The Stags Head — Restaurant in England

My Wife, Daughter and I had a late Sunday lunch here. Normally they finish at 16.00 hours, but because they had not been too busy so there was food left on the carvery and we were able to get a table at 16.30 without booking.

The carvery had a choice of 3 meats; Beef, Turkey and Gammon. I had a mix of the Beef and Turkey, which were both nice, although my Wife who had the Turkey didn't enjoy hers. I think her taste buds had been damaged from doing Veganuary. My Daughter who is Vegan had a roasted Mediterranean vegetable tart, which she enjoyed. There was a good selection of vegetables in heated trays that you could help yourself to, plus stuffing, Yorkshire pudding, gravy (vegan & normal) and sauces. The price for the Carvery and was £10.95, including the Vegan option, for one course or £14.95 for two courses. There was no Vegan desert, so only my Wife and I went for two courses. We had the individual lemon meringue pie with ice cream. These were nice, but a common problem was that the meringue was soft and not crispy. Not a problem for my Wife as she only has this desert for the bottom part (the lemon).

The pub had 3 real ales available. Two from Charles Wells, as this is one of their pubs, plus a guest beer. I went for the latter as I am not a fan of Bombardier or Eagle IPA. This was served in good condition, but it was a brand new barrel they had just put on.

We all had one drink each and my Daughter a tea instead of the desert. The total bill was just under £50, so good value. The service was good and staff very friendly.

We have been coming to Earls Barton for over 23 years and this was our first visit to the Old White Hart. We only came this time because the Old Swan was booked and they recommended the food here and we were not disappointed. I must admit that my first impressions of the front bar area wasn't great (it looks a bit tired), but glad we looked at the restaurant, which is very nice. I would recommend this pub for the Carvery, but best to book so that you don't risk being disappointed. I would like to try their normal menu, including the steaks which are good prices.

By the way dogs are welcome in the pub, but not in the restaurant. You can eat your food in the bar. We decided to leave our two dogs in the car as the restaurant was too nice to miss, but they got a nice treat of lots of turkey from my Wife and a little beer from my plate! By the way there is a nice large car park at the...

UPDATE August 2023. Such a shame. This pub is closed again after issues with the lease agreement between landlord and tenant. After a renovation and and enthusiastic land lady injecting some life and soul into the pub , we are once again closed!!!

PREVIOUSLY. This pub has been transformed from a very run down pub to a very pleasant and friendly place to come and drink .The landlady has invested in the essentials to turn this place around. The next step is introducing food back , which I look forward to. The Halloween night was great with music in the back and we thoroughly enjoyed the musicians playing a few weeks ago. A great asset right on our doorstep. It just needs us all to...

We dined there to celebrate one of our friend's birthday. Apart from the pub, they have a restaurant section too. Very simple looking but we were the only party at that time and that was all we needed. As they noticed bday party we got complimentary prosecco which was a very nice gesture. The food was good, portions were ok. The only letdown was the heating, it was very cold. Clearly, the restaurant section is not used often and heaters were turned off. It didn't get any warmer with time and we left earlier...