King William Inn in Bassetlaw

After seeing the quality of the food in the photos and hearing it is a popular place, I decided to book in on bonfire night. There were me, my wife and 2 children. For starter me and my eldest ordered the scotch egg. I've never ordered a scotch egg before so didn't really know what to expect, but a dry egg and over cooked outer coating crunchier than a pork scratching wasn't what I expected for just short of a 10a each! The wife ordered camembert cheese with chilly dip and bread/toast. I'll be honest, it was quite pleasant to eat when you found the chilly dip amongst the cheese but other than that I suppose it's an acquired taste, like marmite, you either love it or hate it. The bread/toast though was that dry and hard, I'm sure Cemex would have been happy to supply it to persimmon builders as footings. The youngest ordered cheese garlic bread, he's 4, they forgot it! If any of you have children around this age you would know that, when everyone is eating and they're not, they produce words/noises that haven't been heard since Mr blobby was on the tele. After prompting, they finally brought the cheese garlic bread, it was one piece of sliced bread with a sprinkle of cheddar cheese which hadn't even been melted, and cost around £4. We're talking professional chefs that can't melt cheese. We sat for half an hour to be asked what we we were waiting for, obviously we were waiting for our mains. It felt like we were being pushed out. So the mains. I had chicken and chorizo gnocchi. chicken thigh, on top of gnocchi in a sauce, with chorizo pieces. chicken thigh was brilliant, nice and juicy, crispy skin, nice! The rest of it was so, so salty it would have been more enjoyable to drink from the Atlantic. It got left... My eldest had bacon steak, he left that as it had more fat than Gemma collins. The wife had a chicken burger, I mean, you can't mess it up, can you? Well...the bread bun, which hadn't been toasted by the way, was that dry and crumbly it could have been mistaken for your grandparents slipper. I folded it in half and it broke and turned to crumbs! The burger itself tasted off, and probably worse than the slipper...it got left also. The youngest had mac and cheese, there would have been more taste in that fore mentioned slipper. Bad, bad experience!! Maybe the fireworks were to blame, and they were too busy, but if that was the case, I personally would have shut this side of the restaurant for the night. The bill came to £130. So make of that what you will for that type of food, and messed up the complete order from start to finish. They knocked of £60 as an acceptance of the poor experience we'd had. So still cost £80 for meals that never got eaten. Honestly, I like to give the benefit of the doubt, but this took the biscuit, so won't be getting another visit.

On the whole we enjoyed our food and the staff were friendly and attentive. There were some items on the menu that were not available and that was a bit disappointing. But overall what we had to eat was very nice.

An excellent meal in a lovely old pub, but in a purpose built restaurant area. Two very good waitresses who looked after us and the food was superb.

Had a long wait for the food but was worth the wait. Everyone enjoyed their chosen dishes apart from the broccoli wasn't cooked. Didn't mind the cat roaming around but wasn't happy when it jumped onto one of the tables. Surely this shouldn't be happening.🙄

Always consistently good. Great food, service, vale for money. Restaurant is spacious. Light and airy. Friendly staff.

we always love eating out here, we are always so well looked after with excellent service and food

Bone dry beef roast - appalling. It was my father in laws birthday and we didn’t want to make a fuss. The tables were sticky and roast was below average. The beef which is the main part of roast was dry and chewy. Unacceptable at this price point. Made a comment to the waiter who then brought the bill with a service charge on. Very disappointed, won’t be returning.

One waitress service the whole floor Waited too long to be served

Food was okay but have had better for less

Fantastic place if the weather is good. Large outside area for r kids to play, even swim in the river. Otherwise it's a pub that serves good food.

A wonderful country pub on the banks of the River Idle, we didn't eat there but the food I saw looked really nice and the aroma was fantastic. The service was brilliant friendly and knowledgeable. The atmosphere was friendly, generated mostly by large groups of chatty locals, and their dogs. Highly recommended.

Friday lunch to celebrate a birthday. 4th time visiting. Same great food, service. Cleanliness.

Visited for lunch with 2 family members. We had fish and chips, pie and chips and a steak ciabatta. The meals are on the more expensive side, but the portion sizes are nice and the food was in the main good quality. Service was also friendly and efficient. The steak ciabatta was ordered medium, and it came as ordered, but unfortunately the steak was tough. I think probably rump steak isn't the best cut for this meal. The other 2 meals were very tasty.

Only had drinks cannot speak to food. Seemed unkempt & generally dirty out the back in the beer garden. Leaves, dirt & muck everywhere. Plants not cared for. Needs some TLC . Just someone to go over it with a critical eye lots of work to be done here.Nothing difficult,just fettling of things. Very strong smell of human faecal matter from the cess pit area. Had to ask for ice for the cider. Bar Staff disinterested. Nice location. Food seems expensive going from the menu prices.

Absolutely lovely Sunday lunch. From start to finish the service & food were excellent.

We were the photographers at Matt & Heather's wedding on 8th August. This is an excellent venue with an outdoor bar, fabulous food, outdoor marquee, hay bales, archway, and river, ideal for photo opportunities shown by RJL Wedding Photographers. Let these guys at The King William Inn at Scaftworth be your choice..

Great place food stunning and live music. Highly recommended.

No consideration for the disabled, tried to visit for the raft race but but were moved on by very officious marshal despite my blue badge. Rude and obnoxious! Completely put us off dining there.

Lovely meal with friends. Sat in the dining room had our own choice of table next to the window. Staff were friendly and offered to help with menu choice if we required it. Nice good and more than adequate portions. The only slight criticism was that as soon as we had finished our meal we were asked if we wanted our bill when we wanted to sit and chat for longer (the restaurant wasn’t busy) and we wanted a rest before tea/coffee so felt a little rushed. Nice meal though and will definitely return soon.

After giving this establishment yet another chance, it disappointed. Food cold, over priced, young waitress hanging around doing nothing whilst our drinks sat on the bar for at least 10 minutes. Staff always seem stressed and overwhelmed whenever I have visited. Paid way too much good money here. Will not be going again....so many other lovely places worthy of my hard earned cash.

This is my third visit to this pub. Always been highly satisfied with the food, service and ambience. I was so looking forward to lunch with friends but came away highly disappointed and suspect they have different chefs. Hubby had pie, the meat was lovely but you need a very sharp knife to cut the crust, it had obviously been kept warm for some time. Soaking it in gravy helped. Friends had fish and chips which at best was cool. The waitress took them away only for them to be microwaved. Now the chips were awful, soggy and the fish over cooked. Although they denied any microwave was used the dish contains the peas was extremely hot, sorry to say we didn’t believe them and asked to see a chef, none arrived. Their meals were removed from the bill. My chicken was nice but small and expense considering it only included 2 small mushrooms and 1 grilled tomato, had to order a side dish of chips. It was nicely cooked. The menu has changed, not for the better in our view. Felt sorry for the 2 waitresses as they were exceptionally busy. There was a wedding on which is why were we understanding in delays but not the quality of the meals.

Been a regular visitor to this public house for meals. Today after six years of visiting was a total disappointment. The lunch we ordered came cold to our table. We complained and it was replaced with a slightly hotter meal. Refused to pay the 10% service charge and left totally disappointed. Will not be returning here again.

Great pub for a summer evening meeting up with friends. It can be a little noisey so if you are looking for a pub to have a meal and conversation maybe don’t choose a Saturday. Menu is a little limited so picky eaters may struggle to find something . This said the food that we chose was deliciously cooked.

Lovely food and lovely staff, minus a point though for service charge on the bill, should be customers choice, did have it removed, but left a tip anyway, so there 😊

Just had an amazing lunch, steak pie which was delicious. Staff are lovely and setting by the river is very picturesque. Dogs are welcome too. Definately be coming again.

A great place to have a drink and food while out on the kayak from Bawtry xx And the Cow shack ice-cream is perfect

What a lovely place to visit food. The staff, everything was perfect.

Beautiful place so friendly perfect venue for your party needs

Nice food but a little overpriced now.

Brilliant food and atmosphere top notch. Plus a biike night on a Thursday.

I definitely recommend booking as this place is always busy

Food, beer, sunshine and live music made a great afternoon 😎👍

What was meant to be a birthday meal in a place recommended to us by others and blessed with a very picturesque setting, turned out to be so bad it was actually almost funny, save for the fact that we spent £110 on a one course meal and 4 drinks (cokes and 2 glasses of wine) for 3 adults and one child. Yes it was sunny Monday evening, summer staff are probably new and inexperienced, but some things are just inexcusable, and it was a quiet evening after a clearly busy day (not a single garden table was clear of glass, although only a couple were occupied). So here are the highlights. White WINE came filled with ice cubes, as if we ordered a G&T??? (we had it replaced). "We don't really have a drinks menu". Two items from the specials menu were poor. - Seafood & fish platter to share (£35) had inedible squid rings, almost inedible battered prawns and mussels in a bland sauce, no salt in either the sauce or prawn batter. Saving grace were fish goujons (2) and a decent prawn cocktail, but I was left hungry even with a £6.95 (!) bowl of side spring greens. - Ostrich burger was so overdone and dry that the person eating it, who never ever puts any condiments in burgers, had to pour some ketchup on the meat to make it edible. No one asked us if we were happy with the meal. Jug of water that was offered never came. Bill came with a 10% tip already added, which I have never come across in a country pub in the UK for a table of 4 people. Yes, it is written in the menu, in a very small print, and no, I was not going to go through the embarrassment (for the staff) of asking to take it off. The only saving grace was a decent white wine (once served without ice cubes) and Fish&Chips my daughter had (minus the mushy peas that must have been poured the day before, as they were stuck dry to the dish and had a crusty layer on the top, she doesn't like mushy peas anyway). It's such a shame as the setting is beautiful, but we definitely won't be eating here again.

Great venue for a bike night, hopefully the inconsiderate few will use the ample bike park. Bit of a faff with the plastic glass deposit scheme, not sure about the acres of astro turf which looks like it's seen better days and the septic tank can get a bit whiffy near the river. Otherwise the place is buzzing will come again.

amazing food great staff and service beautiful environment well worth a visit for a drink and/or food

Such a beautiful pub... a hidden beauty

Very rude female manager. Manners cost nothing

Decided to try the Pizza Shack on Sunday afternoon. Ordering was easy but the quality of the food for the price is well below average . £14 for a very lightly coated pizza and £7 for garlic chicken strips which were more coating than chicken . The location is great and I think this is the reason for overcharging on the food. Nice place for a drink but can get better quality food for a lot less at other places

Great food and atmosphere and to top it off an England win. 😎

Such an absolute shame the outdoor pizza food badly is letting you down. Overpriced, no value for money, overcooked chicken strips that contained the poorest amount of chicken content within the outer layer. Overcooked and dried bourbon wings, pizza overcooked too. Atmosphere was brilliant but outdoor food had zero value for money compared to your competitors. Please look at this review with a pragmatic approach for change on pricing and quality the two key areas that people must change realty 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Wow, all round great place to visit for a meal and a drink. Admittedly not the cheapest in the locality but worth the money.

A lovely afternoon enjoying a beautiful lunch. Dog friendly. Staff are really nice. Food was fantastic.

Love place great food. We came as our friend is a regular and recommended you for the pies! Please do a vegetarian pie 😀

Great atmosphere, the beer garden is brilliant

Lovely pub. Great location. Excellent bike nights

Visited on a bike night, it was absolutely brilliant, fast food outlets, rock band and thousands of bikes.We ate in the pub, food was amazing and staff great, Would highly recommend.

Came here in a group for Sunday Lunch after having an enjoyable meal here a year ago. Sadly the experience was not repeated. The food was generally not warm enough, the potatoes seemed like they had been reheated from the previous day as had some of the meats. The people in our group who had lamb said it was very gristly and everything was generally quite bland. The ice cream place next door is very nice however so I would going there instead.

Poor quality Sunday lunch with overcooked, gristly lamb for me, bland chicken for another of us. Our order of spring greens as a side dish became another bowl of mixed vegetables (we already had plenty), and no understanding of what the item was supposed to be when we complained - some problems with the broccoli were mentioned, not sure how that affected something completely unrelated. It took 3 requests to get the bill, but at least the ice cream parlour (Saturday and Sunday afternoon only) was excellent.

Top spot for beer by the river, dinner or pints

Booked to come here for Sunday lunch and had roast dinner. Food was on the expensive side (£17+ for some meat with a couple of roast potatoes, a parsnips, mash and red cabbage with a bowl of seasonal veg to share between the table). Were several cask ales at the bar, but only Landlord was available at the time. We also ordered a portion of spring greens to share (£7), however this arrived as another bowl of the same green beans, etc that came as the veg with the roast, not spring greens. Both were watery and bland. When we queried this, we were told there was a shortage and there normally would have been tenderstem broccoli. We weren't told this when we ordered and no offer was made to reduce the price or remove from the bill. If we were told what this side was actually going to be we wouldn't have ordered it. Nut roast was quite nice, but chicken was dry and bland. Also had to ask for the bill three times over more than half an hour to get this.

Love amazing place, the scallops were top draw. The burger was perfect, nice to eat a top notch burger and the patty not slide out of the bun or become soggy as. Really great food 👍😀

Excellent pub, pizzas by the river. Fantastic.

Went on one of the popular bike nights.... mega!

What a smashing little pub! The atmosphere is fantastic and is popular with locals and visitors from further afield. We went on a Sunday lunchtime and were treated to live music in the beer garden at the back, which was unexpected and enjoyable. The food was good - we had fish (which was a little overdone) and a vegan pappardelle (which was really delicious). We also had a side order of spring vegetables, which were fresh and perfectly cooked. Overall, we had a lovely lunch and would certainly go back at the drop of a hat.

We had originally set out to visit another eating place in the area that had said they had Gluten free options but they didn’t 🤦🏼‍♀️ we got talking to a local family who recommended this place and OMG so much Gluten free choices I really couldn’t pick, eventually I decided on fish and chips and I wasn’t disappointed, it was beautiful, my husband had a chicken burger stack thing & devoured it, they have a cute dog menu so our dog chose chicken & gravy, the staff were lovely and knew the menu and all the drinks etc and we felt very welcome, beautiful surroundings too xx

Having been here before, absolutely no complaints about the quality of the food, but the service was terrible this time. Had to wait for our table was told "just a couple of minutes" and was over 30 in the end. When finally seated we ordered and the food came out wrong, this was remedied but one had to be sent back a second time to be resolved. The lady who served us was very apologetic, but the lack of clarity at the beginning and then the issues with the food soured the experience a bit. I'm sure they were staff down or something as every other time has been stellar.

Lovely Sunday lunch lovely village pub bonus is an ice cream parlour next door

Beautiful cosy place. Excellent, friendly service. Delicious food.

Attended a bike night seen the menu so had to come for a meal absolutely bang on definatly coming again Bit pricey on bike night but is wat it is I guess Lovly setting down the garden staff wer lovly

Sunday lunch took a hour to be served the beef was fatty and lamb under cooked would not for the price go again

Great place, brilliant garden area. Live music and lots of outdoor events throughout the year.

Came across the King William by accident, when we got lost, but boy are we glad! Great little pub, traditional decor, great choice of food & delicious too. The service was excellent, really friendly. Couldn't fault it.

Overall, overpriced and disappointed. Had problems with online booking. Staff eventually sorted that. Lovely pub, staff friendly and helpful. 2 out of 4 of our party were happy with their food, other 2 not so happy. No veg served with a meat and potato meal, had to request more gravy as it ate dry, food not that hot as plates were cold. Sent a side order back as inedible. Halfway through the meal we had to go to the bar to fetch our own drinks. Despite two members of staff asking if the food was ok nobody asked us for another drinks order. To top it off there was a 10% service charge on top of the bill. This annoyed everyone and despite staff saying they could take it off, we paid it but won't be returning. With the price of the meal plus the tip they added, we were disappointed to have a box of cutlery on the table that anyone could put their grubby hands on. Don't even like this in a cafe! Seem to be moving in another culture with the service charges which we don't like. Happy to tip but at our discretion.

We called for a drink and food yesterday but thought I should give you some feedback.  My wife ordered avacado on toast which cost nearly £11.  When it came her feed consisted of two small slices of sour dough toast and a small amount of Avacado.  I feel this spoilt or visit to you pub as the food was very poor and very expensive. Very disappointing! Sent from Outlook for Android y wife ordered avacado on toast which cost nearly £11.  When it came her feed consisted of two small slices of sour dough toast and a small amount of Avacado.  I feel this spoilt or visit to you pub as the food was very poor and very expensive. Very disappointing, Kind regards John Sent from Outlook for Android

Just love the place! Fabulous food, atmosphere and staff. Highly recommended!

Lovely Food, the best morrocan lamb I've ever had! The Fish and Chips were amazing (I only had a taste of T's)!

located on a small country road, so parking is limited on the road, but look out for the field designated for parking. There is clear signage. We went for Sunday lunch as a family including children and grandchildren, we'd had to pre-order because of the group size, but this wasn't a problem. Service was prompt and the food was well cooked and presented, as well as being hot, not always the case with a a large table. Every one enjoyed their meal and though the prices are perhaps a little higher than average, I would judge the overall experience worth it and we will be visiting again.

Ventured here yesterday 24/3, for a Sunday roast. There are 3 distinct areas to sit, those being the bar, orangery/conservatory, or outside. With the weather being still on the chillier side, we decided to sit in the bar. Within a couple of minutes of sitting, our drinks order was taken. The bar stocks a decent enough selection of beer, cider, wines and soft drinks. Upon the drinks being delivered to our table, we were invited to give our order, which we then did. Pork roast £18.95 Chicken supreme roast *2, individually ,£17.95 Child's chicken, £8.50 if memory serves correctly. 15-20 minutes later the food arrived to the table. Upon first view the presentation looked good topped with a decent sized Yorkie. Closer inspection & subsequent eating revealed two roast potatoes, which had clearly been either reheated or held at temperature throughout the day. Two slices of pork were tasty enough & a parsnip. Sorry, there was also a decent dollop of mash! Served a long side was a decent size jug of "Ah Bisto," and a bowl of mixed veg (mange tout & carrot & cabbage,) which were watery & not of a sufficient size for 4people. Largely the food was not as hot as I would have liked, which I would have commented on had we been checked back on. We were not checked back on during dinner. Once plates were cleared we ordered a second drink. After a few minutes we were told that the beer needed to be changed, which wasn't a problem, however the beer later arrived another 10-15minutes after this update. Pros-nice location Good car parking space Friendly staff Cons- the wait for the 2nd drink The food could have been better. I dined late in the day, however this is not an excuse for the standard to have slipped. The potatoes were under par & the veg offered could have been more plentiful. The food could have been hotter and at this price point I'd have liked for a better quality of gravy, not out of a packet. The roast is on the high side ££ I like this pub and will come back. I've been previously& enjoyed a steak sandwich, which was very good. Yesterday may have been a blip, so I should give an opportunity to rectify. It was a sunny day & possibly the kitchen may have been caught out by the level of demand. The damage- £104, with service charge added automatically to the bill. We subsequently asked that this be removed. We're not in America, it wasn't a perfect experience. I'm not one to be tight, but the items mentioned let down the experience, hence the service charge being removed. Had everything have been ok, different story, I'd have gladly left a tip, possibly more. Fix the few things mentioned & it'd have been a different story.

Great night with lovely food. Having live music made the atmosphere fabulous. Staff were all efficient and very pleasant.

4 adults & 1 child. They forgot one starter & it didn't arrive until the main course arrived BUT then after a long wait they had forgotten 1 of the main meals! The chicken was over cooked & dry on both the chicken burgers. I won't be returning. Pudding was nice but can't go wrong with a cheese cake.

Great food, very well cooked. Make sure you check when ordering if they recommend sides to be ordered along side your meal. The parmesan fries are heavenly. Service was at times slow and long gaps but it was really busy so understandable and in no way should put people off going. Space for people to sit in the busy noisy bar if thats your preference or sit in the quieter restaurant. Sat in both before and fine with either. Drinks were also great with good selection of good beers, spirits and wines available to cater for all tastes

Gorgeous, quintessential British pub in a lovely hidden away rural setting. Lovely menu and quality food and service, cosy and special!

Lazy lunch booked with mum. The shin beef was perfect. She loved the whole experience and was well looked after.

Brilliant food and staff, cannot be faulted for high quality food served hot at a sensible price. Sunday lunch at its very best

Stopped off for breakfast during a kayaking trip on the River Eric.

Nice meal I had a bit of trouble reading the menu due to poor lighting. The tables are too small.

Had a really lovely meal here. The attention to detail really caught my eye. There were mini herbs and leaves dotted about. It was beautiful to look at and really gorgeous tasting. I loved it. I had salmon in a lemony sauce on a potatoe cake ( yummy) with baby broccoli and my husband had a burger

One of the best roast beef Sunday lunches I have ever had!!!! Very friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a good roast.

Excellent relaxed lunch, tasty food super service and cosy atmosphere- perfect lunch to kick off a family celebration for our Mums new 8.0 version upgrade ;-) We’ll definitely be back . Thank you.

First time visited. Won't be last. Good food and service

Went Christmas eve it was busy lovely food we all had something different to eat . Very friendly staff

To be fair all catering establishments have an off day. So I can only comment on what I experienced on the Sunday that we visited. This is a lovely pub, in a great setting where the owners have obviously put a lot of thought into running it and fitting it out which creates a great ambience for the traditionalist pub goer. Now for the bad bits. Wine and beer prices here are in my opinion really high and having worked for a brewery as a sales manager for twenty years I can’t see how they can justify some of the prices they were charging. I had some Timothy Taylor’s at nearly six pounds a pint however it was kept very well by who ever manages the cellar. It was probably the most expensive pint of Taylor’s I have ever had. Ime glad I didn’t go for my usual house wine judging by the price of a glass. A little on the staff here, they have definately got it right bar staff and those waiting on we’re lovely and I can’t praise them enough. The food. Our party ordered the beef for our lunch and what a poor job the chef made of it. Yorkshire pudding was has hard as a biscuit through out and was inedible. The beef was ok if a little tough and un trimmed. Roast potatoes were the oddest thing I have had in a long time and I think and this is just a personal opinion that they were boiled first and then deep fried just before service. We were presented with a dish of greens that dried out very quickly and the cauliflower cheese was a joke, really watery and poor. Dessert was very odd, a lemon tart that tasted of lemon but did not seem to have any in it. It was served with a really nice strawberry sorbet that was unfortunately frozen solid in the centre which ruined it really. The only good thing I would say about this meal is the coffee, lovely really nice. One more little criticism please change whatever you are cleaning the table tops with or your cleaner as all three of the tables we sat at were very sticky. As I said in the beginning of my review all caterers have a bad day and that’s understandable. However at half the price we paid this food was unacceptable in our opinion and unless the value for money and quality changes here dramatically we won’t be back. In writing this review and critique I have tried to be both fair and truthful saying what we felt was good and what was bad. I have not been personal ar critical of any individual.

We love this place The only thing it was missing was a play area for the kids on the vast lawn, however, that has been remedied 👍🏻 The food is delicious, the drinks reasonable, the staff are kind and courteous One of the nicest, cosy pubs in the winter and beautiful setting in the mahoosive beer garden in the summer. Give it a whirl, you won't be disappointed ***update*** Just been for the Christmas eve festive menu The food was OK but it was served barely warm and not very plentiful to be honest. I would have expected more veg for a start rather than just parsnips. The ambience was not upto what I have come to expect. The fire was literally a pile of Ash and it could have done with a little more festive charm by way if fairy lights and music. Come on King William you're better than this. The kids meals were good though

With the place being in a rather lovely part of the world, and with a pretty fine menu that sounds absolutely scrummy when you read it online - you are beguiled into the perception and the reality of what is delivered when it appears on your table. We both ordered the Broth, which alright, but... Both of us ordered the Prime Rib of Beef that came with vegetables. For a start, on the plate it came with red cabbage with capers - which for a start, not too many people like aniseed as a flavour - especially those who have misspent evenings on Ouzo or Pernod - so absolutely astounded as to how that could have been sensibly chosen as a "veg". One roast potato, one parsnip, a smear of mash under the beef too and one Yorkshire Pudding. The beef was cut thickly, which is always great to have a good thick cut slices, however, there was a distinct blandness - as it didn't seem to have been seasoned in any way or form, in particular this is my favourite cut of beef, and one I regularly roast myself and you can surely taste the seasoning then. The veg selection that came in the side dishes - a selection of green stuff that seemed to have been overcooked accompanied with a number of heritage carrots - I didn't participate in the veg, but was told it was overcooked. Then when you are paying between 6 and 6.50 for one of the sides - that are good, but not great - you kinda feel you are being mugged off just that bit more. I think the owners and/or the chef need to either realise not everyone is pretentious to shell out £18.95 for bland beef and veg that has been overcooked and enjoy it because its in a "rustic" pub next to a farm. The chef needs to learn how to cook normal run of the mill carrots properly rather overcook purple and white carrots. Perhaps the establishment is out to attract the loafer and no socks brigade - or the ostentatious tweed wearer / pringles and slacks wearers, where they would love to Snapchat their lunch to their followers - and announce to the world the prices they paid, but for everyone else, there are cheaper, better alternatives out there that do a much better quality Sunday lunch than here. I also hope the "chain" that own it don't go on to ruin the Royal Oak at Tickhill.

My friends and I had the beef and ale pie and we all agreed it was the best pie we had ever had in a pub. The service was excellent too. Look forward to coming back.

Came for dinner today, table booked for 2.30, got ours at 2.50, waited 25 minutes for starters, the mains came and were stone cold, then they add a service charge!!! There was no service, would not advise a visit

Food was nice but not amazing, but would try again

Very upper class. I wasn’t comfortable with the atmosphire

Bad experience. Went on a Sunday afternoon at 5pm for a Sunday roast. Both roast and mash potatoe was rock hard as though they’d been stood out for hours. Paid extra £6 for 2 pieces of cauliflower cheese which again were solid with barely any cheese on. Shocking vegetables served. Staff didn’t care when we told them didn’t apologise once, had to tell them wanted the cauliflower taking off the bill.

Stopped for a breakfast, during a cycle ride spot on 👍

Disappointingly average. Lazy menu and food quality. If I'm paying £50 per head I don't expect to have to dig my own cutlery out of a box on the table. No steak knives, and sugar for coffee seems to be an optional extra. The whole experience turned into just another pub meal but at premium prices.

Fireworks night . We booked for the fireworks , the event was really well organised and the service was quick . Loads of drinks options and the food was great . The fireworks were amazing , we go to the pub a lot in summer , the garden is huge with lots of seating .

Just wow. We attended the bonfire night event.Great atmosphere, hot roast pork sandwich and drink was fab.There was great live entertainment and fire pits to keep everyone toasty. I have never , ever seen a firework display as good and so a big thank you to The King William and all the team for giving us the best bonfire night I have ever had

Before attending the King William for Sunday lunch, we had admittedly looked at the menu online and recognised the expensive price tag- the most expensive Sunday lunch that we have ever paid for to date. That said, with the vast majority of very positive reviews on Trip Advisor, we thought we best go and see how amazing this roast was. Our expectations were admittedly high. Unfortunately, it isn’t anything massively outstanding. It was a good roast lunch, but nothing that we haven’t had before at a cheaper price tag. I can only think that because of its rural location, that it has managed geographically to lack competition. Or, perhaps a placebo type effect where the price tag makes people feel that the product is better? It was also served a little cool, and our cauliflower cheese side dish wasn’t cooked through- we couldn’t cut through the stalk with a table knife. My overall rating of ‘poor’ is not to say that there was anything massively wrong with the roast, but it isn’t anything outstanding and is certainly not worth its price tag. A 10% service charge was also added automatically, which did not mirror the service we received. That again is not to say that the service was particularly bad (although it was very slow), but the main staff cohort were younger adults (perhaps older teenagers), who cannot deliver a service that warrants a 10% charge. Most are still nervous, uncomfortable and inexperienced in serving, without the natural ability to create a warm feel that you might expect for 10% extra. In summary, not a terrible experience, but very much overrated for its price tag.

We found this place by basically stabbing the map for our usual Sunday drive out for dinner. What an absolute gem of a place. The food, especially the vegetables and Yorkshire, was as good as we've ever had. Maybe slightly pricier than other places, but what's a couple of pounds on top of a delicious meal. Excellent ales too. I can imagine how nice it would be come summer in the rear beer garden as well. Definitely one we will return to very shortly.

First time visiting The King William but definitely won’t be the last!. Wonderful little place, amazing Sunday lunch. I had the lamb and the hubby had the chicken both of which were fabulous. The staff were warm and friendly and nothing too much trouble. Highly recommend

We were seated in the main dining room, which was extremely noisy. We waited ten minutes before they came for our drinks order, then another ten minutes for our food order. 25 mins later our meals arrived, all I can say is it did not live up to the description on the menu. Tasteless over cooked, roast potatoes like rock's. The beaf was anything but pink as described on the menu. Will not return.

We've visit here many times for the cow shack ice cream in the grounds. This was the first time we had food and drink. We visited on 16th October for my partners birthday. We sat in the snug at the front. The service was great....

Don’t do reviews but 3 mains and 3 deserts, 2 adults 1 child, 4 pints and 1 Diet Coke it came to over £120 one of the mains went back because it wasn’t cooked properly. Terrible prices for a local pub. Anywhere in Bawrty would...

To be fair all catering establishments have an off day. So I can only comment on what I experienced on the Sunday that we visited. This is a lovely pub, in a great setting where the owners have obviously put a lot of thought into...