Farmers Bar in Darlington

Could not fault the dinner and breakfast and the service from all the staff in the restaurant. Everything was spot on

My partner and I decided to have a run out for a change and had Sunday Lunch at Walworth. What a lovely experience. The whole meal was first class and couldn't be faulted. The Beef just melted in your mouth and the meal was hot, served in a good time and was a plate full of vegetables and well cooked treats. Everything from the Yorkshires to the extra inclusive gravy jug were just first class. The staff were all lovely, the place was really good and we will be back thats a certainty.

The staff were very good at their drink recommendations - service was good and food very tasty. Well worth a visit.

Staff were very attentive & familiar with the drinks on offer. Limited choice of beers, their own brewed beer was recommended & went down well with the ‘hardened beer drinkers.’ All drinks quite expensive compared to pub prices.

Delicious lunch after we’d visited the nearby birds of prey. We then returned later for drinks on the terrace. Good values sandwiches and lunch.

Lovely grub all day and staff all lovely and happy to help . Breakfasts lovely and loads other foods throughout the day the steak is nice for main meal I would recommend.

Friendly staff both at the hotel reception and at the bar. Good selection of food that satisfied our group (even those that went a 2nd time). Good sized starter and mains - so never made it to the puddings! There was a mix-up with the bill (partly our fault for complicating things) but the staff put it right the next day - can't really fault that.

Went for Sunday lunch today very disappointing. Meat tough,Yorkshire puddings hard, veg overcooked. We have been many times before and this was probably the worst. Bar staff slow seem to need training. There was also a wet floor notice in the middle of the floor causing a trip hazard!! I asked staff to move it before an accident happened.

Decided to visit the castle for sunday lunch after visting the bird of prey centre with my young family. Lovely setting however when waiting for someone to show us to our seats I wasnt impressed with her customer service. I can appreciate sundays can be busy but to be told I would have to wait in a not so nice tone im not going to hang around. It costs nothing to be polite no matter how busy you are. I did raise my concerns with the duty manager who was very helpful.But unfortunately I dont think I will ve returning

We really enjoyed dinner here. Our grandchildren liked their special menu. We found some delicious items on the daily menu....appetizers were especially good.

Visited the castle for lunch but thought we could have lunch in the lounge but were told that we couldn't have lunch but only coffee, we were told that we would have to go into the farmers, the seating area had a lot of crumbs on the seat, staff were not too sure what kind of glass to serve a gin and tonic in, this might seem daft but you would expect staff to know which is which. I wouldn't say the car park was disabled friendly as there was too much gravel about.

Loved our meal - both my wife and I opted for a starter and main course....very well looked after by attentive young staff members. The food itself was really very good and tasty, a little throwback to yester year with steaks seeming to norm of primarily a grill chef driven menu...roast chicken etc..

We ate here on Monday whilst staying overnight in the Castle Hotel. Our roast beef dinners were excellent and reminiscent of a U.S. prime rib meal. Delicious

Stayed two nights at Walworth Castle & ate here both nights. Meals were superb & very reasonably priced. I particularly enjoyed the roast beef the first night. Also very good service from a retired staff member who we thoroughly enjoyed.

excellent food, presentation and staff - cannot recommend enough - you don't need to be a resident to eat here and well worth a visit if you are in the area

The food is okay and there is limited options and most of the options that they have are quite simple. We order just some samwiches and chips and it took just over half an hour and when we asked for sauses and seasonings, that also took for ever to come out and they only came with a very small pot of sauses that was not enough for a party of nine. It is also very dark inside the restaurant while the rest of the hotel. Overall it left I slightly bitter taste in our mouths as after the birds of Pray center, even though they are completely unrelated, it was a reel disappointment.

Menu online was totally different to what was offered on the 2 nights we stayed. Rather annoying cos we wanted steak pie. However the alternative menu is pretty extensive and caters for all. Breakfast was excellent tea could be made a little stronger. But no complaints on dining experience. Vale for money

Ate here for 2 nights, had steak one night, chicken the next. Both nights meals were perfectly cooked, and tasted fantastic. Some may comment about the service but the place was busy and I have waited alot longer for a meal that wasn't anywhere near as tasty. Thank you, looking forward to visiting again in the future

lovely meal had the castle burger it was very good I thought drinks were a bit expensive but not used to hotel drinks prices

Lovely venue but poor service was not impressed. seating arrangements not good, had to find your own way round as a very large place, expensive for what we were given. Took ages to bring the coffee we ordered.

Called in for ice creams on Bank Holiday Monday. One girl, on her own trying her best taking the orders and serving! Queued at the bar for 35 minutes to be told that there were no ice creams!

I stayed at the hotel and had both and evening meal and breakfast here both meals were hearty. I had the gammon in the evening which was delicious and I was pleasantly surprised to have a freshly cooked breakfast which is all too rare nowadays which many hotels leaning towards buffet breakfasts. Definitely a place to eat.

Four of us went one night and five on the second night. Normally, I like haddock, but the cod and chips was brilliant - fresh and with 'proper' chips; not the frozen variety. Two of us had the roast beef plus loads of vegetables; good quality and quantity, so make sure you are hungry before you eat.

Phoned in advance to check children's menu. Julie on reception very helpful and friendly. Late Sunday dinner very helpful as very busy lunchtime. Carvery was superb, offered beef, ham & pork mixture with perfect crisp Yorkshire pudding, sweet, fresh vegetables, delightful roast potatoes and tasty, thick gravy. I was bursting at the seams with generous portions! Super kids meal deals with 2 courses for £7 and fresh strawberries and home made ice cream to accompany chocolate Brownies. Callum was courteous and polite serving. Julie, front of house manager on reception was the perfect host, topping off a perfect evening with photos for our family in the historic dungeon dating back to Henry viii and having links to knights and Lords fighting at Flodden Field, secret tunnels to hide Catholic priests and suits of armour, medieval paintings and ornately carved wood panelled corridors. A truly spectacular place for weddings and great themed events: free classic car show, murder mystery evenings and medieval banquets.

Lunch service was ok, but dinner service was excellent and deserving of a voluntary tip as there was no service charge added.

Dined here when staying at the castle, and the food was excellent. We had the seafood sharing starter which was fantastic. Five different types of seafood, all beautiful.

Used to go here a lot it's not far to travel for me, quite often ate in Hansards too! The food is always well presented and tasty but a few small things changed and have not been back as often as I used to. The menu in the farmers bar is very limited not much to choose from, that in itself doesn't make me want to go back for a while. The service was very slow last time we were there, the guy who served us although polite was a little bit like Fawlty towers, made allowances due to his age! Hansards used to be in a lovely room with a piano then they moved it and it really spoiled the ambience of eating in a lovely restaurant. Went once and was guided to the farmers bar where they had laid out a table cloth, so your paying extra for the restaurant food but laid in the farmers bar was very off putting (reason we were told they were short staffed) . That was some time ago and have been to Hansards once since then just isn't the same.

Staying in the hotel breakfasted twice and ate in the restaurant one night; food was great every time; ambience and atmosphere great. Can't really comment on value for money as all included in the hotel package deal but would happily have paid a premium.

This bar in the hotel is a nice and relaxing area to have a good meal both lunch and evening, staff where very helpful and friendly and the service fast and efficient he meals where hot when reaching the table

Dinner menu very good and caters well for those with Gluten intolerance. It was nice to have most menu options available as Gluten free. Food was outstanding.

Had evening meals and breakfast there all food was well cooked using quality ingredients. The Mussels were superb. .

great bar good selection of food. The staff definately add to the ambiance and high quality of service very enjoyable Meal

Wonderfully meal, first class, compliments to the chef, great service by friendly and helpfully staff.

This was a pre wedding dinner for close family the eve of my daughters wedding. Farmers bar menu good and also suitable for children food was plentiful well presented and cooked to perfection I remember thinking if this is a bar menu I am so looking forward to the wedding reception meal. I would certainly recommend it.

Called for Sunday carvery which started out really nice being shown to our table by a very nice polite young lady. We all ordered drinks and it was noticed that one of the drinks had diamanté particles in it. My daughter went to highlight this to one of the staff just out of courtesy and was very rudely told by the manager that he was 100% sure they weren’t in when the drink left the bar and that the glasses were all cleaned and inspected from the previous days wedding and suggested that they had been put in the glass by ourselves.

My mother and I had our lunch here last month. Admittedly, we were apprehensive due to past experiences of the food here, but we were happily proven wrong as the food was incredibly tasty! The staff were very friendly and helpful, the setting was comfortable, and our meals were very enjoyable. I would be happy to recommend this place to anyone who wants a good meal!

We were at the car show looking at all the fabulous car's. Then decided to eat in the farmers resturant. We reserved a table in the window for 6.We lined up for the carvery, there was 3 meats to choose from. They all looked mouth watering. The chef carving it was a bit moody, he could have at least smiled or asked what you wanted. We helped ourselves to generous amounts of veg. The food was lovely but a bit pricey 9.95 for Sunday lunch. Don't mention the drinks!

We had lunch here while visiting the bird of prey centre in the grounds. It's a beautiful building and a bit of a maze if you go in the front door looking for the bar. It was ok though as plenty of staff to direct us. The food was lovely, just had home made soup and sandwiches but the problem was actually getting it. Although there was over half a dozen staff in and out of the bar it was chaotic with little organisation. One girl seated us and said someone would come and take our order but nobody came! There was a lot of people at the bar yet a lot of staff milling about did not set in and help. Luckily we wanted a leisurely day so sat back and were entertained by the disorganisation.We put it down to a wedding about to start although I overheard staff saying they had not expected it to be as busy.Nice food but don't expect fast service!

Excellent meals in the hotel. Locally sourced menu, with daily specials . Located in the castle part of the hotel - so full of character.

Atmosphere, staff, food, etc. all excellent. We stayed at the castle for a week and frequently ate there. Never a bad or mediocre meal,

Visited for lunch again, as always the food is lovely, piping hot and fresh and plenty of it. Great menu and choice and the service today, whilst has always been good, was fantastic..thank you to Melanie and Kim who really went the extra mile to accommodate our food requests due to allergies. I was really impressed with Mel as she had a 'difficult' customer who we could hear berating the staff and Mel was very calm and professional. Would recommend this little gem to anyone!

Fantastic meal and dessert, with great options available on the Gluten Free side of things. Particularly fantastic service from Melanie and Kim who made the visit that much more enjoyable. Thoroughly impressed, and will be recommending the Farmers Bar to friends and family alike

Had Sunday lunch with a family of 10. We were told that we could not put the drinks on a bill and had to pay at the time which was fine however there was no card machine and we had to go to reception to pay. We then ordered a starter which we were told we had to pay for before we got them - again which meant going to the reception to pay. We complained at the reception who acknowledged that this was unacceptable and assured us we could order our main course and deserts before paying the final bill. However a supervisor told to us this was not their policy on a Sunday and advised that this is the system to pay and we would have to pay for each course separately. Because of this no one had a desert and we ordered no further drinks as we were up and down like a yoyo trailing to reception to pay by card for each course and round of drinks. I have never been to a restaurant with this system and found it appalling. The staff seemed young and inexperienced with no-one overseeing things and not once were we asked if the meal was okay. The food was fine but the service was shocking

We had chicken dinner with veggies and Yorkshire pudding. The food was excellent, and the portions were large enough that we could not finish everything. We were there on a week night and pretty much had the dining room to ourselves.

Ordered 2 coffees & scones with jam & cream. Coffees and one scone arrived, nice & hot. Waited for next scone. Asked where it was, & was told he thought we only wanted one. Paid or another one, & waited, and waited. Asked where it was, and it had ben forgotten!! Apologies were made, and scone brought, which as nice, but had to be eaten without coffee, as all in all had waited half an hour for it.Rating would have been higher, if we had not had so much waiting.

Beautiful building with nice grounds.Visited around lunchtime to have a meal to celebrate a birthday. Very disappointed at the dining area which was not inviting at all with no nice warmth or smell of food.Prices on lunchtime menu well overpriced and drinks the same, left after drinks and headed to a better venue. Half all your prices and you may get more custom.

Four of us visited the farmers bar for lunch last week. We all had chicken dinner with vegetables and Yorkshire puddings. We had a selection of vegetables but they were almost cold and the big Yorkshire puddings were tough. However we all had a sweet pudding after and these were very tasty, The meal deal is 2 courses for £11 or 3 for £15

This is where we are everyday. The food is amazing and the staff are warm and friendly. Try their burger with onion rings and different sandwiches. The portions are big so be careful. It's a nice cozy place where you can go with friends and family plus they have fixed buffets at times. Check the pictures I have posted, it's a place worth visiting.

What a delicious carvery the beef melted in my mouth the Yorkshire puddings were home made and delicious I would highly recommend this restaurant I would love to return to try many more of the tasty dishes and also the breakfast is top rate too all fresh and tasty produce Thankyou Walworth castle

Food was very tasty, arrived hot and the ingredients did appear to be fresh and home cooked as promised. The chicken pie was outstanding and after tasting my friends and feeling gutted, I still couldn't complain about my choice of the burger sliders. Good choice on the menu, you could stay here for a week and eat something different every night and I'm sure enjoy it. Would be 5* if the bar/serving staff were a lot more enthusiastic!! If I've got to stay 250 miles away from home, you can be a bit more cheerful when you know get to go home tonight!

We have had Sunday lunch here a number of times and the carvery is so lovely, there is plenty of choice of veg and you always get a huge amount of meat with gravy boat available as well. A really nice place in a lovely setting

During our stay at Walworth Castle we had an evening meal and a Sunday dinner in the Farmers bar. The Sunday roast dinner was exceptional, and unbelievable low price, if any complaint it was that there was too much, and therefore had to forego a dessert!!! The evening meal was also very good, and good value, although we waited about 15 minutes for it to arrive, they were also catering for a wedding and an anniversary party, so understable. Good service, nice atmosphere, we are planning on visiting again :-)

Lovely Sunday Lunch.....beautiful surroundings. Food was hot, beef, ham or pork. Vegetables cooked just right....and plenty of condiments. Two bars open and plenty of staff that were very helpful. Will be going again soon!

Business dinner where it all went wrong:- taking of orders took half an hour- serving of starters took 45 minutes- drinks were missed- servers asked us for dessert choice before main dish had arrived- one dish was entirely missed- whole plate of French fries were spilled on the tableHilarious experience, luckily we were in good company. Would not bring anyone I would like to impress here

Service was very slow waited 35 mins for pub menu food. The fish wasn't great and I suspect it was frozen. The setting is great but let down by the poor service and children running the bar.

We stayed at walworth castle for a B&B. Th room and the night spent was very pleasant. We went for our Breakfast to the Farmers Bar which has a nice feeling to it & reminds you of the centuries long ago. The Breakfast was nice & while the waiter wasn't unpolite or unprofessional you could feel that he wanted to be anywhere but not there where he was. Maybe he had just a bad day. That said it won't stop us from coming back.

With little choice around the area. I eat in the Farmers bar in the hotel. With only one other person in the bar the food was pleasant if basic British selection. If I was here for an extended period of time would be limited. Other venues will be a bit of a drive away. Had to ask for gravy as the chicken and mushroom pie was very dry.

I stayed in the hotel and tried the bar. There were two punters plus us two. No cask ale which is disappointing from my point of view but ok if you like ladies drinks / lager. The hotel use this room for breakfast. Could be ok in summer if you could sit out because the castle gardens make a lovely setting.

We parked here to do a walk with our group with the blessing of the bar. On finishing most of us went into Farmers Bar. One member of staff so service was quite slow. Most of us ordered lamb soup, some sandwiches. The bar staff then went on to serve our meals which seemed a little chaotic not knowing who had ordered what. Soup Luke warm but tasty.

We stayed in the castle overnight and enjoyed both our evening meal and breakfast in the bar. Fairly priced food considering location. Would return.

Staying at the castle with my young son, I was a little worried about the food as the menus looked very expensive, so we didn't book a table in the restaurant instead opting for the Farmers Bar. I needn't have worried. The children's menu - 3 courses for £6.95 including a soft drink was absolutely spot on. my son wolfed the lot -only struggling with his pudding which I have to admit was a huge piece of chocolate fudge cake. I opted for one of the cheaper options - steak pie with chips and veg for £10.95. I've got a good appetite but the meal nearly beat me - the pie was topped full with thick chunks of lovely tender meat which was perfectly cooked. the shortcrust pastry on top was just like the pastry my nana used to make and then proper home cooked double dipped chips, beautiful. It was heaven and I enjoyed every mouthful. For pud i had bakewell pudding which was served with a thin layer of custard, a dollop of ice cream and 3 chocolate strawberries - it was amazing. This place is absolutely lovely, a fantastic place to go for a meal. I can't recommend it enough.

Truely awful food, chicken, vegetables over cooked and completely unappetising and service non existent. The true highlight is the hunters chicken, comprising of over cooked chicken with melted cheese placed onto a pool of HP sauce.

Very friendly staff and good company, we had a 3 course meal and it was that nice we went back the night after and the food amazing. The deserts where definitely 5*

Very enjoyable food served in a relaxed way. Great surroundings. If you decide to stop over here at Walworth, would highly recommend you eat here. Cosy and welcoming.

These have to be the worst meals we have had in a very long time. We cannot believe for one second that any of the food we were served could have possibly been prepared,cooked and presented by a qualified chef. We honestly think that the food hygiene agency needs to make this place a top priority visit as i dread to think what the standards are like behind closed kitchen doors if this is the level that they a willing to serve to the paying customer.

We have visited Walworth Castle many times before but we have not been here for a long time. It has been beautifully re-furbished but the farmers bar really lets it down. Although the 2 young members of staff were very friendly and tried to help they lacked any customer service skills and certain requests were just ignored or misunderstood. Although the menu was very inviting we found the main food to be very basic in fact it reminded me of al a ping! But paise where praise is deserved the side salad was the best I've ever seen and the deserts although we did not have them looked really good!!! I feel this place could be amazing if just a little more care and attention was given to the mains. I hope this is taken as constructive criticism as we really like Walworth Castle

Oldy worldy room with a decent menu. The desserts are very nice (especially the sticky pecan nut tart with rum and raisin ice cream on the top!)

We visited Walworth Castle for the first time in years. Was pleasantly surprised by the helpful staff. We asked about the dungeons and got our own guided tour! The restaurant portions were generous and good value for money.

Warm and welcoming - good food and plenty of it.Relaxed atmosphere - pleasant, helpful staff. Lovely soup!

We visited the birds of prey centre in the grounds and had lunch in the farmers bar...lovely food with a large selection to choose from...well worth a visit.

Myself and family booked for Carvery recently, having been several times over the years we expected to enjoy a lovely meal. Oh how wrong we were. First thing we noticed after seating ourselves was how bitter cold it seemed I appreciate it's an old building but it was bitter cold!Second was the shortage of staff and the staff that we did see weren't at all interested in us and frankly we seemed to be an incinvience.Then the food.... I honestly suspect it was food from the day before just reheated!I also had an issue with the over inflated price of the drinks, that I think are extortionate.I have emailed my complaint to the hotel the day after but as yet I have not received any reply.I will not return again nor will I recommend the hotel in future.Very disappointed.

Stunning castle superb food reasonably priced. We had been visiting the Hawk walk and this is in the grounds of the castle.

A cozy bar attached to the castle open to the public. The bar was decorated for Xmas which gave it a pleasant and welcoming feel. Although it was quiet when we called in, it was late Christmas Eve. Staff were excellent with nothing too much trouble. We enjoyed our stay at Walworth Castle and the Farmers Bar is well worth a visit.

You must have a meal here. Delicious food, very well presented and generous portions. Both our evening meals were excellent and the service was brilliant.

We just liked everything about the bar.The food we had was good but the wine was hotel price. The log stove glowed away in the big old fireplace and it felt really homely.

Carvery was fine. Decent selection of vegetables and the carver was very generous with the meat. Decent enough lunch with good coffee.

It was great tasting wholesome food would eat there again. Service was attentive and food hot. Recommend the Stilton Mushrooms and Lasagne.

Had a good Sunday lunch here about a tear ago so thought it a good place to take to take two friends visiting from usa....big mistake. Food ok but service shocking. Comments like you better order quick cause the kitchen closes at 9pm dont set a great example at 8.20. Two of party ordered fish and chips , had to ask for vinagar, then told wasn't any at all in whole establishment. When I asked why we weren't told when we ordered we were ignored. After starters waiter changed our cutlery....my fork was passed handle first, which meant his fingers were all over the bit to go in my mouth.....unreal , asked what soup of the day was so waitress went off to find out.....pumpkin was the answer which given it was Halloween was no surprise.....but why not train your staff whats on the menu ! Same at the bar , product knowledge poor , asked which beer was the darkest and advised black sheep....ordered one of each and Cameron's is darker ( word black must have confused)) if uncertain ,offer a sample.Overall reasonable food but service and staff training need much improvement

Had a carvery here with my wife and was happy with what I had . Choice of 4 meats and then help yourself to veg sauces yorkshire puddings etc. Good surroundings outside to walk off after you have stuffed yourself.

Went for a meal with my family tonight! There isn't a lot on the menu but they do have a 2 courses for £12.95 menu with meals that aren't on the main menu. I fancied lasagne off the 2 course menu but didn't want a starter. I asked the waitress if this was possible. She said she would need to double check with the manager...when she returned the manager had said I could have lasagne but would still be charged for two courses! Obviously I'm not going to pay £12.95 for lasagne.I ordered off the main menu instead. I must say the waitress who served us was very polite and apologetic, and we couldn't fault her service.I find it hard to believe that places have such silly rules and aren't very accommodating to their customers requests.

Very good food with plenty of choice buffet nice pleasant staff and clean establishment right next to the center for birds

The food was amazing, will definitely return for future meals. Lovely place with attentive and friendly staff

Not being a fan of carverys I wasn't sure what to expect. We called in after visiting the on site bird of prey centre and I was very impressed. Two choices of meat (that day pork and beef) which is served by the chef then help yourself to as many roast potatoes, boiled potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and veg (carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli) and delicious gravy. Will definitely visit again - two carveries for £13 and we had no room to sample a pudding

I haven't been here for some 20 years, put off by working there for a short spell. Hungry family required Sunday lunch quickly so thought give it a whirl. Really nice!! Beautifully cooked meats and lovely fresh veg, not pre-prepped catering supplies. Was very tasty. Don't be put off by the notice at the bar saying extra meat can be purchased - portions were very generous.We squeezed in a dessert, the sticky toffee pudding was almost as good as mine! Served in a little copper pan, with lush ice cream.Staff were very pleasant and surroundings were very comfortable.Definitely will go back very soon

We used to visit Walworth regularly since I was a little girl, so almost 3 decades. What happened? The farmer's bar used to be lovely for a no nonsense tasty bar meal or carvery. Now there's horrible laminated sticky dirty menus, poor food, poor service. The desserts used to be a thing of beauty (anyone remember the Death by Chocolate?), sadly no longer. Has a cheap, tired feeling now.

Experienced the Sunday lunch carvery and very disappointed. Carvery set up the usual pay at the till and take your voucher. The layout of the carvery abit like sloppy school dinners. The staff are all just standing around watching you queue, apart from the chef serving the dinner not sure why they need the amount of staff waiting. Food layout looked like school dinners and food tasted very average. No real flavour just a bland sloppy Sunday lunch. The floor in the bar/restaurant has a slope and I must of seen at least 4 people trip up or trip down - accident waiting to happen. The atmosphere was full or really old people who seemed to have a distaste of children being in - this Sunday lunch experience was somewhere in the middle of school dinners and a day at an old peoples home.

We had booked this through a red letter day treat, but we added our daughter. Very courteous & friendly staff, we were offered a choice of places to sit. We decided to sit outside on the terrace in the sun. Tea consisted of a selection of sandwiches with pleasant but safe fillings, a slice of average Victoria sponge and fruit scones with jam & cream - whipped. A pot of tea plus a glass of wine each, which I felt was unnecessary, I'd rather have had better cake selection. Everything was ok except the cream was off, however they brought a fresh scone and more cream. Lovely location with fabulous view.

Have been to carvery before and it was perfectly fine and the chef was a larger than life character , we enjoyed it . This time we had two carvery meals and assorted sandwiches , all eaten outside on the beautiful terrace .OK - deep breath ,here we go !!! When trying to buy drinks before ordering the barman was unhelpful , surly and so lacking any idea of how to do his job it almost made us look round for hidden cameras - it was just the sort of thing you used to see on Candid Camera . Wow , really awkward as our party consisted of elderly parents and children who just wanted a nice relaxed lunch and not to be confronted with the most dreadful service(what service ??) in Co. Durham. Sandwiches took 20 mins but were ok . However the carvery was tasteless , crackling was definitely not crackly, meat bland and tough and veggies nondescript , Yorkshire puddings managed to be both hard and soggy at same time. This is a beautiful building in a glorious position but we had a horrible time . Very cross and very disappointed .

We have been meeting friends about once a month for several years as the carvery was so good and the Farmers Bar so cosy.While the restaurant and very friendly staff are just as welcolming the carvery certainly has changed.We came for a meal 4 weeks ago and found that there was only pork on the carvery and not beef.There seemed to be a mince and dumplings dish too.We all had the pork on that occasion and thought it was just a one off that day.We visited again on Thursday this week to find that the only carved meat was pork again but that the mince dish,another casserole dish and toad in the hole were on offer.We have those kinds of meals at home and want something more special when dining out.These dishes remind me of the ones served in a store cafe.We feel we will now reluctantly have to find some other restaurant for our monthly get togethers.

I don't think you will get a better value for money, good quality meal in a friendlier atmosphere. The beef is perfectly cooked and all the veg are delicious all I would like to see is parsnips! Homemade Yorkshires and the nicest real gravy you can imagine, topped off with some fab horseradish! Great value for a great quality meal - will definitely be back!

My husband and I have eaten at this carvery on numerous occasions and have never been disappointed. We dined there on 5th March and were greeted by a very vocal chef who couldn't have been more welcoming. I had the pork and hubby had the beef and we agreed the meat was just beautiful and the vegetables were well cooked as were the Yorkshire puddings. Half way through our meal the chef went round the tables asking if everyone was happy with their meal. Everyone appreciated the fact that the chef himself had been to their table and i thought it was a very nice touch. In short this carvery is great value for money, the food is top notch and the chef is a real character and really made our visit special. We will most certainly be back very soon

Walworth Castle Hotel advertise a carvery in the Farmers Bar each weekday, however, on Friday no carvery was laid out and we were informed that the meal would be plated up for us.A piece of tasteless beef arrived in a sea of gloop along with a soggy yorkshire pudding. Watery vegetables completed the meal.We have eaten here many times, the previous time was only a fortnight ago when they had an excellent and friendly chef and a faultless carvery.We asked the waiter what was the problem? and he informed us that it was not considered worth laying the carvery out for less than 20 diners - (there were about 30 diners there at the time and he was run off his feet doing everything).We then asked the lady at reception the same question and she told us that the carvery would probably be back in March .Not good enough! They are advertising something which no longer exists and I was just one of a number of very disgruntled customers.