to order food.I finally got to order at 8.56 pm and was told ''kitchen closed!'It must have been my night because when I went to my local fish and chippie they were on holiday and another one was closed at 9.30pm!Last Saturday you would expect it to be busy with Rugby Internationals on but no extra staff were evident. Sunday evening I was about to pop out to have a drink after finishing paperwork when some friends texted me to say they were going for a meal and I joined them. I always drink a NZ Savignon blanc and the first glass was warm. When I ordered a second glass and told the young lady serving me she said it could not be at it had just come from the cellar. Then your cellar is warm or you must have left the top off it and not used a Vacu Vin on the bottle.Vegetarian options: Quorn dishes availableDietary restrictions: Wide variety of dishes available the Hunters' Chicken is amazing.Parking: There are two charging points installed but not yet operationalKid-friendliness: Not a great kids pub but lots of outside tablesWheelchair accessibility: Both entrances are level
Jackline Sawe
Beautiful steak, lovely and friendly staff, nice and cozy. It was my birthday! Will defo be back ?
Bettina Kovacs
Few of us went to pond house for dinner and drinks. Atmosphere was great. Food service was a bit slow but it was a busy evening as well. Reasonable prices and very tasty food.We will definitely come back again ☺️
jane edwards
Lovely Christmas dinner good value for money. Excellent service.
Paul Walton
Celina and Jackie are the best hosts - brilliantParking: Really easy
Michael
This pub has fallen backwards in the past couple of years.
Dmattfield
Great value for money pub and excellent for families. Very pleasant and helpful bar staff. My grandchildren love coming here.
64pamf
We had Boxing Day here with family, a total of 16 plus one infant ...we all ate from their Festive Menu and had varying meals from Steak to Roast Turkey with all the trimmings. The food was plentiful, well presented, and served lovely and hot, despite being quite a large party of us. We all thoroughly enjoyed our family lunch. The staff at this pub/restaurant were very welcoming and I'm sure we will be back again soon as the bill for all of us was very good value for money..Thank you to everyone at The Pond House for a lovely afternoon.
teacherchina
We were a family of 7 adults, 2 teenagers, 3 kids, and one small pup. I had booked Xmas dinner setting for 2pm. Firstly, we all would like to thank the staff for their exceptional service before and especially on the day. They went out of their way to help with menu changes which suited our difficult and fussy teenagers (note we made these changes well in advance and not on the day). The service was 5 star by all the staff and owner, who came up afterwards to check we were happy with everything. Super friendly and helpful throughout the meal. The children were treated to a goody bag at the end of the meal which made them very happy. Everybody really enjoyed themselves, you made it a very special Xmas for all. Many thanks
Great turkey dinner. Excellent service. Highly recommend to anyone wanting a stress free Christmas dinner.
jessica m
Came here with my family for christmas dinner, lovely atmosphere, service and the food was exceptional! Turkey was lush, staff were friendly and helpful, would 100% recommend a visit.
Lesley Brydon
Been today for Christmas lunch with my friend. Was lovely food and all served hot. On a warmed plate ?Very nice n good value for money.
Adrian B
really great atmosphere, family friendly pub, had a fantastic Christmas meal looked after well by Callum and his team. Great value for money.
rovingranger
This was a real surprise as I have lived locally for over 30 years and had only ever been to this pub once and had not a good experience. However we were tempted by their great value Xmas meal and booked a table for four. When we arrived we were shown to our table by the manager and the waitress was told as we had pre booked and paid a deposit we were to be given priority in the kitchen. We had some great starters and the main course of turkey was excellent .we had great puddings but they were so large we couldn't finish them. Drinks were reasonably priced , a pint of beer around £4.50 . The staff were all very friendly . We all agreed it was a great meal and would come back again soon.
Great place to chill and have some tasty
This is a favourite of my daughter and as it on my way home and close to my home I have often wanted to stop for a meal and a quick drink on Friday nights.This I did and found my daughter and some friends already there and who had already eaten, when I entered at 8.35pm on Friday. My son in law was already at the bar getting drinks and bought me one, whilst I waited to order food.I finally got to order at 8.56 pm and was told ''kitchen closed!'It must have been my night because when I went to my local fish and chippie they were on holiday and another one was closed at 9.30pm!Last Saturday you would expect it to be busy with Rugby Internationals on but no extra staff were evident. Sunday evening I was about to pop out to have a drink after finishing paperwork when some friends texted me to say they were going for a meal and I joined them. I always drink a NZ Savignon blanc and the first glass was warm. When I ordered a second glass and told the young lady serving me she said it could not be at it had just come from the cellar. Then your cellar is warm or you must have left the top off it and not used a Vacu Vin on the bottle.Vegetarian options: Quorn dishes availableDietary restrictions: Wide variety of dishes available the Hunters' Chicken is amazing.Parking: There are two charging points installed but not yet operationalKid-friendliness: Not a great kids pub but lots of outside tablesWheelchair accessibility: Both entrances are level
Beautiful steak, lovely and friendly staff, nice and cozy. It was my birthday! Will defo be back ?
Few of us went to pond house for dinner and drinks. Atmosphere was great. Food service was a bit slow but it was a busy evening as well. Reasonable prices and very tasty food.We will definitely come back again ☺️
Lovely Christmas dinner good value for money. Excellent service.
Celina and Jackie are the best hosts - brilliantParking: Really easy
This pub has fallen backwards in the past couple of years.
Great value for money pub and excellent for families. Very pleasant and helpful bar staff. My grandchildren love coming here.
We had Boxing Day here with family, a total of 16 plus one infant ...we all ate from their Festive Menu and had varying meals from Steak to Roast Turkey with all the trimmings. The food was plentiful, well presented, and served lovely and hot, despite being quite a large party of us. We all thoroughly enjoyed our family lunch. The staff at this pub/restaurant were very welcoming and I'm sure we will be back again soon as the bill for all of us was very good value for money..Thank you to everyone at The Pond House for a lovely afternoon.
We were a family of 7 adults, 2 teenagers, 3 kids, and one small pup. I had booked Xmas dinner setting for 2pm. Firstly, we all would like to thank the staff for their exceptional service before and especially on the day. They went out of their way to help with menu changes which suited our difficult and fussy teenagers (note we made these changes well in advance and not on the day). The service was 5 star by all the staff and owner, who came up afterwards to check we were happy with everything. Super friendly and helpful throughout the meal. The children were treated to a goody bag at the end of the meal which made them very happy. Everybody really enjoyed themselves, you made it a very special Xmas for all. Many thanks
Restaurantji Recommends
Great turkey dinner. Excellent service. Highly recommend to anyone wanting a stress free Christmas dinner.
Came here with my family for christmas dinner, lovely atmosphere, service and the food was exceptional! Turkey was lush, staff were friendly and helpful, would 100% recommend a visit.
Been today for Christmas lunch with my friend. Was lovely food and all served hot. On a warmed plate ?Very nice n good value for money.
really great atmosphere, family friendly pub, had a fantastic Christmas meal looked after well by Callum and his team. Great value for money.
This was a real surprise as I have lived locally for over 30 years and had only ever been to this pub once and had not a good experience. However we were tempted by their great value Xmas meal and booked a table for four. When we arrived we were shown to our table by the manager and the waitress was told as we had pre booked and paid a deposit we were to be given priority in the kitchen. We had some great starters and the main course of turkey was excellent .we had great puddings but they were so large we couldn't finish them. Drinks were reasonably priced , a pint of beer around £4.50 . The staff were all very friendly . We all agreed it was a great meal and would come back again soon.