Homestead in North Kesteven

Unfortunately, my experience at Homestead Pub was disappointing. Despite arriving at 10 am with seven friends on a Sunday, we were left waiting for quite some time before being approached by a lady who informed us that without a reservation, we couldn't have a table, even though the pub was fairly empty. When we asked if we could at least have a drink, she denied our request, citing that she was the only one there. She did try and direct us to another pub. But i found the entire encounter strange and it left us feeling unwelcome. It's a shame because we were eager to try the food and drinks at Homestead Pub but were unable to do so.

Superb meal again. Despite a busy Saturday, food was hot and we weren’t left waiting! It was our server Jamie’s first day and he was fantastic and really good with our little one.

A really lovely lunch, as always, thank you. We frequently visit this pub due to the family friendly, relaxed atmosphere and the extensive children's menu. We had Jamie this afternoon, he was the perfect level of attentive, lovely with the children and helped make our visit wonderful - thank you Jamie. I know you said you were new to the position, but you really wouldn't have known. Looking forward to returning soon.

It's been a little while since we last visited but it's been a pleasure to have a meal here once again. We were pleasantly surprised to learn that there is now a specifically printed gluten free menu unlike our last visit which far more convenient than browsing through the clunky allergy tablet for information. The service was top notch from all the staff we spoke to especially Lynn who served us most of the evening who was a pleasure to talk to. As always the food whilst slightly on the more expensive side was absolutely delicious, well presented and served quickly. If I had any criticism it's that the main menus do not list drink prices for most drinks but thankfully the prices were pretty close to our estimates so there were no unpleasant surprises.

Large clean and warm pub with nice staff, but the food was very average, not a match on yesterday's C&B in Northampton! Over cooked crunchy chips, under cooked apple tart and a Bakewell tart that was cold in the middle!!

Hadnt been for a few years as last time I felt it overpriced for what it was. But pleasantly surprised, their lunchtime light bites were good, I had a fishfingers ciabata with chips and salad and it was great.

We walked in at 5pm and were asked if we had booked a table. The place was empty. We said had not booked and could we have a table for 2 and we're told quite rudely that they were not accepting walk ins. We went out to the car and managed to book a table at 5.30pm for that day so why would they not accept a walk in?

Food was mediocre. Quality not good. Staff were lovely.

Went with friends for Sunday dinner, unfortunately we’ve had better,

Very lovely venue with lots of parking. Menu was really varied and i had Korean Chicken and a glass of white wine. Thank you Emma and Pete for the fantastic service. Ill be back again.

A great clean and friendly pub with a calm atmosphere. Had a two course evening meal, the food and service were both excellent.

My partner and I went out for the valentines for their three course deal for 26 pounds. It was very good value for money the food was lovely as it always is. The service was brilliant we had Lynne looking after us and had a lovely evening in a nice atmosphere. Would recommend!

Me and my partner absolutely love this place staff are really friendly and welcoming, the layout of the venue is just gorgeous it’s lovely and peaceful & the food is absolutely delicious!! Highly recommend this for a date night absolutely well worth the visit

The main courses we had was bigger than we thought and the puddings was lovely the drinks was resenable price great night out would recommend the place for a great relaxing night

Just popped in for coffee late morning. Really good coffee. Service friendly and excellent. Loved the atmosphere, rustic and homely.

Our group of ladies received a really warm, friendly welcome from Lynn, who looked after us brilliantly all evening. She took our various orders efficiently and with good humour. Our meals were tasty; various members of staff checked that we were happy with everything and Lynn ensured that even the picky person (me!) rounded off the evening enjoying a perfect coffee. Thanks, Lynn!

We had a super evening at the Homestead. Lynn & Emma served us promptly with drinks and the food was excellent. We also had coffee afterwards as we couldn’t manage a dessert!

Beautiful building. We frequent Chef & Brewer to make use of Tesco Clubcard vouchers. We usually find the standard of food to be similar across the brand (standard menu), but this is one of the best deliveries. Friendly and efficient staff. Outstanding toilets. Ordered bacon & cheese burgers, no-leaf salad, steak n ale pie and smothered chicken with diet cokes and a pint of Old Speckled hen. One coffee with mini cheesecake brought total bill to £93. Thank you Lynn & Emma.

Lovely food very gorgeous place

Me and my partner came here for our valentines dinner. We ate from the main menu as we didn’t fancy having 3 courses! We had high expectations from reading the reviews and from seeing the beautiful building and the elegant cosy feel of the interior. Drinks service was a little slow as they were low on staff however our food came out quicker than we expected. Presentation was lovely but once we dug in we were met with disappointment. My partner had the 8oz steak, rare and when it came out the sides were not seared especially considering half of the steak was just fat! Both sides of the steak were pale, would have probably gotten a better steak at Wetherspoons! I had the chicken and ham pie with mash and the veg felt undercooked as did the pastry for the pie. The mash was also quite hard and I was given little gravy to what you would expect with a pie. Despite the disappointment with the food, the customer service was amazing!! 🤩 We were served by Lynn and she was incredible! So polite and very kind to us! Cracked a few jokes too which we greatly appreciated! Thank you Lynn our saving grace 🙏 The man behind the bar was also quite a lovely gentleman.

Venue is lovely, staff are very friendly and attentive but the food is a bit bland and overpriced for what it is

Good food that came quickly. Well presented and hot. Surroundings are pleasant. We had efficient service from Eloise and Anna. Thank you

Me and my partner came to The Homestead for a quick tea at the end of the day and as always we were really impressed with the food and service. Lynn served us with a big smile and was very attentive. She even settled our ‘crisp sandwich’ dilemma🤣 !! Thank you Lynn and The Homestead Team for a lovely evening!

We visit regularly and this week I chose to hold my dads wake here for around 40 people. Can't thank the team enough and Amy has been great. A smooth organisation element, buffet was perfectly and plenty for family to even take home with them. Great for many occasions and recommended Ideal location from Lincoln crem , plenty parking too

On a Friday night I took my daughter and husband out for a meal at this wonderful restaurant. Superb food and service. Really good value for money.

We pop in here for food and it's lovely. we chose here for my dads wake for access from lincoln crem, parking etc cannot express my thanks enough to Amy and the team for providing the perfect wake. Buffet, set up everything was amazing. Will not forget the level of provision delivered fo me and my family . Dad loved the fish and chips when he went once .

I always enjoy meeting up at Homestead. There's always a warm welcome and attentive service. There is a wide choice on the menu and the coffee is excellent. The building is clean, tastefully decorated, spacious and comfortable, and the toilet facilities are superb. With the huge car park and easy access, it's definitely worth a visit for people who are on their own, or with friends, family, or in larger groups.

Venetia served us, she was very friendly and efficient. The food was great as usual. Lovely place and lovely staff. Thank you.

Not been for Sunday lunch in a while. But I wasn't disappointed. The meal was lovely, the service was great. Will definitely be returning .🙂

Me and my girlfriend attended tonight for a meal to celebrate burns night, the food was outstanding, my partner even stated it was the best meal she has ever eaten 👀 Bold statement......we will be back for sure 👌

Burns Night Supper with my wife. Good menu choice of tasty Burns specials. Friendly prompt service front Emma and Venetia. We arrived at 6pm and by the time we left the restaurant it was less than 1/3 occupied. Shame, the evening deserved more custom. MaybeThursday is not a big evening.

Emma and Venetia couldn't have been more welcoming. They always go over and above to make sure we enjoy our visits. Always nice to receive a lovely smile and a cheery voice. We'll be back soon.

Great food, great service. Jess was great!

My husband and I went for a meal at The Homestead. Cannot fault it. Food was amazing, Darcel who looked after us could not have done any more she was amazing. Cannot wait to go back.

The staff were fantastic very friendly and attentive, the food was very very tasty and well presented overall it was one of the best evening meals I have had in long time would heartily recommend the homestead to anyone who asked.

The food was excellent and the staff were great and provided a welcoming and friendly service. Great selection of wine and beers.

Popped in for a few beers, great looking place, super friendly

Great service from Anna and Amy, the food was well above what we expected and the service exceptional. Lovely relaxed atmosphere. Anna was exceptional.

Very disappointed with the food, waited an hour and it came out microwaved and soggy. Will not be returning.

We have been today for Christmas Dinner. Couldn’t fault anything. Lovely setting. Friendly and welcoming staff. Beautiful entrance to the restaurant, where the staff were happy to take family photos, next to the Christmas tree. Table beautifully set, complete with quality crackers and place name...

Breakfast with Santa 23 rd December Food was lovely although £12 for one slice of toast and egg for a 2 year old is rather expensive when the gift is a cheap book. Santa I think was a little out of his depth no interest in the children no confidence to speak with them for £12 a child I expected a Santa who could at least ask what the kids wanted etc . For the three kids £36 is a lot of money for three books and 3 slices of toast and egg . Waitress was lovely and good with the kids .

No atmosphere, don't really know how the place stays open. Haven't had food since it changed hands so can't comment on that.

Lovely meals and drinks were served in a beautiful setting. What makes the Homestead such a pleasant place to visit though is the friendly and hard-working staff.

The food was lovely, my wife and I were celebrating, we had impeciable service from darcel, so lovely we gave a tip and a drink behind the bar when she finished if she would so want one, she helped my wife with deciding her meal....

Went for ' breakfast with santa ' santa was horrific! Lacking in confidence when talking to children. Presents held in his hand! And no santa sack( presents were all the same book BTW) he had no interactive skills. Breakfast nice but slow service. Arts and crafts available which was nice. But just lacked the who Christmas experience.

We both had a Sunday dinner. It was the worst Sunday dinner we have ever had. The beef was very thickly cut and fatty . The worst thing was the vegetables, i think they had just cooked them in the microwave in the morning and had them sat on keep warm all day. They were dried out and rubbery. The parsnip would have bounced off the floor. Disgusting don't touch with a barge pole.

Friendly, happy staff l. We enjoyed our Christmas meal. Great service, food was fantastic. Thanks Lynn.

Lovely decor and easy parking, but the food poor, not much of it and the burger was very fatty, awful chips. Rude waitress, when my husband said there are two burgers to come out she replied I only have one pair of hands! The rest...

tried booking for a party of 12 but apparently they only take up to 10 people on a booking. Seems a strange way to do business! also incredibly difficult to actually speak to a person. If their website made their policy clear when I tried to book online then I could have saved myself 10 minutes of messing around with their useless AI phone system.

Went out for a family meal on a Sunday lunchtime. The food is pretty decent and a variety of options are available from the menu. I had slow roasted rib of beef which was delicious and fell off the bone. The staff were friendly and helpful and answered any questions we had. I would have preferred the roast potatoes to have been made in house rather than frozen, but they were tasty enough, that would have nudged up the rating, but it is a minor detail.

Overly pretentious food. Empty most of the time.

We pre booked a table for 6, early on a Friday evening, Despite it being quiet, it took over half an hour for anyone to come and take our order, and well over an hour before we got our meals. That said, the food itself was lovely. Afterwards, I had to go and find someone to order desserts, and eventually went to pay at the bar because there were no staff around to ask for our bill.

Didn't eat but enjoyed the coffee and service will go again

Our first visit to this venue, and we weren’t disappointed. The staff were excellent, very attentive, very polite. An asset to the business. The food was also excellent. A lovely atmosphere and very clean everywhere. We will certainly be back.

The Homestead is very welcoming and decorated beautifully. We were seated and served by a lovely lady called Emma, she was very friendly and helpful, we were also served by an equally helpful and friendly man called Alex. The menu was very good and they...

Absolutely incredible amazing would go again!! Lovely staff lovely food nothing to complain about! Would go again

We had a 2 year old with us and 7 adults great variety of food and drink fantastic service from Lynn who my grandson loved when she found him some extra strawberries from the kitchen, and her colleagues were super too, plenty of room to...

The venue and decor wonderful. The staff were lovely. The food was truly awful. Trio of roasts - pork undercooked and fat gluttonous almost raw, beef full of gristle and Turkey wafer thin and tasteless. Vegetables watery, roast potatoes soggy. Wife’s burger pate was burnt!...

We had a lovely evening, Lynn, our waitress, was lovely. She was friendly and funny and made our dining experience fun.

Excellent service, very attentive. Food is excellent. We really enjoyed our evening.

Lovely service, enjoyed several meals here and never been disappointed and thankyou Keiran this evening

Food was very disappointing... All had different and we all said the same... Not great... Portions. Seasoning. Lack of. Shame as it is a nice place.. May go back for a light bite but not Dinner.

Went here for lunch and it was wonderful, delicious plentiful and service was fab. Both had the steak &Ale pie, it came with mash or chips and veg It really was a tasty pie! Would recommend this place. Seating is in abundance so you dont...

Chance visit well worth the visit.Good food very nice friendly staff

Had lunch with my son and dog, excellent food, fantastic service and staff are really friendly and professional

If not the worst then probably one of the roast dinners I've had, tasteless veg and potatoes although the starter and dessert were okay

Always friendly welcome, Kieran was great and looked after us well. Food as expected could have been a little hotter.

Good food, and friendly wait staff. Downside is they only accept card.

We were visitors to the area staying at a nearby hotel, and we were going to go to the Homestead for dinner but instead went to the restaurant next to our hotel and that was a disappointment. So when we had a chance we decided to try Homestead and what a difference, nice atmosphere, good/friendly service and enjoyed our meal/drinks. So our regret is that we should have come here on the first night instead of the other place.

Just had a lovely meal in the Homestead pub. The welcome and service by Darcel and Emma was second to none. The food was hot and plenty of it. The atmosphere is both welcoming and relaxing

Expensive and poor quality will not return

Lovely place, really nice food. We absolutely loved eating here so much so we've booked Christmas dinner. The only slight negative is service was a little slow (but worth the wait) and the children's portion sizes are a little small.

Saturday night meal,just two of us food was spot on signature burger meal and gammon ,the service was good the waitresses were efficient and friendly nice place for couples and families

Service was absolutely terrible. Waited about an hour just to receive the food. Being a family of 5 with children who have school the following morning, this is appalling due to how late we had to wait. Having been told that the chefs are "struggling" when there is barely anyone actually in waiting for food. Not going back here again.

Great friendly service in beautiful surroundings, coupled with an all round menu with really tasty food. First time try out and will definitely return. Darcel and Keiran were on duty and made the whole experience memorable, totally professional. Even the loos are immaculate.

Lovely food and great service from Lynn. We really enjoyed the experience. We will be returning soon!

I had a cheese burger which was nice. I actually wanted the Chicken & Ham Pie, but because I have an intolerance to onions I asked what the ingredients were. Only to be told they had no idea. I was offered a read of the list of 15 allergies, but told mine wasn't on there, so I declined, not seeing much point. Not very good practice not knowing or being able to ask what's in the food you are serving!! Saving grace, they do accept NHS discount

Our first visit to this establishment, decor was very nice and not what we were expecting. Excellent food and getting the starter and main courses were very quick indeed but then it went down hill a little when trying to order a dessert, getting the...

Great place lovely food! Well happy as always A***** Lynn is a great waitress (: always serves us and great with the kids (:

Lovely pie and steak, great service, fantastic building. Reasonably priced, would definitely come again.

Cracking, very friendly and efficient service. Food is great - we walk past a food serving pub to eat here!! 👍👍👍

when will cash be an acceptable form of payment please? ... covid restrictions ended a long time ago wanted to book a family table this evening, but was dismayed to see this on your website 'Just to let you know, we now only take card...

We visited mid week & booked prior - to ensure my father had a table with easy access due to mobility issues. Also, the tables are well spaced out here, which is very welcome. All the staff - especially Lynn - our table server -...

My local, great food, great service. Would definitely recommend for anyone visiting the area. They also service icebreaker, which is a bonus.

Another joke establishment that us now card only Don't start with nonsense about it being a trial, I spoke with a staff member who says it's here to stay. Hopefully pushing this nonsense agenda will see you close for good.

I would never support a cashless business and encourage others to do the same.

We called in yesterday for food only to be told they have gone completely cashless. We turned on our heels and walked out. We dined in a beautiful restaurant close by that were happy to take our hard earned cash. Any business that does not...

No go for me. I couldn't use the services of this lovely looking establishment as they only take card. I felt discrimated against as I withdrawn the cash and leave my card at home.

Card only?!? Come here 5-6 times a year, told "we don't accept money" had to leave as soon as we got in, felt like we was being judged by other customers when we walked out as if we was scum or something, used to love...

Really enjoyed our meal and Lynn was so efficient and friendly. It is spacious and not overcrowded with tables on top of each other.

Lovely menu especially for the kids. Refreshing to see some ‘good food’ options for the kids rather then just nuggets and chips. Friendly and welcoming staff. A very pleasant experience.

Come here for a family meal on a Saturday night 29/7/2023 And was very very impressed it’s so lovely inside and all the staff was happy and pleasant nothing was to much. The food was absolutely gorgeous my family was impressed and not stopped complementing the place we are looking to book for next Sunday Definitely highly recommend

Food was okay to good, but the service from Lynn was absolutely amazing, looking forwards to being under Lynn's tables again!! 🤩

Food was okay, although the service we had from Lynn was amazing, nothing was too much trouble. Brilliantly amazing service from Lynn.. 🥰

Food was good, but absolutely amazing service from Lynn!! 🤩

Called in for lunch yesterday as we were having a tow bar fitted to our car just up road. Food was excellent. I had a rump steak, medium rare, cooked to perfection. Barry had a delicious slow cooked steak and ale pie. Drinks were reasonably priced. Service by Courtney was excellent, decor and ambiance great. Did not realise there was an area for your dogs 🐶🐩🐕 and would have brought our two. Price enhanced by using some of my Tesco Club Card Vouchers. Will definitely return.

My first visit to this beautiful historic building where my late Mother used to work as a Psychiatric Nurse. The decor & ambiance were superb. Dad & I were greeted at the entrance & shown to our table by a lovely hostess/waitress. Our drinks order quickly arrived followed by our freshly cooked food around 20 minutes later. We could not fault the food, it was delicious! We were looked after by two lovely girls....Emma & Lynn who were genuinely happy people. Both Dad & I were so happy with our experience & shall definitely be visiting again Special thanks to Emma & Lynn for a very enjoyable evening 😊

Nice place but no Sunday Roast isn't worth the price. And only card payments, won't give these places my custom!

Really enjoyed visiting here yesterday. The decor is tasteful and has a light and airy feel. The food is typical of what might be expected from a chain restaurant, but there was plenty of choice and it was well cooked and tasty. What really made...

Staff were welcoming, took our order when we were ready. Food was tasty & hot. We were served by Lynn who was polite & made us feel special