Homestead in North Kesteven

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

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.

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!:)

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.

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.

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.

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!!

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Staff make the experience a friendly visit

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

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

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

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.

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

Stopped in with no booking and was very welcomed by all staff. Our server Lynn was fantastic, very accommodating and nothing was too much trouble. The food was excellent and we will Definitely be going there again!

Great food and excellent service, highly recommended. My daughter and I loved the salted caramel sundae's

We had a lovely time at the Homestead for Sunday lunch! The building (an old doctors house from the asylum as our lovely server Lynn told us) is beautiful and the food was excellent and big portions for the price! Thank you to Lynn for making us feel welcome!

We have had a few meals at the Homestead now. The food has been excellent. The latest time we were served by Abi and Venetia , the service was first class. Definitely recommend. The lamb shank shepherds pie was out of this world.

Great Sunday lunch. We had an excellent waitress called Lynn who looked after our table very well. It was a very hot day but Lynn worked tirelessly. Thank you Lynn.

Had a great sunday lunch here. Great service and decent prices for what was offered. Only slight niggle is they had a couple of menu items that weren't available. Other than that, food and service was great.

Wonderful staff, but food let them down. Edible but obviously not top notch for the money paid. Beautiful building and ample parking.

First time eating here and what a fabulous experience. Abigail was so polite and professional, great service. Will definitely come again

Had a lovely meal and service at The Homestead. Emma and Venetia looked after us very well and the food came quickly and was delicious 😋

Great food - my partner had a steak and my mushroom and ale pie was insane! Very tasty and we were left stuffed! Our server Lynn was also fantastic. The place is lovely, we visited on a quiet Monday evening, so we were one of the few people in there. We would highly recommend 🙂

Served by Lynn. Service and food were both great. Quick, hot, tasty and the food was good too.

Lovely place with a welcoming atmosphere, went for my dads birthday with my two boys. The staff were excellent especially our waiter James who was friendly and chatty and was brilliant with my youngest who was chatting away with him. Food was well priced and tasty, first time i have been back since refurb and would definitely return.

Friendly and helpful staff and good food. Chicken, leek and cheese pie was delicious.

The food here is very good indeed, we had burgers and pork belly and there isn't much to say save for the fact that the food was delicious, the service from Lynn was first class and the bill was also very palatable. We tend to go every few weeks and have never been disappointed. A+++

I stopped by here for dinner on a Monday as I was in town on work related business. It was quite quiet as it was only 5pm. Lots felt comfortable seating, great menu options. I went for the signature burger and it was one of the nicest burgers I’ve had in a long time. Highly recommended! Very friendly and efficient service by Emma! Thank you. I hope to return in the future! FYI Google maps pins the location further down the road than it actually is. A little tricky if you’re new to the area.

Lovely waitress and very good food and excellent value and well cooked . Look forward to visiting again in the near future

We held the reception for our sons funeral here. We ordered from the buffet menu. We had no complaints at all. The venue was lovely and the food was really good. The staff worked hard to ensure that all of our needs were met. We were all fed and watered without any fuss. It made a very sad occasion into a welcoming and warm occasion. I would recommend the Homestead for future events and occasions should the need arise.

Lovely spacious place,parking & beer garden too , lovely staff..highly recommend.

Really lovely place, food was very good. Service great especially Lynn! Thankyou

As far as food concerned awful,

Enjoyed a lovely meal with friends. Lynn looked after us 😀

We were greeted and served by Emma who looked after us brilliantly. We both decided to have the Asparagus with poached egg and hollandaise sauce for starter and the pork loin for mains, both of which were off the chefs special menu. Both the starters and main meal were lovely and full of flavour, all plates were cleared. We did not have a desert as we were both suitably replete. Thanks Homestead team and especially Emma for your great food and service.

Another great experience, food and service really good.

Perfect, very delicious food. Very good service although we had to wait 15 mins for our drinks. Our starters came out before our drinks arrived. Nice decor and pleasant interior of the pub. Unfortunate that where we were seated we were adjacent to a table where a woman never stopped talking in a really loud penetrating voice. Just the bad luck of the draw but she did rather spoil our overall experience.

Really good meal and service, thoroughly recommend it

Yes they let us in at the last minute but the only thing on my Sunday dinner was nice was the turkey and Yorkshire pudding the veg looked like the bits that u put in the bin and the chicken on the duo left something to be desired and not sure wat the lettuce was or the ribbon veg and the barbecue sauce was very undesirable the sirloin beef was like rubber and the roast potatoes had chips hidden in them so thanks but no thanks waste of money

Always have a lovely meal, never disappointed quality, quantity and service is always spot on. Lynn made sure we were well looked after. We will be back.. definitely would recommend 👌

Nice decor and very clean, but hardly anyone there on a Friday night so atmosphere not great. Main courses average, but desserts scrumptious, and drinks were lovely, especially the cocktails. 2 drinks, main course and pudding approx £35pp.

Lovely service, wonderful place to come and have dinner with family.

Food was very good and waitress - Lynn - was a star.

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.

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.

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.

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.