This is a village pub which does rooms and, like many country pubs, does really great food. I had had a terrific Sunday lunch here before I booked into their B&B and I have now stayed there a number of times.||||Although they call it a B&B rather than a hotel, the rooms are equipped to the standard of a budget hotel chain (spare pillows in the room, tea, coffee and fancy biscuits, TV with Freeview, comfortable mattress etc) but the room rate includes a breakfast sourced to the same high standard as the rest of their menu. There is, of course, a full English with sausages that clearly come from a local butcher, but also all the other options we have come to expect nowadays of a good breakfast menu such as smashed avocado on toast and vegetarian and vegan options. It's all cooked to order - only the cereals, fruit juices etc are on a self-serve buffet.||||If I had to find something they could improve on, it would be that the breakfast service can be a little slow if a number of people come down at the same time, but not to the point that it is problematic. Also, as a woman travelling alone, I would appreciate it if staff could make some gesture to let me know they have noticed me when I arrive at pub to check in or come down for breakfast. I know they know I'm there, but a quick smile or nod would stop me from feeling invisible as they...
Read moreThis is a village pub which does rooms and, like many country pubs, does really great food. I had had a terrific Sunday lunch here before I booked into their B&B and I have now stayed there a number of times.||||Although they call it a B&B rather than a hotel, the rooms are equipped to the standard of a budget hotel chain (spare pillows in the room, tea, coffee and fancy biscuits, TV with Freeview, comfortable mattress etc) but the room rate includes a breakfast sourced to the same high standard as the rest of their menu. There is, of course, a full English with sausages that clearly come from a local butcher, but also all the other options we have come to expect nowadays of a good breakfast menu such as smashed avocado on toast and vegetarian and vegan options. It's all cooked to order - only the cereals, fruit juices etc are on a self-serve buffet.||||If I had to find something they could improve on, it would be that the breakfast service can be a little slow if a number of people come down at the same time, but not to the point that it is problematic. Also, as a woman travelling alone, I would appreciate it if staff could make some gesture to let me know they have noticed me when I arrive at pub to check in or come down for breakfast. I know they know I'm there, but a quick smile or nod would stop me from feeling invisible as they...
Read moreAte there for a family lunch, disappointing. I had beef with root veg but no veg unless you count two thin slices of baby carrot and a cm cube of swede, plenty of meat to be fair but all very salty, perhaps adding potato of some sort would have improved it; if you like your dumplings light and fluffy, you'll be disappointed as they served a dense spongy one. My sister choose off the gluten free menu, first two choices weren't available, she had steak medallions with fried eggs with jacket potato which could have fitted on a side plate. My wife had lasagne which was just pasta sheets with sauce (she liked the sauce) still bubbling from microwaving, meat free? This restaurant doesn't do garnishes or veg much if any. Fries were very salty. The vegans with us were happy with their meals. Puddings at £7.25 were expensive for what they were. To be fair I enjoyed my waffle and my wife liked the cheesecake. Apple crumble in a small pot accompanied by a thimble of...
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