Had a lovely family lunch here with the dog ! Very welcoming, busy but not overcrowded. Food was delicious, plentiful and reasonably priced too. The staff were very polite and helpful and this pub is really dog friendly, you can sit inside and we were offered water and dog biscuits. Well worth a visit.
martingee1963
A very friendly pub ,always great
Kathy Dickens
Had husbands 80th birthday meal here 10 adults and 4 children, had not been here before, we were all very impressed. Staff very helpful and friendly in spite of being very busy. Took photos for us and very good with children, food
Darren Skittrall
Kid-friendliness: Staff were really friendly
Claire N
Visited on a bright, November Thursday lunchtime with my parents. Have been coming here for years: this time was a shock. Menu has shrunk: now extremely limited and basic. Dad's Ham Egg and Chips was okay, but just slices of processed ham, chips and 2fried eggs, without even a garnish - pricey for that. Ma had liver and bacon: it was really good, esp the gravy and the mash; but ruined by the veg - the green beans undercooked, and the carrots were absolutely raw. Shameful that there's only one vegetarian main, and that it's just a basic tomato and mozarella pasta; so I had that, but with olive bread. The home-made olive bread was gorgeous - I mean, really spectacularly good, small sticks, crisp on the outside, nice and soft on the inside, with just the right level of olivey flavour and richness. Which was just as well, as it's all I ate. The pasta consisted of a bowl of overcooked, limp fusilli, sitting in a couple of centimetres of watery tomato "sauce", with a layer of melted mozarella stuck to the bottom. The watery tomato tasted very strongly of dried herbs; and that was ALL it tasted of. It was far too watery and insipid to do more to the pasta than make it wet. The invisible cheese was only dredged up when I attempted to stir the dish, and stuck to my fork in strings so I had to wind it around and then scrape it off with my teeth to actually eat any of it. The entire dish was inedible: not just "not very nice" but, actually, really quite nasty. The waitress, who was lovely (the service today was as good as always), asked me why I hadn't eaten the pasta - "to provide feedback to the chef", so I politely told her. I did not expect a response; but was informed a few minutes later by the, now a little uncomfortable-looking, waitress that she had been asked to pass on that the chef "...had made the sauce herself" and that she was "...sorry it was not to my taste". While perfectly obvious that she had "...made the sauce herself" - and how, I struggle to imagine who would be prepared to eat this disgraceful slop at all - let alone find it tasty. I was really quite annoyed at getting this patronising, defensive response to an opinion I had only expressed because I was asked for it - especially after a disappointing experience with the only main meal that I could eat off the menu. I struggled not to walk into the kitchen at this point and tell the chef to her face that, if this really is the best she can do, I would be happy spend ten minutes explaining to her how to turn a concasse of tomato into a simple, but delicious, pasta sauce; and how to then make an appetising basic vegetarian meal out of it. Though underwhelmed and disappointed (and annoyed and hungry, in my case), we pressed on to desert, which is usually excellent here. The Baileys' Cheesecake was really rich and delicious, without being over-sweet; the Lemon Meringue Roulade was good - light and lemony; but my Ma thought its delicate flavour was overwhelmed by the sickly strawberry sauce drizzled over it. I've had the bread and butter pudding here before and it is (was) absolutely to die for - literally the best I have ever tasted. This time, it turned out to be mostly-dry pieces of rather tough white bread, layered with hard dried fruit, sugar and spices, sitting (inexplicably) on a thin layer of revolting semi-raw, pastry; with little evidence that any of it had seen much in the way of egg custard or butter. Again, not just "not very nice" but absolutely disgusting. At this point we decided to give up, skip coffee, and just pay and leave as fast as possible. They seemed pleased with themselves for not charging us for the inedible pasta; but there seemed little point in us mentioning the vile bread and butter pudding...as by then it was obvious that their (new?) chef cannot actually cook - at least, not to any decent, consistent, commerial standard - but is also rather defensive about it. It's a great shame, as when the food was good today, it was reall
Sam
Been here a few times always good food and service with a friendly atmosphere.
Christine Croucher
Good lunch of hunters chicken the bacon was a little fatty otherwise ok. Not keen on the packet latte.
hmc122
We went after a funeral, received a very warm welcome. tea and coffee served immediately on arrival. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was delicious, a lovely variety. There weren't as many people as we thought, so at the end bags were offered to take food home. It is only a couple of minutes drive from the crematorium so very suitable for a wake.
Elaine Francis
Went for Sunday lunch. Waited 45 minutes for meal. I had roast beef which was inedible as was so tough. Dinner was swimming in gravy. Not for me, won’t be returning very disappointed.
GrahamP113
What a great choice of venue to meet a few colleagues. Had not been for a while but the food was excellent and the staff equally friendly and helpful. will definitely come back
We have been for meals and funerals, the staff are always very efficient and friendly, food always delicious, lovely country pub atmosphere, thank you for another great evening.
patricia marsh
We were an 8 family group. Great service from Andrea and helper. We felt so well looked after and had a really good laugh. Definitely recommend for a relaxing low key evening meal.
Mark Boardman
Love it here,been countless times while at homestead, people and staff very friendly, could be the motorbike?Edit: another 200 mile round trip done, my brother, 600 miles, totally worth it, two great nights in a row, of course alcohol plays a part in increasing and colouring the enjoyment level but this is hands down the friendliest pub I've ever visited
Cheryl Crane
Lovely food, friendly service. Helpful staff when it came to accessible entrance and space. Food was tasty and reasonably priced, very prompt.
G “Steely” Steel
As out of towners we we're hoping for a bit of traditional home cooked pub grub this afternoon. That's exactly what we got and was blown away by the quality. Best fish and chips I've had at a pub, huge portions and freshly cooked. The amazing bar staff even went out they're way to get me some take away ice!! A real gem this place, don't drive past pop in you won't be disappointed.
Had a lovely family lunch here with the dog ! Very welcoming, busy but not overcrowded. Food was delicious, plentiful and reasonably priced too. The staff were very polite and helpful and this pub is really dog friendly, you can sit inside and we were offered water and dog biscuits. Well worth a visit.
A very friendly pub ,always great
Had husbands 80th birthday meal here 10 adults and 4 children, had not been here before, we were all very impressed. Staff very helpful and friendly in spite of being very busy. Took photos for us and very good with children, food
Kid-friendliness: Staff were really friendly
Visited on a bright, November Thursday lunchtime with my parents. Have been coming here for years: this time was a shock. Menu has shrunk: now extremely limited and basic. Dad's Ham Egg and Chips was okay, but just slices of processed ham, chips and 2fried eggs, without even a garnish - pricey for that. Ma had liver and bacon: it was really good, esp the gravy and the mash; but ruined by the veg - the green beans undercooked, and the carrots were absolutely raw. Shameful that there's only one vegetarian main, and that it's just a basic tomato and mozarella pasta; so I had that, but with olive bread. The home-made olive bread was gorgeous - I mean, really spectacularly good, small sticks, crisp on the outside, nice and soft on the inside, with just the right level of olivey flavour and richness. Which was just as well, as it's all I ate. The pasta consisted of a bowl of overcooked, limp fusilli, sitting in a couple of centimetres of watery tomato "sauce", with a layer of melted mozarella stuck to the bottom. The watery tomato tasted very strongly of dried herbs; and that was ALL it tasted of. It was far too watery and insipid to do more to the pasta than make it wet. The invisible cheese was only dredged up when I attempted to stir the dish, and stuck to my fork in strings so I had to wind it around and then scrape it off with my teeth to actually eat any of it. The entire dish was inedible: not just "not very nice" but, actually, really quite nasty. The waitress, who was lovely (the service today was as good as always), asked me why I hadn't eaten the pasta - "to provide feedback to the chef", so I politely told her. I did not expect a response; but was informed a few minutes later by the, now a little uncomfortable-looking, waitress that she had been asked to pass on that the chef "...had made the sauce herself" and that she was "...sorry it was not to my taste". While perfectly obvious that she had "...made the sauce herself" - and how, I struggle to imagine who would be prepared to eat this disgraceful slop at all - let alone find it tasty. I was really quite annoyed at getting this patronising, defensive response to an opinion I had only expressed because I was asked for it - especially after a disappointing experience with the only main meal that I could eat off the menu. I struggled not to walk into the kitchen at this point and tell the chef to her face that, if this really is the best she can do, I would be happy spend ten minutes explaining to her how to turn a concasse of tomato into a simple, but delicious, pasta sauce; and how to then make an appetising basic vegetarian meal out of it. Though underwhelmed and disappointed (and annoyed and hungry, in my case), we pressed on to desert, which is usually excellent here. The Baileys' Cheesecake was really rich and delicious, without being over-sweet; the Lemon Meringue Roulade was good - light and lemony; but my Ma thought its delicate flavour was overwhelmed by the sickly strawberry sauce drizzled over it. I've had the bread and butter pudding here before and it is (was) absolutely to die for - literally the best I have ever tasted. This time, it turned out to be mostly-dry pieces of rather tough white bread, layered with hard dried fruit, sugar and spices, sitting (inexplicably) on a thin layer of revolting semi-raw, pastry; with little evidence that any of it had seen much in the way of egg custard or butter. Again, not just "not very nice" but absolutely disgusting. At this point we decided to give up, skip coffee, and just pay and leave as fast as possible. They seemed pleased with themselves for not charging us for the inedible pasta; but there seemed little point in us mentioning the vile bread and butter pudding...as by then it was obvious that their (new?) chef cannot actually cook - at least, not to any decent, consistent, commerial standard - but is also rather defensive about it. It's a great shame, as when the food was good today, it was reall
Been here a few times always good food and service with a friendly atmosphere.
Good lunch of hunters chicken the bacon was a little fatty otherwise ok. Not keen on the packet latte.
We went after a funeral, received a very warm welcome. tea and coffee served immediately on arrival. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was delicious, a lovely variety. There weren't as many people as we thought, so at the end bags were offered to take food home. It is only a couple of minutes drive from the crematorium so very suitable for a wake.
Went for Sunday lunch. Waited 45 minutes for meal. I had roast beef which was inedible as was so tough. Dinner was swimming in gravy. Not for me, won’t be returning very disappointed.
What a great choice of venue to meet a few colleagues. Had not been for a while but the food was excellent and the staff equally friendly and helpful. will definitely come back
Restaurantji Recommends
We have been for meals and funerals, the staff are always very efficient and friendly, food always delicious, lovely country pub atmosphere, thank you for another great evening.
We were an 8 family group. Great service from Andrea and helper. We felt so well looked after and had a really good laugh. Definitely recommend for a relaxing low key evening meal.
Love it here,been countless times while at homestead, people and staff very friendly, could be the motorbike?Edit: another 200 mile round trip done, my brother, 600 miles, totally worth it, two great nights in a row, of course alcohol plays a part in increasing and colouring the enjoyment level but this is hands down the friendliest pub I've ever visited
Lovely food, friendly service. Helpful staff when it came to accessible entrance and space. Food was tasty and reasonably priced, very prompt.
As out of towners we we're hoping for a bit of traditional home cooked pub grub this afternoon. That's exactly what we got and was blown away by the quality. Best fish and chips I've had at a pub, huge portions and freshly cooked. The amazing bar staff even went out they're way to get me some take away ice!! A real gem this place, don't drive past pop in you won't be disappointed.