The King's Head — Restaurant in East Lindsey

Decided to eat out in Mablethorpe area, trust me, decent food pubs are few are far between up here for some reason. Found the Kings Head on Google & thought “that’ll do nicely, we’ll book a table”…..60 mins & 8 phone calls later & still nobody answers, even tried the mobile number off Facebook page, no answer, that’s frustration. Decided to go anyway & try our luck, gorgeous looking thatched pub sitting down a quiet country lane, superb! it was busy with 5 out of the 6 tables occupied. Took our table & we were offered the one & only menu in the restaurant, 3 meals “weren’t available”, the “bar” is a load of bottles sitting on the counter it’s either help yourself or wait for Jackie’s partner to ask….help yourself is quicker😁. We order, we wait……..and we wait, we’re last to order & nobody has been served yet, there was I thinking of booking a bed for the night. An hour later we saw two fish & chip orders go flying past our faces, looked incredible. Five minutes later Steak & Ale pie arrived along with wife’s bbq ribs & spicy wings. Cooked to perfection, tasty as tasty can be, well worth the wait. Jackie the owner/chef then said she was going out for a fag, back in 5!😂 She then had the audacity to complain ( in a very jovial way) that those who ‘walked in’ for food might have phoned to book……before I could answer, another guest piped up that she had tried phoning to no avail, I chipped in with the same telling Jackie I had called the landline number 8 times……”oh, that number hasn’t been used in two years”😂. You have to call me on my mobile number off Facebook…….I made it clear I did…..4 times (all in total jest)….she laughed, gave me a big hug & a kiss & said she liked me! |What a bizarre experience the whole night was, chaos, carnage yet no one got the hump, everyone was laughing, the hours wait for food was insignificant in the end. So, how do I end this epistle…..for heavens sake don’t call the landline number, call Jackie’s mobile to book (07496824028) don’t expect to be in & out in 45 mins, it ain’t going to happen. Brace yourself for fun & frolics but above all else, darned good food. Would I...

Went to this restaurant with friends on the last night of our holiday a couple of weeks ago. The starters were delicious and they even served a small portion of the risotto main course for one of the group. I chose a sirloin steak as did my husband, both were cooked perfectly - his medium rare and mine rare and all accompaniments were excellent. Two others had rumps steaks cooked well done (heathens!) and both said they were perfect. One friend had wonderful looking rolled lamb breast, slow cooked to get rid of the fat served with vegetables and mash, she enjoyed it so much she had almost finished it before the rest of us were only half way through. Her husband had fabulous looking braised brisket which I was tempted with but unable to have because of a food allergy, he enjoyed every mouthful and could barely finish it. None of us could manage a pud despite being tempted by the menu. They had an excellent choice of coffee and even provided jasmine tea for me. Very good and attentive service and our only regret was that it was our last night so couldn't return for another meal. I heartily recommend this restaurant and will definitely return if we are...

We first met Jackie a couple of years ago now, passing with the caravan we saw the pub.

Another trip and in the Motorhome we called ahead and made arrangements to stay, a most wonderful, happy and pleasant welcome to a delightful stop over.

Since that time, we sadly hadn't been able to get along again like we'd hoped to do due health matters and such.

We recently enquired re availability to receive a call back and a couple of nights gets booked easily. We also managed to extend for slightly longer stay thankfully.

Food is absolutely delightful, home cooked,fresh and magnificent, accompanied by a grand selection of bottled ales, lagers and more.

We have seen that somebody has recently left a 'negative' review. Well we are most surprised by this as nothing like truthful, maybe a fake! We cannot fault the Kings Head Inn, in any way.

Toilets are left open 24hrs, cleaned at least 3 times a day, more if required.

The pub itself is so full of character, with great staff, clean and tidy.

A delightful place in all...