Hops and Chops in Northampton

We booked a table in advance and arrived at 5 pm when the restaurant wasn’t busy. We ordered our starter and main courses together, along with drinks. The starter arrived within 15 minutes, which was great, and we finished it in about 10 minutes. However, after the plates were cleared, we waited 40-45 minutes for our mains with no communication from staff. During this time, no one came to check on us, offer more drinks, or even acknowledge the delay. I sat with an empty glass for about 25-30 minutes, and no explanation was given about why the food was taking so long. When the mains finally arrived, we still weren’t offered more drinks. My sister had to go and ask a member of staff to serve us, and even then, the apology we received was weak and didn’t feel genuine. After finishing our mains (which were cleared away after another delay), we raised our concerns with the staff. They passed the message on to the manager, who offered a round of drinks as compensation. We declined, as we had already been there for two hours and didn’t want to wait any longer. Unfortunately, no further effort was made to address the issue—there was no discount on the bill or any other gesture of goodwill. When the manager came over to process our payment, there was no acknowledgment of our complaint, no apology for the poor service, and no effort to make amends. As we left, the staff near the door didn’t even say goodbye or thank us for coming, which felt dismissive. We’ve always had excellent experiences at their sister restaurant, The Smoke Pit, where the food and service are consistently amazing. Unfortunately, this visit was a huge disappointment, especially considering we live around the corner from this place. We sadly won’t be returning.

Absolutely phenomenal food and service. All cooked from scratch. Perfect cocktails. The meat is the best I’ve ever eaten. Steaks aged for 28 days and all the sides were delicious. The Korean belly pork with kimchi was amazing.

Really delicious food, quality ingredients prepared with skill and care - would highly recommend!

Great place, never been in here before. The food was amazing, I ordered from the festive menu,it was like a Christmas meal to share. You got a starter each and then the main to share. We came early afternoon so there wasn't many people in there, but it was still lovely.

Fabulous food with interesting touches. Great service and atmosphere. Highly recommend the steak chips and onion rings. I had the gumbo and mussel starter which was excellent.

Brilliant food and service just don’t think enough people know about this little gem

Outstanding steak, good service

Came here for lunch, food was fantastic and service was great

Delicious food, and great service overall. We had mains from their Sunday menu pork belly and Roast Beef. Recommend you to try their side dishes, the one we had was Bone Marrow cauliflower cheese, amazing.

The food was delicious, very tasty Would definitely recommend

Visiting in Summer 2024, I really enjoyed visiting Hops and Chops. I had the filet steak with a side of seasonal greens and creamy mash potatoes which was excellent. Steak was perfectly cooked to my request and the mash and veg were delicious. The service was exceptional with our server having great banter and helpful in recommending dinner options. For dessert, I had the sticky toffee pudding which was perfectly portioned and really tasty. I would highly recommend this restaurant and would visit again.

Food and service amazing A delicious Sundsy lunch venue It never fails to deliver Great value Sunday lunch

Food and service amazing A delicious Sundsy lunch venue It never fails to deliver Great value Sunday lunch

Great place for Sunday roast. My wife and I had beef roast with bone marrow cauliflower cheese. My son and his mate had the big roast, which was beef, chicken, lamb, pork, and pigs in blankets. Lovely veg , gravy, and horse radish sauce. Good selection of craft beers and cocktails. Very good dessert. Staff friendly and helpful. Only one criticism is not enough horse radish in the sauce , I like my nose to tingle. Overall, it's a great place for Sunday roast.

Great place for Sunday roast. My wife and I had beef roast with bone marrow cauliflower cheese. My son and his mate had the big roast, which was beef, chicken, lamb, pork, and pigs in blankets. Lovely veg , gravy, and horse radish sauce. Good selection of craft beers and cocktails. Very good dessert. Staff friendly and helpful. Only one criticism is not enough horse radish in the sauce , I like my nose to tingle. Overall, it's a great place for Sunday roast.

Chips and chops food is tasty , but overpriced for what it is . Potions are very Small , Yesterday we had dinner sharing Platter for two the Starter was very small, and the Main course the steak was too chewy , the pork and lamb half of it was just plain fat ,that no one could eat and the platter was just meat, salt and fat . No seasoning just plain , We had to go home and eat some bread ,because we left the restaurant still hungry 😏

Been coming to Hops for few years now, it’s not just a restaurant for me it’s also my local bar! I’ve met lots of new friends here especially the staff which are all beautiful people… big shoutouts to to Shannon, Minor, Ricky, Dorr, G, Harvey, to name a few! ♥️ Beers are always fresh and so is the food… get yourself down here and discover Duston’s hidden gem if you haven’t already .. love Tony x

Excellent meal there last night. Whilst not particularly busy (mid-week, middle of the month) the staff were friendly and attentive and clearly knew the quality of the food that was about to be served. Korean Pork Belly to start and it was everything you want pork belly to be. Ribeye to follow which was cooked perfectly and might have been the biggest 12 oz steak I've had. Definitely up there with some if the best steaks of had and that's against steaks from a Jason Atherton restaurant and the world famous steaks served in San Sebastian. Great sides with ginormous onion rings and a great take on a Caesar salad. Washed down with a good glass of Primitivo. Did I have room for desert? No. Did I order dessert, yes! Love's creme brulee with rose jam. Excellent finish to a great meal and an excellent evening catching up with friends. Top effort all round and will be very happy to head back very soon.

Best steak I’ve ever had- 100% better than the well known steak restaurant. Nduja butter was amazing as was the chorizo and manchengo mac and cheese. Will definitely be back!!

It was quite quiet when we went there. The service was a little slow and the meals seemed to take a long time coming. Personally I'd have liked the beef cooked a little longer but it was tender and taste. It didn't bleed on my plate either. In general the food was very good, the horseradish wasn't up to much though. I would be quite happy to go again and the prices were quite good value.

Never had a bad experience at Hops and Chops. Must try if you have never been before.

Great selection of food and drinks especially the ales all the meals were fantastic and great quality produce. Polite and friendly team too. Kids and adults all enjoyed the visit and will certainly be returning next time we are in the area.

Great place to eat. Very friendly and attentive waitress (thanks Ji!). Steak was so delicious, cooked to perfection and desert was scrummy!! Would recommend and always quiet on a Saturday lunch if fully booked in evening.

Sunday night Bourbon and Blues night was brilliant. At first I thought £50 for a 3 course meal was expensive, HOWEVER, you got everything on the menu! I thought you'd pick just one starter and one main and one pudding! how wrong was I. So much food, and all for £50 it was incredibly good value and delicious at the same time. Cocktails were £5 each, also a very good price. I hope there's more of these nights planned as it was fantastic value for all the food you were served.

A good size restaurant situated within a well developed housing estate with ample parking available around the back of the establishment. Once inside you could be anywhere, at last I’ve found a restaurant whose chef is more than capable of producing a tasty gravy of the correct consistency. Made very welcome by the staff who didn’t fuss but were on hand the moment you required them and couldn’t do enough to make sure the experience was pleasurable. Fantastic steaks cooked to your liking and very generous portion with the offer of extra gravy and condiments if required. I haven’t experienced a restaurant quite as good locally and will definitely be going back. Large group bookings available or just a quiet one for two catered for.

We only had drinks, but nice atmosphere and friendly staff and nicely set out inside.

The treacle tart was amazing I think I achieved enlightenment on the first bite

Dined here a few nights with a small group of friends . Had a few problems with cold food , some steaks were quite fatty too. But worst of all was the portion size of the duck breast . It was queried with waitress and she did speak to the chef but was advised duck breast is smaller than a chicken. Well aware of that but that must have been the smallest duck in the history of the world. Considering the £26 price tag you would expect more than 2 mouthfuls .

Proper tasty steakhouse, not cheap but so so tasty 👍👍

It was my first time visiting Hops & Chops at the weekend for a Sunday roast and all i can say is WOWWWWW! since it opened i have heard a lot about it, but never thought about going as its across town. Such a calm non chaotic enviroment, lovely staff and amazing food! we had the 3 course Sunday lunch option. the blue cheese thingy was delicious, the lamb was cooked perfectly and the belly pork was amazing too! not to mention the sides and desserts! they were fantastic also. we ordered way too much as we always do when we go out to eat because we are always unsure about the portion sizes. but Hops and Chops did not disappoint. portion sizes were plentiful. we were even offered a container to take the rest home if we wished. a special shout out chef's Dorr, Bella & Jack. The best roast i have had in a very long time! & thank you for your hospitality Gi & Shannon who made our drinks and served our food. we did not feel rushed in anyway and enjoyed the experience. Exceptional service! We will be visiting again!

Went for a meal with the family. What can I say, except phenomenal. 1. Lovely decor 2 Amazing food - the mash is to die for, the cauliflower cheese 🤤. And don’t get me started on the Pork Belly main! Sublime! 3 Super hospitality 4 amazing beer Massive thank you to Shannon and her fabulous team, Door the chef. Gi, and the guys out back Jack and Bella.

Attended this evening. Food was incredible service was great, polite and attentive. Will most definitely return! Thank you 😊

Fantastic restaurant in Northampton! Great food, with a wide selection of choices. Quality ingredients and brilliant service. Have done, and will continue to visit regularly.

Great food and service, good beer too

Lovely place mine and the wife's go to place in northampton. Tomahawk to share is our go-to meal 😍 Lovely place and a great drink selection aswell.

It is our second time going and the food was delicious. Was a big group of us and the service was amazing. Went for my partners birthday and they gave him a card which was such a lovely gesture. Would highly recommend to go for food!

Lunch time..empty restaurant. Food poor value, not served hot and small portions for £22 paid for main course. Treacle tart excellent but Brownie rock ,rock hard and not nice and £8. Lovely caring and friendly waitress.

The food today was AMAZING! It usually is but especially so today! I didn’t take any photos because I was too busy troughing it up my snout 🐷 drinks menu has something for everyone and the vibes are chill

Used to be the best roast in Northampton unfortunately after today’s experience the food has gone drastically down hill. Meat was over cooked and so was the Yorkshire pudding and the potatoes had no flavour. Best part of the meal was the root vegetables. Cauliflower cheese is no longer included in roasts and now an extra £7!! to add to meal, this is an outrageous increase. In light of how much the roasts have changed in taste, portion size and what’s included we will not be returning which is a huge shame as we were big fans previously and recommended to everyone we knew, this is no longer the case.

Great staff, attentive and helpful. Food good but not amazing. Nice atmosphere

Really delicious food and perfect athmosphere and service!

Utterly incredible food in a very cool restaurant. I can’t stop thinking about the cod I had on Friday…I need help!

Fantastic Roast. Lamb was pink and tender. Veg and yorkshire puds just right Cauliflower cheese amazing! Well worth a visit.

Several things on the menu I hadn't come across before. I had the cauliflower steak which I really enjoyed. Portions are small though ... apart from the macaroni cheese side dish!

What a totally unexpected surprise! This little hidden gem was well worth a visit. The food was unusual and delicious. The staff were very accommodating as we are both on Dry January and a Carb Free month too! Can’t wait to go back when we can really enjoy it.

l just want to say that Brit is an amazing person , she has a smily face and she was providing 5 customer service 😇👏

The food was lovely and the service pretty efficient, but the decor and atmosphere is not great

Visited last night for my sons Birthday,service,was excellent and was made to feel welcome.Food was delicious,everyone's plates were empty.I hade 50 shades of gravey,my wife had In da club,they were both burgers but so good.Well done to all the team,we shall be returning.

Fantastic meal on Christmas Eve with the family. Exceptional food and amazing service. Blonde waitress (didn’t get her name) went out of her way to make sure my nephew was happy with pencils, recommendations and a candy cane. Best service and food we’ve all had in a while! Had the bread, fig Brie, duck breast, biscoff cookie, pork belly. All amazing.

Last minute booking delicious food very accommodating service

Restaurant located in residential area on outskirts Northampton. Pleasant atmosphere. Came on works Xmas dinner Friday eve around 8pm. Fairly busy to start but empty by 10. Food starter, pork cheek, rib eye steak and double chocolate brownie all very tasty. It's a shame plates were metal as very quickly lost heat and your food is stone cold by the time you are half way through eating it and who wants to eat stone cold food. This is a big mistake in my opinion. Hope mananagement take note of this because I think it will deter people from returning.

Sunday lunch and I had roast lamb. Meat was very tender but did find it hard to carve my way through the amount of fat in the meat. Everything else was tasty.. Lovely roasties, cauliflower cheese greens and gravy. White chocolate bread and butter pudding was super.

Really lovely meal and amazing cocktails

Having seen other reviews was feeling a bit dubious about our visit but was very happy with our experience. We visited as a group of 6 on a Wednesday night, so wasn't busy. We all ordered burgers and they were great. I shared an OG Hops and Fifty Shades of Gravy with my other half and both were delicious. The Fifty shades burger is an absolute beast! The jus with that burger was so rich and the chips were perfectly crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. I had 2 cocktails and they were both great. Everyone else had desserts (I was too full!) and they all enjoyed them very much.

Fantastic restaurant, so happy we found this gem. Visited for a Sunday roast and can say one of the best I've ever had. The beef was excellent, the veg beautiful and the potato's perfectly roasted. Will be back soon, great atmosphere and very friendly staff.

Attention to detail was faultless. Food and service fantastic.

Amazing food cooked to perfection with well thought out flavour combinations. Quality meats and tasty accompliments.

Came here for the first time yesterday. My new favourite spot for a Sunday roast. I'll definitely be back soon!

Very nice food and decor. Little pricey but it comes with premium meats

Great food and service, everyone had a great night

Superb Sunday lunch. Great relaxex atmosphere. Will be coming back for sure.

Always great food never dissapoints

This has been my favourite restaurant for years, but tonight it was really disappointing. The crinkle cut chips were like McCain oven chips and were under done. The onion rings have halved in size and barely had any batter on them. The dessert tasted great but at £9 for a square of very hard chocolate brownie I’d have expected something more. The bill came in at £15 more than usual too. Very disappointing.

We have absolutely loved coming here and supporting local and despite disappointment on our last 5 occasions we kept returning in the hope it was just settling in to the change in chef and style, however the food continues to be disappointing. Everything contains SO MUCH salt some dishes are inedible. We couldn't even eat the dessert coz it tasted of nothing but salt, to clarify it was not a salted dessert and no salted caramel. It has been our go to restaurant for years and Henry was always an amazing host, now unfortunately it is unlikely we will return which is such a shame. The menu has also been limited for us by the introduction of fast food style options, if that is what we wanted we would get fast food. I may be old fashioned but I also like my food on a plate not a chunk of wood. It's a shame to lose somewhere local that used to be so good.

Service was really slow. Beef was really fatty & too tough to cut through. Only served one small plate of veg for 3 of us, had to ask for more. Ordered a bottle of rose, when drinks came the server advised it was out of stock, no problem , ordered a Pinot blush instead. 10 minutes later she bought over a bottle of white Pinot, took it away &, after another 10 minutes, bought the right bottle, then charged us for all 3 bottles! Real shame as we had high hopes for this place. Definitely not worth the price. Cauli cheese & parsnips were nice though.

Fantastic food and Fantastic service, one of our favourite restaurants within an hour of our home, every time we come here we leave very happy! Dishes are creative and of a very high quality as well as the Portions being generous, The FOH staff are very friendly and attentive. We will be back again!

Been here a few times. Very good. Catching servers eye can be tricky, even when quiet, but service is fine beyond that. We paid over £100 for three meals (main and desserts). Steaks and burgers had by the group and all very good - except chorizo beans. They were universally accepted as "bad".

Had a lovely family meal to celebrate a birthday. Comfortable clean restaurant. Food excellent. Staff couldnt have been any more attentive. Definatly recommend.

We returned after a previously good meal here a year or so ago. Don’t know if the staff have changed or new owners but we were disappointed. Not really bad but not good either and we found it expensive so won’t be going back.

We went for a Sunday roast after hearing good things, and we were not disappointed! The pork belly bites to start were a particular highlight. For main we all had the roast beef and it was beautifully cooked. The sides where very tasty and the portion size was massive. Not only do you get quality, but it was backed up with quantity! We will certainly be back very soon!

We have always loved Hops & Chops but very disappointed after a visit this week. We love to support local and got take aways during the Pandemic and always recommend H&C but I'm not sure I would now. We went out with our children to...

We arrived for Sunday lunch & the restaurant seemed very quiet. Had a fantastic roast dinner… best I have had for a while, freshly cooked. Will definitely be returning

We came for Sunday lunch and it was the best roast dinner we’ve had in Northampton by far, huge portions, great quality, perfect service and reasonably priced !

The best Sunday lunch we’ve ever had. Meat was tender Potatoes to die for Cauliflower cheese was superb!

So disappointing. Been here many times with no problems. This was awful! From the intial greeting; to the service; to the wait time; to the quality of food. No thank you; not again.

Have not been for a long time but thought we would try this evening. Service was very good. Only criticism is when trying to pay waited ages , ended up going to the till area. Food was fabulous, one of the nicest steaks I have...

Really nice staff, venue and the food is wonderful. How can you make fresh greens and crushed new pots so delicious! Will be back

Wow , absolutely the best pasta I’ve had outside of Italy prawns were cooked to perfection truffle chips were out of this world we will be in for a meal as soon as I am recovered from my operation 5*

Visited on Sunday with hubby, son and his girlfriend - we all had Sunday roast - beef was so tender and pink - the pork loin was succulent and the crackling was to die for! I nearly did when hubby swiped mine!!! Lovely selection of...

Absolutely delicious, top quality food, you couldn't ask for more.

We have visited several times, both lunch service and dinner, never been disappointed. Great food, great service. Special mention to Henry. We will be back.

Going out for a date night three days before Christmas was never going to be a quiet night in any restaurant! We were lucky enough to be able to book a table just a few hours before going and on turning up got the usual...

Overall experience was poor. Service wasn’t great, no check backs, had to stack the plates ourselves and ask for them to be cleared, even whilst clearing no polite comment on how was the food or would we like dessert. In the end I had to...

Great food, friendly service. Orders taken promptly and served the food quickly. Nice environment. Both me and my wife enjoyed our meals and would happily return.

Really looking forward to our meal here as it’s local and we heard good reviews. But the table was very sticky had to ask for it to be cleaned. No explanation of the menu or info as we were new diners. Male Waiter was not...

Just had the best meal out at Hops and Chops. It was beautiful. I had the linguine with crab meat, chorizo and kind prawns. Wow! The quantity of meat and fish was unbelievable. The taste was exquisite. The Chardonnay was perfectly chilled. The ambiance was...

Hubby and I treated ourselves today to their ab fab Sunday lunch - who needs to cook when you can have all that quality, taste and exceptional service - not me! We both had the roast pork loin today - it melted in the mouth...

Myself and my partner visited Hops & Chops yesterday for Friday evening dinner. Our experience was exceptional. We were greeted by friendly staff and seated quickly. Our order was taken fairly promptly. The food is of an exceptional quality, which is also complimented by the...

We visited as a birthday celebration at the start of September and used a voucher that was given to me as a gift. We’ve visited plenty of times over recent years and have seen a decline in quality of both food and service. Our last...

What can I say, this place is a hidden gem ! The staff were lovely, food was to die for that is no exaggeration. The Korean pork is my favourite thing that I always look forward too having it is a 10/10 , and the...

Had a date night here and the food was amazing! Definitely one of the best meals I’ve had for a while. The service was mainly very good, however the table was very sticky, we had to ask for it to be wiped down as the...

Visited yesterday for Sunday lunch - there was 8 of us. Some of the group had starters but most of us held out for the 'main event'. A selection of main courses was chosen from Roast Beef, Lamb and Pork Loin - to a fillet...

If you want a decent steak meal. Go hops and chops. The steak is gorgeous everytime. Never had a bad meal. Great service thanks to Nathaniel. Thanks see you again soon. ZOE

Fabulous meal with friends. Steaks very well cooked with ample sides. Delicious desserts too with friendly and attentive service.

Myself and 5 others went here this evening and were all blown away, my mum has very strong food allergies and after making them aware when prebooking the gentleman who served us was completely prepared with advice and menu options ready on our arrival. This...

This was frankly the worst experience we’ve had at a restaurant. Drinks order finally taken 30 minutes after arriving (there was only 1 other table being served) Third attempt at getting our food order correct completed 45 minutes after arriving. Food delivered to table still...

We'd visited this establishment a few years ago and wasn't overly impressed then, but thought we'd try it again. So second time round, it was equally as bad if not worse. Firstly the waiter (scruffy looking man) was not very warming....maybe he was having a...

Fantastic menu and high quality food. First time having a Hanger steak and it was very nice. The Sunday menu is a bit smaller than evening

Excellent food and service. Henry was very attentive and curious, nothing was too much trouble. Made our 36th anniversary special with a candle and a glass of bubbly. The t bone steak was one if the best I've ever had and the accompanying veg was cooked to perfection 🥰......well done to all staff 👏

During lockdown we'd had food delivered from Hops and Chops a couple of times. Tonight was my last night of freedom before 4.5 months of medical isolation again. so we wanted to try the actual dining experience. The freshly baked bread toasted on their grill,...