The Lemon Arms — Restaurant in England

Had Mothers Day Lunch, had read all the reviews, so was looking forward to it. Firstly the staff are friendly and plenty of them, but OMG the food! It is all frozen, not homemade, can't believe they are not cooking fresh food as a basic? The man did say the veggie nut roast looks good, but he has never tried it, so I thought, that is a weird thing to say...then realised it is not made there! The pork was so fatty and hardly any meat, with a ton of sloppy food thrown on top. Extremely sweet, packet apple sauce... it was just so old fashioned. The menus and table were also dirty and the floor looked really grubby. The cutlery is so old and useless, I couldn't even cut the green veg that was on my old, faded plate. Then came the desert... he said the apple pie is really good. I received an apple pie you get in cheaper supermarkets, sloppy, covered in sugar, it was so cheap and really poor quality with non-homemade custard. £43.00 for 2 sloppy meals and one beer and one small soft drink, again the glass wear looks really old too. Needs a deep clean and a chef who can actually cook and not defrost or re-heat ready made meals...just so wrong in todays market. I have given 2 stars because there were plenty of staff and...

This was a pre-booked reservation. Very impressed with the food here. Reasonably priced for very good quality and filling food. We both had the pie, lots of meat in it, daughter had the burger and other child pizza. Both decent portions. Lovely atmosphere too. My only slight criticisms were firstly table service not the best. Slow to get to us and slow to clear the table of food. Also if we wanted more drinks it was a trip away from the table to a busy bar which is frustrating when sitting down to a family meal. No one came over to check on us/ask for more drinks. However staff were extremely friendly and accommodating when they were serving us. Also the lager choices were poor. Moretti rated flat, Carlsberg never great - the third one was ok, but only ok. It’s minor criticisms but it’s still a 5* rating for me because the food was so good...

Everything about this pub was brilliant! We rang last minute to book a table and even though they were very busy, managed to squeeze us in. When we arrived, we were greeted with a warm smile and shown to our table by lovely staff. I ordered the Steak and Ale pie and my wife the lasagne. OMG, the Steak pie was the best I've ever tasted (and we come from the Cotswolds where pies are king). Both meals with drinks and a pudding for £35, amazing value given the quality! The landlord was also very friendly with great conversation. Even our doggie enjoyed himself! All round a fantastic pub, will definitely be back and will recommend to friends. Well...