Homestead in North Kesteven

The homestead is always a friendly place to go for a lovely meal. The food is always very good and the service is always exceptional. Millie served us tonight and was friendly and very efficient.

Millie was our server tonight and gave us excellent service! Millie is a credit to the restaurant!

We went for mothers day and unfortunately wasnt aware there was a set menu. Im a very fussy vegan so i was being akward and didnt like anything off the set menu. However after being told by the man that there was no leeway in the menu, the lovely lady (presume the manager) was very accommodating and said i could have something off the normal menu (even though they could of just said no). She went out her way to make sure i could eat something and made sure every was perfect and i was happy. I couldnt be more happy with the service. Even when i came to puddings she made sure there was something i could have. It was a 10/10 for service. We even booked in again for april. They even gave us vouchers for booking on mothers day with was so lovely to start with. I would highly recommend if your a fussy eater like me, they are very accommodating and dont make you feel embarrassed for it. Thankyou again guys

Very good service as usual in here. Many thanks to James who served us. We usually come every mothers day and enjoy but this is the first time I've remembered to review. The blade of beef is fantastic and easily falls apart after being cooked for 7 hours and the service was very quick despite it being fully booked. The price of £28 for 3 courses I felt was well worth it. We also had chicken strip starters which were decent in size and a good size caramel sundae for desert Highly recommended

Thankyou for excellent tasty food. The staff were friendly, helpful and welcoming. The service was exceptional. The atmosphere relaxing. This is the best Greeneking restaurant in Lincoln. The staff in this Greeneking Restaurant know how to treat their customers with respect and helpfulness. Well done to you all. Keep up the good service.

Excellent lunch , excellent service. A really good lunch.

Millie was a lovely helpful server 😊

Really nice place and a lovely meal. Our waitress Ellie couldn’t do enough for us.

Served by Ellie and had a lovely lasagne. The garlic bread was amazing. Was quiet as it was early evening but all round no complaints and reasonably priced

Ellie and the team were fantastic - she is a real credit to the team and made our meal so much more enjoyable. Thanks guys 😊

Food was lovely, really liked the birthday board, staff are lovely

Amazing service by everyone every time we come Amy, James and Ellie are always amazing and accommodating Food by Ryan, Dec and Pete is always lovey

We came to The Homestead as the restaurant we went to that was attached to out hotel couldn't accommodate us, so we were pointed in Homesteads restaurant, this turned brilliantly we were taken to a table quickly, the waitress Lynn was extremely lovely, smiling and welcomed us, our drinks were served quickly, and Lynn gave us the time to peruse the menu, we ordered and the food came in good time, the food was great. I had steak and ale pie with a fantastic gravy, I actually asked for more gravy and this came quickly the three of us said we were so glad to have ended up here, in all great service, lovely food and a good price we had 2 corse special which was £16.50, what a result

Really nice food. The lunch menu could benefit from a refurb offering seabass or salmon as an option as per 2024s menu option. Staff were great as always.

Really nice food and service was really good. Decor really nice and clean restaurant

Excellent food and service by Ellie and all staff really good

Great meal and excellent service service from millie.

We came for a birthday meal and our server Millie was lovely and attentive,she couldn't of been more helpful,the food on the whole was nice amd even got a free birthday drink

Lovely meal here with family, burgers were delicious and staff were incredibly friendly, we were served by Lynn and a young woman who couldn’t be more helpful, will definitely be visiting again!:)

We would like to thank both James & Lynn for a fantastic and friendly service throughout our visits to the Homestead. The food was excellent and they were both very accommodating with our requests. We will definitely return.

Great place to meet up with family and enjoy a good meal. Really helpful & polite staff. Plenty of room to spread out. Good parking with easy access.

Stopped off after a day trip to Lincoln and had a great meal. All of us had three courses and enjoyed it. Great value for money and excellent service from Ellie.

Disappointed but could have been great. Menu reads well with some tasty meals but what came out from the kitchen fell short. The salmon fishcake with poached egg was just an overcooked dark ball with an over poached egg on top. No runny middle. Plate looked fairly bare. Other meals had dry chicken or other little problems. We were a group of 6 and were warned that there was only one chef on and that service would be a bit slow which is fine and understandable, but not that what he produced would be sub standard. Flaky skin and old tatty bandage on the server was off-putting but understandable, just make sure the bandage is on correctly and clean...

James has been excellent, very attentive and welcoming.

I have just had a wonderful meal from the specials board fillet steak cooked to perfection, Followwd by a bread and butter pudding. Absolutely superb Well deserving of five stars in my opinion.

Lovely place, great food, excellent service. Will visit again.

Lovely place to visit. Service by Millie was personal, swift and friendly. Food was delicious. The Vegan options were tasty and filling, and our resident Vegan particularly liked the Mushroom and ale pie with lovely gravy and the Bakewell tart with Vegan ice cream. For non Vegans, the steak was well cooked and very tasty too. Delightful meal. This was our first visit and we will definitely be back! Great food, great service, great company! ( okay, they won't provide the company for you...but they do provide everything else!)

Beautiful pub with plenty of parking and plenty of space once inside, whether you are there for food, drinks only or a meeting they have different decorated areas to welcome all, lovely atmosphere

Great service from.Millie and Isha

Food was very nice I had the pork belly 👌🏼

Food could have been warmer but portion was good and service was great.

Had a lovely meal with the ladies. Food was beautiful and staff friendly and helpful. Only complaint is that do not stock Malibu

Absolutely lovely food and service! Ellie was brilliant and helpful. Me and my partner have several allergies (gluten, dairy, egg, and beef) and she went above and beyond to help us pick the right food and communicated with the chef to alter the dish to cater for our needs. Absolute star ⭐ If we are in Lincoln again definitely visit again ☺️ Thank you!

Lovely food, service was excellent, very good value for money. First time here, would definitely recommend. Thank you!

Had a 3 course meal for Valentine's Day. The food was fantastic. Lynn, who served us, was very friendly and approachable. Highlight of the meal was the lamb shank shepherd's pie, it was simply amazing.

Thank you Ellie for your great service.

Had a wonderful meal. Service was excellent

Millie and Gemma were very attentive waitresses. The food portions were big and the food was extremely nice. Had the offer on two courses, good value for money.

Great meal with a relaxed atmosphere . Milly a dream. Sit near the fire.n

Great meal for two at Homestead. Ellie served us well and gets top marks. Garlic Mushroom starters was excellent. Cumberland sausage and mash was great. Steak and ale pie was good (the amount and quality of beef inside was OK but not better than that.) pastry, veg ext were excellent. Set menu offer for February gave great value.

Great Burns Night menu with plenty of choice available

It was a really enjoyable evening.

Food would have been great but sadly all items were different temperatures, the main course which were tender Beef cheeks was served tepid.

Millie was an exceptional accommodating host for all our needs !!!!! Menu was excellent with plenty of choice Enjoyed the beautiful historical building which added to a great dining experience Easy access for wheelchair users We will most definitely return

We were served by a young woman called Millie who was friendly, professional, polite and a credit to the Homestead and herself. The menu had excellent varied choices, portions were ample and food excellently presented. Good value. The homested is worth visiting not only for its food but the history and character of the building. We did not see any of the ghosts which are supposed to haunt the building thank goodness

All the staff were friendly, although we waited a long time for our dessert order to come. We had the roast dinner. The meat was extremely dry and over cooked. My partner didn’t get any potatoes. The roast potatoes were soggy and powdery in the middle. My mushroom wellington was a little tasteless with too much pastry. The puddings were really good though. I had Bakewell tart and he had sticky toffee pudding, We’ve been for a meal before which was nice. I was really disappointed with the roast though!!

Delicious food, roaring fire, unobtrusive background music. Lovely catch up with a friend and great service from Millie and Gemma. Thank you!

We visited on the evening of saturday 18th of january 2025. Extreemly disapointed with the food quality it was terrible. Tasteless and undercooked.Vegetables were rock hard , seabass tasted frozen and wasnt cooked properly the potatoes were supposed to be roasted and were under cooked new potaotes! .Both the starter and mains were far from up to scratch. Quite expensive for very poor quality! So disapointed that ive cancelled a booking for a birthday meal in february as a result and wont be returning anytime soon. The Only positive thing i have to say about the visit was that the staff were very pleasant, attentive and profesional.

We visited this place on Saturday, January 18, 2025, around 5:00 PM. Upon arrival, a member of staff informed us that they weren’t taking walk-ins for food. We pointed out that the place was almost empty but they said they had a lot of bookings. They agreed to make an exception on condition that we ordered immediately. After quickly making our order in fear of a coach load of customers walking in any minute, the food was served within about 10 minutes. We stayed there for approximately 1.5 hours, during which the place remained almost empty - there was no sudden rush of people. As we were leaving, we asked the bartender why they had originally wanted to turn us away considering they weren’t as busy as they had claimed they would be. Her response was that she had to ensure her staff didn’t overwork. It would be difficult to overwork in a pub which was almost empty despite it being a Saturday evening. The place seems to lack a manager to oversee the lower-level staff and maintain proper service and a successful business. We left around 6:30 PM, and the venue was still nearly empty. Sadly we won’t be returning despite living next door.

Excellent service very friendly and efficient

Hi the food was lovely and the young waitress Millie made it even better for myself and my granddaughter excellent service.

The Sunday lunch/food is not good which is a shame as the pub is pretty decent. The meat were overcooked and the veg likely not prepared fresh. I would not come back for food here. The value for money is not comparable when you look at other pubs which offer the same.

Possibly the worst roast pork I've ever had. Could be as we went late in the day and the food might have been sitting around in the kitchen for hours but it was a plate of incredibly dry and tasteless food. The roast pork was hugely overcooked and tough. What was supposed to be suede mash was cubes of boiled suede that they must have forgotten to mash with not a single sliver of seasoning in sight. The only reason it wasn't one star was the desserts were quite tasty and the staff were really really nice and friendly. This is the second time we have had bad food there so I have to say I don't think we will ever go again.

Have been here several times over quite a few years and been disappointed. Today, however, as a New Year treat gave it another chance and had a great meal. It wasn't overly busy which surprised me but food and service were top notch. Will be back!!!

Family of 9 to celebrate early Christmas prebooked food from Christmas menu. initially seated at wrong table by a very uninterested waitress so aftersettling in we were moved by a different one who seemed more organised to a Christmas decorated nicer table. We waited 20 plus minutes to have our drinks order taken in a very quiet pub then another 25 min plus before starters for two of our party who were having them arrived . Then waited another 20 plus minutes for food to come out however a friendly waiter came over apologised for wait etc and gave our dogs some treats and was just genuinely nice chap. When food came out all got meals apart from one who was told it was just cooking however order was same as some of the others a turkey Christmas dinner he got it when rest of family had almost finished! Puddings came relatively quickly. Food on the whole was tasty warm etc Xmas pudding was slices of cake rather than a round mini pudding so May be reason it tasted a little dry. The pub was relatively quiet on the day so the delays were not for this reason possibly in kitchen issues. On the whole we had a lovely time however would prob not rebook as with a just turned 2 year old the long waiting times in between were difficult for her luckily Gran had come organised with things to do and kept her busy.

Very good food at reasonable prices. Big car park with wheelchair suitable access to building. Has ev charges in corner. Spacious and plenty of natural light.

If you have small children then it's not really for you the menu is quite up market don't get me wrong the food is fantastic pricing about right for the type of food that they serve. Staff friendly and did not have to wait to long for my food I would go there with a partner for some fine dining but would not take my children.

Warm, cosy and friendly pub. Probably the nicest of the 3 pubs in Bracebridge Heath from a decor and amenities perspective. I sat in a very comfortable wing-backed chair for a very good pint of Guinness. Probably the most expensive of the 3 pubs too but as a national chain this is probably expected. Very dog friendly the staff were very welcoming and social with my Cocker Spaniel; there were dog bowls and dog treats readily available too which was a great touch. I didn’t eat hence no review score for food.

Only had a starter, no customers, no staff (0ff sick) Cold and poor waitresse was clearly stressed.

Had a lovely delicious meal with friends, everything was perfect and the staff were very friendly and welcoming. My minature poodle enjoyed the fuss and treats. Highly recommended. Thankyou

Brilliant service and very polite, quick service. Food outstanding, will be going back again. Very clean, tell anyone to go there for a meal and drinks.

We left a restaurant due to not accepting walks in?. Anyhow googled the Chef and Brewer decided to go there straight away as the menu looked really good. Arrived and got a table,another couple laughed as we did,as it really looked like there was no staff literally and no customers. The waitress came and said you can have drinks over there, but i cannot seat you for a while as am on my own . It really was strange just a waitress on her own,so we left as we was not even sure we even get to eat. It a real shame after choosing our food from starter to puds. Disappointing to say the least

Lovely atmosphere very relaxed. Service excellent and steak sandwich perfect. A classy lunch out and also very good value

Just had a great Sunday lunch here. Home cooked and tasty. Thanks to Lynn for squeezing us in. Great service and friendly. KP

Really nice place on outskirts of Lincoln, lovely setting and great food, recommended.

Excellent meal and service from Millie

Lovely food, great staff and amazing time sorry for the loud women, we will be quiet next time

Not enough bar staff. Come on Greene King. Sort it out. The staff are run off their feet every day. You can stand at the bar for ages before anyone even appears. Great place. Let down by not enough staff! JUST TO REITERATE the point!

Have been before and food was good but 4 of us went today just after 2pm and the food was awful unfortunately. Over cooked frozen diced carrot and swede, hard potatoes and difficult to eat yorkshires and meet. It seemed like it had been hanging around and warmed up. Such a shame, normally better than this.

Really nice food and what a beautiful place to say its on site of the old asylum. A very warm welcoming and lovely service from Lynn who served us the whole way through and even knew knowledge of the place. Will deffonantly back again thanks Lynn for looking after us and your knowledge.

Lovely food at a reasonable price, it was a little quiet when we went there which probably hence the excellent service. Food was really good and hot and obviously freshly prepared.

Amazing time at the homestead yet again! Lynn was great & it was nice to be able to walk to & from the pub.

Staff make the experience a friendly visit

Good fast gammon and chips.friendly staff.

Great dinner with friends and family

Delicious food, great atmosphere and service although a smile or appreciation of tip would have been polite from the female server.

Great service from our waitress Lynn, lovely food, great atmosphere

Staff were friendly and polite. Took orders quickly. Food arrived got. Yorkshire was dry and been was a bit hard

Thanks Lynn for your hospitality tonight . Lovely meal and lovely Prosecco ! Will visit again soon Rachelle x

Wonderful meal, Excellent service Lynn couldn't have been more helpful. Thank you for making it a wonderful Birthday experience for my husband and daughter.

Lovely food! Very well priced and our server Lynn was an absolute star!!xx

Lovely venue. Staff and service was excellent, very warm and welcoming

Rubbish menu. Rubbish food. I had a Rubbish birthday meal

Nice roomy venue, perfect for groups as well as individuals. With lovely friendly service

It was early morning, I and my husband went for a breakfast. The food was simple but so fresh and delicious! The porcions was big. Service was very welcoming and friendly. Atmosphere was amazing! Brilliant pub! We will definitely come again.

Lovely food, good menu range, staff great, room decor lovely.

Ordered roast beef dinner. Have had more beef in a sandwich! 3 small roast potatoes. Teaspoon of veg. Not worth the money. Both partner and I had severe upset stomach after eating. Will not return.

I had a lovely cod n chips here today, highly recommend. Very attentive service by the staff 👍

Cumbland Sausage and mash was a good size and hot, the duo of chicken was bigger than we expected and filling. Lynn our server was very nice, helpful and know how to make you welcome.

We had a lovely family evening meal at the Homestead. Lynn was particularly accommodating to our needs and made us feel well looked after whilst we were there. Great service from Lynn, thank you.

Excellent service from our waitress Abi. The food was very goodi and generaous too. The whole was a great experience.

We went to the Homestaed in Bracebridge Heath for a spot of lunch and a drink. The place had just advertised a new menu, so we thought we'd give it a try. Not impressed sums it up nicely. We ordered a great British cheese toastie, which came with a handful of chips & some chuckney & a salmon & mature cheese fishcake with a poached egg on the top. We also ordered a glass of Chardonnay and a bitter shandy. First of all the Chardonnay wasn't very nice & when my wife queried it, she was not offered an alternative. When the food came, the poached egg was like a boiled egg and the toastie came minus the blue cheese as they were out of it! Also, there was only one small sandwich whereas the Chef & Brewer web site clearly shows two. When the waitress asked if our food was OK, we said not really. Wee were not offered a reduction in the bill, which ended up ove £32. We won't be going bak there again in a hurry

We were 7 altogether in the party. We had booked elsewhere but had been let down so turned up with no booking, 7pm ish on a Sunday evening. We were made to feel so welcome and looked after. Offered a 'limited' menu which seemed far from limited. Had a brilliant time, food good, service impeccable., cannot thank them enough. Abi looked after us so well, nothing was too much trouble. We'll be back!!

A great improvement, the last meal was a little bland, however on the visit despite a reduced menu we had two large lovely meals and were nicely looked after by Abi... Brilliant!

Great all round evening. Two course diner (Hake was great) for three of use, glass of wine. Friendly welcome and service. Will definitely be going again.

Excellent food for the money, swift and friendly service. Lynn was very hospitable, highly recommend!

Food was good, service and staff excellent especially Abbi. Thank you

Lovely pub, great service from James and the whole team. Food was very tasty and the whole place was extremely clean

Good food, well priced and very patient staff with our 1 year old. We have been here several times and every time it is a good experience. Lynn was fab! Thanks

Attentive and helpful excellent meal much enjoyed